How-to: Add a background script to your mod

**Killerbee** · May 26, 2009, 12:56 PM

Well I don't know

I tried without , yet didn't work apparently ..

**makanyane** · May 26, 2009, 01:29 PM

You need to declare the counter - just don't do it inside a monitor

normal practice is to declare all the counters just after the start of the script

**Killerbee** · May 26, 2009, 01:56 PM

So , I suppose it should look like this ? :

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Btw , does it work when you put it in those conditions with 'I_' in fornt of it ? For instance :

Code:

If I_TurnNumber = 1

declare_counter Fmission

end_if

**HouseOfHam** · May 27, 2009, 02:37 AM

It's best to declare them before-hand, outside of any conditionals/monitors.

**Killerbee** · May 27, 2009, 08:33 AM

Alright , thx mate

**Killerbee** · June 23, 2009, 11:26 AM

Anyone got scripting movies to work ?

I have this in my background script :

Code:

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
  and I_TurnNumber = 2

  play_video data/fmv/wonders/wonder_pyramids.mpg

end_monitor

I'm using a modfolder , if that's of any help ..

**HouseOfHam** · June 24, 2009, 03:42 PM

The play_video command is not implemented.

**Killerbee** · June 24, 2009, 04:08 PM

Thx .. So the only possibilty is Wonder movies , but even then ..

Is it implented in Med2 ? I assume it is ..

**HouseOfHam** · June 26, 2009, 01:33 AM

Well, you can insert a movie into any event scroll by tweaking descr_event_images.txt. It isn't limited to just the wonder_captured event.

**Killerbee** · June 26, 2009, 05:49 AM

Well that's interesting information .. thx HouseofHam !

**ulti** · October 02, 2009, 05:56 AM

Great Tutorial, especially for a begginner like me. +Rep

**jazz_chow** · December 08, 2009, 10:27 PM

Hi, HofH, I have a question. can two background scripts be running at same time? say, I am currently playing with EB mod so I have EB background script running. but is that possible to create my own background_script (another script) and make it run with the EB script at same time? will this cause any problem to the gameplay?

Thanks for your reply.

**HouseOfHam** · December 09, 2009, 01:15 AM

Nope, you'll need to add your stuff to the one that's already there.

**jazz_chow** · December 09, 2009, 09:23 AM

thanks for your prompt reply. I have another question. If I want to add few units to the city of Rome when I click on an UI button during gameplay, can I just add the following piece of codes to the existing EB script?

monitor_event ButtonPressed ButtonPressed family_tree_button

console_command create_unit Rome "roman hastati" 3 1 0 0

end_monitor

**Killerbee** · December 11, 2009, 09:31 AM

EDIT : Nvm, misunderstood the post above of me

**HouseOfHam** · December 11, 2009, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by jazz_chow

thanks for your prompt reply. I have another question. If I want to add few units to the city of Rome when I click on an UI button during gameplay, can I just add the following piece of codes to the existing EB script?

The code looks valid. Give it a try.