Changing Turns Via Scripting

**Ramashan** · May 25, 2009, 01:28 PM

I have some ideas for game play but I know nothing about scripting.

I know you can kill a character with a script. But can you also change turns via some sort of script?

**Aradan** · May 25, 2009, 01:35 PM

Change turns as in?

There's the year-jump script, but I don't think that it's what you're looking for.

**Ramashan** · May 25, 2009, 09:17 PM

Ah, perhaps I was not clear enough. It is jumping years.

Basically. In order to get the family tree I want, I need to kill some characters, but, I would like to try to keep the years they died some what in the past instead of everyone dying all in the first year.

So, what I would like is, a script that kills a bunch of characters, then jumps ahead in time so when the game starts the characters would be dead for a few years.

Is this possible?

**Hannibal Smith** · May 26, 2009, 05:08 AM

You can change the year via a script no problem you can even change the season

Code:

    console_command date -58
    console_command season summer

**Ramashan** · May 26, 2009, 09:46 AM

That's great. Thanks for the help. Now to learn scripting or find some one willing to do a few scripts for us.

**Killerbee** · May 26, 2009, 01:03 PM

You mean for Inca:TW ? Afaik , the jump date doesn't look to bad to script

An advisor , and by pressing the show_me button , you'd jump in time .. That's what i would do

**Ramashan** · May 26, 2009, 01:18 PM

Is there a way of doing it so that when you launch the game it all happens and you don't notice it?

**Killerbee** · May 26, 2009, 01:59 PM

Yes , i think so ..

Code:

If I_TurnNumber = 0 ; (actually the turn when you open the game i thought)

    console_command date 'x'

end_if

**Ramashan** · May 26, 2009, 02:09 PM

Hm, I know I PM'd you for help, but I think you might be close to helping me script for myself here.

I'll look over the tutorials and give what you wrote above a test on my own. Gotta learn some how eh?

**Hannibal Smith** · May 26, 2009, 04:30 PM

its loads easier than that you dont even need a show_me script for what you want just a simple campaign script will do.

add something like this to your descr_strat (at the bottom)

Code:

script
inca.txt

Then in a text file in your campaign dir called inca.txt add

Code:

campaign_wait 5
console_command kill_character "whoever"
console_command date x
console_command season summer
end_script

when you first start the campaign the descr_strat will run the script and "whoever" will be dead and the date will change, you could also add something like a historical even to coinside explaining what has happended to the player.

**Ramashan** · May 26, 2009, 05:25 PM

Oh, that's great, thanks so much guys.

**Killerbee** · May 27, 2009, 08:29 AM

I was thinking of going with a background script , but yours is good to Hannibal

**Ramashan** · May 27, 2009, 10:20 AM

Can I repeat that within the script so it looks like this?

campaign_wait 5
console_command kill_character "whoever"
console_command date x
console_command season summer
console_command kill_character "whoever"
console_command date x
console_command season summer

end_script

**Killerbee** · May 27, 2009, 01:11 PM

Looks good , and afaik , that should work .. Better to test it out though

**Hannibal Smith** · May 27, 2009, 05:11 PM

It should work fine. I think I would add a campaign_wait command between each one, just to give the engine time to process (might not be needed though)

edit: reason I suggested a campaign script is because its suited to this type of job and also the player doesnt have to activate it.

**HouseOfHam** · May 29, 2009, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Hannibal Smith

It should work fine. I think I would add a campaign_wait command between each one, just to give the engine time to process (might not be needed though)

edit: reason I suggested a campaign script is because its suited to this type of job and also the player doesnt have to activate it.

**Ramashan** · May 31, 2009, 03:44 PM

Great! It worked perfectly.

The next thing I'm going to need is a characters death scripted to occur at a certain date. But I'm thinking that's going to be what KingTheoden 1 has recommended.