12 turns per year with proper aging

[GrnEyedDvl]

I love this script, just added it to my game.

Is their any way at all to change it so the start is summer and not winter?

You could, but its easiest to do it the way I do it. Find the line that sets the month at 1 and change it to 6 or 7 or whatever. Note that this will screw up when the year changes. It will now change in June or July. Not worth it to me. The game starts counting the timescale at 0, so .0835 X 12 = new year. There is no way to start the timescale at say 500 and then go 6 turns to add teh first year and then count 12 afterr that.

Awesome!!

Thought this was hardcorded?

Anyway, if i would like this to work for SS, do i just copy the script text, and put it in campaign_script, and change the timescale, start_date in descr_strat?

edit: where should i put it exacly in the campaign_script, in the bottom or?

Obviously not hardcoded

Place it anywhere you want in the campaign_script as long as there is the wait_monitors command in the bottom rigth before end_script.

Geez do I feel stupid now, I guess that was my mistake, I overread the winter part. Sorry .

lol no worries, I figured it was something simple.

I actually have an update for this I am working on, will post soon.

[Aedelric]

Thanks again GrnEyedDvl.

[GrnEyedDvl]

Welcome.

[Ataegina]

i've tried make this for 4 turns (3months) but this ends in CTD

start_date 1174 summer
end_date 1453 winter
timescale 0.25

declare_counter month
set_counter month 1 ;set to winter

monitor_event PreFactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal ; set the season for each month
if I_CompareCounter month == 1 ;winter
console_command season winter
end_if

if I_CompareCounter month == 2 ;spring
console_command season summer
end_if

if I_CompareCounter month == 3 ;summer
console_command season summer
end_if

if I_CompareCounter month == 4 ;Autumn
console_command season winter
end_if

inc_counter month 1 ;advance the month
if I_CompareCounter month == 5 ;start a new year
set_counter month 1
end_if
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnEnd FactionType slave
and I_CompareCounter month < 4
console_command season summer
end_monitor

so what is wrong ?

[aNarion.]

Obviously not hardcoded

Place it anywhere you want in the campaign_script as long as there is the wait_monitors command in the bottom rigth before end_script.

Hmm.. well i tried it the first time at the top of the script... and then it didnt work, the characters aged after every turn..
Then after that i tried in the bottom of the script, and voula, it worked! I might have done some mistake the first time, but either may it now works fine!

I must say that im very satisfiedwith this, rep+!

[GrnEyedDvl]

i've tried make this for 4 turns (3months) but this ends in CTD

I didnt see anything obviously wrong other than you started in summer. That alone might do it. Is there anything in your log?

Hmm.. well i tried it the first time at the top of the script... and then it didnt work, the characters aged after every turn..
Then after that i tried in the bottom of the script, and voula, it worked! I might have done some mistake the first time, but either may it now works fine!

I must say that im very satisfiedwith this, rep+!

Either you made a mistake or there is something in the SS script that confilcts with it. Glad to hear you got it working.

[Ataegina]

ok, so ill try start in winter and see what happen next ....

[Ataegina]

this still giving me CTD's , also in logs this don't tell nothing about errors in campaign_script or even less in descr_strat

[GrnEyedDvl]

You have the trace option enabled?

[Furin]

Working well for me now, t'was the start winter thingie. Thank's again for the help .

[Ataegina]

well this is working for me now, without CTD, the 4 turns per year its working, but..... the character never get old, i've experiment with leader with 54 years and 10 turns later in my case (2 years and half later) he still with 54....so what is wrong? have we found a elixir of eternal youth ?

[GrnEyedDvl]

Your season isnt changing properly on teh end of the 4th turn.

make sure you start your campaign in winter.


Change this line, at teh top of your script:
set_counter month 1 ;set to winter

To this:
set_counter month 0 ;set to winter

[Ataegina]

still the same, nobody gets older after the 4 turn....

[GrnEyedDvl]

I will try a 4 turn version tomorrow and post it.

[Furin]

You know, I was thinking, if you kept the timescale at 0.50 would this mean that the campaign advances at normal speed and just your characters live twelfe times longer? Although that wouldn't be accurate in terms of lifespan or age it would make the gamer grow more attached to his characters than at the moment. I don't know how other people see this but with my chars, it's like one crusade and then you might aswell kill him cuz hes above 40 years old and grows a grey beard...

[Ataegina]

I will try a 4 turn version tomorrow and post it.

any news ?

[aNarion.]

Hmm.. damn.. I made some adds to the script resently.. and all of a suddent the aging thing was not working.. they aged after every second turn, and in the start, summer winter switches after every year.. hm.. tried moving the script around in the file.. but doesnt seem to work..

Also i get kind of confused of the attached campaign_script and the script on this thread.. which one should i actaully use? im not so good with scripting..

This is how my Campaign_script looks right now..

[GrnEyedDvl]

any news ?

No sorry about that, I got tied up with another problem. I will try to get on this soon.

Hmm.. damn.. I made some adds to the script resently.. and all of a suddent the aging thing was not working.. they aged after every second turn, and in the start, summer winter switches after every year.. hm.. tried moving the script around in the file.. but doesnt seem to work..

Also i get kind of confused of the attached campaign_script and the script on this thread.. which one should i actaully use? im not so good with scripting..

This is how my Campaign_script looks right now..

I cant look at that right now aNarion, but when I look at Ataeginas 4 turns problem I will look at yours at the same time.

[aNarion.]

I cant look at that right now aNarion, but when I look at Ataeginas 4 turns problem I will look at yours at the same time.

Okay, its np.. but i dont think its any detailed problem, probobly some minor tweak that a non-scripter like me couldnt see..

[GrnEyedDvl]

I am doing some stuff with this today. The plan is to have several versions that you can just drop into the script of whatever game you are playing.


Here is what the goal is.
Versions:
12 turns M2, 12 turns Kingdoms
A randomized script to change how long the winter is
Traits for reduced movement in winter

I will do the same for a 4 tpy and a 6 tpy script, one for M2 and one for Kingdoms.

Technically you could use the M2 versions in a Kingdoms game, but the Kingdoms versions will take advantage of a new command that M2 cannot use.

aNarion, you will be able to take one of these and plug it into the current game you are running and should have no problems at all.