An interesting idea

[MaradoX-]

Well, this is an idea. I don't know yet how to do it, thats why I'm making this thread.

Its like this:

Whenever you win/lose a battle the result could be sent to a server where all result are kept. Like this, you can review your battles and maybe balance your army's. Or think of new strategy's etc etc...

But here's my question, does anybody knows if it is possible to send with a mod data to a server on the internet? And does somebody knows where the file is that renders the victory/defeat screen?


With kind regards,

[Steinig]

Hi, im working currently on something quit simmilar.

Its just a log for me, basicly saves all information it can get in a log file. I do that for campain informations for me, but it should not be that different for battles.

Exept that i did not found the conditions.* variables for battle stats yet.

And i dont think its a big problem to send this to a server.....

[alpaca]

Hi, im working currently on something quit simmilar.

Its just a log for me, basicly saves all information it can get in a log file. I do that for campain informations for me, but it should not be that different for battles.

Exept that i did not found the conditions.* variables for battle stats yet.

And i dont think its a big problem to send this to a server.....

Could you post your script? I think it might be helpful

As for battles, there seem to be many different conditions that are active during battles, no idea if the campaign script is paused then or not:

BattleAllianceIsAttacker
BattleAllianceIsPlayers
BattleAllianceNumberOfShips
BattleAllianceNumberOfUnits
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageCanHide
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfClassAndCategory
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfMountType
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfSpecialAbility
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfUnitCategory
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfUnitClass
BattleEnemyDirectionOfMeleeAttack
BattleEnemyHasMissileSuperiority
BattleEnemyShipActionStatus
BattleEnemyShipOnFire
BattleEnemyUnitActionStatus
BattleEnemyUnitCategory
BattleEnemyUnitClass
BattleEnemyUnitCurrentFormation
BattleEnemyUnitOnLeftFlank
BattleEnemyUnitOnRightFlank
BattleEnemyUnitSpecialAbilitySupported
BattleEnemyUnitTechnologySupported
BattleHasCoverBuildings
BattleHasCoverWalls
BattleIsLandConflict
BattleIsNavalConflict
BattleIsSiegeConflict
BattlePlayerAllianceDefendingHill
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageCanHide
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfAmmoType
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfClassAndCategory
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfMountType
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfSpecialAbility
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfTechnology
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfUnitCategory
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfUnitClass
BattlePlayerAllianceToEnemyAllianceRatio
BattlePlayerDefendingFort
BattlePlayerDirectionOfMeleeAttack
BattlePlayerDirectionOfMissileAttack
BattlePlayerSailsPercentageDamaged
BattlePlayerShipActionStatus
BattlePlayerShipClass
BattlePlayerUnitActionStatus
BattlePlayerUnitAmmoType
BattlePlayerUnitCategory
BattlePlayerUnitClass
BattlePlayerUnitCurrentFormation
BattlePlayerUnitDefendingHill
BattlePlayerUnitEngaged
BattlePlayerUnitEngagedInMelee
BattlePlayerUnitMountType
BattlePlayerUnitMovingFast
BattlePlayerUnitSpecialAbilityActive
BattlePlayerUnitSpecialAbilitySupported
BattlePlayerUnitTechnologySupported
BattleResult
BattlesFought
BattleShipIsPlayers
BattleShipSailsPercentageDamage
BattleType
BattleUnitIsAllied
BattleUnitIsPlayers

[MaradoX-]

Could you post your script? I think it might be helpful

As for battles, there seem to be many different conditions that are active during battles, no idea if the campaign script is paused then or not:

