Hot Seat Mod - Beta Release

[Myrddraal]

Certainly not, it just slipped from my mind sorry about that guys...
I'll upload ASAP (if I don't forget...)

[Wishazu]

please dont forget :)

[kaya]

Myrddraal your a genius!!!!!!!! I have nothing to add else

[Drake22]

what version does it work with? 1.0? 1.1? 1.2? and when you upload it... where can it be downloaded? btw i think this is a great idea, Hotseat is where i can see people having the time to wait for friends and play fun games.

[knoddy]

could someone please help me??? i have created the script and done everything right as written in the post abvout setting up the script and it runs the game fine no CTD no error messages BUT!!! when i run the script using the show me how button nothing happens!!! nothing at all it says the multiplayer campaign is now running or whateva but nothing happens u just keep playing single player as normal. One thing i noticed is the Myrddraal posted about the game going through till it gets to player 2's faction. HOW DO U SELECT PLAYER 2'S FACTION??? is there some special way to do this or wot??? please help me im sooo close to getting this working and yet soo far away please help anyone???

[Swoosh So]

press esc to select faction 2.

[Myrddraal]

Swoosh, do you think you could upload the three files your using: export_advice.txt in data\text and export_descr_advice.txt and export_descr_advice_enums.txt in data

This would save me time as I can't find my files.

[Epistolary Richard]

press esc to select faction 2.

The game is supposed to halt at the beginning of faction 2's turn, right? My problem is that the game glides straight through all the AI factions. But hopefully that'll be sorted when we get the files.

Also, just to double-check: to try this out we start as the Julii, then run the script, press end-turn and then it'll stop at the beginning of the German's turn?

[Myrddraal]

yes thats right.

[player1]

All I can say is: WOW!!!

[Drake22]

have you figured out a way to let the other player see any diplomatic messages or battles that come his way? (and hows that upload coming........ anyone? )

[knoddy]

ok so i now realised i was getting an error message when running with show_err
it appearrrs to run the script fine but the ai doesnt stop at the end of the turn and when exiting the pogram i get an error in
RTW/data/worlds/maps/capaign/imperial_capaign/descr_script.txt

it say something about not recognising the token
Help_Campaign_Keyboard_Shortcuts_Scroll_Thread

please help i really wanna get it working??

[Myrddraal]

I realise now there was a typo in the instructions... I think I edited the ones in the several turns a year thread.. Use those sorry

[knoddy]

still not working redid the whole thing from the instructions in the 2 turns a year post and still get the same error about not being able to recognise that token

[Wishazu]

i think im just gonna wait untill the whole thing is ready :)

[Myrddraal]

Knoddy, send the files to the.mad.toad@gmail.com

PM me when you send it. Send export_descr_advice.txt
export_descr_advice_enums.txt
and export_advice.txt

Thx

[Lord_Eitho]

Hey Myrddraal this is great!!!
I dont spend much time over here at .org but i do hang around twcenter a bit. I can safely say this is the most interesting mod at both sites bar none!!!
Do you think it will be long before you have an initial release?
I think at the moment this hot-seat mode sounds more promising then the other MP method you guys are exploring in the other thread...
But good luck and all the best for your projects :)

[Drake22]

any chance of a downloadable version any time soon? or will the multiplayer campagian take priorty?

[knoddy]

Myrddraal i sent you the files u requested can u please let me know if u got them or not and if u do have them have u had a chance to look at them yet. sorry if im being impaitient but hell this is the best thing ever so i really wanna know how too make it possible. cheers

[Cealin]

So are the good files uploaded? Where can I download them?

[player1]

Are instruction needed to set up this 100% accurate?

[Cealin]

So is there anyone who has this script running good, please send the files that you had to changed to: viper_tbc@hotmail.com

If you do, I would be very happy.

[player1]

Ok, some info about the script.
There is an error in script code.

This line:
monitor_event ButtonPressed ButtonPressed end_turn

Should be replaced with this line:
monitor_event ButtonPressed end_turn


This should make script work, but it is still very buggy.

[player1]

Here is a reformatted script:
(still buggy of course)


*script deleted to prevent confusion*

[Cealin]

It works now!!

Player1 really thanks for your fix!!

[Cealin]

Damn, it still gives an error..

