Intermediate Guide to Scripting Discussion

[Epistolary Richard]

Not entirely sure what you mean, or how to do it.

He means put something in the background script monitor or the script so you'll be able to see if its even being accessed. The discerning scripter uses the infamous console_command puppify_my_love for the purpose, for example:

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart SettlementName Rome
	and SettlementIsLocal
	and Treasury > 5000
console_command puppify_my_love
 advance_advice_thread Recruit_Legion_Thread
end_monitor

If your faction symbol turns into a puppy when you fulfil those criteria then you at least know that that monitor is being accessed.

And Mark, I'm pretty sure you can run a show_me script during the campaign script of the Prologue. Guy made a special mention of how difficult it had been to get the two running at the same time.

[The_Mark]

Hmm. I remember Guy stating that RTW didn't support multiple scripts at all, though I could very well be mistaken. Have you tried declare_show_me command, if that'd affect it?

[Cheexsta]

Solution found! In export_descr_script.txt I put the following trigger:

Trigger 2134_Recruit_Legion_Trigger
    WhenToTest SettlementPanelOpen
    
    Condition I_SettlementSelected Rome
    
    AdviceThread Recruit_Legion_Thread 0

And in the background script:

monitor_event SettlementPanelOpen Rome
	and Treasury >= 5000
	suspend_unscripted_advice false
end_monitor

monitor_event ButtonPressed advisor_speech_bubble
	suspend_unscripted_advice true
end_monitor

And then finally the Legion Recruitment script:

script

select_ui_element advisor_dismiss_button
simulate_mouse_click lclick_down
simulate_mouse_click lclick_up

console_command create_unit Rome "roman hastati" 2
console_command create_unit Rome "roman princeps" 2
console_command create_unit Rome "roman velite" 2
console_command create_unit Rome "roman triarii" 1
console_command create_unit Rome "roman light cavalry" 1
console_command add_money -5000
console_command add_population Rome -1210

terminate_script
end_script

So what happens is that if you open the settlement panel for Rome (ie, double-click Rome) while the background script is running, it momentarily disables the "suspend_unscripted_advice" command, allowing seperate show_me scripts to run. Simultaneously, the Legion Recruitment show_me script runs (but only if Rome is selected), and the advisor pops up. Then, when the player clicks on the advisor's face (at least I think that's what advisor_speech_bubble is), the background script re-enables the "suspend_unscripted_advice" command.

For some reason, this can only be run once per turn, though, but that's no problem. I've only tested it briefly, so there may be some more little problems, but so far so good.

Now, to get it working with post-Marian Legions as well...