The Script-o-Rama (last updated April 15th 2009)

**alpaca** · April 05, 2009, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by JohnHamm

With your abilities I have no doubt you could just mod some more in if you really wanted too.

Thanks but reality's physics engine is very unfortunately hardcoded. And running on a central server I don't have access to. Me and a few million friends are trying to reverse-engineer it but so far we couldn't find out too much. I fear there's nothing I can do

Stupid downtime now I forgot what I wanted to do

**Luvding** · April 14, 2009, 02:46 AM

Hi all;

This command is for add a entire faction regions to another:

scripting.game_interface:grant_faction_handover("britain", "thirteen_colonies", 0, 0, context)

thats ok

... But what command for add ONLY a SINGLE REGION????

scripting.game_interface:grant_region_handover("britain", "gibraltar", 0, 0, context)

i try with this command or similar ones, but nothing...

Thanks in advance

**harshman_chris** · April 05, 2009, 09:02 PM

Well I am sure a genious programmer could make something of them, I am not strong at C though.

**harshman_chris** · April 05, 2009, 10:04 PM

I am sure someone has seen this.

http://console/empire/Empire%20Wiki/...Interface.aspx

Do you think we could bug CA into opening that up sooner.

**Dud doodoo** · April 12, 2009, 02:59 PM

It is certainly better in many respects, it just falls short in others. I think with proper documentation we can make full use of their systems.

**just** · April 13, 2009, 06:05 PM

They do all happen at the start of a turn, I haven't logged if there is a specific order yet, but here is a sample of starting a new campaign and playing IIRC two turns (with one autoresolved battle, no actually played battle):

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

As you can see, all the slots and factions start their turn before the Camera mover starts (the one right at the start that shows you around your empire and tells you what you should do in the campaign), and it's not until the autosave gets saved that turns end for a (my?) faction.

**harshman_chris** · April 13, 2009, 09:25 PM

I know that the game autosaves when you click the end turn button, that is why it is a pain to redo actions by loading it because you cannot move units you already moved.

**Kushan** · April 14, 2009, 01:39 AM

Forgive my noob question, but I only have a very basic knowledge of scripting. Is there counters in ETW scripting like there was in M2? Im trying to get the four turn per year script from M2 converted over to ETW. but Im not sure how to start or if its possible to do without counters.

Thanks,

Kushan

**hick09** · April 15, 2009, 01:54 PM

That command can recruit unit as create_unit in other total war games?
be very grateful for explanation.

**alpaca** · April 15, 2009, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by hick09

That command can recruit unit as create_unit in other total war games?
be very grateful for explanation.

I don't think there's such a command - at least I didn't find one.

**SigniferOne** · April 15, 2009, 02:26 PM

'Paca, does it give you the impression that the new scripting functionalities have given us new and neat features for us to play around with, but left out some of the most fundamental and basic features of earlier games?

**alpaca** · April 15, 2009, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by SigniferOne

'Paca, does it give you the impression that the new scripting functionalities have given us new and neat features for us to play around with, but left out some of the most fundamental and basic features of earlier games?

They implemented what they needed for RTI and that's it. So yes, you could say we don't have much room to wriggle.

**Cursisanafou** · April 15, 2009, 03:07 PM

I'm thinking of giving up on scripting like i have been... and maybe modding in a special building for boston that in a script would check the year and if the building exists (i plan to give them the building from the start through the startpos) and give a trait or something based on that... but the likelyhood of that working is probably dick all.

Plus i have no idea where i could start to mod in a new building.. i'm looking at the faction variants file to get a grip on how i can make a faction specific building.

This system just seems stupid to me personally.... eventually i'm just going to re-install the game and use TI... i've just changed so much crap already that i'm not ready to remove all that work i've already done.

**alpaca** · April 15, 2009, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Cursisanafou

I'm thinking of giving up on scripting like i have been... and maybe modding in a special building for boston that in a script would check the year and if the building exists (i plan to give them the building from the start through the startpos) and give a trait or something based on that... but the likelyhood of that working is probably dick all.

Plus i have no idea where i could start to mod in a new building.. i'm looking at the faction variants file to get a grip on how i can make a faction specific building.

This system just seems stupid to me personally.... eventually i'm just going to re-install the game and use TI... i've just changed so much crap already that i'm not ready to remove all that work i've already done.

Well you can keep the changes you made mostly, you can use TI's scripting system in your personal mod if you add a few of the files from the pack, too (off the top of my head you need all the traits tables and the campaign script but that should be it). Unless you heavily scripted things of course.

I didn't try adding buildings yet as I think we'd also need to know how to add new slots for them. Don't give up on modding, the scripting system is a pain so it's not your fault if you can't get it to work. For every feature I'm trying to script I have to breed at least five workarounds, too (and that's no overstatement).

**Cursisanafou** · April 15, 2009, 03:38 PM

Yea i'm just not sure how i can implement your scripting system, i'm not very good at lua... in fact i know

all about lua.

I tried to add my own road (road_of_independence lol) so that i could place it in boston... but i'm not sure what all files need to be editted... i set it to level 2 (same as tarmac roads) but i get a crash when trying to go into the campaign... i'm thinking it might be localisation or the actual graphic... except i went into the culture variants and i basically copied the improved_roads lines.

Anyways thats a topic for another thread... but i don't think i'll make it... i'm going to try to add this bastard in.

wow... all the files i edited in main were in patch.pack.... guess that explains why it wasn't working..

**hick09** · April 15, 2009, 02:38 PM

I don't think there's such a command - at least I didn't find one.

It's very sadly. I hope that CA'll give a list of supposed conditions and commands.

**just** · April 15, 2009, 05:11 PM

I suspect you have more access to certain functions from the main menu, but that'll have to wait until a fixed lua decompiler (am I allowed to say soon for this as well? I've said soon for way too many of my coding projects

)

**alpaca** · April 15, 2009, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by just

I suspect you have more access to certain functions from the main menu, but that'll have to wait until a fixed lua decompiler (am I allowed to say soon for this as well? I've said soon for way too many of my coding projects

)

I don't think the main menu adds too much functionality, but being able to change the UI will be great. I'm very much torn between who of you two I should vote for as the best tool developer when the scripting awards come around

**Cursisanafou** · April 15, 2009, 05:36 PM

Any way i can find out what variables and such i need to use?

I don't know what 99% of the conditions even call for.

**harshman_chris** · April 15, 2009, 05:37 PM

Actually, I have a guy working on modifing the decompiler because I need it for my mod, and if he gets it working I will share.

If you have any tips about decompiling I can pass them along.

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