Research: Parameters for commands & console commands

**Monkwarrior** · 05-09-2005, 23:10

Thanks, ER.
As I promised, I have a new doubt.

As I told before, I was able to write a new trigger, a really simple one:

Code:

;------------------------------------------
Trigger 2902_Sicilia_Casus_Belli2_Trigger
    WhenToTest FactionTurnStart

    Condition I_SettlementOwner Lilybaeum = greek_cities

    AdviceThread Sicilia_Casus_Belli2_Thread  1

That means, in case of Lilybaeum is conquered by greek_cities an advice will appear, in this way:

Code:

;------------------------------------------
AdviceThread Sicilia_Casus_Belli2_Thread
    GameArea Campaign

    Item Sicilia_Casus_Belli2_Text_01
        Uninhibitable
        Verbosity  0 
        Threshold  1 
        Attitude Normal
        Presentation Default
        Title Sicilia_Casus_Belli2_Text_01_Title
        Text Sicilia_Casus_Belli2_Text_01_Text1

I have played a campaign with greek_cities and I have captured Lilybaeum. Just before pressing the end-of-turn button I saved the campaign, in order to have a quick test for this trigger. The advisor text appeared for the first time,

but if I try to repeat (with or without modification), the advisor didn't appear anymore. I copied and renamed the trigger and the advice, and again it appeared only once.

I tried by putting

Code:

         MaxRepeats  100

but there was no difference. Is there any problem with the repetition of a trigger?

**Epistolary Richard** · 05-09-2005, 23:33

You want it to appear at the start of every faction's turn? Including the AI ones? For every turn that the Greeks hold Lilybaeum?

Well, okay, try this trigger instead:

Code:

;------------------------------------------
Trigger 2902_Sicilia_Casus_Belli2_Trigger
    WhenToTest FactionTurnStart

    Condition I_SettlementOwner Lilybaeum = greek_cities

    AdviceThread Sicilia_Casus_Belli2_Thread  0

**Monkwarrior** · 05-09-2005, 23:38

Thanks, I've just remarked the zero!
The answer is no, of course, but it was only a question of testing.
Now I have run a short script:

Code:

script
console_command diplomatic_stance romans_julii greek_cities war
   
end_script

and this is the result

It works!

So I can think in refining this system to stablish "security perimeters" or "security zones", where any movement will be seen as an agression.
Thanks again!

**Monkwarrior** · 05-10-2005, 23:15

I've been also trying the question of spawn_army.
I think I've tried about a dozen of ways to write it. This is one:

Code:

spawn_army
faction	romans_julii
character	Publius Scipio, general, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 23, , x 211, y 69 
army
unit roman generals guard cavalry early soldiers 15 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman velite soldiers 40 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman velite soldiers 40 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman hastati soldiers 40 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman hastati soldiers 40 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman hastati soldiers 40 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman hastati soldiers 40 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman princeps soldiers 41 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman triarii soldiers 41 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
end

It doesn't work, of course, but perhaps there is a useful information. The show_err option says me "don't recognise this token: unit".
Does anybody know what token is?
The interesting question is that it seems that recognise everything until "unit" (so army is necessary, isn't it?). I've tried also:
roman generals...
"roman generals...
create_unit ...
and the error message is always the same: don't recognise this token {first word}.

**Myrddraal** · 05-11-2005, 08:38

I've also tried many ways, copying entries from descr_battle.txt (like it says you should), the sample use given by CA, and even entries from descr_strat. Of course none worked.

**Monkwarrior** · 05-16-2005, 00:42

Well, I am interested in the possibilities of scripting from the start of this research, although I am a complete ignorant about all the relative to this aspect.
Following the advice of Epistolary Richard and with the invaluable help of our moderator, Myrddraal, I've been trying to explore the use of a continuous script.
My first idea was to simulate the senate missions, either in campaigns where the senate is not present or for factions different from romans (many people claims that Carthage had also a senate and that this faction could also be splited into two).
This is my first (partial) success:

Code:

;Senate Missions Emulator, by Monkwarrior Beta Version 0.1
script

;set up counters
declare_counter SenateMission	;used to know which mission is currently assigned
declare_counter loop

