Character Ageing and years per turn.

[Nic0o]

Hi there,

Last days I modified the descr_strat a little bit and made some other changes.

Now I have a question:

I edited this:

start_date 1080 summer
end_date 1560 winter
timescale 0.25

Now i want my characters to age 1/4 year per turn as well (or even less). But i can not make it on my own. I know that it is possible. In stainless steal 6.x there is an ageing script, that can be deleted to make characters age normal. Unfortunately i only have stainlesss steal 4.1...

Actually I'm looking for the function that controlls character ageing, when the ageing script is deleted. Somehow i must implement it.. I hope you can help me!

[valvegas1]

There is no function or file that controls ageing...ITS ALL HARDCODED...But we do know that characters age when the game turns to the season WINTER...The way most modders implement 4, 6 or 12 turns per year with proper aging is through scripting it in the campaign_script.txt (which is located in your data/world/campaign/imperial_campaign folder) also you still have to change the timescale...I am attaching the files needed to use one of these scripts...if you need more help after you look through it just let us know....

[Nic0o]

Oh yeah, thank you so much =] this is exactly what i was looking for all the time. Perfect! I already tried it out. Up to know, i get a message that the game discouvered a unknown bug and must be shut down. But I think i can fix this tomorrow. Thanks again and good night

[Nic0o]

Hey I think I need your help one more time. I tried to put the basic script into my Stainless Steal 4.1 folder.
As I already have a campaign_script i tried to put this script into my campaign script:

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; Campaign script
; Written by GrnEyedDvl
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; Table of Contents
; 1. 6 turns per year, characters age in 1st Period
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script

;show the whole map
restrict_strat_radar false

; 1. 12 Turns per year.
declare_counter period
set_counter period 1 ;set to Jan -Feb

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal ; set the season for each period
if I_CompareCounter period == 1 ;Jan, Feb
console_command season winter
end_if

if I_CompareCounter period == 2 ;March April
console_command season summer
end_if

if I_CompareCounter period == 3 ;May June
console_command season summer
end_if

if I_CompareCounter period == 4 ;July Aug
console_command season summer
end_if

if I_CompareCounter period == 5 ;Sept Oct
console_command season summer
end_if

if I_CompareCounter period == 6 ;Nov Dec
console_command season winter
end_if

inc_counter period 1 ;advance the period
if I_CompareCounter period == 7 ;start a new year
set_counter period 1
end_if
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnEnd FactionType slave
and I_CompareCounter period > 1
console_command season summer
end_monitor

wait_monitors

end_script

Do you know, what I am doing wrong? How is this script supposed to be used? The author says:

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Base script:
This is the basic script, just drop it into any working M2 or Kingdoms mod folder and set the start_date and timescale in descr_strat.txt properly and it will run fine. Obviously use the Kingdoms version for Kingdoms and the M2 version for regular M2TW.

Ok, but where to drop it? imperial_campaign? But there is already a campaign script. I'm confused =D

[Vegas_Bear]

if time scale is set to .25 this means four turns per year. The script would look like this-

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	declare_counter quarter
	set_counter quarter 1 ;set to January

	monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal ; set the season for each quarter
		if I_CompareCounter quarter == 1 ;Jan, Feb, March
			console_command season winter
		end_if
	
		if I_CompareCounter quarter == 2 ;April, May, June
			console_command season summer
		end_if
	
		if I_CompareCounter quarter == 3 ;July, Aug, Sept
			console_command season summer
		end_if
	
		if I_CompareCounter quarter == 4 ;Oct, Nov, Dec
			console_command season winter
		end_if
	
		inc_counter quarter 1 ;advance the quarter
		if I_CompareCounter quarter == 5 ;start a new year
				set_counter quarter 1
	end_if
	end_monitor

	monitor_event FactionTurnEnd FactionType slave
		and I_CompareCounter quarter > 1
		console_command season summer
	end_monitor

Place this script in the campaign_script file at the bottom and just above -

wait_monitors

end_script

Then you are done w/ the script. You might want to adjust the descr_settlement_mechanics.xml. You can open this file w/ notepad. The SPF stands for population, SOF stands for order, and SIF is income. You can reduce these because they are set up for vanilla, which is 1 turn = 2 years. Look in the tutorial section for more on this file.