- I play Julii

- I play Germania

- I play Julii

And then it doesn't stop and germania gets the AI turn, then it stops before Julii's turn and you can't do anything. Pressing esc also doesn't do anything.

It does work if I save the game when I play with the second Julii turn, quit the game (to desktop), load the game and play 2 turns again. Looking at the AI load siege bug that is very bad, and also the time you have to put in it with quiting the game etc.

Is there any smart man who can fix this ?:)

[player1]

Well, I got same results too.

It seems that somwere in transition between germans --> Julii somethings gets bugged, since after Julii turn it never gets to germans again (skipps gremans and gets frerezed at next Julii turn).



P.S.
Have you tried instead of exiting the game to just reactivate the script (F1, show me), after you get to Julii turn again?

Haven't tried myself (yet), but it could be a workaround.

[Cealin]

I have tried that yeah, but it doesn't work. You get the same bug..

[Cealin]

This is the script I use now (in Data\scripts\show_me as descr_strat.txt):

;Hotseat script by Myrddraal Beta Version
script
;Set up counters
declare_counter loop ;Used to keep script running
set_counter loop 1
declare_counter faction ;Used to determine who's turn it is
set_counter faction 1
declare_counter waitcounter ;Used to stop the script swapping control between
set_counter waitcounter 1 ;the two factions back and forth
declare_counter esckeystolen ;Used to check what the escape key is supposed to do
set_counter esckeystolen 0
suspend_during_battle on ;Make sure the script doesn't stop working after a battle
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
monitor_event ButtonPressed end_turn ;The user presses the end turn button....
if I_CompareCounter faction = 1
console_command halt_ai germans ;Stops the AI at the start of
end_if ;the German turn if faction = 1
if I_CompareCounter faction = 2
console_command halt_ai romans_julii ;Stops the AI at the start
end_if ;of the Julii turn if faction = 2
steal_esc_key on ;Stops the escape key from bringing up the menu
set_counter esckeystolen 1 ;so that it can be used to switch control
end_monitor
;---------------------------------------------------------------------
monitor_event EscPressed TrueCondition ;Player then presses esc to control the next faction.
and I_CompareCounter esckeystolen = 1
set_counter waitcounter 0
if I_CompareCounter faction = 2
and I_CompareCounter waitcounter = 0
console_command control romans_julii ;If currrently controlling the germans, set_counter faction 1 ;switch to the Julii.
set_counter waitcounter 1
end_if
if I_CompareCounter faction = 1
and I_CompareCounter waitcounter = 0
console_command control germans ;If currently controlling the Julii,
set_counter faction 2 ;switch to the germans.
set_counter waitcounter 1
end_if
steal_esc_key off ;Set the esc key back to menu.
set_counter esckeystolen 0
end_monitor
while I_CompareCounter loop = 1 ;Make sure the script doesn't end
end_while
terminate_script

I have putted this in export_descr_advice.txt in Data

;------------------------------------------
AdviceThread Help_Campaign_Keyboard_Shortcuts_Scroll_Thread
GameArea Campaign

Item Help_Campaign_Keyboard_Shortcuts_Scroll_Text_01
Uninhibitable
Verbosity 0
Threshold 1
Attitude Normal
Presentation Default
Title four_turns_Title
Script scripts\show_me\descr_strat.txt
Text four_turns_Text1

I have putted this at the bottem of export_descr_advice_enums in Data

four_turns_Title
four_turns_Text1

In export_advice.txt in Data\text I put this at the bottem of the file

;-------------------

{four_turns_Title} Four turns a year

{four_turns_Text1}
To finish loading the four turns a year script, click
on the 'Show me how' button. Remember, you must do
this every time you load a saved game.

The file I created as descr_script in Data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign contains this:

script
advance_advice_thread
Help_Campaign_Keyboard_Shortcuts_Scroll_Thread
select_ui_element advisor_show_me_button
simulate_mouse_click lclick_down
simulate_mouse_click lclick_up
end_script

The descr_strat.txt file in the same folder contains this at the bottem of the file:

script
descr_script.txt

What can it be that I can only play 1 turn of both factions and then it hangs before the Julii and I have to quit rome to get it working again?

[player1]

It's obvious that there is some error in base script.
What it is I have no idea since I haven't made the script.