A Beginner's Guide to Scripting & Scripting "How To"s

[Atilius]

LestaT,

I don't know much about scripting, though I'm trying to learn about it. I am a software engineer though, and I see some problems with your script based purely on programming principles.

;;;;;;;; spawn_army ;;;;;;
declare_counter spawn_army

if I_TurnNumber = 0
set_counter spawn_armyA 0
set_counter spawn_armyB 0
set_counter spawn_armyC 0
set_counter spawn_armyD 0
end_if

You've declared a counter named spawn_army but you don't use it. You actually use spawn_armyA, spawn_armyB, spawn_armyC, and spawn_armyD, but you haven't declared them as counters.

I'm pretty sure that the counter values are only preserved while your script is being executed, so they ought to be assigned a value before they are used. Your script only does this if I_TurnNumber = 0.

It also doesn't look to me like you need any of your counters. I'd suggest you get rid of everything you posted in red and change

;;;;;;;; spawn_army ;;;;;;
monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and I_TurnNumber > 21

to

;;;;;;;; spawn_army ;;;;;;
monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and I_TurnNumber = 21

You should do likewise for your other spawns.

Shouldn't your Gauls show up about 10 years later for Telamon in 225 BC?

[Monkwarrior]

There are several mistakes in the script. The correct syntax will depend on your idea about the events:
- Do you want the spawning armies to appear in a specific date or only from a given year (in a randomly chosen date)?
- Do you want the armies to spawn only once in game?
- Do you want the armies to spawn at the same time?

Just to test the syntax, you can prepare a short script that would allow one army to spawn in one early date (let's say turn number 2).

Several advices:
- You must declare all the counters used along the script: declare_counter spawn_armyA, etc.
- If the army must appear when the counter is zero, you must use the command: I_CompareCounter spawn_armyA = 0 (see the docudemon files).
Put it as part of the monitor_event
- Once the army appears, you must change the counter, either setting the value or increasing one unit: set_counter spawn_armyA 1

In any case, if the army is going to appear only once in a given date, forget the counter and set just the turn number.
If the armies appear in different turns (with a given order), you can use only one counter, and put in the event the different values (for army A, I_CompareCounter spawn_armyA = 0; for army B, I_CompareCounter spawn_armyA = 1; etc).

Good luck with the script.

[LestaT]

- Do you want the spawning armies to appear in a specific date or only from a given year (in a randomly chosen date)?
- Do you want the armies to spawn only once in game?
- Do you want the armies to spawn at the same time?

To these questions , my idea is to spawn the army only once at a specific date, for instance the first Greek army (Phyrrus) on summer 275 BC. I've restested my script (without editing from the frist spawn (in 275) to the second (in 246) and it works both times. The only this is if I save the game and reload. The second spawn (hamilcar in Sicily) keeps respawning every time I load the game and so the third one (Gaul) in 236 ..(not quite sure the date , but something like that.. )

Just to test the syntax, you can prepare a short script that would allow one army to spawn in one early date (let's say turn number 2).

Several advices:
- You must declare all the counters used along the script: declare_counter spawn_armyA, etc.
- If the army must appear when the counter is zero, you must use the command: I_CompareCounter spawn_armyA = 0 (see the docudemon files).
Put it as part of the monitor_event
- Once the army appears, you must change the counter, either setting the value or increasing one unit: set_counter spawn_armyA 1

Actually I tried to read the docudemon file .. but coun't make any sense of it. Might be because of my poor command of English or my zero knowledge about codes / pc scripts etc..

In any case, if the army is going to appear only once in a given date, forget the counter and set just the turn number.
If the armies appear in different turns (with a given order), you can use only one counter, and put in the event the different values (for army A, I_CompareCounter spawn_armyA = 0; for army B, I_CompareCounter spawn_armyA = 1; etc).

Guess this is what I'm gonna do. Thanks for the advice and I'm gonna see how it works. Just a quick question, will the script take any effect in middel of campaign ? Or will have to restart a new one ?

[Caius]

ok.

I explain what im trying to do.I am making a autosave script for RTW 1.5.Yes, there is a feature of autosave, but it is damaged or something that makes a CTD when you click the end turn.
So, I believe if I create a autosave script, this script will fix the problem.
Now, How can I create a script of end turn?

[Atilius]

Do you see the problem you mention with Autosave in an un-modded game? Autosave (or a manual save) will crash if you've made a mistake character names. I suspect this or some other mod-related change is your real problem.

[Caius]

Do you see the problem you mention with Autosave in an un-modded game? Autosave (or a manual save) will crash if you've made a mistake character names. I suspect this or some other mod-related change is your real problem.

It is the imperial campaign un-modded.
I'm not the only who haves the same problem

[Parenti's Child]

tried using the example script for mo_money but that particular section of the txt seems to be disabled in patch 1.5. Tried using the advice thread for the settlements list again no joy.

I'm trying to get force_diplomacy to work so I can play around with that in the early game if anyone has any help they could give I'd love to click their 'show me how' button.