What is a trigger, and how do you use it.....

[NirvanaFan]

well ya, i just started, and i dont even really know what a trigger is, you guys talk about it a lot, but i dont know what it is.

 

[raDixGhost]

a trigger is like a command and has to be two main parts to it.. one is when is it gonna happen?

Like for example

Player 1 Bring two "Marines" To Location "X"

thats would be the first part and then there is another part whats gonna happen when that is being done
for example

Disable Shared Vision With "player 2"

and it is delt with alot in more depth and there are many many many commands and results u can dothat makes map.. but first u have to make locations for these to work

 

[NirvanaFan]

well i just was messing around with triggers, and i was just messing with stuff, and i set an accumalate one for any player to accumulate 200 minerals it would have a comment and say can gratulations you have 200 minerals!, but i played i got 200 minerals, and it didnt appear, so then i went back, and i changed the set minerals for everyone to 195 i started it up, and i still had 50, i dont really know what i did wrong... please help.

 

[raDixGhost]

thats not a comment trigger use the Display trigger that might help

 

[NirvanaFan]

now i tired to set up like when you get 200 minerals it will display saying for you hard work i will give a good friend then a ultralisk is supposed to apear in location 1( i made the location next to the base.) and it didnt happen... so im kinda lost.

 

[raDixGhost]

post the map here i mite be able to help you better if i look at it

 

[Lwek]

Players
-Human players maybe
Conditions
-Current player accumulates atleast 200 minerals
Actions
-Create 1 ultralisk for current player at 'places'
(Optional)Set resource for current player: Subtract 200 minerals
(Optional)Preserve trigger

 

[NirvanaFan]

well i dont relly know what you mean by players-human players maybe, but uhhhh i know when you start a new thread you can add an attachment, but i dont know how to add one while replying....

 

[Lwek]

#1 if you wanted the human players to get an ultralisk once accumulated 200 minerals set it to all the human players or the human force.

#2 Click on the

Button at the end of the thread to post an attachments.

 

[NirvanaFan]

damnit im getting mad comps never work, one sec

 

[NirvanaFan]

arrrg

 

[desroches]

I Just Dled, and I'll let you know what I think of it.

Edit ~ I checked it out in the editor, and it seems that you have got the trigger basics started.

 

[NirvanaFan]

but it doesnt work, it doesnt have the ultralisk pop up im getting very frustrated, i set you to start out with 195 minerals, and it doesnt, and it doest say that you got 200 minerals, and if you try to change the stats ona building or unit it doesnt change it. every single change i have made acts like it is not there and uses default.

XTRA EDITOR :shoot :shoot :shoot

 

[Bolt Head]

my guess is your playing melee instead of ums. Do you see the text?

 

[desroches]

yes. I was just gonna say that till I read Bolt Head's post. Make sure it's on Use Map Settings. The only way you can enable the triggers is on UMS

 

[NirvanaFan]

i do now i was using melee, and now ive been able to mess with stuff, but i,ve made 2 bases 1vs 1 comp, it has you as zerg, and them as terran, and i got 4 drones and an overlord next to my base when i start, and i got 4 scvs for the terranby there base, but the scvs dont do anything, and i dont know why

thanks

 

[desroches]

hmm. Have you set the player they are (IE. 1-8) to computer?

 

[Bolt Head]

no you have to use AI scripts for the computers to mine / attack or bacicly play the game. i would suggest you try to do other things before messing with this.

 

[dark-riot]

you need to run an AI Script.
Players:
Computers
Conditions:
Always
Actions:
Run AI Script at location - set whatever AI Script you want and location
Preserve Trigger