BattleAllianceIsAttacker
BattleAllianceIsPlayers
BattleAllianceNumberOfShips
BattleAllianceNumberOfUnits
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageCanHide
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfClassAndCategory
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfMountType
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfSpecialAbility
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfUnitCategory
BattleEnemyAlliancePercentageOfUnitClass
BattleEnemyDirectionOfMeleeAttack
BattleEnemyHasMissileSuperiority
BattleEnemyShipActionStatus
BattleEnemyShipOnFire
BattleEnemyUnitActionStatus
BattleEnemyUnitCategory
BattleEnemyUnitClass
BattleEnemyUnitCurrentFormation
BattleEnemyUnitOnLeftFlank
BattleEnemyUnitOnRightFlank
BattleEnemyUnitSpecialAbilitySupported
BattleEnemyUnitTechnologySupported
BattleHasCoverBuildings
BattleHasCoverWalls
BattleIsLandConflict
BattleIsNavalConflict
BattleIsSiegeConflict
BattlePlayerAllianceDefendingHill
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageCanHide
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfAmmoType
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfClassAndCategory
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfMountType
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfSpecialAbility
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfTechnology
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfUnitCategory
BattlePlayerAlliancePercentageOfUnitClass
BattlePlayerAllianceToEnemyAllianceRatio
BattlePlayerDefendingFort
BattlePlayerDirectionOfMeleeAttack
BattlePlayerDirectionOfMissileAttack
BattlePlayerSailsPercentageDamaged
BattlePlayerShipActionStatus
BattlePlayerShipClass
BattlePlayerUnitActionStatus
BattlePlayerUnitAmmoType
BattlePlayerUnitCategory
BattlePlayerUnitClass
BattlePlayerUnitCurrentFormation
BattlePlayerUnitDefendingHill
BattlePlayerUnitEngaged
BattlePlayerUnitEngagedInMelee
BattlePlayerUnitMountType
BattlePlayerUnitMovingFast
BattlePlayerUnitSpecialAbilityActive
BattlePlayerUnitSpecialAbilitySupported
BattlePlayerUnitTechnologySupported
BattleResult
BattlesFought
BattleShipIsPlayers
BattleShipSailsPercentageDamage
BattleType
BattleUnitIsAllied
BattleUnitIsPlayers

Do you have any idea what variables contain the endresults of a battle?

[alpaca]

I don't think there are any. CA doesn't really expose object info to lua, instead they implemented something like their condition system from RTW. Almost all of them only return true/false values as far as I could gather. It's hard to test though, maybe there are overrides that I can't check. CharacterTrait for example returns an integer value.

[just]

There is some MP info, but I couldn't find results yet

All LUA objects used by the game internally, but probably not exposed to us

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<class CustomControl>
<class EMPIRE::EMPIRE_MP>
<class EMPIRE::FRONT_END>
<class EMPIREBATTLE::BATTLE_SETUP_INFO>
<class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::CAMPAIGN_COMMAND_QUEUE>
<class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::CHARACTER>
<class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::FACTION>
<class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::FORT>
<class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::GARRISON_RESIDENCE>
<class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::POST_BATTLE_NAVAL_INTERFACE>
<class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::REGION>
<class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::SIEGE>
<class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::UNIT>
<class EMPIRECOMMON::EMPIRE_ONLINE_PRESENCE>
<class EMPIRECOMMON::GAME_CORE>
<class EMPIREUTILITY::KEYBOARD_SHORTCUT_DESCRIPTION>
<const class EMPIREBATTLE::SHIP>
<const class EMPIREBATTLE::UNIT>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::BUILDING>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::CAMPAIGN_CAMERA_MANAGER>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::CAMPAIGN_MODEL>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::CAMPAIGN_THEATRE>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::CHARACTER>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::FACTION>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::FORT>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::GARRISON_RESIDENCE>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::POST_BATTLE_NAVAL_UNIT>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::RECRUITMENT_ITEM>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::REGION>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::REGION_RECRUITMENT_MANAGER>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::REGION_SLOT>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::SETTLEMENT>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::SIEGE_EQUIPMENT_CONSTRUCTION_ITEM>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::SIEGEABLE_GARRISON_RESIDENCE>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGN::UNIT>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGNAI::DIPLOMATIC_ACTION>
<const class EMPIRECAMPAIGNAI::NEGOTIATION>
<const class EMPIREUTILITY::EMPIRE_DATABASES>
<const struct EMPIREUTILITY::EVENT_RECORD>
<const struct EMPIREUTILITY::TECHNOLOGY_RECORD>
<const struct EMPIREUTILITY::UNIT_RECORD>
<int>
<struct CA::ImageType<struct CA::Pixel8888>>
<struct ITEXTURE>

