Scripting problems

[Dol Guldur]

Might as well post this here - does anyone know how to create a new advisor message that will appear without having to click the advisor portrait first? I've never really looked into this area much. Everything works fine, but that advisor will not open automatically. If I change the verbosity to anything other than 0 it does not appear at all when triggered...I just cannot see any difference between my version and those that do open automatically...

I will post the code if necessary.

[Monkwarrior]

Might as well post this here - does anyone know how to create a new advisor message that will appear without having to click the advisor portrait first? I've never really looked into this area much. Everything works fine, but that advisor will not open automatically. If I change the verbosity to anything other than 0 it does not appear at all when triggered...I just cannot see any difference between my version and those that do open automatically...

I will post the code if necessary.

I have the same problem, but sometimes the message is open and sometime (the most) not. From my experience it seems to me that it is not possible to do it when the advisor appears at the faction turn start, and I feel that it is due to some interference of the incoming faction messages (the images falling from the top). When the advisor appears directly after some event or circumstances (city captured, for example) then the message appears with the typical simulate click orders.

[Atilius]

From my experience it seems to me that it is not possible to do it when the advisor appears at the faction turn start...

That's been my experience also.

[Dol Guldur]

I've seen mods load background scripts on reloads at turn-start where the text automatically appears with the advisor (and disappears again). How is this done?

[Monkwarrior]

I've seen mods load background scripts on reloads at turn-start where the text automatically appears with the advisor (and disappears again). How is this done?

Yes. It is my case too, but I use a clear_messages console command, because the messages in the first turn are not interesting at all. But this method cannot be used on any other turn, as they can include important information for the player.

[Dol Guldur]

Well, doomed to never get scripting working (too me about a year to work out how to get perfect spy working in BI - you have to use the vanilla script text files as creating new ones just never work for some odd reason) I have yet another problem.

The advisor will never show up with triggered advice unless I "rest advisor" in the game options; it then has to be done again as it only works once.

How can I reset the advisor (whetver that does) without having to do this? And, more importantly, how come it has been working up until yesterday? These scripting and script-related issues are so temperamental ;)

EDIT: Apparently it is being very temperamental and is now working :( What could cause this?