Auto-Arming Nukes

[Scythe]

What trigger do I use to get human-controlled nuclear silos to arm themselves?

I have found two scripts under Run AI Script at Location called 'BW Terran 2-A (Fill Silos with Nuke (Type 1))' and 'BW Terran 2-A (Fill Silos with Nuke (Type w))', but when I tried them in the game they didn't auto-load. Maybe it's somewhere else in the trigger? Here it is anyway:

CONDITIONS:
Always.
ACTIONS:
Execute AI Script 'BW Terran 2-A (Fill Silos with Nuke (Type1))'/'BW Terran 2-A (Fill Silos with Nuke (Type 2))' at 'Location 3'.
Preserve Trigger.

[Unknown_Being]

Uhh... is that to say you used both AI scripts?
What editor are you using? It should say which one is which in the help document.

[sniper201]

i am almost positve that thoughs apply only to computer, i tryed it once test on my new map called nuke runner (see attached) and it auto armes about 20 silos, fires nukes, rearms em. didnt do anything when i tryed to do it with human.

[(V)aster)V(ind]

ok, so ur saying that it won't arm for the humans? its an AI script, meaning COMPUTER

[Heimdal]

I've never actually tried this, but you may be able to arm a computer-controlled silo and then give it to a human player and see if it is still armed.

[Bolt Head]

i beleave it would be just like a Carrior or Reaver would be

[irunthemile]

make sure that the player for whom u are arming the silo is the target player and use either ai script i dun think it matters

[Scythe]

I tried giving the command centers and silos to a computer player, running the AI script and then giving the buildings back to the player, but it didn't work. I tried using a condition where the player had to bring a unit to a location and another where it performed the actions at an exact elapsed time; however, I was still unsuccessful.

[irunthemile]

i guess u cant do it then

[Bolt Head]

Originally posted by Scythe
I tried using a condition where the player had to bring a unit to a location and another where it performed the actions at an exact elapsed time; however, I was still unsuccessful.

I would never use EXACT elasped time. Triggers refresh and check condtions every 2 seconds (depending on your game speed). With a refresh time like that it is possable that it checks the time before and after you Exact number is true. Thus your trigger would never fire. I just think the condtions are too spicific and commonly fail.

[MacMan]

Give the silo to a comp (building next to silo), run the script, (give nukes instant build), give silo back to human. PooF.

Nevermind I see you tried that already and it didn't work. I've done this before and it worked fine for me.

[fritfrat]

um.. you did make sure that you gave the computer enough time to build the nukes, right? :P

[Bolt Head]

don't give them "instant build" just build time of 1.

Unless you like hello desktop maps

[irunthemile]

yea, just have the person build them, the ai script wont work for human players

[Scythe]

OK, here's what I did: I made a trigger for the computer player to always run the script at anywhere, then, I made a different trigger for the human player that gave the command centers and silos to the computer player (when they move a civilian to a certain location), waited a sufficient amount of time, and gave the buildings back to the human player. This method works fine. However, a little while after this is done ghosts are created for the computer player to the right of the human player's buildings for apparently no reason. Normally, I could just remove them; no big deal right? BUT, it keeps repeating the message and sound when the trigger cannot create the specified units for some reason. This is VERY annoying! Thanks for your help!

[sniper201]

remove all terran ghost at silos for current player
preserve trigger

wouldent that work to get rid of the ghost spawning problem ? just make a location feild over your silos (or were they spawn) and try it.

[Scythe]

Can you please read my entire reply next time? I said that the problem with that method is "it keeps repeating the message and sound when the trigger cannot create the specified units for some reason. This is VERY annoying!"

[irunthemile]

just rm the trigger and hope it goes away... lol

[Scythe]

That doesn't make any sense--what would that do but just waste time remaking it?

[Scythe]

Come on! If this dies I don't get an answer!