SC2Mapster

How simple is it to want a simple command like these? Starcraft 1 had them that easy. I made up a Dialbo game on starcraft 1. But I can't find the basics anymore. For instance, how the hell do I do these?

Issue orders, (Any Unit, In Region 1) to attack region 2.

And

Issue orders, (Any Unit, Owned by player 1), to attack, region 2.

And

If Player 1 number of units = 0, Create units for player 1 at region 1.

And

If player 1 number of units in region 1 < player 2 number of units in region 1, then set switch 1 to on.

And

If any unit owned by player 1 dies, then toggle switch 1.

And

If any unit in region 1 dies, set counter 1 to -1

And

Kill all units in entire map.

How logical are they to read? How easy are they to understand? Yet I've spent about 48 hours trying to work out stupid ways of setting up a mass of triggers and crap just to do something as simple as these.

I believe these will help out so many other people since they triggers that are very generalized and knowing them will make everything else easier.

Thanks heaps for your time.

Steve

Triggers in SC2 are quite a bit more complicated, but that's a good thing because you can do more with them.

For the first two things you listed, try the trigger action "Pick each unit in unit group". Then set the region to whatever you want, and under it create one that says "Issue order to picked unit".

In trigger conditions, you can use "Units in region matching condition" and then change the settings around to get what you want for the "If" statements. Or you can make an "If - Then - Else" within the trigger actions.

For something like "Switch 1" you'd have to create a variable, of type binary, and use "set variable" to assign it either true or false. You can also have a bunch of different types of variables, too.

If you have any specific things you don't know how to do, just ask, we're glad to help.

Once you get the hang of it, what you asked actually is very simple. Hope this is enough to get you started to figure out how the trigger editor works.
(When you find the Data Editor, we'll be here... :-)

Issue orders, (Any Unit, In Region 1) to attack region 2.

Issue Order To Unit Group
    Group: Units In Region Matching Condition
        Unit Type: Any
        Region: Region 001
        Player: Any Player
        Unit Filter: Excluded: Missile, Dead, Hidden
        Count: Any Amount
    Order: Order Targeting Point
        Ability Command:  Attack
        Target Point: Center Of Region
            Region: Region 002
    Queue: Replace Existing Orders

Issue orders, (Any Unit, Owned by player 1), to attack, region 2.

Issue Order To Unit Group
    Group: Units In Region Matching Condition
        Unit Type: Any
        Region: Anywhere
        Player: 1
        Unit Filter: Excluded: Missile, Dead, Hidden
        Count: Any Amount
    Order: Order Targeting Point
        Ability Command:  Attack
        Target Point: Center Of Region
            Region: Region 002
    Queue: Replace Existing Orders

If Player 1 number of units = 0, Create units for player 1 at region 1.

        General - If (Conditions) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
            If
                (Number of Living units in (Any units in (Entire map) owned by player 1 matching Excluded: Missile, Dead, Hidden, with at most Any Amount)) == 0
            Then
                Unit - Create 1 Marine for player 1 at (Center of Region 001) using default facing (No Options)

If player 1 number of units in region 1 < player 2 number of units in region 1, then set switch 1 to on.

        General - If (Conditions) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
            If
                (Number of Living units in (Any units in Region 001 owned by player 1 matching Excluded: Missile, Dead, Hidden, with at most Any Amount)) < (Number of Living units in (Any units in Region 001 owned by player 2 matching Excluded: Missile, Dead, Hidden, with at most Any Amount))
            Then
                Variable - Set A-Global-Variable = true

If any unit owned by player 1 dies, then toggle switch 1.

    Events
        Unit - Any Unit dies
    Local Variables
    Conditions
        (Owner of (Triggering unit)) == 1
    Actions
        General - If (Conditions) then do (Actions) else do (Actions)
            If
                A-Global-Variable == true
            Then
                Variable - Set A-Global-Variable = false
            Else
                Variable - Set A-Global-Variable = true

If any unit in region 1 dies, set counter 1 to -1

    Events
        Unit - Any Unit dies
    Local Variables
    Conditions
        ((Triggering unit) is in Region 001) == true
    Actions
        Variable - Modify Counter: - 1

Kill all units in entire map.

        Unit Group - Pick each unit in (Any units in (Entire map) owned by player Any Player matching Excluded: Missile, Dead, Hidden, with at most Any Amount) and do (Actions)
            Actions
                Unit - Kill (Picked unit)

That has just given me a world of possibilities. And it will speed up my map 10 fold.

Thank you so much.

I have no qualms about the power of the map editor. I LOVE that. I just wished they would have made some of the common basics easier to work out.

I totally agree that once you get the hang of it, it's incredibly simple. The issue is getting the hang of it in the first place. Trying to work it out for myself ended up with 4 separate trigger events and a bunch of backward settings just to do something I saw as simple.

I'll be giving you credit in the map. Thanks heaps!