Heroes Editor

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

I just had to ask because I always wonder where people get it from

Yes, I like the forum. People are very nice and that surprises me

WHAT does "granne" mean? I understand the rest of the poem...

[Gaidal Cain]

Yes, I like the forum. People are very nice and that surprises me

It is a unusually nice forum...

WHAT does "granne" mean? I understand the rest of the poem...

Neighbour...

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

Oh, now the poem makes sense to me.
I like it.

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

Okay, now for another question about Heroes Editor: How do I put something into a Pandora's Box?
When I've come across one in some downloaded maps I get some experience and power-boosts etc. which is great but I don't know how to do it in my own maps. Any help?

[wimfrits]

Make a placed event under scenario properties with the actions you want to happen when a player opens the box. Make sure it is a 'sequence' ending with 'remove this object'. That's important because otherwise, the box will never disappear.

Now, go to the box itself and click it. You'll see a scroll down window in which you can select the placed event you just created. That's it.

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

Thanks. I'll try that. I hope I can make it work

[Black Ghost]

yeah, but h4 cannot randomly put sth into box. My first maps where full of pandora boxes doing nothing

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

yeah, but h4 cannot randomly put sth into box. My first maps where full of pandora boxes doing nothing

Haha..my first map too

It seems though that I can't make it work. When I test it it just disappears or does nothing. What to do??

[wimfrits]

You could find an example map somewhere to see how the script works.

But for example, you want a Pandora's box to give 10 gems upon opening.

1. placed event (scenario properties) gembox :
SEQUENCE
DISPLAY MESSAGE "You found 10 gems!!"
- SUBACTION give 10 gems to current player
REMOVE THIS OBJECT

2. Pandora's box (map) - pull down box - select gembox

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

Okay thanks. I really hope it works. I will let you know

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

It just won't work...I don't know what I'm doing wrong...

[wimfrits]

There there.

What have you done exactly?

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

Well, I tryed to do exactly what you said but it was quite difficult because for each thing you said I should do there seemed to be more than one way to do it.
It's hard for me to explain because I'm at work at the moment and can't see the editor...
I think what I did was: I first told it to give materials (that was the placed event right?), and then I chose "sequence" in one of the tabs as you said, picked "new" and chose "remove this object"...

Oh and finished off with right-clicking Pandora's Box and choosing the event.

Hope it makes a bit sense?

[wimfrits]

I think what I did was: I first told it to give materials (that was the placed event right?), and then I chose "sequence" in one of the tabs as you said, picked "new" and chose "remove this object"...

Almost there. Instead,
1. choose SEQUENCE,
2a. NEW: GIVE MATERIALS. Or (like I wrote before):
2b. NEW: DISPLAY MESSAGE ".......", SUBACTION: GIVE MATERIALS.
3. NEW: REMOVE THIS OBJECT

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

Oh, now I really think I understand
Hope I won't be disappointed again but I don't think so.

So all of the three things I have to do, is made under the same sequence, right?

[wimfrits]

So all of the three things I have to do, is made under the same sequence, right?

Yes. A sequence allows you to put multiple actions in a row.
The subaction I mentioned is a part of the 'display message' action. So another way of putting it would be:

SEQUENCE :
1. display message + subaction: give materials
2. remove this object.

Good luck.

[Milla aka. the Slayer]

Thank you ever so much

I couldn't remember what sequence meant which is stupid since it's the same as in Danish

Thanks again..