Help with spawning characters

[papio]

Hi, I'm currently playing Third Age TW using a sub mod that makes nazgul immortal by respawning them when they die (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=260218). However I want there to be a few turns in between their death and respawn so I wrote a script to do so. It is, unfortunatly, not working so I thought I'd post it here and see if anyone has an idea as to why.

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declare_counter nazgul
declare_counter nazgula
declare_counter nazgulb
declare_counter nazgulc
declare_counter nazguld
declare_counter nazgule
declare_counter nazgulf
declare_counter nazgulg
declare_counter nazgulh
declare_counter nazguli
set_counter nazgula 0
set_counter nazgulb 0
set_counter nazgulc 0
set_counter nazguld 0
set_counter nazgule 0
set_counter nazgulf 0
set_counter nazgulg 0
set_counter nazgulh 0
set_counter nazguli 0



monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england

if not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazgula
and I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
inc_counter nazgula 1
end_if

if I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
and I_CompareCounter nazgula = 3

spawn_army
faction england
character Nazgula, named character, age 35, x 290, y 138, portrait nazgul1, battle_model mounted_nazgul
traits RingOne 1, factionleader 1, Witchking 1, LoyaltyStarter 3, GoodCommander 3, BattleScarred 2, BattleDread 1, CaptorDread 1, GoodAttacker 1, NightBattleCapable 1
unit Black Numenorians exp 3 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
end

set_counter nazgula 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england

if not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazgulb
and I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
inc_counter nazgulb 1
end_if

if I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
and I_CompareCounter nazgulb = 3

spawn_army
faction england
character Nazgulb, named character, age 32, x 290, y 138, portrait nazgul2, battle_model mounted_nazgul
traits RingTwo 1, Nazgul 1, LoyaltyStarter 3 , GoodCommander 3 , BattleScarred 2, BattleDread 1 , CaptorDread 1 , GoodAttacker 1 , NightBattleCapable 1
unit Black Numenorians exp 3 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
end

set_counter nazgulb 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england

if not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazgulc
and I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
inc_counter nazgulc 1
end_if

if I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
and I_CompareCounter nazgulc = 3

spawn_army
faction england
character Nazgulc, named character, age 30, x 290, y 138, portrait nazgul4, battle_model mounted_nazgul
traits RingThree 1, Nazgul 1, LoyaltyStarter 3, GoodCommander 2, BattleScarred 3, StrategyDread 1, GoodAttacker 1, NightBattleCapable 1
unit Black Numenorians exp 3 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
end

set_counter nazgulc 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england

if not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazguld
and I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
inc_counter nazguld 1
end_if

if I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
and I_CompareCounter nazguld = 3

spawn_army
faction england
character Nazguld, named character, age 42, x 290, y 138, portrait nazgul3, battle_model mounted_nazgul
traits Nazgul 1, RingFour 1, LoyaltyStarter 3, GoodCommander 3, BattleScarred 2, BattleDread 1, CaptorDread 1, GoodAttacker 1, NightBattleCapable 1
unit Black Numenorians exp 3 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
end

set_counter nazguld 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england

if not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazgule
and I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
inc_counter nazgule 1
end_if

if I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
and I_CompareCounter nazgule = 3

spawn_army
faction england
character Nazgule, named character, age 30, x 290, y 138, portrait nazgul5, battle_model mounted_nazgul
traits RingFive 1, Nazgul 1, LoyaltyStarter 3 , GoodCommander 3 , BattleScarred 1, BattleDread 1 , CaptorDread 1 , GoodAttacker 1 , NightBattleCapable 1
unit Black Numenorians exp 3 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
end

set_counter nazgule 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england

if not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazgulf
and I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
inc_counter nazgulf 1
end_if

if I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
and I_CompareCounter nazgulf = 3

spawn_army
faction england
character Nazgulf, named character, age 34, x 290, y 138, portrait nazgul6, battle_model mounted_nazgul
traits RingSix 1, Nazgul 1, LoyaltyStarter 3 , GoodCommander 3 , BattleScarred 2, BattleDread 1 , CaptorDread 1 , NightBattleCapable 1
unit Black Numenorians exp 3 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
end

set_counter nazgulf 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england

if not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazgulg
and I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
inc_counter nazgulg 1
end_if

if I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
and I_CompareCounter nazgulg = 3

spawn_army
faction england
character Nazgulg, named character, age 38, x 290, y 138, portrait nazgul7, battle_model mounted_nazgul
traits RingSeven 1, Nazgul 1, LoyaltyStarter 2 , GoodCommander 3 , BattleScarred 2, BattleDread 1 , CaptorDread 1 , GoodAttacker 1 , NightBattleCapable 1
unit Black Numenorians exp 3 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
end

set_counter nazgulg 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england

if not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazgulh
and I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
inc_counter nazgulh 1
end_if

