SC2Mapster

My intent with this trigger is that it should add one point to the attribute behavior "Infection" every four seconds of game time. For some reason, when triggered, it adds points very quickly, all the way up to the maximum stack count for "Infection." It adds these points much quicker than at a rate of 1 every 4 seconds. Here's my trigger:

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Events
        Timer - Every 4.0 seconds of Game Time
    Conditions
        1 <= (Stack count of Infection on (Picked unit)) <= 100
    Actions
        Unit Group - Pick each unit in (Any units in (Entire map) owned by player 1 matching Excluded: Missile, Dead, Hidden, with at most Any Amount) and do (Actions)
            Actions
                Unit - Add 1 Infection to (Picked unit) from (Picked unit)

I'm just learning the basics right now, so any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

1 <= (Stack count of Infection on (Picked unit)) <= 100

you didn't pick a unit there. if you want to do it with a trigger put a if then else statement in the action of pick unit

Unit Group - Pick each unit in (Any units in (Entire map) owned by player 1 matching Excluded: Missile, Dead, Hidden, with at most Any Amount) and do (Actions)
            Actions
                If 1 <= (Stack count of Infection on (Picked unit)) <= 100
                Then
                    Unit - Add 1 Infection to (Picked unit) from (Picked unit)

a much much better way would be to create a second behavior and an apply behavior effect. have the second behavior periodic start the apply behavior effect. the stacking starts as soon as you put the second behavior on a unit

Thanks for that advice, b0ne - much appreciated!

"a much much better way would be to create a second behavior and an apply behavior effect. have the second behavior periodic start the apply behavior effect. the stacking starts as soon as you put the second behavior on a unit"

@b0ne: What would the apply behavior effect look like? - I've been banging my head against this for hours and I can't figure it out... I've set up a BUFF behavior with a period of 2 and a periodic effect.

I can't figure out the apply behavior effect being periodically triggered, however. My objective is to add 1 point to the ATTRIBUTE behavior 'Infection' every two seconds (when the BUFF behavior period repeats)

@smashbox: Go

The first behavior doesn't need to do a modification. Just put a period, and in the Effect- Periodic slot, enter your Apply Behavior - Your Real Behavior. This behavior really modificates the unit. Make the first one Hiden in the flags.

you've got 3 parts:

hidden behavior A
effect B apply behavior
visible behavior Infection

A does only one thing: it periodically starts effect B
B applies Infection
Infection stacks with the speed set in A

no trigger required

I must have screwed something up, because that's what I thought, but infection never goes above 1... The Effect B apply behavior will apply Infection even if the unit does not have infection to begin with, but the value is always 1.