MP related functions, that are available through LUA (this part is missing a bunch of information still)

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Create multiplayer game
CreateMPGame

Start multiplayer battle
StartMPBattle

Quit
Quit

Out: Boolean, are we logged on in online mode (false if lan), nil if not logged on
MPIsOnline

Out: Boolean, are we joining a game via an invite in online mode (false if lan), nil if not joining on
MPIsJoiningByInvite

In: Lan mode (true|false). Log on to multiplayer. Out: Result code
MPLogOn

In: bool (true = online, false = lan) Out: true/false if the multiplayer system is ready for action
MPReadyForLogOn

Log out of multiplayer. Returns true or false on success'
MPLogOut

In: index, password, join the multiplayer game with the specified index. Password string can be empty
MPJoinGame

In: Room id
MPChangeRoom

Out: Pointer to the multiplayer control module (to be passed to UIMPInterface object
MPInterface

Out: Pointer to the online presence that exists in game core
MPOnlinePresence

In: Integer value representing size of army (0-2). bool: is naval. Out: Allowed funds for that size
ArmyFundsForSize

In: (Opt) current scale factor, Out: float value representing current unit scale, index into scale factors list : 0-3
UnitScaleFactor

In: Bool - show clan members Out: List of details about appropriate friends listed on Steam
SteamFriendsList

Friends
friend
Name
Id

In: Array of Steam Player Id's.
MPInviteToGame

Invitees
Out: Details of the current game (preferences as set by host), or nil if not in a game

MPCurrentGameDetails
Turns
Date
late
Middle
early
custom_armies
unknown weather type

MPHasLobby

MPLocalPlayerInLobby
Out: Steam id for local player

MPLocalPlayerId
Out: A table with lots of information about the local player used by the stats screen

MPLocalPlayerStats
Command
Score
Achievements
achievement
Icon
Title
Stats
stat
Value

In: Table containing: Game map path, map_name, game name, password, max_players, ranked, customise_armies, battle type, army_size (as int). Hosts a battle.
MPHostCustomBattle

prefs
password
game_name
File
Name
Type
Key
TotalPlayers
army_size
weather
time_of_day
wind
era
time_limit
spectators
unit_scale
ranked
map

In: Game name and password. Out: Boolean success value
MPHostCampaign

Out: Retrieve the name of the player
LocalPlayerName

In: Boolean to specify whether it should be a land battle or not
MPQuickBattleStart

Cancels any quick battle matchmaking
MPQuickBattleCancel

Out: Table of details about the quick battle matchmaking process, or nil if matchmaking complete
MPQuickBattleDetails

TimeRemaining

Out: Returns whether we have passed the point of no return when looking for quick battles
MPCanCancelQuickBattle

[Steinig]

Could you post your script? I think it might be helpful

Of course, but i have to warn you that i have no real idea what im doing there.

I have absolutly no expirence with lua or total war and just messing around with the code to learn a bit.

But in the quik and very very dirty way.

Basicly im abusing the advice events to write a log on certain events.

-- LOGGING TRIGGERS BY STEINIG
logfile = "etw.log"
local file = assert(io.open(logfile, "w"))
file:write("-----------------------------------START-----------------------\n")

events.FactionRoundStart[#events.FactionRoundStart+1] =
function (context)
    if conditions.FactionIsLocal(context) then
        local file = assert(io.open(logfile, "a"))
        tn = conditions.TurnNumber(context)
        file:write("---------------- Turn")
        file:write(tn)
        file:write(" ---------------\n")
        return true
    end
    return false
end

-- LOG WON BATTLES
events.CharacterCompletedBattle[#events.CharacterCompletedBattle+1] =
function (context)
    if conditions.CharacterIsLocalCampaign(context) and conditions.CharacterWonBattle(context) then
        local file = assert(io.open(logfile, "a"))
        file:write("Battle WON\n")
        return true
    end
    return false
end

no idea if the campaign script is paused then or not:

If you mean the trigger scripts, they restart after battle starting.