if I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
and I_CompareCounter nazgulh = 3

spawn_army
faction england
character Nazgulh, named character, age 42, x 290, y 138, portrait nazgul8, battle_model mounted_nazgul
traits RingEight 1, Nazgul 1, LoyaltyStarter 3 , GoodCommander 3 , BattleScarred 2, BattleDread 1 , CaptorDread 1 , GoodAttacker 1 , NightBattleCapable 1
unit Black Numenorians exp 3 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
end

set_counter nazgulh 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england

if not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazguli
and I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
inc_counter nazguli 1
end_if

if I_SettlementOwner Gorgoroth = england
and I_CompareCounter nazguli = 3

spawn_army
faction england
character Nazguli, named character, age 48, x 290, y 138, portrait nazgul9, battle_model mounted_nazgul
traits RingNine 1, Nazgul 1, LoyaltyStarter 3 , GoodCommander 3 , BattleScarred 2, BattleDread 1 , CaptorDread 1 , GoodAttacker 1 , NightBattleCapable 1
unit Black Numenorians exp 3 armour 1 weapon_lvl 0
end

set_counter nazguli 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england
and I_LocalFaction england
and I_CompareCounter nazgul = 1
historic_event nazgul
set_counter nazgul 0
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

I have tried many variations of this but with no success. Any help will be much appreciated.

[Squid]

I can tell you one possible problem with the script. For each nazgul you test for the presence of its associated ancillary, but when the nazgul is recreated you don't give it that ancillary, so unless that ancillary is given some other way you will be spawing each nazgul every 3 turns.

[konny]

I would suspect "terminate_monitor" to be the problem: The monitor is excuted the first time not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazgula, and terminated thereafter, so counter nazgula can never reach "3".

[papio]

I can tell you one possible problem with the script. For each nazgul you test for the presence of its associated ancillary, but when the nazgul is recreated you don't give it that ancillary, so unless that ancillary is given some other way you will be spawing each nazgul every 3 turns.

They get the ancillary from their ring trait.

I would suspect "terminate_monitor" to be the problem: The monitor is excuted the first time not I_WorldwideAncillaryExists ring_nazgula, and terminated thereafter, so counter nazgula can never reach "3".

Hmm, sounds good, never fully understood terminate_monitor vs end_monitor, but I think I get it now.

Thanks very much to both of you

Edit: I tried it again, this time with all terminate_monitor lines removed, but with no success. Removing the terminate monitor commands also for some reason stopped other scripts, such as 4 turns per year aging, from working correctly.

Thanks again for any help

Edit2: here's what I'm seeing in the log file

21:33:05.620 [game.script] [error] Script parsing error at line 6050, column 52 in mods/americas/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
Unrecognised unit data string ()
21:33:05.620 [game.script] [error] Script parsing error at line 6054, column 1 in mods/americas/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
Couldn't create a script from file mods/americas/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt

line 6050 is the line starting with 'unit' to spawn nazgula

[konny]

Edit: I tried it again, this time with all terminate_monitor lines removed, but with no success. Removing the terminate monitor commands also for some reason stopped other scripts, such as 4 turns per year aging, from working correctly.

But you did keep "end_if" and "end_monitor"?

21:33:05.620 [game.script] [error] Script parsing error at line 6050, column 52 in mods/americas/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
Unrecognised unit data string ()

It is not able to recognize "Black Numenorians"

21:33:05.620 [game.script] [error] Script parsing error at line 6054, column 1 in mods/americas/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
Couldn't create a script from file mods/americas/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt

This seems to be refering to this block:

set_counter nazgula 0
set_counter nazgul 1
end_if
terminate_monitor
end_monitor


BTW: "mods/americas/"? Is this mod running in the Americas folder?

[papio]

But you did keep "end_if" and "end_monitor"?

Yes it was exactly the same except for terminate_monitor.

It is not able to recognize "Black Numenorians"

That's odd though because the default script is the same other than a few spacing differences.

BTW: "mods/americas/"? Is this mod running in the Americas folder?

Yes, I'm using steam and didn't feel like editing the registry to get it the mod to work in its own folder

Edit: tested with spawn army command copy and pasted from the mods campaign script (as opposed to typing it out) and it now works. Thank you very much for you help. +rep (when I can, got to wait till 24hrs limit is up)

[Renown]

what mod are you using? for example if its mine.. your problem is with the fact that Gorgoroth isn't owned by england lol =)

[papio]

1.1 with RC and visual enhancement with this, http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=260218. The script works now, the problem was some sort of syntax error within the spawn army command.

[Archaon]

1.1 with RC and visual enhancement with this, http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=260218. The script works now, the problem was some sort of syntax error within the spawn army command.

Hi Papio, how have you fared with this issue? do you still have a problem with a syntax error? can you post the last lines of the log file?