city names in scripts

**Spartan 666** · August 22, 2009, 05:56 AM

Hello guys, I have this doubt in scripting...

A city has two names: what I call the "system name" (example: {Kydonia} in campaing_regions_and_settlement_names, which is the name that appears also in descr_regions) and what I call the "campaign name" (Gortyna in the same file).

So, something like this:
{Kydonia} Gortyna

Now, it looks like that in the Campaign scripts both names work. I mean, both these two entries seem to work and have the same effect
console_command create_unit Kydonia "greek argyraspid"
console_command create_unit Gortyna "greek argyraspid"

I'm sure that for cities that have a two-words name, the "system name" is required. I mean, in the campaign script you can't write
console_command create_unit Alexandria Ariana "greek argyraspid" (campaign name)

but
console_command create_unit Alexandria_Ariana "greek argyraspid" (system name)

This is for the Campaign scripts.
My question is: is it better and safer to use the "system" or the "campaign" name in scripting?

**Aradan** · August 22, 2009, 07:26 AM

Code:

console_command create_unit "Alexandria Ariana" "greek argyraspid" x x x x

Probably this.

**Spartan 666** · August 22, 2009, 11:17 AM

Yeah I forgot the x x x x values...

Anyway, you can't do that, because there is a missing underscore between the two words, it wouldn't work. In that case, you must use the system name, unless the campaign name has a character between the two words, too.

**CaesarVincens** · August 22, 2009, 12:06 PM

By putting the external (campaign) name into quotes, it should work. That's what Aradan is saying. I've done that with the process_cq command from the console when I couldn't remember the internal (system) name of a city.

**Spartan 666** · August 23, 2009, 05:30 AM

Oh sorry I didn't see the quotes, my bad...

Thanks Caesar, now I know how to add two-words names in scripts.

Anyway my question remains, I'd just like to know which is better (external or internal name) for game stability...or it is just the same, no differences?

**Maяcel** · August 23, 2009, 05:38 AM

you can change the displayed city names during a campaign, so I'd probably be better to use the 'system' name.

**Spartan 666** · August 23, 2009, 12:22 PM

you're right, I didn't think of that...but the name in campaing_regions_and_settlement_names does not get changed. Anyway your point is interesting, I think system name is safer, too...

**RedFox** · August 27, 2009, 08:06 AM

Spartan, I think he meant if EDIT_SETTLEMENT_NAMES is TRUE, you can change a settlement name when you are playing the campaign. In DTW it is set to FALSE by default, but you might never know how much the users mod.

The scripting system is quite smart, as it checks for the closest match - either the internal name or the external one.

It should be much safer to use internal names though, since there is no fear of messing up. Even better would be to just fix the internal names altogether, to reduce the confusion.