The Complete EDB Guide - discussion

**DimeBagHo** · 10-23-2008, 01:39

Originally Posted by PatricianS

Unfortunately this error seems to appear whenever you make a requirement for something and then in the same line make it a "requires not"... It happens with hidden resources as well as with the same building tree :(

Guess that's the only options left then... Thanks for the answer :D

Make a hidden resource that is not present in any region and add an 'or' condition to the end of the requirements line. Like this:

Code:

requires building_present_min_level treeX level_2 and not building_present_min_level treeX level_3 or hidden_resource nowhere

I use this for filling in all sorts of "gaps" in the building DB. I tested this quickly, and it all seemed to work as intended with no error message.

**PatricianS** · 10-23-2008, 12:07

Originally Posted by DimeBagHo

Make a hidden resource that is not present in any region and add an 'or' condition to the end of the requirements line. Like this:

Code:

requires building_present_min_level treeX level_2 and not building_present_min_level treeX level_3 or hidden_resource nowhere

I use this for filling in all sorts of "gaps" in the building DB. I tested this quickly, and it all seemed to work as intended with no error message.

hmm...

Thanks for thinking, but this won't work :(

The game gives an error already on the first part of this line... (before your "or hidden_resource nowhre")

I'm afraid that the only option is what Thor the B. said... with the ; in front of the trouble area's... :(

**DimeBagHo** · 10-23-2008, 12:36

Originally Posted by PatricianS

The game gives an error already on the first part of this line... (before your "or hidden_resource nowhere")

Are you sure you didn't just make a mistake with the earlier conditions? I tried a couple of versions:

Code:

blacksmith requires building_present_min_level market trader and not building_present_min_level port_buildings port or hidden_resource nowhere

Code:

blacksmith requires building_present_min_level market trader and not building_present_min_level market forum or hidden_resource nowhere

Both loaded fine. With the first one the blacksmith was available to build in settlements with a trader, but not in settlements with a port. Afterwards the game exited fine with no error messages from either version. Obviously you need to add the resource 'nowhere' at the top of EDB.

**CaesarVincens** · 03-04-2009, 16:52

I've found an interesting phenomenon concerning the Carthaginian culture UI bug.

What I found was that after working around the bug (deleting a line referencing Carthaginian in DUB) and loading my mod, I could re-add the line for Carthaginian in DUB with no ill effects.

This may not seem like a big deal, but it means I don't have to create new UI cards for the Carthaginian culture for every new (non-eastern) building.

In fact, I just realized that the Extended Greek Mod benefits from this, perhaps unknowingly, because it doesn't use any special Carthaginian UI cards, but clearly has new buildings from vanilla. And my modifications of the Extended Greek Mod also include new buildings, some exclusively for Carthage, and I created no new cards either.

**Squid** · 03-05-2009, 19:14

Technically, you never have to create new UI cards, you just need to copy the UI card from the appropriate culture folder and rename it.

**CaesarVincens** · 03-08-2009, 18:27

Well, I know, but I meant that that is unnecessary as well. The game correctly finds the cards from the other cultures with no problems.

**Ramashan** · 04-03-2009, 17:40

I have coded in a building tree with more than one upgrade and have had it work fine. But I'm trying to make a tree that up grades different buildings for different factions. The code looks like this;

Code:

building taverns
{
    levels tavern tavern_faction1 tavern_faction2 tavern_faction3 tavern_faction4 
    {
        tavern requires factions { pontus, dacia, egypt, armenia, numidia, } 
        {
            capability
            {
            }
            construction  1 
            cost  200
            settlement_min village
            upgrades
            {
                tavern_faction1
                tavern_faction2
                tavern_faction3
                tavern_faction4
            }
        }
        tavern_faction1 requires factions { pontus, dacia, } 
        {
            capability
            {
            }
            construction  2 
            cost  800 
            settlement_min town
            upgrades
            {
            }
        }
        tavern_faction2 requires factions { egypt, } 
        {
            capability
            {
            }
            construction  2 
            cost  800 
            settlement_min town
            upgrades
            {
            }
        }
        tavern_faction3 requires factions { armenia, } 
        {
            capability
            {
            }
            construction  2 
            cost  800 
            settlement_min town
            upgrades
            {
            }
        }
        tavern_faction4 requires factions { numidia, } 
        {
            capability
            {
            }
            construction  2 
            cost  800 
            settlement_min town
            upgrades
            {
            }
        }
    }
    plugins 
    {
    }
}

I can build the tavern but I don't get the option to build any of the factional upgrades. What am I doing wrong or overlooking? Any help would be appreciated.