for conditions i have switch 145 is set. countdown time is exactly 127 seconds.
the actions are. create 1 ultralisk at location 106 for player 1. and preserve trigger.
it sends in like 30 ultralisks!
PLZ HELP

Try adding:

Action: Turn "Trigger on/off"

Whatever is calling out the trigger might be repeating, if you don't put a stop to it, it will keep sending in one unit.

EDIT:
I just noticed this was in SC1. I just followed the link in shout-out. I'm not sure if there is a similiar option in Starcraft 1 editor, but the concept is the same. You might be recalling the trigger non stop.

nope not in there :(

EDIT:
it also spawns the 30 all at once

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Aug 17 2010, 3:50 pm by NudeRaider. Reason: merged posts

First off, this belongs in Mapmaking Assistance, not Mapmaking Tools, just so you know.

Secondly: http://www.staredit.net/starcraft/Triggers#Common_trigger-related_bugs
should answer your question.


Edit: Actually the above link probably won't answer your question.

What probably is happening, is if you use hyper triggers, the trigger will fire multiple times during the time of 127 game seconds. With Hyper Triggers, triggers fire approximately 12 times per second, so at 127.99 seconds, it spawns 1 ultra, then at 127.91 it spawns 1 ultra, then at 127.82 it spawns 1 ultra, and so on and so on down to 127.00 seconds. The other thing that could be happening, is if the trigger is owned by a Force or multiple players, it will fire for each player, spawning 1*12*(#of players who have the trigger) ultralisks.

Try clearing the switch after you spawn the ultralisk.

well i want it to spawn 1 ultra every time it hits that 127, so what do you recommend me to do?? i have SCMDRAFT2

Just subtract 1 second from the countdown timer when the trigger fires. I don't think people would notice one second skipping.

Alternatively, use a switch you haven't used yet. When it hits 128 seconds, set the switch. At 127 seconds put "Switch____ is set" as a condition, and clear the switch you used in the trigger you use to spawn the ultralisk.

how will that help.....

If the trigger only fires when it's 127 seconds, then if you subtract one second from the countdown, the countdown becomes 126 seconds, and the trigger stops firing until the countdown is 127 seconds again.

If you don't want the timer to skip noticeably, you could just add a condition that some switch is set or some death counter is 1. Then in your actions, have your trigger set the switch or death counter. After that, create another trigger that fires at 126 seconds when the switch/DC is set, and clears it.

Starcraft. 1. Shoo.


This is what FoxWolf is talking about:

(If you already used Mining Platform as a death count, replace it with another DC that you haven't used yet. )

oh gawd im so confused right now, what does a minning platform have to do with spawning at 127

It's a death count, or what you would call a "variable". We use it to store numbers, or use it in the same way as a switch.

http://www.staredit.net/starcraft/Death_counters

Alright so i replace that with my old one?

OHH NOW I GET! but do i have to put a minning platform sumwere? cuz it says max sprites......

No, you don't need to place that unit on the map. The triggers just create a death of it through actions, and then its death is used as a condition to fire the next trigger.

yea uh. this time it spawns nothing..

you only use the death counter. It's virtual. The point is that it can't exist in your map, so the death counts can't be changed except by triggers.

Post your map? If you did it exactly as I described then it should spawn correctly.

Did you read the death counter link he gave you? The counts of deaths are only used to store data. You can use trigger actions to add deaths into certain counts, as well as subtract. It's all virtual.