An Intermediate Guide to Scripting

**VirtualWolf** · 09-01-2006, 14:28

Just a quick note to say thankyou for your guides I am new to modding and they have been invaluable... A great Help .. and because of your writing style I found them easy to understand...

**Psyco** · 01-16-2007, 06:24

I'm new to scripting, so bear with me.

I want a script that gives the other factions (non player) money every turn, extra depending on the state of their economy.

Would this work? (I'm having troubles getting mods to work at the moment, so I cant test it)

Code:

script
declare_counter loop
set_counter loop 0

monitor_event FactionTurnStart 
and not FactionIsLocal

console_command add_money 2000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart 
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 2000

console_command add_money 2000

end monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart 
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 5000

console_command add_money 2000

end monitor

while I_CompareCounter loop = 0
end_while
end_script

Thanks

**Atilius** · 01-16-2007, 06:47

Your script won't work as you intend. When no faction is specified, the add_money console command puts the specified funds in the player's treasury.

You need to repeat each of your monitors for every faction and specify the faction name in the add_money console command:

Code:

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType seleucid
                    and not FactionIsLocal

console_command add_money seleucid, 2000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType spain
                    and not FactionIsLocal

console_command add_money spain, 2000

end_monitor

...(et cetera)

This need for duplication is responsible for the EB background script running to over 165,000 lines of code.

**Psyco** · 01-17-2007, 03:29

Thanks for the help.

Is there any list that shows which versions of the names I should be using? I would assume the ones at the top of descr_strat.txt, but it never hurts to ask.

I'm doing this for Medieval II, but I've heard the architecture is nearly identical, so it shouldn't matter.

**Atilius** · 01-17-2007, 04:41

Originally Posted by Psyco

... which versions of the names I should be using? I would assume the ones at the top of descr_strat.txt...

Yes, that's right. M2TW has the faction names in descr_strat.txt too.

**Psyco** · 01-19-2007, 04:58

Thanks for all the help. I appreciate it.

**zxiang1983** · 01-27-2007, 17:11

Hi all. I want to write a script to achieve this result: Every time I press the "disband unit" button, it will create a certain unit in a certain city.

Code:

script

declare_counter loop
set_counter loop 1
 
monitor_event ButtonPressed ButtonPressed disband_unit
console_command create_unit  Bordeaux "Dismounted Feudal Knights80" 1
end_monitor
 
while I_CompareCounter loop = 1
end_while

end_script

As you can see, the problem is I don't know what the real button ID of "disband unit". The CA docudemon says it can be found in a file called available_ui_elements.txt. But where can I find it?