;start of the first mission

advance_advice_thread Senate_Mission_M01_Thread	;communication to the player
set_counter SenateMission 1

;success in mission
monitor_event GeneralCaptureSettlement FactionType romans_julii
	and SettlementName Segesta

	if I_TurnNumber < 10
		advance_advice_thread Senate_Mission_Success1_Thread	;message of success
		console_command add_money 3000	;this is the reward
		inc_counter SenateMission 1	;pass to the next mission
	end_if

	terminate_monitor
end_monitor

;mission failed
monitor_conditions I_TurnNumber = 10
	and I_CompareCounter SenateMission = 1

	advance_advice_thread Senate_Mission_Failed1_Thread	;time for mission is over
	console_command add_money -1000		;penalty
	inc_counter SenateMission 1		;pass to the next mission

	terminate_monitor
end_monitor

while I_CompareCounter loop = 0
end_while
terminate_script

This script is completed with three advices in export_descr_advice, corresponding to the communication of the mission, the success message and the fail message.
I have checked this script in my Iberia:TotalWar campaign and it works (thanks to the "loop" idea of Myrddraal).

Why must it be considered a partial success? The advices appear only once. If I start again the campaign, they do not appear again and I must modify the advice name in all the related files. To be useful, the advices should appear only once in a campaign, but in every campaign.
Does anybody know how to repeat an advice?
Does anybody know what is this command used for?:

Code:

suspend_unscripted_advice false

**Epistolary Richard** · 05-23-2005, 11:56

Originally Posted by Monkwarrior

The show_err option says me "don't recognise this token: unit".
Does anybody know what token is?

Token is their name for words the scripting engine recognises. The problem with the spawn_army as the sample is written is that the game doesn't recognise 'unit' as an command - either because it never did or because it's been deactivated.

Why must it be considered a partial success? The advices appear only once. If I start again the campaign, they do not appear again and I must modify the advice name in all the related files. To be useful, the advices should appear only once in a campaign, but in every campaign.
Does anybody know how to repeat an advice?

I don't quite understand this, when you say start again the campaign do you mean that you are starting a new campaign or that you are reloading one that you have previously saved?

suspend_unscripted_advice false
This command means that no advice will appear unless the thread is advanced as part of the script or the player has requested a piece of advice from a help button.

Updates
The top posts have also been updated. Console commands clear_messages and test_message both work. As Myrddraal already noted, spawn_character works to some extent as well. I expanded the testing to agents and found it works fine for them - see the sample use for the command line I used.

**Duke John** · 08-31-2005, 11:05

Scripting with duplicate character names
If there are multiple characters with duplicate names then the engine organises them at the start of the turn based on their coordinates. The order of checking goes like: check first top row from left right, then second row from left to right. It only checks the first character that it meets. So if you wish to check in script wether Captain Barrivendos has a specific trait then the command will turn out false if the first character doesn't have it, even when the second one in line does.

How to move an army into a settlement
Use the move command:

Code:

move Captain Barrivendos, 250, 62

Note that the characther must have enough movement points.

**Duke John** · 08-31-2005, 11:22

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**Stuie** · 08-09-2005, 15:57

Originally Posted by Monkwarrior

Thanks, I've just remarked the zero!
The answer is no, of course, but it was only a question of testing.
Now I have run a short script:

Code:

script
console_command diplomatic_stance romans_julii greek_cities war
   
end_script

and this is the result

It works!

So I can think in refining this system to stablish "security perimeters" or "security zones", where any movement will be seen as an agression.
Thanks again!

Excellent! I was looking for something like this back in March when I was building the original TFT. Time to go script the Civil War.... thanks for sharing!

Edit: And victory condition triggers!!

DimeBagHo that is just brilliant! Now I have my TFT work cut out for me...

**Myrddraal** · 08-10-2005, 16:04

here is a neat scripting command which I found whilst working on the MP campaign:

call_object_shortcut

Here is an example of the syntax:

call_object_shortcut strat_ui speedup_ai

the strat_ui bit is the category of the shortcut. If you open data\text\descr_shortcuts.txt and scroll to the bottom end, you'll find a list of the shortcuts with their categories to the right.