How to creat a damaging or healing area?

[Ghoustaq]

I want to create a damaging or healing area around a blank marker which just effects on mobile units constantly. Is there a mapscript function that can make it realize?

[Sprouto]

What you are looking for is known as a BuffField.

For more information look at the following files;

BuffField.lua
BuffFieldDefinitions.lua

[stormbeforedawn]

I would be very interested in this if you get a method to work.

[Ghoustaq]

I would be very interested in this if you get a method to work.

@stormbeforedawn

Hello!stormbeforedawn:


here's my method. copy and paste the code to your mapscript. It does work, but still needs improving.

it should be noted that you must place a blankmarker on your map firstly ,and rename it as DAMAGEAREA_1

'cause the damagearea is a rectangle field located around the marker.

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local ScenarioUtils = import('/lua/sim/ScenarioUtilities.lua')
local ScenarioFramework = import('/lua/ScenarioFramework.lua')

function OnPopulate()
   ScenarioUtils.InitializeArmies()   
end

function OnStart(self)

   ForkThread(HealthAdjustor)
end

   local DAMAGEAREAName
   local location
   local px, py, pz
   local rect
   local units
   local health
   local preAdjHealth

function HealthAdjustor(self)
    while true do
      for k = 1, 1 do
        DAMAGEAREAName = 'DAMAGEAREA_' .. k
        location = ScenarioUtils.MarkerToPosition(DAMAGEAREAName)
        px, py, pz = unpack(location)
        rect = Rect(px-25, pz-25, px+25, pz+25)
        units = GetUnitsInRect(rect)
      end
      for _, instigator in units do
        if VDist3(instigator:GetPosition(), location) <= 25 then
        health = instigator:GetHealth()
        instigator:AdjustHealth(instigator, -30)
        end
      end

        WaitSeconds(10)
    end
end