I tried this:

events.BattleConflictPhaseCommenced[#events.BattleConflictPhaseCommenced+1] =
function (context)
    if conditions.BattleAllianceIsPlayers(context) then
        local file = assert(io.open(logfile, "a"))
        file:write("***Battle***\n")
        troops = conditions.BattleAllianceNumberOfUnits(context)
        file:write("Your Army contains ")
        file:write(troops)
        file:write(" units\n")    
        return true
    end
    return false
end

With the output:

***Battle***
Your Army contains 2 units

[alpaca]

just: Sorry, I'm pretty much a noob at lua. How do you get that list (from the exe?) and how can I access the members (and methods?) of those classes?

Edit: Are you sure that these aren't just the classes that are passed to the LuA interface on the C++ side? I don't think they're exposed to lua but are used to fill the conditions in.

[Steinig]

Hi, im a noob too, thats the problem

I also dont have a list of conditions i just use those allredy used somwhere in the code.

And yes it could be classes from the c++ side or whatever the backend is coded with.
But that doesnot make them less usefull.

[alpaca]

Hi, im a noob too, thats the problem

I also dont have a list of conditions i just use those allredy used somwhere in the code.

And yes it could be classes from the c++ side or whatever the backend is coded with.
But that doesnot make them less usefull.

Of course it makes them less useful, it makes them completely useless because if it's on the C++ side of things we can't change it...

As for conditions: I posted their names somewhere but I don't know how to get their arguments

[just]

Hmm, what I thought are objects might indeed not be available to LUA on our side, but the MP functions I mentioned should exist, because in the same place I found:

ScrollCamera
scroll the camera along a spline. ScrollCamera(seconds_it_takes_to_complete, list_of_coodinates...)

And in scripting.lua for the main campaign I find :
CampaignUI.ScrollCamera(18, {-57.000, 418.000, 0.75},
{-29.000, 362.000, 0.95},
{36.000, 371.000, 0.95},
{98.000, 378.000, 0.85})

So the function exists and the definition matches exactly.

[RayvenQ]

I'd love a spreadsheet similar to that done for the SPQR mod for RTW, where you keep track of your Legions.

[just]

Some legal reversing this time:
The CampaignUI has the following functions:

