I'm trying to make a 1 minute timer that activates when any unit walks within a certain distance of a point. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong in the trigger menu. I have it set up like this:

Events
... Unit - Any Unit Enters within 1.0 of <point>
Local Variables
Conditions
... (Owner of (Triggering Unit)) == 1
Actions
... Timer - Start (New Timer) as a One Shot timer that will expire in 60.0 Game Time seconds
... Timer - Create a timer window for (Last started timer), with the title "blah", using Remaining time (initially hidden)
... Timer - Set timer for (Last created timer window) to (Last started timer)
... Timer - Show (Last created timer window) for (All players)

The timer will initially be visible on game load unless I have that condition in there. I don't think it should be needed and I think it makes the trigger locked out to other players. When a unit does activate the trigger, a new timer window appears, but the time is at 0. Oh, and as a note (it probably is apparent from the above text) I don't really know what I'm doing. Just started messing around with the map editor. Help is much appreciated!

Thanks

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Aug 16 2010, 8:01 pm by JACofNoIdea.

The time error may have to do with excessive use of "Last Created...". When it comes to things like these that are persistent (IE, will still exist after the trigger finishes), you should always use variables.

On the left panel, right click and create a new variable called TimerVariable (Hotkey is Ctrl+B), and change it's type (Via the drop down box in the main screen) from "Integer" to "Timer". Make a second one called TimerWindowVariable, and change it's type from "Integer" to "Timer Window". These will store the timer's value and it's window, respectively.

Now, change your trigger to something like this:



Make sure you specify a point as well. A null point (one that isn't specified or doesn't exist), will not ever make the trigger run.

Let us know how that works.

Thanks for the help, but there is one small issue >_<.

A new timer shows up, counting down from 1 minute, when a unit enters the set points range. So that works.

The issue is a timer is visible initially, counting down from 1 minute, without any activation, upon game load. When a unit enters the trigger, a new timer is added on (so 2 are running).

Ultimately, I'm using the timer so that if a unit enters a point, a timer will show up counting down 1 minute. If the unit leaves the point range, the timer will disappear and reset. If someone then re-enters the point, the timer will start up again from 1 minute (king of the hill type situation). I'll also have to figure out how to have only 1 active at a time (say, for example, if you have 2 units enter the point or 2 different players on the point). Then I have to add in a bunch of other things when the timer hits zero, but that will be an issue for another day lol.

Will the current setup allow for it to be reused later on or is that only for a 1 time use?

The trigger I gave you can be re-used or set to be run only once. Right now though, it won't work either way significantly well. But it can be modified very easily either way.

Let me make sure I understand before I try to give you an answer. You have one timer that runs on start up for one minute, and then is removed? And you want to have a second timer that can run along side of it, or do you wish for these to be combined into one timer, where it just resets any time as needed?

Or is that timer just opening unexpectedly at the beginning of the map?

It's just opening unexpedtedly at game load. I only want the timer to show up when a unit enters the designated point.

Also, I made some small clarifications to the last post, idk which version you read before a refresh or w/e. Might want to reread that.

Okay, then something like this should work, which must be expanded to two triggers. You must also create a new variable called UnitGroupVariable, of type Unit Group:





This will make it so that if a unit enters the point, it will start the timer, and disable the trigger (to stop the timer from starting again, hopefully.), and enable the trigger that allows the timer to turn off. If a unit then leaves the point, it will count the number of units in the group, and if there are none, it will reset the timer and hide it. Give me a few minutes and I can upload a demonstration map.

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Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on Aug 16 2010, 9:31 pm by shmeeps.

Thank you for the help!

It works on your map, but doesn't seem to on mine. For me, the timer is still loading right from the start. I just copy pasted the code for timerstart and stop (making sure all variables and whatnot applied to mine). I'm going to look for any differences or areas that might make mine not work. It might actually just be because I have a beacon there. I'll try removing that too

Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on Aug 16 2010, 9:30 pm by JACofNoIdea.

Yeah, a beacon will count as a unit. If you can't figure it out just let us know, if nothing else you can post your map and we can take a look to see if we notice anything. I also updated my posted map just a bit, to make it a bit less prone to error. It should work either way though.

Yeah, it was the beacon lol. I was thinking "unit" applied to, well, units...not objects too. Thank you, it works now

Yeah, it a little silly, but beacons, and a few other objects are flagged as units, I guess they need it to be that way to run correctly.

Also make sure to copy over the "Remove on Death" Trigger. A unit that is killed wont be automatically removed from the unit group, and can still be counted in calculations in some circumstances. It will also help make the map run a little smoother, as the unit group will stay relatively constant in size, instead of just growing.

Added that on (missed it before). Thanks.

Seems he got his answer and so I don't make a new thread I will post my timer problem here.


I attempted to use the timevar suggestion that I read above. All I want to happen is if the target is already paralyzed it does nothing waits for the time then does it again. But with this all it does it keep paralyzing every 3 seconds.

Are you trying to make it so it can only paralyze once every 8 seconds? Try this instead:



and the second trigger:

That works, thank you once again.

Not a problem, let us know if you need anything else.