need help with depopulation script

[Galloper]

I already wrote about this script in "An Intermediate Guide to Scripting" but it looks like I choose a wrong thread.
I'm trying implement script which can reduce population in city.

script
	declare_counter loop
	set_counter loop 0

	monitor_event ButtonPressed ButtonPressed end_turn
	and Carthago SettlementPopulationMaxedOut
	console_command add_population Carthago -7000
	end_monitor

	while I_CompareCounter loop = 0
	end_while
end_script

In this way script start decrease population each turn if there 24000 in the settlement, but it doesn't stop!!! It' stop only when there are 400 men in the settlement(as I understand lowest level)
If I use terminate_monitor script reduce population only once...
What I should change If I want that script decrease population depending on it's size

[Monkwarrior]

There is one thing that I don't understand:

Is the starting population of Carthago lower than 24000?

I mean, does the script recognize the syntax of "and Carthago SettlementPopulationMaxedOut" or simply use endturn button pressed as condition?

This is a trigger in export_descr_advice:

Trigger 1994_Settlement_Population_Limit_Reached_Trigger
    WhenToTest SettlementTurnStart

    Condition SettlementIsLocal
          and SettlementPopulationMaxedOut

    AdviceThread Settlement_Population_Limit_Reached_Thread  1

In view of that I will try a different syntax. For example:

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart Carthago
and SettlementPopulationMaxedOut
console_command add_population Carthago -7000
end_monitor

But this is only a quick answer. Never tried.

[Galloper]

Thanks for your hint Monkwarrior!
I tried your syntax but again without success,for one turn population level fall on lowest level of 400 men
It's seems that script recognize "Carthago SettlementPopulationMaxedOut" as condition it also works well with if statement, but problem is that this "recognition mechanism" works only one time and if it works script begin reducing population all time.
I used endturn button because I tried prevent script from momental falling of population level.

PS:pardon my bad english

[Monkwarrior]

Thanks for your hint Monkwarrior!
I tried your syntax but again without success,for one turn population level fall on lowest level of 400 men
It's seems that script recognize "Carthago SettlementPopulationMaxedOut" as condition it also works well with if statement, but problem is that this "recognition mechanism" works only one time and if it works script begin reducing population all time.
I used endturn button because I tried prevent script from momental falling of population level.

PS:pardon my bad english

What's your mother language? I imagine that it is not Spanish.
Let's continue in English then.

I was wondering why do you need a background script for this purpose.
One alternative would be an advice with a script for "depopulation".

In export_descr_advice:
in the bottom of the file, the trigger

;------------------------------------------
Trigger 9000_Carthago_Population_Limit_Reached_Trigger
    WhenToTest SettlementTurnStart

    Condition SettlementIsLocal
          and SettlementName Carthago
          and SettlementPopulationMaxedOut

    AdviceThread Carthago_Population_Limit_Reached_Thread  1

then you need the advice thread

;------------------------------------------
AdviceThread Carthago_Population_Limit_Reached_Thread
    GameArea Campaign

    Item Carthago_Population_Limit_Reached_Text_01
        Uninhibitable
        Verbosity  0 
        Priority  1 
        Threshold  1 
        Attitude Normal
        Presentation Default
        Title Carthago_Population_Limit_Reached_Text_01_Title
        Script scripts\show_me\depopulation.txt
        Text Carthago_Population_Limit_Reached_Text_01_Text1

In export_advice (text folder):

{Carthago_Population_Limit_Reached_Text_01_Title}	Too Many People in Carthago

{Carthago_Population_Limit_Reached_Text_01_Text1}
Carthago has reached its maximum population level. 7,000 inhabitants have been evicted from the city.

And in data\scripts\show_me folder you create the file depopulation.txt:

script

console_command add_population -7000

end_script

Good luck!

[Myrddraal]

This is odd. A monitor should repeat again and again unless you include the terminate_monitor line...

[alpaca]

Try this syntax:

declare_counter break_counter
monitor_event SettlementTurnStart Carthago
and SettlementPopulationMaxedOut
and I_CompareCounter break_counter = 0
console_command add_population Carthago -7000
set_counter break_counter 1
end_monitor

while TrueCondition
if I_CompareCounter break_counter = 1
set_counter break_counter 0
end_if
end_while

Edit: As an afterthought it probably won't work very well. Could you test if it only executes once each time you press end turn when you provide no condition for the monitor?

[Galloper]

Monkwarrior
My mother language is russian, but I'm dreaming learn spanish someday
I tried made script in your way with advice threads, but again without success. Cheked all several times started new campaign but it seemes that script doesnt' run.
There is one condition that not very suitable for me "SettlementIsLocal". In this way script affects only on human player but I suppose that AI suffers from overflowing cities much more than player. I want include all settlements on the map in the script and I believe that decrease of population can improve AI behaviour.

alpaca
I tried your syntax and it doesn't work
If I put your original script nothing happened.

I tried add "and Carthago SettlementPopulationMaxedOut" beacuse in docudemon written that SettlementPopulationMaxedOut need settlement. In this way population level decrease till 400 men on next turn.

I tried run script without conditions

declare_counter break_counter
monitor_event SettlementTurnStart Carthago
console_command add_population Carthago -7000
set_counter break_counter 1
end_monitor

while TrueCondition
if I_CompareCounter break_counter = 1
set_counter break_counter 0
end_if
end_while

In this way nothing happened.
If I leave only and I_CompareCounter break_counter = 0 as condition the population level fall till 400 men level on next turn.
I tried different syntax with your code but I cannot discover any solution to make "SettlementTurnStart" work. It seemes that "ButtonPressed ButtonPressed end_turn" works better but in this way end turn button triggered console_command and script run without checking "SettlementPopulationMaxedOut".

Any new ideas gladly appreciated!