[RESOLVED] Multi Unit Movement Dectection

[The Colonel]

We know how to detect single unit movement, but not many. The spell we are trying to do is the following;

Ability 3: Aura of Exhaustion.
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Cool Down: 10 seconds. Mana Cost: 0. Effect: Activated/Deactivated ability. When ever this spell is active, every 2 seconds all moving targets have a 25% chance to fall asleep for 3 seconds. Drains 1.25 mana per second. Sleep is broken when damage is taken. Does not effect undead.

The question is, how can we detect the movement of any unit around the caster?

[The Colonel]

Do you not know how to do it Dusky? Or are you just being mean?

[Rising_Dusk]

I like how when I don't see a topic when it's first posted, people assume I'm being mean or that I'm incapable. (Even though a spell in DoE already detects movement...)

The question is, how can we detect the movement of any unit around the caster?

Group them, loop through group and store current X/Y positions, run a 0.01 second timer, loop through group and check current X/Y positions against stored ones. If they are the same, they aren't moving, otherwise they are.

[The Colonel]

Sorry, it was just sitting here for 2 days unreplied too.

That'll likely work... lemme test. Oh, and thanks.

[Cold Phoenix]

How do you store the multiple variables for locations of the units in the unit group. Or do you not use variables? I'll assume that's what you meant by store but I can't be sure. >.>

[Rising_Dusk]

How do you store the multiple variables for locations of the units in the unit group. Or do you not use variables? I'll assume that's what you meant by store but I can't be sure. >.>

Consider what a variable was created for in programming languages -- To store things.

[Cold Phoenix]

Let me reword that.

How can you assign each unit in the group to a different variable to be later checked?

[Rising_Dusk]

You add a unit to a group and then ForGroup through the group later on. You'll use some unit indexing system to store the parameters to array entries at indexes corresponding to your units. I trust you have some kind of unit indexing system, otherwise you'll need one or this will be harder than you can do in GUI.

You could load all units affected to an array and synchronize that array with another two arrays corresponding to their original X and Y values, then index through the arrays later. This kills MUI, but will work. For MUI, see my first paragraph.

[Rising_Dusk]

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