Replacing the grand campaign

[l33tl4m3r]

somebody from the IS dev forum reports this as well. He still has an old startpos though. I guess you have been using a new one?

You are correct -- the new one had been working, even after I made some more changes to it, then this.

[alpaca]

This happens when your startpos is corrupted I think

[Lazy Knight]

nope. A file that is otherwise working in main folder does not work in imperial_splendour folder.

[Boicote]

nope. A file that is otherwise working in main folder does not work in imperial_splendour folder.

True . That's why I think that the file "grand_campaign.luac" needs to be updated to be compatible with the new patch.

[alpaca]

I'll give it a look when I have time

[alpaca]

First post updated. The grand_campaign_script was indeed changed slightly. Hope it works for you now.

[Boicote]

It works now. Thanks, alpaca!

[hip63]

Step 4 seems to be in error, it stated to extract the rigidmodels/campaignroads/main folder from the ui.pack file but I did not find it there, I found it in the models.pack or am I incorrect?

hip63

[alpaca]

Step 4 seems to be in error, it stated to extract the rigidmodels/campaignroads/main folder from the ui.pack file but I did not find it there, I found it in the models.pack or am I incorrect?

hip63

Yeah. I was working on the UI when I wrote it so it must have slipped in

Thanks for the heads up.

[hip63]

Is there anyway this can be done for episode content? I'm trying to help ToonTotalWar put together The American Revolution Mod in a modolder format, but some the mod is based on episodic startpos files. Is it possible to something similar to this for so episodic stratpos files do not have to be overwritten? I'm working with both Episode 3 and Episode 4 startpos files. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

hip63

[alpaca]

Is there anyway this can be done for episode content? I'm trying to help ToonTotalWar put together The American Revolution Mod in a modolder format, but some the mod is based on episodic startpos files. Is it possible to something similar to this for so episodic stratpos files do not have to be overwritten? I'm working with both Episode 3 and Episode 4 startpos files. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

hip63

In principle, yes, but you'll need to work it through yourself. It's not going to be quite an easy fix. The easiest (somewhat messy, but meh) method is to insert code into the StartCampaign function to alter the Key of the selected campaign, for example by prepending a prefix, and changing the folder names accordingly. You will also have to compile the file with luac 5.1 afterwards

local utils = require("Utilities")
local options_manager = utils.Require("OptionsManager")
local this = (UIComponent(Address))
local prefs_manager = nil
local campaign_details = {}
local selected_campaign, current_prefs = nil, nil
InitDifficultySlider = function(l_1_0, l_1_1)
  l_1_0:SetProperty("maxValue", 3)
  l_1_0:LuaCall("Reset")
  l_1_0:LuaCall("ValueSet", l_1_1)
  l_1_0:SetProperty("Notify", Address)
  UIComponent(l_1_0:Find("handle")):SetTooltipText(DifficultyLevelString(l_1_1), true)
end

DifficultyLevelString = function(l_2_0)
  l_2_0 = utils.Clamp(l_2_0, 0, 3)
  return FrontEnd.LocalisationString("difficulty_level_" .. tostring(l_2_0 + 1))
end

OnEnter = function()
  local first_valid = nil
  campaign_details = FrontEnd.EnumerateCampaigns(true)
  for i,v in ipairs(campaign_details) do
    v.Component = UIComponent(this:Find("chapter_" .. i, false))
    if v == nil or v.Unlocked == false then
      v.Component:SetState("inactive")
    elseif first_valid == nil then
      first_valid = i
    end
  end
  if first_valid ~= nil then
    SelectCampaign(first_valid)
  end
  prefs_manager = options_manager.CreateManager(FrontEnd)
  options_manager.InitialisePrefsSetter(this, "game", InitialisePrefs)
  InitDifficultySlider(UIComponent(this:Find("cmp_diff_slider")), current_prefs.campaign_difficulty)
  InitDifficultySlider(UIComponent(this:Find("btl_diff_slider")), current_prefs.battle_difficulty)
  UIComponent(this:Find("dy_faction_difficulty")):SetVisible(false)
end

