Roam

The good old "Junkyard Dog AI" from StarCraft I is gone. Now, how could someone make his units roam around?

Solution: Wander Behavior

This method is really great and causes no lag. You can restrict a unit to a certain (circular region) by using the leash property. Setting a leash distance requires to be within a radius X that you specify around the point where they received the behaviour.

Applying the Behavior to all units of a certain type

Go to the Behavior tab of the Data Editor and create a new object of type Wander.

From there, all you need to set is the Stats - Delay and Stats - Range to whatever you want. Note that if Range is left to 0, the units will just not move.

Once that's done, you need to add the Behavior to the roaming units. If the roam effect is applied to all units of a certain unit type, just go to the Unit tab and add the behaviour to the unit's Behaviors + field.

Applying Behavior to a specific unit

If you want it applied to only some specific units (instead of all units of a certain unit type), do not put the Behavior under "Behaviors +". Instead, create a similar trigger:

-PLEASE FILL WITH CORRESPONDING TRIGGER-

Laggy solution: Triggers

This method might cause lag... it really isn't recommended! The only advantage is that you have complete control as of the boundaries of the Roam effect.

http://vgshorts.com/BBCode/BBCode3.php?ID=20

Move Observers
   Events
       ------- Any Event you want to activate the Roam
   Local Variables
   Conditions
   Actions
       Trigger - Run Reorder  (Ignore Conditions, Don't Wait until it finishes)
       Trigger - Stop all instances of Move Observers

Don't forget to add an Event! (Note: This trigger is used to initiate the roam since the "Idle" event isn't met as long as the units haven't moved at least once)

http://vgshorts.com/BBCode/BBCode3.php?ID=19

Reorder
   Events
       Unit - Any Unit Becomes idle
   Local Variables
   Conditions
       (Owner of (Triggering unit)) == 15
   Actions
       General - Wait 2.5 Game Time seconds
       Unit - Order (Triggering unit) to ( Move targeting (Random point in Field)) (Replace Existing Orders)

This trigger makes any Player 15 idle unit start roaming every 2.5 seconds.