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AgentCardSelectionChanged
AgentEmbarkOrDisembark
AgentGentlemanDuel
AgentRakeAssassinate
AgentRakeSubterfuge
AttachMovieToComponent
AttachRadarView
AutoManage
BattleResultsRefresh
BattleSetupShip
BattleSetupShipFromRecord
BattleSetupUnit
BattleSetupUnitFromRecord
BeginConstruction
BeginResearch
BeginStealing
BeginUpgrade
BuildFort
BuildingBrowserDetails
BuildingDetails
BuildingEffects
BuildingPointer
BuildingRecordDetails
CameraManager
CameraPosition
CameraTarget
CameraView
CampaignIsEpisodic
CampaignModel
CanAgentEmbarkOrDisembark
CanArmyEmbarkOrDisembark
CancelConstruction
CancelOrderForSelectedCharacter
CancelRecruitment
CancelResearch
CancelSiegeEquipment
CancelStealing
CancelUpgradeFort
CanDemolishBuilding
CanDisbandUnit
CanEndTurn
CanPromoteUnit
CanResearch
CanSackMinister
CanSave
CanSteal
CanUnitsMerge
ChanceToSteal
ChangeAdviceMode
ChangeIngameOptions
CharacterInEnemyResidence
CharacterInValidEnemyUniversity
CharacterPointer
CharacterResidence
CharactersRelationshipToPlayersFaction
ClosestRegionToCamera
ClosestSlotToCamera
ConstructBuildingTree
CurrentGameOptions
CurrentSeasonString
CurrentTurn
CurrentYear
DebugMessage
DeclareWarInstant
DeclineSidingWithAlly
DemolishBuilding
DemolishFort
DemoteAdmiral
DisbandUnit
DismissCurrentAdvice
DisplayingTurns
EnableShortcutHandler
EndTurn
EnqueueSiegeEquipment
EnterRevolutionaryRegion
EntityTypeSelected
EnumerateCampaignSaves
ExitPreBattleContinuingSiege
FactionDetails
FactionsUniversities
FileExtenstionAndPathForWriteClass
Finalise
FinaliseDuel
FinaliseExchange
FinaliseMoveTransition
FinalisePendingAction
FinalisePendingDuel
FormatString
FortDetails
FortEffects
GentlemanStealing
GetCurrentGameInfo
GetExtendedSaveGameInfo
GovernorshipList
HighlightConstructionItem
HighlightRecruitmentItem
HoldElections
HomeTheatre
InformAdviceReachedRender
InitialiseCharacterDetails
InitialiseGovernmentDetails
InitialiseRecruitableUnitDetails
InitialiseRegionInfoDetails
InitialiseTechDetails
InitialiseUnitDetails
InstigateAssassination
InstigateDuel
InstigateSabotage
InviteAlliesIntoWar
IsCharacterInPortResidence
IsCharacterPlayerControlled
IsConstructionItemHighlighted
IsPlayersTurn
IsRecruitmentItemHighlighted
IsUnitMergePossible
KickMinister
LastReviewPanelSelectionMethod
LoadCampaign
LocalisationString
MergeUnits
MergeUnitsWithFirst
MinisterPortraitPath
MissionsDetails
MonarchyInfo
MoveIntoTarget
MovieDismissed
NavalUnitLimit
NextAutoEntitySelection
NextAutoSettlementSelection
OptimizeShip
PauseCampaign
PlayerChoosesRevolutionSide
PlayerFactionId
PlayerHasFunds
PlayerIgnoresBankruptcy
PlayerOwnedUnit
PlayerPlayingAsRevolutionaries
PlayersCulture
PlayerSelected
PlayersFaction
PlayersFactionKey
PlayerSidesWithRevolutionaries
PostNavalBattleRefresh
PostNavalBattleSetupValid
PreBattleAttack
PreBattleAutoResolve
PreBattleDemandSurrender
PreBattleNightAttack
PreBattlePlayerSurrenderDecision
PreBattleRetreat
PreBattleSiegeAttack
PreBattleSiegeHold
PreBattleSiegeNightAttack
PreBattleSiegeResolve
PrestigeDetails
PreviousAutoEntitySelection
PreviousAutoSettlementSelection
PromoteUnits
QuickLoad
QuickSave
QuitToMainScreen
QuitToWindowsFromEscapeMenu
RecruitUnit
RegimentName
RegionFromSelection
RegionKeyFromAddress
RegionKeyFromSlot
RegionsGovernorship
RegionsInTheatre
RegionsOwnedByFaction
RegionsPublicOrders
RegionTaxDetails
RepairBuilding
RepairFort
RepeatAdvice
RequestAssassinationTargets
RequestDuelTargets
RequestSabotageTargets
RetrieveContainedEntitiesFromCharacter
RetrieveContainedEntitiesFromGarrison
RetrieveDiplomacyDetails
RetrieveDiplomaticOpinions
RetrieveDiplomaticStanceString
RetrieveExistingTreaties
RetrieveFactionAgentsList
RetrieveFactionListForDiplomacy
RetrieveFactionMilitaryForceLists
RetrieveFactionRegionList
RetrieveGameCore
RetrieveGovernorshipDetails
RetrieveRemainingMilitaryAccessTurns
RetrieveVisibleEnitityDetails
ReturnToCampaignFromEscapeMenu
RevertShipToPrize
ReviewPanelInfo
ReviewPanelTabSelectionSet_1_Indexed
SaveCampaign
ScreenSize
ScrollCamera
ScupperToggleShip
SelectAndZoomToCharacter
SelectAndZoomToRegion
SelectAndZoomToSlot
SetAutomanageConstruction
SetAutomanageTaxes
SetCameraTarget
SetCameraZoom
SetGovernorshipTaxRate
SetMyUnitName
SetRegionTaxed
SetReinforcementsOrder
SetSuccessor
SettlementsRegion
ShouldShowLabelBottomRow
ShowBuildingInfoOnDblClick
ShowExchangeScreenForDockedNavy
SideWithAlly
SlotKeyFromAddress
SplitFromForce
StateGiftValues
StopCamera
StopMovieInComponent
SwapMinisters
TakePrizeShip
TechEffects
TechnologyPlayerDetails
TechnologyResearchingDetails
TechnologyStealingDetails
TheatreList
TheatreMapDimensions
TheatreMapPaths
Time
ToggleFlagDisplay
ToggleLabels
ToggleMoveSpeed
ToggleReplenishUnit
TradeInfo
TriggerAdviceForPanel
TriggerBuildingCardSelectedEvent
TriggerBuildingInfoPanelOpenEvent
TriggerCharacterInfoPanelOpenedEvent
TriggerMessageDropEvent
TriggerMessageOpenedEvent
TriggerPanelClosedEvent
TriggerPanelOpenEvent
TriggerTechnologyInfoPanelOpenEvent
TriggerTooltipAdvice
TriggerUnitSelectedEvent
TurnsToCompleteResearchingTechnology
TurnsToResearch
UILocalisationString
UnitPointer
UnitScaleFactor
UnitSelectionChanged
UniversityResearching
UpdateRadarView
UpgradeFort
Valid
ValidAsassinationTargetsInResidence
ValidDuelTargetsInResidence
ValidSabotageTarget
WindowsTime
ZoomToAdviceLocation
ZoomToCapital
ZoomToCharacter
ZoomToRegion

