How to add new ancillaries ?

**Spendios** · 06-22-2006, 19:10

Hi, everybody I'm currently trying to add new ancillaries, more exactly factions specific ancillaries.

Let's say for axample I want a specific bodyguard for greek and another for roman with different portraits, effects, etc...

So, in my export_descr_ancillaries, I put this :

Code:

;------------------------------------------
;Ancillary: bodyguard_greek
; o bodyguard : <PersonalSecurity>  2, <BodyguardValour>  2

Ancillary bodyguard_greek
    Image 109.tga
    Description bodyguard_greek_desc
    EffectsDescription bodyguard_greek_effects_desc
    Effect PersonalSecurity  2 
    Effect BodyguardValour  2 

;------------------------------------------
Ancillary bodyguard_roman
; o bodyguard : <PersonalSecurity>  2, <BodyguardValour>  2

Ancillary bodyguard_roman
    Image 401.tga
    Description bodyguard_roman_desc
    EffectsDescription bodyguard_roman_effects_desc
    Effect PersonalSecurity  2 
    Effect BodyguardValour  2

and this :

Code:

;------------------------------------------
Trigger trigger_bodyguard_greek
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnStart
    Condition Trait AcquireBodyguard_Greek > 0
          and FactionType greek_cities
          
    AcquireAncillary bodyguard_greek chance  100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger trigger_bodyguard_roman
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnStart
    Condition Trait AcquireBodyguard_Roman > 0
          and FactionType romans_julii

    AcquireAncillary bodyguard_roman chance  100

Then in my export_descr_ancillary_enums I add this :

Code:

bodyguard_greek
bodyguard_greek_desc
bodyguard_roman
bodyguard_roman_desc

Then in my export_ancillaries I add this :

Code:

¬---------------

{bodyguard_greek}	Bodyguard

{bodyguard_greek_desc}
Personal security never has too high a price.

{bodyguard_greek_effects_desc}
+2 to personal security (improves the chances of detecting and foiling assassination attempts), +2 to the valour of your general's bodyguards

¬---------------

{bodyguard_roman}	Bodyguard

{bodyguard_roman_desc}
Personal security never has too high a price.

{bodyguard_roman_effects_desc}
+2 to personal security (improves the chances of detecting and foiling assassination attempts), +2 to the valour of your general's bodyguards

¬---------------

And finally in my export_descr_character_traits :

Code:

;------------------------------------------
Trait AcquireBodyguard_Greek
    Characters family
    Hidden
    AntiTraits Bodyguard_GreekAcquired

    Level Acquire_Bodyguard_Greek
	  Description Acquire_Bodyguard_Greek_desc
	  EffectsDescription Acquire_Bodyguard_Greek_effects_desc
        Threshold  1

;------------------------------------------
Trait Bodyguard_GreekAcquired
    Characters family
    Hidden
    NoGoingBackLevel 1
    AntiTraits AcquireBodyguard_Greek

    Level Bodyguard_Greek_Acquired
	  Description Bodyguard_Greek_Acquired_desc
	  EffectsDescription Bodyguard_Greek_Acquired_effects_desc
        Threshold  1


;------------------------------------------
Trait AcquireBodyguard_Roman
    Characters family
    Hidden
    AntiTraits Bodyguard_RomanAcquired

    Level Acquire_Bodyguard_Roman
	  Description Acquire_Bodyguard_Roman_desc
	  EffectsDescription Acquire_Bodyguard_Roman_effects_desc
        Threshold  1

;------------------------------------------
Trait Bodyguard_RomanAcquired
    Characters family
    Hidden
    NoGoingBackLevel 1
    AntiTraits AcquireBodyguard_Roman

    Level Bodyguard_Roman_Acquired
	  Description Bodyguard_Roman_Acquired_desc
	  EffectsDescription Bodyguard_Roman_Acquired_effects_desc
        Threshold  1

Problem is that campaign doesn't lauch with this...what is the correct thing to do to have this kind of thing working ?

Thanks a lot

**Stuie** · 06-23-2006, 14:19

What version of RTW are you using? If you're using 1.3+, then export_descr_ancillary_enums is not necessary, but if you're using 1.2 then you need this in that file:

Code:

bodyguard_greek
bodyguard_greek_desc
bodyguard_greek_effects_desc
bodyguard_roman
bodyguard_roman_desc
bodyguard_roman_effects_desc

You have a problem here:

Code:

;------------------------------------------
Ancillary bodyguard_roman
; o bodyguard : <PersonalSecurity>  2, <BodyguardValour>  2

Ancillary bodyguard_roman
    Image 401.tga
    Description bodyguard_roman_desc
    EffectsDescription bodyguard_roman_effects_desc
    Effect PersonalSecurity  2 
    Effect BodyguardValour  2

You need a semi-colon before the first instance of "Ancillary bodyguard_roman".

Also, you are referencing new traits in your triggers (AcquireBodyguard_Greek and AcquireBodyguard_Roman). Did you add those to your trait files?

Finally... are you using a RTW shortcut with -show_err on the target line? That should catch any other problems.

**Spendios** · 06-23-2006, 15:07

Thanks a lot Stuie, the problem was this stupid semi-colon missing...

EDIT : How can I restrict the acquisition, for example it is possible to restrict an ancillary to a culture or a faction, but if for example I want an ancillary for romans_julii and romans_brutii but not available to romans_scipii, how can I make that ?

**Dol Guldur** · 06-23-2006, 21:59

Have a look at how FactionType is used in the files.

**Stuie** · 06-24-2006, 04:17

Originally Posted by Spendios

Thanks a lot Stuie, the problem was this stupid semi-colon missing...

EDIT : How can I restrict the acquisition, for example it is possible to restrict an ancillary to a culture or a faction, but if for example I want an ancillary for romans_julii and romans_brutii but not available to romans_scipii, how can I make that ?

Restrict by faction:

Code: