I need help with the editor

[Ghetto_Rap_Masta]

ok i got 2 questions

First one is how do i make a trigger which will create a continuous stream of units that will move to another particular area? Im making a new LOTR map and i need that to happen.

Second thing is How do i make this trigger end after a time limit?

If you can help me id really appreciate it, thanks

 

[Ghetto_Rap_Masta]

ok two more trigger problems, wut i want to do is make a visible timer appear from the start of the game, then dissapear after an aloted time. After this timer expires i want a text message to appear, but i have no f***ing clue how to make text messages with this damn thing.

Finnaly, i want to make a cinematic but i dont know how. Can you guys please explain how the cinematic works?? thanks alot

 

[US-Playboi-US]

Ok heres your Answer...

Pls use the edit function...


Ok.. To make it create then send the created units to a region is easy...

To create a game timer edit the Map Init. Trigger

Event:
Map Initialization

Condition:
None

Action:
Countdown Timer - (MESS WITH IT TO FIT UR NEEDS)




(Praenthesis) = Equals somethnig you can change to fit ur needs
Ok Region A = The region they Spawn In
Ok Region B = The region to move to after spawn

Event:
Periodic Event Every (240 Seconds)

Conditions:
No

Actions:
Unit - Create (20) (footmen) facing angle of triggering unit random point in Region A
Unit - Issue Order Last Created Unit move to Region B



To create a cinematic:

Your Events, and Conditions.. Then this

Actions:
Cinematic: Turn Cinematic Mode On
Cinematic - Send Transmission From Unit Type (FILL IN THE VARIABLES HOW YOU WANT)
Cinematic - Turn Cinematic Mode Off

 

[Ghetto_Rap_Masta]

ok when taking your advice i ran into a number of problems which include:

-when the units spawned in the region, they only spawned once, i want them to keep spawnng for 15 min
-when encountering a destructible like a gate, instead of smashing it down the comp would just stand by it and be blocked off. I need help making a trigger to issue comp units to move to an area, while at the same time allowing them to attack user player and get past gates/destructibles
-I want to make a trigger which will make comp units spawn in a region every 5 sec, for a total alotted time of 15 min, but i dont know how
-i need help making a trigger, or a series of triggers which will display a count down timer for 2 min, which after 2 min will dissapear and show a lil cinematic. Once cinematic is done i want another countdown timer to be display but for 15 min. Once the 15 min are up i want the trigger/triggers to issue the order to a special comp unit (my map boss) to do the same thing as the other comp units before it. Can anyone help me do this??

 

[Ghetto_Rap_Masta]

i just remembered some questions i wanted to ask, do any of you know what the variables do and how they work? Finnaly how i make a leaderboard for kills? i ask this becuz in the actions section i checked where theres like 15 leaderboard options, but none of them aloud me to change what they were keeping score, and during in the game while testing it i noticed it wouldnt show up during the actual game

im sorry if i sound like a n00b, i really dont mean to be annoying, but i really want to know how to do these things, cause the map im making is going to kick ass when its done, only problem is im not that proficient with the editor yet so im turning to you guys for help

 

[US-Playboi-US]

Ok ill try...

what u need to do is

Events: Melee Initialization

Condition: NONE

Actions: Create (WHATEVER) (WHATEVER) for Player (WHOEVER) Center Of Region (WHATEVER)
Unit Group - Last Created Unit to Attack to (ENDING REGION)




OR




Unit Group - Issue Order Attack Targeting DemonGate XXXX

Trigger Run This Trigger


AND MAKE ANOTHER TRIGGER LIKE THIS

Events: Game Elapsed 900 Seconds

Condition: NONE

Actions: Turn Off The First Trigger



Leader Board.. Find the one that adds a score to scoreboard... and u have to amke a trigger like that...

 

[Ghetto_Rap_Masta]

ok i need more help, and this time ill need you to answer in alot more details, because your last words of advice helped me alot, but i still found myself stuck sometimes. Think of it this way, im a complete noobie whos never used campaign triggers before and i need some1 to give me step-by-step instructions

First thing, I want you to please please please tell me EXACTLY what i have to do to make a leaderboard for kills spefically, because right now im cluesless, i followed your advice, and it didnt help me much

Second, please give me instruction on how to display text messages cause i checked the actions in the trigger editor and all i can say is i got no clue how it works

Third, please explain what variables doand how they work, while making triggers, i often found myself puzzled on what the variables were for.

Last, please tell me where i go to create cinematic sequences

Thanks for the help so far, i really appreciate it. Normally id be fine on my own, but this editor is alot more complicated then the one for starcraft, especially the triggers

 

[x42bn6]

Maybe you should make some semi-melee/semi trigger maps first, or download scenarios and take the triggers apart to find out what they do.

Can't help you on most of it, I'm no good at triggers, but variables help store values. You can create a variable that stores the number of kills someone has made Triggers can't do that alone.

 

[Ghetto_Rap_Masta]

im ok now

Originally posted by x42bn6
Maybe you should make some semi-melee/semi trigger maps first, or download scenarios and take the triggers apart to find out what they do.

Can't help you on most of it, I'm no good at triggers, but variables help store values. You can create a variable that stores the number of kills someone has made Triggers can't do that alone.

woohoo!! i took your advice X42 and i basically found out all the information i needed.

My maps almost done now, and id like to thank u guys for helping me. When my maps done, ill let u guys be the first to test it