Experience bonus in EDB

[Garnier]

I managed to give an experience bonus to enemy units in the EDB like so (in this case I was playing venice):

recruits_exp_bonus 6 requires not factions { venice, }

But the problem is that naturally, that only works if I'm playing venice. If I play england, I have to change it to say england.

Is there a way to use a "requires not factionislocal" or something of that sort? And if so, how do I word it?

[GrnEyedDvl]

I dunno if you can use FactionIsLocal or not, I would guess not but you can always try it, then send a spy to see if it worked. Just replace the word Venice with FactionIsLocal.

Another way to do it would be to add a TroopMorale bonus to all non player generals at the end of the first turn via script/trigger.

[Kundich]

Use the first part of the syntax: recruits_exp_bonus 6

That's exactly how it was in Rome and it continues to work in M2. Your method is cool, in that you can give various bonuses only to specfic factions. Cool.


Thanks,
ADM

[Garnier]

I dunno if you can use FactionIsLocal or not, I would guess not but you can always try it, then send a spy to see if it worked. Just replace the word Venice with FactionIsLocal.

Tried that and a few other things. Got a script error cause it expects factions, culture types or "all".

Another way to do it would be to add a TroopMorale bonus to all non player generals at the end of the first turn via script/trigger.

Thing is the AI almost never leads their armies with generals..

[GrnEyedDvl]

Hmmm I have an idea here but I havent fully fleshed it out, should work though.

Make two identical building trees, one with the bonuses and one without, then set opposite event_counters in each as a requirement.

Then modify this script:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=108423

Have it turn off one condition and turn on the other when you click a settlement. When you click off the settlement onto something else have it swap them so the AI can build the other tree.

If you need help writing it let me know.

[pwijnands]

Can you use FactionTurnStart and FactionIsLocal in the main campaign script? If so it sounds a lot easier to make an event counter called localfaction and set that to 1 if the player is doing his turn and set it to 0 when the AI is processing his turns.

[Dave Scarface]

Great find Garnier, I dont suppose this would work for morale as well would it? Because I have been looking for a way of making the AI have a better morale than the human (like in RTW on VH).

[pwijnands]

There is recruits_morale_bonus, which gives units more morale.

[Dave Scarface]

Awesome and thank you so much guys, I really missed the AI getting the morale boost because its been to easy without it. At last I can start to worry again about the battles I am about to fight +rep

[Garnier]

Awesome and thank you so much guys, I really missed the AI getting the morale boost because its been to easy without it. At last I can start to worry again about the battles I am about to fight +rep

Yeah, I've been using both of those bonuses (morale and exp) for a long time.



Thanks GrnEyedDvl, I've got it to work like so:

I don't use two building trees, I just put the bonus in for all walls/castles so every unit the AI recruits gets it:
recruits_exp_bonus 3 requires event_counter recruits_bonus 1
recruits_morale_bonus 9 requires event_counter recruits_bonus 1


And in the campaign script:

Added this to counters:
declare_counter recruits_bonus

And this:
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;;;;;;;;RECRUITS BONUS SCRIPT BEGIN;;;;;;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

monitor_event FactionTurnEnd FactionIsLocal
set_event_counter recruits_bonus 1
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
set_event_counter recruits_bonus 0
end_monitor

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;;;;;;;;RECRUITS BONUS SCRIPT END;;;;;;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

[GrnEyedDvl]

That works too, nice job.

The two trees idea was the first one to come to mind that could be scripted, that way is probably better.

[HANDsolo]

Is it possible to give captains + troop morale and + hitpoint traits. It doesnt matter if the player's captain gets the trait too because I hardly ever attack with captains leading my armies.

[Garnier]

I do not think so.

[GrnEyedDvl]

Is it possible to give captains + troop morale and + hitpoint traits. It doesnt matter if the player's captain gets the trait too because I hardly ever attack with captains leading my armies.

Cant be done.

[Dave Scarface]

Hi guys,

I tried putting this in the campaign_script.txt and tested it in game. And it worked, only everyone can get more experienced units (including the player) which kind of defeats the object. So I tried to make this work only for AI controlled factions but then it dont work at all. Do any of you scripting experts know how to get this to work properly for the AI only?

declare_counter recruits_bonus

monitor_event FactionTurnEnd FactionIsLocal
set_event_counter recruits_bonus 1
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
set_event_counter recruits_bonus 0
end_monitor

thanks
Dave

[Lonck]

what if you set it to monitor_event FactionTurnEnd not FactionIsLocal
dunno if you know this but units get recruited (if not under siege) after you click the hourglass.

[Dave Scarface]

I already tried this thanks, and it did not work out for me.

[GrnEyedDvl]

You dont have to declare an event_counter, just a normal counter.

That seems like it actually should work as long as you have the recruits_bonus line in the EDB properly.

[Dave Scarface]

Hi GrneyedDvl,

I already have this script working, the problem is I'm trying to get this to work only for the AI, or this script is not worth using in my mod. I test this in hotseat mode and so far I cannot get the AI to upgrade its troops experience unless I enter in Garniers script. But his script is not what I am after.

Dave

[SigniferOne]

You have to declare the event_counter, before you can use it.

And the only way to declare an event_counter is to create an event, in the script, declare event_variables within it. See how they do it in the Teutonic campaign, where they limit Lithuanian tech-tree for as long as the Lithuanians don't accept the Christian conversion.