console_command event: anybody?

**Monkwarrior** · 03-14-2006, 20:10

In the docudemon files, we have the list of console commands, and there we can find this:

Code:

 event 
  Availability:  campaign 
  Usage:  event <event_type> <opt:position> : creates an event at position

Did anybody succeed in making this command working?

I've tried to put this line in a script, but it doesn't work:

Code:

console_command event senate_mission_success

as senate_mission_success is in descr_event_enums.txt

**GiantMonkeyMan** · 03-15-2006, 18:55

have you tried any events apart from the senate missions... cos i think the senate are quite buggy when attempting to mod them
try the archamides screw one, it should be in there

**Monkwarrior** · 03-15-2006, 19:44

Well, in fact I was only interested in the senate missions.

There are 4-5 commands to trigger senate missions (I don't understand why there are not commands for all the possible missions), and the senate_mission_help_player allows to trigger the reward in case of success. But I was trying to trigger the failure message, but it seems to me that it is not possible.

**GiantMonkeyMan** · 03-15-2006, 20:20

well a quick question... does it work on other events? have you tried?

**alpaca** · 03-15-2006, 20:34

Nothing I tried yet with that command didn work (in BI 1.6), so I guess it's disabled. There are reports of it working though, so I'm not 100% sure.

**DimeBagHo** · 03-16-2006, 03:31

If all you want is the message you can use the test_message command.

**Monkwarrior** · 03-16-2006, 09:30

Originally Posted by DimeBagHo

If all you want is the message you can use the test_message command.

Yes, I wanted the message just to make different those type of messages from the normal advices.
I'll try this way, thanks.

**Monkwarrior** · 03-18-2006, 02:19

Originally Posted by DimeBagHo

If all you want is the message you can use the test_message command.

I'm completely unable to use this command.

First I tried to test the senate messages. As they were not shown, I thought that it was a problem with the syntax.
Then I looked for the use of this command in other scripts and I found that in EB it was used with civil_war.
I tried this syntax:

Code:

	monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
		and I_TurnNumber = 1

		console_command test_message civil_war

		terminate_monitor
	end_monitor

but the message was not shown. I know that the event is working, as I used it to test other commands.
As all the events for test_message command in EB script were TurnEnd, I've tried this other syntax:

Code:

monitor_event CharacterTurnEnd FactionType romans_julii
and EndedInSettlement
and SettlementName Ostia

console_command test_message civil_war

terminate_monitor
end_monitor

In spite of the fact that the faction leader is in that settlement from the very beginning of the campaign, the message is not shown in any of the first three turns.

Could somebody find the mistake?

**LorDBulA** · 03-22-2006, 20:38

console_command test_message civil_war This command works (i checked it) so problem is with monitors.
In first code i think that turn numbering starts from 1.
So aither there is no FactionTurnStart event for it or it happens just as campagne is loaded and there is no chance you can catch it (you activate script afther this event already happened).

Second code looks ok. You should recheck if Ostia is visible city name.
SettlementName command uses visible city name (i think that all other commands uses internal city names).

I hope it helps.

**Monkwarrior** · 03-23-2006, 00:21

Originally Posted by LorDBulA

console_command test_message civil_war This command works (i checked it) so problem is with monitors.
In first code i think that turn numbering starts from 1.
So aither there is no FactionTurnStart event for it or it happens just as campagne is loaded and there is no chance you can catch it (you activate script afther this event already happened).

Second code looks ok. You should recheck if Ostia is visible city name.
SettlementName command uses visible city name (i think that all other commands uses internal city names).

I hope it helps.

The mistake in the first code must be in another place.
This alternative code worked:

Code:

	monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
		and I_TurnNumber = 1

		senate_mission_take_city major_reward, Segesta
		set_counter Senate_Mission 1

		terminate_monitor
	end_monitor

and the senate mission was shown in the beginning of the second turn. Thus I supposed that the first turn is turn 0.

In the second case, perhaps you are right, as Ostia is internal name. I will try with the visible one.

Thanks.