An Intermediate Guide to Scripting

[dzsagon]

If I use spawn and move command to not local faction with monitor_event, hothing happaned:

script
monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
spawn_army
faction romans_julii
character Flavius Julius, general, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 20, x 180, y 5
unit roman generals guard cavalry, soldiers 20 exp 9 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman legionary first cohort ii, soldiers 40 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman legionary cohort ii, soldiers 60 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
unit roman praetorian cohort i, soldiers 60 exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
end
console_command move_character Flavius Julius 170, 5
campaign_wait 1
console_command move_character Flavius Julius 160, 15
end_monitor
end_script


If I use it to not local faction without monitor_event spawn work, but no moves

If I use it to local faction spawn works, move works too.

[The_Mark]

Weird. Beats me why it doesn't work.

The only thing I can think of is that you were playing with the Julii when testing with not FactionIsLocal, but that wouldn't still explain why the moves didn't work..

[dzsagon]

Is there easiest way to check - me and my ally's- diplomatic stance for all other fractions? I am chartage, my ally is spain.

script
declare_counter war0
set_counter war0 0
declare_counter war1
set_counter war1 0
declare_counter war2
set_counter war2 0
declare_counter war3
set_counter war3 0
declare_counter war4
set_counter war4 0
declare_counter war5
set_counter war5 0
declare_counter loop
set_counter loop 0

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction romans_brutii = AtWar
set_counter war0 1
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction romans_brutii <= Neutral
set_counter war0 0
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction romans_julii = AtWar
set_counter war1 1
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction romans_julii <= Neutral
set_counter war1 0
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction romans_scipii = AtWar
set_counter war2 1
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction romans_scipii <= Neutral
set_counter war2 0
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction gauls = AtWar
set_counter war3 1
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction gauls <= Neutral
set_counter war3 0
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction numidia = AtWar
set_counter war4 1
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction numidia <= Neutral
set_counter war4 0
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction greek_cities = AtWar
set_counter war5 1
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction greek_cities <= Neutral
set_counter war5 0
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction romans_brutii < AtWar
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction carthage = Allied
and I_CompareCounter war0 = 1
console_command diplomatic_stance spain romans_brutii war
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction romans_julii < AtWar
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction carthage = Allied
and I_CompareCounter war1 = 1
console_command diplomatic_stance spain romans_julii war
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction romans_scipii < AtWar
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction carthage = Allied
and I_CompareCounter war2 = 1
console_command diplomatic_stance spain romans_scipii war
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction gauls < AtWar
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction carthage = Allied
and I_CompareCounter war3 = 1
console_command diplomatic_stance spain gauls war
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction numidia < AtWar
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction carthage = Allied
and I_CompareCounter war4 = 1
console_command diplomatic_stance spain numidia war
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction greek_cities < AtWar
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction carthage = Allied
and I_CompareCounter war5 = 1
console_command diplomatic_stance spain greek_cities war
end_monitor

while I_CompareCounter loop = 0
end_while

end_script

[The_Mark]

You probably have the easiest way right there in your hands. If you don't need to check for specific factions there are a couple of conditions (OnWarFooting or similar), but for specific factions there's really no way around it. If you start doing these kind of repetitive scripts you should learn how to do script generators, with php, C++, excel or similar.

[SigniferOne]

Great thread ER :)

[ScionTheWorm]

is it possible to have nested loops, if-statements and so on? could be a time saver in-game

pseudo-code:

if 1
if 2
[do something]
end if ; 2
if 3
[do something]
end if ; 3
while [something]
[do something]
end while
end if ; 1

edit: I just realized it is

another thing, for it to be a background script you have to add

while I_CompareCounter loop = 0
end_while

won't it go faster if you have

while I_CompareCounter loop = 0
campaign_wait 1
end_while

?

[Myrddraal]

won't it go faster if you have
while I_CompareCounter loop = 0
campaign_wait 1
end_while?

Well I don't think it would be noticable to be honest, but in theory yes