HopAlongBunny
05-03-2004, 05:40
CountMRVHS
Mercenary
Group: Senior Patron
Posts: 16
Joined: April 2004
USA Posted: May 02 2004,20:30
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Hi all,
I have a question for modders. I'm working on my Dark Age campaign, based on the Viking map, and I've been toying with the idea of adding GAs. I know you may be thinking it can't be done, but I think I know some of the limitations and I'm curious if someone can help me get started.
This is the area of the startpos file that I'm working with:
//========================================
// Glory goal conquest reward multiplier.
//
// This value represents the multiplier applied
// to points gained for conquering enemy regions.
//
// RegOwnersFile::"custom file" - setup who
// should own what region at what era,
// see regowner_table file, the year is not modable...
//========================================
GGConquestReward:: FN_01 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_02 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_03 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_04 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_05 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_06 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_07 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_08 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_09 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_10 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_11 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_12 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_13 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_14 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_15 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_16 1.0
//========================================
// Glory goals only aplicable for main campaign
//========================================
GloriousToggle:: true
As you can see, I've added a few factions to the Viking map
I changed the GloriousToggle to true and gave each faction a simple "1 conquered provine = 1 point" scoring system just to see if it worked.
I went to the campaign menu and was greeted with 2 options instead of the usual one:
Attain victory through conquest,
and
Attain victory through glorious achievements.
So far so good. I clicked the achievements button and started a campaign as the Strathclyders.
When my campaign started up, the GA button was flashing in the lowerleft corner, just like it should.
I clicked the button, and there was an instant crash to desktop.
I wasn't too surprised, in fact I was rather expecting it to happen, but I wonder how I can actually implement this and make it work?
I understand that I would be limited in that I could only have conquest GAs, but I could change the values for each faction... a large faction like the Mercians might have to conquer 4 provinces to get a single point, for example, whereas a small faction like the Irish would be able to get a point by taking only one province by conquest.
I know it's not much, but it would be great for people like me who, when they're playing the Scots, don't want necessarily to have to take over the whole of England. Instead, you could keep track of who was winning in the GA department, and make just enough conquests to ensure that you came out ahead. Instead of conquering 60 or 100 percent of the map, your victory would be based on being the top military power -- a fine distinction, but one which might make a difference for some people.
It might not work at all but I would love to at least try this out. Can anyone help me with any ideas on how to get the GA screen to come up in the campaign?
Any input on this, or referrals to other posts, will be much appreciated
CountMRVHS
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none
copied from post in Entrance Hall
is there any help for this?
Mercenary
Group: Senior Patron
Posts: 16
Joined: April 2004
USA Posted: May 02 2004,20:30
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Hi all,
I have a question for modders. I'm working on my Dark Age campaign, based on the Viking map, and I've been toying with the idea of adding GAs. I know you may be thinking it can't be done, but I think I know some of the limitations and I'm curious if someone can help me get started.
This is the area of the startpos file that I'm working with:
//========================================
// Glory goal conquest reward multiplier.
//
// This value represents the multiplier applied
// to points gained for conquering enemy regions.
//
// RegOwnersFile::"custom file" - setup who
// should own what region at what era,
// see regowner_table file, the year is not modable...
//========================================
GGConquestReward:: FN_01 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_02 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_03 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_04 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_05 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_06 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_07 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_08 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_09 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_10 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_11 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_12 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_13 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_14 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_15 1.0
GGConquestReward:: FN_16 1.0
//========================================
// Glory goals only aplicable for main campaign
//========================================
GloriousToggle:: true
As you can see, I've added a few factions to the Viking map
I changed the GloriousToggle to true and gave each faction a simple "1 conquered provine = 1 point" scoring system just to see if it worked.
I went to the campaign menu and was greeted with 2 options instead of the usual one:
Attain victory through conquest,
and
Attain victory through glorious achievements.
So far so good. I clicked the achievements button and started a campaign as the Strathclyders.
When my campaign started up, the GA button was flashing in the lowerleft corner, just like it should.
I clicked the button, and there was an instant crash to desktop.
I wasn't too surprised, in fact I was rather expecting it to happen, but I wonder how I can actually implement this and make it work?
I understand that I would be limited in that I could only have conquest GAs, but I could change the values for each faction... a large faction like the Mercians might have to conquer 4 provinces to get a single point, for example, whereas a small faction like the Irish would be able to get a point by taking only one province by conquest.
I know it's not much, but it would be great for people like me who, when they're playing the Scots, don't want necessarily to have to take over the whole of England. Instead, you could keep track of who was winning in the GA department, and make just enough conquests to ensure that you came out ahead. Instead of conquering 60 or 100 percent of the map, your victory would be based on being the top military power -- a fine distinction, but one which might make a difference for some people.
It might not work at all but I would love to at least try this out. Can anyone help me with any ideas on how to get the GA screen to come up in the campaign?
Any input on this, or referrals to other posts, will be much appreciated
CountMRVHS
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none
copied from post in Entrance Hall
is there any help for this?