[SmokeyDaBear]

Hi, i know this sounds extremely noobish, especially for me, but can someone tell me is there and how if there is, a way to make a transport spawn, move to a certain location, THEN drop all the units inside? I have tried to, but it seems that all that happens is right after the spawning process, all the units somehow decide they wanna jump automatically in their current position.

2: How do I make a troop crawler spawn a cannon on its top after getting a upgrade from the command set?


3: How do counters work (I dont know how on earth to use counters, only seconds timers)?

[SmokeyDaBear]

help would be appriciated

[GuyInTheWindow]

I dunno except for #2:

Copy the overlord code....

[Dibelius]

ok to #3:

You mean scripted counters, right?
Counters can be used to examine whether a value is equal to / geater than / less than (etc.) than a specified value.



example 1:

We use it like a true/false flag. If "false" then do action1, if "true" then do action2

A counter "A" was set to value "0" (false)
*IF* something has happened *THEN* the value of counter "A" becomes "1" (true)
*IF* counter "A" = (equal to) 1 *THEN* some actions happen


example 2:

We examine if more then 20 units have entered an area and then somethin shall happen

A counter "B" was set to value "0"
*IF* one unit from a team passes an area *THEN* add "1" to counter "B" (looped script)
*IF* counter "B" => (greater than or equal to) 21 *THEN* some actions happen

[SmokeyDaBear]

#3

so how do people get those timer like timers where like on AOD's how they have sort of a countdown timer?

[Dibelius]

Originally Posted by SmokeyDaBear";p=&quot

#3

so how do people get those timer like timers where like on AOD's how they have sort of a countdown timer?

sry, I didn't understand this

[SmokeyDaBear]

Well, on some aod's, somehow the maker has this counter on the right side of the screen without a MISSING: tag, and when i looked at the map in worldbuilder, i had a look at the scripts and it says the guy used a counter...i take pics or something to give ya idea if you dont understand...

[NukeWinter]

aod=art of defense

[Dibelius]

ok, you mean the counter display.
you need a map.str file to do this (or csf).

this file must contain the following code:

---------------

SCRIPT:CounterName
"Here is the Counter Name string (with doubledot at the end):"
End

---------------

IMPORTANT IS THE TAG "SCRIPT:" to show it up in the WB!
take a simple texteditor to create the file and save it as *.str
Then you need a specific script to show a counter to the user. It's in category "Scripting" / "Counter -- show an individual counter the user."

//EDIT: the map.str file must be placed in the map folder like the map.ini file.

[SmokeyDaBear]

oh, so i just put the

SCRIPT:CounterName
"Here is the Counter Name string:
End

in my .str file and that is how you get that counter without the MISSING: Rubbish?