k. More spawn problems for you guys.

I'm using DCs to determine when units will spawn, instead of Waits because they create wait blocks.

I have 3 different types of units, which spawn at different times.
So Unit 1 will begin spawning after 120 game seconds,
Unit 2 will begin spawning after 360 game seconds,
and Unit 3 will begin spawning after 600 game seconds.

This is where the DCs come in, I want the DCs so the spawn trigger will Preserve Trigger. (Hooray for good grammar)
I've done a test, and every game second counts as 6 Death Counts with Hyper Triggers and no waits. So 120 game seconds would = 720 Death Counts.

I add a Death Counter:

Trigger

Players

Player 7

Conditions

Player 7 has suffered at most 719 deaths of Rhynadon

Elapsed scenario time is at least 1 second

Actions

Set deaths for Player 7: Add 1 death for Rhynadon

Preserve Trigger

Comment

So to spawn Unit 1, I have:

Trigger

Players

Player 7

Conditions

Elapsed scenario time is at least 120 game seconds

Player 7 has suffered at least 720 deaths of Rhynadon

Actions

Create 20 Zergling at Spawn 1

Preserve Trigger

Comment

And finally, to make sure that Unit 1 doesn't constantly spawn, I have the DC reset:

Trigger

Players

Player 7

Conditions

Player 7 has suffered at least 720 deaths of Rhynadon

Actions

Set deaths for Player 7: Set to 0 for Rhynadon

Preserve Trigger

Comment

The problem is,
The only time Unit 1 will spawn, is when the Reset Trigger is removed. When Reset Trigger is present, the units won't spawn whatosever. Is the Reset Trigger just constantly setting the deaths for Rhynadon to 0? Is it just preventing the deaths from adding?

Any help with my situation would be appreciated.

Well, first off, it's actually more like 12 deaths per game second, and to fix this up, remove all the elapsed game times, they are useless if you are preserving the trigger. And they are probably also the problem, since the deaths get there first, they reset before the timer, so when the timer finally makes it, the deaths are woefully behind.

It's 8 actions per game second. If you dont' believe me, make a trigger that gives 1 ore per cycle, using an at least and at most elapsed time condition.

Wouldn't the elapsed game times be necessary since I'm using countdown timers?

Oh jeeez.... when will ppl finally realize it? (nothing personally, falk, but I already said that in NUMEROUS threads, and I'm getting tired of it.)
We should really make a sticky note containing this sentence:

When hyper triggers run, the triggers are checked 8 times a game second and will be checked 12 times per real time second on speed 7. This (last) is the value you have to use when you replace waits, as waits are measured in real time.

Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on Jan 13 2008, 5:20 am by NudeRaider.

..Ok, thanks for confirming what I said.

You have 2 triggers there which act only when you have 720 deaths. One of those resets it. What's happening is it's resetting it before the 120 game second mark. The units will spawn when you get to 720 deaths the second time (after the 120 second mark).

If you only want them to spawn once, why not just use elapsed time is 120/240/360? If you could explain what you want better, I could help you out even more.

Sorry about that, it's odd that I would forget as I actually HAVE done that exact test...

And rockz repeated what I said, although I think it's necessary to explain it a little better.
Okay, I'm not going to use 8 deaths a second, as it is slightly off, the most perfect method of finding a time, is using 1 death every 84 milliseconds instead, so you would get about 1428.5714285714285714285714285714 deaths in 120 seconds. There is no need for elapsed game timer, just remove it and your trigger will work, trust me. Currently, your triggers WILL run, they just won't run the first time around, they will on the second time.

ooops

Oh ok I see what you guys are saying. Yes, now my trigger is working. Thank you, yet again. =D

Yo, please, post your fixed trigger cause im havign a hard time doing mine...please