Custom Race System

[moyack]

Originally Posted by Kyrbi0

It's made to reset the Handicap level to 100% if you choose a certain Race/Handicap combo. The only problem with that is that people can't play as "Human 90%" if they actually did want to do so. :P

the question is: how many people play melee with handicap less then 100%??

[Kyrbi0]

^Yeah, I'm saying it's not ever (rarely) used, so it's OK to utilize it for custom races.

--EDIT--
Although a high-level player might use it for kicks to increase the challenge...

[Alevice]

Damn I was just thinking that the callback interface is missing a player argument. Right now you have to do an extra check for knowing the players, and since the callback normally implies the creation of extra units, i'd say it is not redundant. :)

[Archmage Owenalacaster]

Neat. It will save a few lines of code.

[Alevice]

Hey, if you add it, I'll approve it immediately.

[Michael Peppers]

Originally Posted by Alevice

Hey, if you add it, I'll approve it immediately.

Finally, someone says that... I was wondering why it wasn't approved yet. :P

[Alevice]

I only apporve materials of the highest caliber

[Archmage Owenalacaster]

Updated.

[Alevice]

you didnt update the example

unnaproved :P

[Archmage Owenalacaster]

Example updated.

[cosmicat]

How about a "preferred configuration" approach to the registry? Instead of just letting it fail when two races collide, set the "extra" races to the first unfilled position.

JASS:

        method register takes race r, real h returns boolean
            local CustomRace c = CustomRace.get(r,h)
            local integer try = 0
            if c != 0 then
            debug call BJDebugMsg("|cffff0000"+.name+" collided with "+CustomRace.get(r,h).name+" registered for "+r2S(r)+" race with Handicap "+R2S(h))
            loop
                exitwhen try > 24
                if .REGISTRY[try] == 0 then
                    debug call BJDebugMsg("|cffff0000Registering "+.name+" to the first unregistered entry instead.")
                    set .REGISTRY[try] = integer(this)
                    return true
                endif
            endloop
            debug call BJDebugMsg("|cffff0000All custom race slots are filled.  Registration of "+.name+" failed.")
            return false
            endif
            set .REGISTRY[((r2I(r)-1)*6)+(10-R2I(h*10.))] = integer(this)
            return true
        endmethod

[Alevice]

problem is, how would the user know which handicap they have to pick? i guess the registering order would suffice...

[Archmage Owenalacaster]

The registry will remain explicit.

I am currently working on the system so that a single registration block will no longer be required.

EDIT: Updated.

[BeamTCG]

I use this code on my map and test it online.

It keeps revealing me and then immediately stop it, flooding a load of text in my screen which is very annoying (but the game is playable).

Did I do something wrong? or it's because your bug.

[Alevice]

Can you post the race you registered?