Triggers

This page should correctly be named "[Triggers]"; it is wrong due to technical restrictions.

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[Map]

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Preplaced

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Scripting

[Tags]

[CellTags]

[Triggers]

[Events]

[Actions]

[VariableNames]

[AITriggerTypesEnable]

AI Programming

[TaskForces]

[ScriptTypes]

[TeamTypes]

[AITriggerTypes]

[AITriggerTypesEnable]

Map triggers are responsible for the special events happening in the map. For example, the singleplayer campaign maps have triggers to do things like "if unit x is destroyed, declare player the winner" or "if building y is still standing after twenty minutes, declare the player the loser". Without map triggers, scripting maps would be impossible.

The internal hierarchy works like this:

• A CellTag points to a Tag, and tells the game to consider its Trigger when processing events.
• A Tag points to a Trigger.
• A Trigger points to an Event and an Action, and tells the game "If my Events happen, execute my Actions".
• An Event lists the condition(s) that invoke this trigger, e.g. "45 seconds have passed".
• An Action lists the actions that should be performed by the game when this trigger fires. These are things like "Give the AI three nuclear silos", "Reveal the aforementioned silos to the player" or "Paradrop these desolators as a reinforcement for the player".

Section

Tiberian Dawn

The [Triggers] section in a map is a list of comma-separated strings that looks like this:

[Triggers]
ID=EventType,ActionType,EventParameter,House,Team,PersistantType
ID1=EventType,ActionType,EventParameter,House,Team,PersistantType

etc.

Meanings of each string

String	Meaning
ID	This trigger's ID.
EventType	This trigger's Event (See Events).
ActionType	This trigger's Action (See Actions).
EventParameter	The parameter for the Event.
House	The name of the house associated with this trigger, or None. This house is used as a parameter by some Events and Actions.
Team	Associated teamtype ID, or None.
PersistantType[sic]	Controls if and when the trigger should destroy itself after it goes off. Once destroyed, a trigger cannot be fired again. Possible values Value Meaning CCMAP description 0 volatile: the trigger destroys itself immediately after going off, and removes itself from all objects it's attached to Loop : no 1 semi-persistent: the trigger maintains a count of all objects it's attached to, and only actually fires after its been triggered from all the objects; then, it removes itself. Loop : and (1) 2 persistent: the trigger is never removed, and it continues to fire whenever its conditions are met. Loop : or (2)

Red Alert, Counterstrike, Aftermath

The section is called [Trigs] and again is a list of comma-separated strings that looks like this:

[Trigs]
name=P,H,C,A,E1,E1P1,E1P2,E2,E2P1,E2P2,A1,A1P1,A1P2,A1P3,A2,A2P1,A2P2,A2P3
name1=P,H,C,A,E1,E1P1,E1P2,E2,E2P1,E2P2,A1,A1P1,A1P2,A1P3,A2,A2P1,A2P2,A2P3

etc.

Meanings of each string

String	Meaning
P[ersistant]	Specifies whether this trigger is persistent (see PersistantType for more info). Possible values Value Meaning RAED description 0 volatile temporary (any linked event => switch2, destroy) 1 semi-persistent semi-constant (all linked events => switch, destroy) 2 persistent constant (any linked event => switch) 2 ↑ "switch" means activate this trigger
H[ouse]	The index of the house associated with this trigger. This house is used as a parameter by some Events and Actions.
C[ondition]	Condition can be set to 0, 1, 2 or 3. Activate can be set to 0 or 1 , and essentially says whether this trigger has or doesn't have a second action defined. These two flags define which event fires which action: Possible values C A What happens RAED phrasing 0 0 (Event 1) fires Action 1 simple([event1 => action1 [+ action 2]]) 0 1 (Event 1) fires Actions 1 and 2 1 0 (Event 1 and Event 2) fires Action 1 and([event1 && event2 => action1 [+action 2]]) 1 1 (Event 1 and Event 2) fire Actions 1 and 2 2 0 (Event 1 or Event 2) fires Action 1 or([event1 | | event2 => action1 [+action 2]]) 2 1 (Event 1 or Event 2) fire Actions 1 and 2 3 0 Event 1 fires Action 1 (?) complex ([event1 => action1; event 2 => action2]) 3 1 Event 1 fires Action 1; Event 2 independently fires Action 2
A[ctivate]
E1	Event 1's index (see Events).
E1P1	Event 1's first parameter.
E1P2	Event 1's second parameter.
E2	Event 2's index.
E2P1	Event 2's first parameter.
E2P2	Event 2's second parameter.
A1	Action 1's index (see Actions).
A1P1	Action 1's first parameter.
A1P2	Action 1's second parameter.
A1P3	Action 1's third parameter.
A2	Action 2's index.
A2P1	Action 2's first parameter.
A2P2	Action 2's second parameter.
A2P3	Action 2's third parameter.

Tiberian Sun, Firestorm, Red Alert 2, Yuri's Revenge

The [Triggers] section in a map is a list of comma-separated strings that looks like this:

[Triggers]
ID=HOUSE,LINKED_TRIGGER,NAME,DISABLED,EASY,NORMAL,HARD,PERSISTENCE
ID1=HOUSE,LINKED_TRIGGER,NAME,DISABLED,EASY,NORMAL,HARD,PERSISTENCE

etc.

Meanings of each string

String	Meaning
ID	The Trigger's ID. The game assumes the Actions and Events with the same ID belong to this Trigger automatically.
HOUSE	The House associated with this trigger. This house is used as a parameter by some Events and Actions.
LINKED_TRIGGER	A trigger that uses the tag of this trigger, so you can add multiple triggers to a single object.
NAME	A plain text string used as a name of this Trigger. Not used ingame, only in the map editor. Should not contain commas.
DISABLED	Can be set to 0 ('not disabled') or 1 ('disabled') (Note the negation in this string). Specifies whether this trigger is disabled at the beginning of the game. If it is disabled, another trigger has to explicitly enable it via a special Action.
EASY	Can be set to 0 ('disabled') or 1 ('enabled'). Specifies whether this trigger is active in the Easy difficulty (It refers to the Campaign Difficulty slider or the Difficulty slider in the Options menu.)
NORMAL	Can be set to 0 ('disabled') or 1 ('enabled'). Specifies whether this trigger is active in the Normal difficulty (It refers to the Campaign Difficulty slider or the Difficulty slider in the Options menu.)
HARD	Can be set to 0 ('disabled') or 1 ('enabled'). Specifies whether this trigger is active in the Hard difficulty (It refers to the Campaign Difficulty slider or the Difficulty slider in the Options menu.)
PERSISTENCE	Logic related to trigger's persistence, as a whole or in part, is obsolete in Tiberian Sun to Yuri's Revenge. Specifies whether this trigger is persistent (see PersistantType for more info). Possible values Value Meaning 0 volatile 1 persistent This appears to have been superseded by the persistence control in tags: In TS to YR, a trigger is associated with a tag, either by itself or through another trigger. The game uses the persistence mode specified in the trigger's associated tag entry. Accordingly, Final Sun and Final Alert 2 map editors set the tag's persistence mode when the persistence value is modified from either Trigger or Tag dialogs.