Messing with event_strings, export_descr_advice

EB had this neat little system where we would use console_command test_message commands in the script to make announcements to the player whenever he did something important (like get a Triumph, or become a Shahan Shah). Anyway, after the transition to 1.5 we haven't been able to make them work at all: while the commands are there, the messages just never pop-up no matter what we do.

Does anyone have a successful experience modding these files in 1.5? What events were you able to use? We were using outlawed, civil_war and disaster_fire, but none of them are working right now....any help would be most appreciated.

Edit: When I wrote export_descr_advice I meant descr_event_images. The frustration must be getting to me.

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Originally Posted by BozosLiveHere

EB had this neat little system where we would use console_command test_message commands in the script to make announcements to the player whenever he did something important (like get a Triumph, or become a Shahan Shah). Anyway, after the transition to 1.5 we haven't been able to make them work at all: while the commands are there, the messages just never pop-up no matter what we do.

Does anyone have a successful experience modding these files in 1.5? What events were you able to use? We were using outlawed, civil_war and disaster_fire, but none of them are working right now....any help would be most appreciated.

Edit: When I wrote export_descr_advice I meant descr_event_images. The frustration must be getting to me.

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I posted sometime ago the same problem. I didn't succed in making the test_message command work in RTW 1.5.

I thought it was because the moment chosen to show the message was the turn start, when a lot of messages appear (building, recruitment, family, etc), but perhaps it is a more general problem.:inquisitive:

In view of that I changed all the system of messages to the advisor method.

Me and Atilius have had some minor successes, but they appear to be faction (or culture) dependant. We were able to get disaster_fire with macedon(greek) and romans_julii(egyptian) and daughter_retired with parthia(eastern). Seems that we'll have to keep trying them all for every faction.

sorry for the ancient thread bump - but has anyone had any luck with test_message recently?

I'm trying

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monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
if I_TurnNumber = 1
console_command test_message disaster_fire
end_if
end_monitor

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playing as greek_cities in Alex mod - and just get errorless CTD when it tries to trigger

I'm not sure , but shouldn't that be :

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monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
and I_LocalFaction greek_cities
if I_TurnNumber = 1
console_command test_message disaster_fire
end_if
end_monitor

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Btw , is there a greek_cities faction in Alex:TW ? or are you using a mod that uses the greek_cities faction slot ?

erm yes, if you were going to use it seriously for only greeks to see - it would need a local faction = greek restriction... I was only loading as greeks and trying to test with most basic monitor I could think of, don't see why that would make it not work though :confused:

Alex internal faction names are exactly the same as RTW, CA had a lazy fit.... I don't think they're actually in use in the original game though, this is for a mod.

Yes , but you could leave the i_LocalFaction .. away ofcourse :)

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Alex internal faction names are exactly the same as RTW, CA had a lazy fit.... I don't think they're actually in use in the original game though, this is for a mod.

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If you hav custom characters , you need to do something extra (you'll probably already know all what i'm saying , but i don't care :P) .. Take a look at LOTR-TW for example , they have some amazing scripts ..