SC2Mapster

Hello everybody I'm just new to these forums and to map editing overall.

so I decided to make a map based on tactics similar to advance wars (omg you remember that game? I used to play it when I was 13 years old)

so I decided to start off with little and easy things:

the thing is: I need to have squads of 5 marines to:

1. behave like a single marine, which means

• When one is highlighted, all 5 are highlighted
• When one is selected, all 5 are selected
• When one moves, all other 5 moves (but well that shouldn't be a problem since all 5 are selected)
• same for attacking, attack-move, patrolling and using stimpacks

The whole point is to have them all 5 selected if I select only 1 of them.

I tried things already, with triggers:

Events: map initialitzation

local variables: I set one variable to each of the 5 marines I had on the terrain

Conditions: none

Actions: if: (Marine 1 is selected by Player 1) == True

maybe this is the problem, there is no "raw" condition, only comparisons, and comparisons makes things complicated.

Then:

Unit selection - Select Marine 1 for Player 1

Unit Selection - Select Marine 2 for Player 1

Unit Selection - Select Marine 3 for Player 1

etc.. until Marine 5

I know these triggers are a bit harsh and unconventional, I'm just trying to get one thing to work. Need some help over there

@Wertoret: Go

The use of actors cannot resolve your problem ?

One unit, but 5 marines are shown by unit. You can split your unit by 5 actors, and control these actors with events.

So yeah I'm just reading the actors tutorial.

really, I need somehow a diagram to explain me better how actors works

but by the time being, i'd just stick to read tutorials...

The event should be Unit is Selected (or perhaps it's Unit is Clicked), not Map Initialization.

Kanaru solved your problem :P

So with actors, it will be that :

• Making a new unit. He has 5 HP.
• Making 1 Operation Site Actor : Offset. Change the offset X,Y by 1,1.
• Making 1 Operation Site Actor : Offset. Change the offset X,Y by 2,2.
• Making 1 Operation Site Actor : Offset. Change the offset X,Y by -1,-1.
• Making 1 Operation Site Actor : Offset. Change the offset X,Y by -2, -2.
• (These last 4 actors will be used by all "squad" units).

• Making 1 Actor with the model of Marine. In field "Site Operations", add the first OSA (1,1).
• Making 1 Actor with the model of Marine. In field "Site Operations", add the first OSA (2,2).
• Making 1 Actor with the model of Marine. In field "Site Operations", add the first OSA (-1,-1).
• Making 1 Actor with the model of Marine. In field "Site Operations", add the first OSA (-2,-2).

After that, in triggers :

• Code new trigger to detect when unit's life is lesser than 4. Send a message to Actor 1 -> Destroy (Not Immediate).
• Code new trigger to detect when unit's life is lesser than 3. Send a message to Actor 2 -> Destroy (Not Immediate).
• Code new trigger to detect when unit's life is lesser than 2. Send a message to Actor 3 -> Destroy (Not Immediate).
• Code new trigger to detect when unit's life is lesser than 1 (die !). Send a message to Actor 4 -> Destroy (Not Immediate).

With a good triggering, these 4 triggers will be same for each squad unit.

It's a way, but the first way you choose (Triggering) is good also. I will finish my school test tomorrow (i'm in GWT+1) and try squads units.