How-to: Setup your mod to have more than 2 turns per year

[CPT Worsham]

Add that directory to your path.

If using Vista:
- right-click on My Computer
- select Properties
- Advanced System Settings > Advanced > Environment Variables
- find the PATH variable in the system section and edit it. At the end of the Variable value line, append a semicolon, then C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin

I'm using Windows 7, but the way to get to Environment Variables is the same as you described for Vista. The problem that I am running into is that there is no java path variable defined in the system section. I would edit it as you advised, but it simply does not exist even though I have installed java. Any advice or instruction you can provide as to how I should define a new path variable for java in the system section of Environment Variables?

[aorda14]

ok i have done this before, had it working all nice....then there was a corruption with a mod, so i had to delete everything. so now, i cant seem to get it back. there seems to be a problem as soon as i put the first section into the export_descr_advice file. i cant imagine ill get a response but

[Aradan]

Just append the Path line with the path to the java bin, eg other_variables;C:\Program Files\Java\jre\bin



http://java.com/en/download/help/path.xml

[CPT Worsham]

Yeah, I've tried that and it does not work. Windows 7 sucks

[HouseOfHam]

If it doesn't exist, create it.

[CPT Worsham]

I created it, but it does not work. I give up, but thank you for taking so much time to try and help me.

[HouseOfHam]

Screenshot of what you created?

[CPT Worsham]

Image shacks of image are below:

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3117/path.png

http://yfrog.com/5bpathp

[HouseOfHam]

never mind

[CPT Worsham]

Right-click on it...

By "it" you mean xtpyScriptGenerator jar file or batch file? In either case I did not see a way to make these adjustments when I opened the properties window.

[HouseOfHam]

Blah... I've confused myself... and you. Never mind what I said in the previous post. I was thinking of another tool.

So, what happens when you double-click on the .bat file? Does it just tell you to 'Press any key to continue'?

I guess you could just put the entire path to java.exe into the batch file, changing it from:

@java -jar xtpyScriptGenerator.jar
pause

to

@"C:\Program Files\Java\jre\bin\java" -jar xtpyScriptGenerator.jar
pause

[CPT Worsham]

House of Ham,

It's working now. I'm not sure which step got it working, but at least it is working. Thanks again!

[CPT Worsham]

delete

[HouseOfHam]

no

[Puerkl8r]

Ok so i got the utility to work, now my question is, I would like to add this to a mod that already has that file, How do I go about doing that?

Do i copy and past this into that existing file, and if so where do i copy it in.

[HouseOfHam]

what file?

[Puerkl8r]

what does the generate advice thread for every turn option do first?

then what exactly do i do with the files:
xtpy_script.txt
add_to_export_advice.txt
add_to_export_descr_advice.txt

for the add to files i assume you copy and past the contents into those files, any particular place they should be put in those files or just add to the end works?

[HouseOfHam]

For the add_to_... files, copy and paste the contents at the top of the corresponding file.

The xtpy_script.txt is the background x-turns-per-year script, which would normally go into <mod_folder>/scripts/show_me -- you can read more about how to add a background script to your mod in my other tutorial.

[Fulminatrix]

i have done all the instructions and it crashes at start of the campaign also but it doesn't crash when i load a saved game but when i click a settlement then it crashes.

Can somehelp me? i set the generator to make a script 12tpy with one winter

-280 start
699 a.d. end

im using vanilla RTW 1.5

[Fulminatrix]

nevermind i finaly got it work im simply did not add the advice per turn and just put the background scrpit and followed steps in your tuts.. very nice