VB

[Nic0o]

Great! Thank you very much. I always placed it between wait_monitors and end_script. This is why it did not work.

Then you are done w/ the script. You might want to adjust the descr_settlement_mechanics.xml. You can open this file w/ notepad. The SPF stands for population, SOF stands for order, and SIF is income. You can reduce these because they are set up for vanilla, which is 1 turn = 2 years. Look in the tutorial section for more on this file.

So these factors depend on turns and not on years, so my towns will grow faster concerning ingame time?

Ok, I'll check it out!

One last thing:

This is an excerpt of my descr_events. I think the events depend on turns not on years? So they will happen after e.g. 100 turns, no matter how many years have passed? So i will have to adjust this as well?

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;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;; EVENT LIST ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

event historic bologna_university
date 8

event historic council_of_clermont
date 16

event historic worms_concordat
date 42

event historic council_of_troyes
date 48

event historic first_windmill
date 50

event historic omne_datum_optimum
date 54

event historic earthquake_in_aleppo
date 58
position 319, 90

event historic science_alchemy_book
date 64

event historic first_european_paper
date 72

event historic the_book_of_sentences
date 76

event historic hanseatic_league
date 80

event historic first_rudder
date 100

event historic first_magnetic_compass
date 102

event historic battle_hattin
date 108

event historic teutonic_order
date 110

event historic first_wheelbarrow
date 120

event historic science_maths_zero_europe
date 122

event historic franciscan_order_founded
date 130

event historic magna_carta
date 132

event historic dominican_order_founded
date 134

; ------------ CORE GAME EVENT --------------
event historic mongols_invasion_warn
date 134 140

; ------------ CORE GAME EVENT --------------
event historic inquisition
date 154

event historic gunpowder_discovered
date 160 170
movie event/gunpowder_invented.bik

event historic dante_born
date 185

event earthquake earthquake_in_silicia
date 188
position 287, 94

event historic summa_theologica
date 194

event historic first_mechanical_clock
date 200

event historic first_eyeglasses
date 206

event historic new_era_begins
date 220

event earthquake earthquake_in_alexandria
date 222
position 285, 47

event earthquake earthquake_in_alexandria_2
date 232
position 285, 47

event historic football_banned
date 234

event historic first_sawmill
date 248

event historic first_public_clock
date 254

event historic science_weather_forecast
date 256

event historic hundred_years_war
date 258

[valvegas1]

Just to clarify what vegas_bear said so as to avoid confusion...Copy and paste from the turns per years script into your existing script where he said....Also Make sure your time scale is set right for the 6 turns per year script...This is what it should be...

6 Turns per Year
start_date has to be winter
timescale has to be 0.167

EDIT; sorry i was too slow anyway to answer your other question...Yes...Simple method is to multiply all numbers by 12 and round up to nearest whole number if necessary...since vanilla is 1turn = 2yrs. and your script has 6 turns per year then that means it takes you 12 turns to equal 1 of vanilla...this should put your events back on track...if SS4.1 was already running two turns per years then multiply everything by 3...

Also check you should check your campaign script for scripts that run on turn numbers and adjust those as well...just open it and hit ctr+f and in the seach bar type I_TurnNumber and hit the find button...it'll take you right to them...

[Nic0o]

That was my fault. I forgot to tell you, that I switched from 4 to 6 turns per year. My timescale was correct, but I had the script on the wrong spot.

Ok, I'll do so. Now everything is finished and i can start to try it out. Thank you guys!

[valvegas1]

Glad to be of assistance...

[Vegas_Bear]

Sorry a little late, but glad you got it figured out. You will also need to change the dates in the export_descr_ancillaries.txt to match your timescale for the heroes/ famous characters.

VB

[JRP]

Not to burst anyones bubble.. But the only thing I see wrong with this is that your general's wives can have 2 children less than 8 months apart.. lol