Help with scripting for my Alexandros mod

**Epistolary Richard** · 09-20-2006, 08:42

If you want lasting effects then a background script would be best. You'd add this above your 12 turn script.

Code:

; Susa event
monitor_event GeneralCaptureSettlement CharacterIsLocal
and FactionType macedon
and SettlementName Susa

console_command add_money 5000

terminate_monitor
end_monitor


; Turnly tribute
monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
and FactionType macedon
and I_SettlementOwner Thebes = macedon
and I_SettlementOwner Athens = macedon
and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction greek_cities = allied

console_command add_money 10

terminate_monitor
end_monitor

If you want to give the player the choice with the Capture_Greece event then you'll probably want to use an event script - though it can be integrated in the background script with some trouble.

Yes, you can give the other settlements to Macedon using the capture_settlement console command, however it would ejected their garrisons so you'd end up with a lot of Greek armies (or rebel if the faction has been destroyed) around the place.

**Lusted** · 09-20-2006, 11:30

So if i give players the choice with the greece event, it will be difficult to implement tribute then?

**Epistolary Richard** · 09-20-2006, 18:45

No, you put the choice element (including alliance/capturing cities) in the event script and you put the tribute in the background script.

**Lusted** · 09-21-2006, 00:12

And it would only work as long as the greek cities and macedon are allied, which the event script would do(begins to understand more). I think ill do the Susa in the background script(dont want to give the player the option of saying no), and have the greek cities thing as even script and background script.

**Bardo** · 09-27-2006, 17:29

Now, this will work so long as Susa is captured by an army led by a general and not a captain. There's a workaround for this which I can go into if you want.

Please, Epistolary Richard, could you explain this workaround. I thought that "GeneralCaptureSettlement" worked also with Captains.
Thanks

**Epistolary Richard** · 09-27-2006, 19:02

No, it only works for family members as it was designed to be used for traits.

The work around is to use a CharacterTurnStart or SettlementTurnStart event with a I_SettlementOwner conditional for that settlement. Easy to start, but it's hard to stop it triggering on subsequent turns (terminate_monitor will not stop it triggering when you reload the game) - you can block it either by using having the script place a blocker building and adding a SettlementBuildingExists condition (TFT does this) - or by using a trait that is added through the traits file and which subsequently blocks the monitor triggering again (I believe EB does this, maybe RG as well).

**Bardo** · 09-27-2006, 20:05

Thank you a lot for the fast answer.
About "terminate_monitor will not stop it triggering when you reload the game" issue, the idea of using traits/buildings to save information before reloads is great, and this reminds me a related question:
Do you know if someone has checked the "GameReloaded" event. Has somebody been able to use this event succesfully?
I was thinking if it could be used to detect when you reload a game, and maybe, we could use it to relaunch a background script.

**Atilius** · 09-27-2006, 23:59

Originally Posted by Epistolary Richard

No, it only works for family members as it was designed to be used for traits.

I was quite surprised to find that the GeneralCaptureSettelment is triggered if an army commanded by a captain captures a city. I have been using this in a campaign script for many months now.