I also found that the game loads a number of modules, these are (those with a * are internal lua objects, some more might be as well):
string
data.export_historic_characters
package *
_G *
utilities
huds
panelmanager
labels
os
table *
math
export_advice
coroutine
data.export_triggers
construction
CoreUtils
debug
data.export_missions
agents
EpisodicScripting
army
siegeequipment
bit
io *
data.events
Utilities
message_handler
export_historic_events
data.export_ancillaries
recruitment

If anyone knows what kind of thing CampaignUI is I would like to know (so I can find more of the same). The weird thing is that it doesn't appear among the loaded modules, so that it is not.

[alpaca]

Any way to find out what's in agents for example?

The CampaignUI is possibly userdata, injected into the namespace by C++

Do you have any idea if it's possible to find out which arguments a function takes from lua? I'd be interested in some of the stuff in campaign ui.

Good job by the way

Edit: os, math, coroutine, debug and I think bit are also lua-packages

[just]

I haven't been able to find that out, I do have found all of the functions for the Campaign part of the game.

I'll start working on getting the arguments for the functions (I think it would only be possible to get the amount of arguments, as lua doesn't seem to be strongly typed)

Where it says "70: function" I already removed the first 69 for clarity. I have no idea what those unnamed functions do, but you should be able to call them through pcall.

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local advice = require "export_advice"
local historic_events = require "export_historic_events"
local scripting = require "EpisodicScripting"

p.s. MaradoX-, sorry for hijacking your thread

[alpaca]

I haven't been able to find that out, I do have found all of the functions for the Campaign part of the game.

I'll start working on getting the arguments for the functions (I think it would only be possible to get the amount of arguments, as lua doesn't seem to be strongly typed)

Where it says "70: function" I already removed the first 69 for clarity. I have no idea what those unnamed functions do, but you should be able to call them through pcall.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

local advice = require "export_advice"
local historic_events = require "export_historic_events"
local scripting = require "EpisodicScripting"

p.s. MaradoX-, sorry for hijacking your thread

Arr, thread hijacking

Amount of arguments would already be very useful, I haven't found a way to get any info yet except for the debug.getinfo() but that's mostly useless (or I didn't really understand it).

[just]

That doesn't seem to give the right information. I think one of us has to start working on a LUA decompiler. You do it or I do it?

[Steinig]

Could in this case someone tell me whats the differents between the compiled luac files in the pack files and the uncompiled ones in the empire\data\ui folders ?

[just]

Are there uncompiled ones? I don't think there should be.

[Vega27]

awsome idea