InitialisePrefs = function(l_4_0)
  current_prefs = l_4_0
end

Notify = function(l_5_0, l_5_1)
  local cmp_diff_slider = this:Find("cmp_diff_slider")
  local btl_diff_slider = this:Find("btl_diff_slider")
  if l_5_0 == cmp_diff_slider or l_5_0 == this:Find("btl_diff_slider") then
    FrontEnd.TriggerSliderUpdateEvent(UIComponent(l_5_0):Id())
    UIComponent(UIComponent(l_5_0):Find("handle")):SetTooltipText(DifficultyLevelString(l_5_1), true)
    if l_5_0 == cmp_diff_slider then
      current_prefs.campaign_difficulty = l_5_1
    elseif l_5_0 == btl_diff_slider then
      current_prefs.battle_difficulty = l_5_1
    end
    prefs_manager:SetGameOptions(current_prefs)
  end
end

SelectCampaign = function(l_6_0)
  if selected_campaign ~= nil then
    campaign_details[selected_campaign].Component:SetState("normal")
  end
  selected_campaign = l_6_0
  campaign_details[selected_campaign].Component:SetState("selected")
  local tv = UIComponent(this:Find("Textview"))
  tv:LuaCall("SetText", campaign_details[l_6_0].Description)
  local title = UIComponent(this:Find("dy_chapter"))
  title:SetStateText(campaign_details[l_6_0].Name)
end

StartCampaign = function()
  FrontEnd.StartCampaign(campaign_details[selected_campaign].Key)
end

[hip63]

so this needs to be done to the scripting.lua in my new map folder (same folder where my custom startpos file is)?

Is the some documentation somewhere for Luac?When I run it, I just get a command prompt, I never used it before, so throughly confused ATM

EDIT: Just noticed, is Lua 5.1 the samething as Luac 5.1? When i search, all I find are links for Lua 5.1, not Luac 5.1

After poking around some more, the code you show, goes into the grand_campaign.luac file?

damn, this is SO far above my head...

hip63

[hip63]

Ok found the luac buried in the lua program folder, still unsure how to use it

[hip63]

OK, ready for more stupid questions?

I'm guesssing you are talking about edting the grand_campaign.luac that is is include in the custom_campaign.rar

If so, then I guess it has to be decompiled first? if so how? with what? When I try to open it will tha lua apps, it tells me bad header in precompiled chunk (whatever that means).

I also have no idea which part of the code you posted above needs to be altered to reflect the folder with the custom startpos file.

If you haven't figured it out, I'm about as noob as one can be at this. I still absolutely no idea on how to achive the end result I need.

I never done anything remotely like this, so please don't assume I know anything, assume I know nothing.

3 seconds just throwing in the towel here...

hip63

[hip63]

really hate spamming this post but here goes. (puts towel away for time being)

I found an app, Luadec for Lua 5.1 and I'm trying to decompile the grand_campaign.luac file but I keep getting an error stating "bad header in precompiled chunk"

hip63

[alpaca]

really hate spamming this post but here goes. (puts towel away for time being)

I found an app, Luadec for Lua 5.1 and I'm trying to decompile the grand_campaign.luac file but I keep getting an error stating "bad header in precompiled chunk"

hip63

Yeah that decompiler doesn't really handle everything properly, yet. If you send me a PM with your email address I can give you my current version but it also still creates errors in almost every file which you presumably won't be able to fix if you don't have a lot of scripting experience and are good at puzzles. Grand_campaign.lua isn't really needed to modify RTI anyways, this is the one I use for APE:TI

-- Decompiled using luadec 2.0 UNICODE by sztupy (http://winmo.sztupy.hu)
-- Command line was: grand_campaign.luac

local utilities = require("Utilities")
local this = UIComponent(Address)
local main_panel = UIComponent(this:Find("main_panel"))
local selected_campaign = "apeti_main"
OnEnter = function()
  FrontEnd.OpenMapDataFile(selected_campaign)
  main_panel:LuaCall("Initialise", selected_campaign)
end

OnExit = function()
  main_panel:LuaCall("SaveOptions")
  FrontEnd.CloseMapDataFile()
end

StartCampaign = function()
  OnExit()
  FrontEnd.StartCampaign(selected_campaign, main_panel:LuaCall("FactionAndVCType"))
end

[hip63]

Thanks for the assistance. I really want to try to do this.

Yes I figured out pretty quick that the issue is the fact is episode content, so it's not calling the grand_campaign.luac, it would be calling some other reference for episodic content and I'm guessing that what I need to alter.

what file should I be looking at to get the game to look at my folder instead of the episode_5 or main_2 folders?

Oh and I'll PM you an address

hip63

[alpaca]

Thanks for the assistance. I really want to try to do this.

Yes I figured out pretty quick that the issue is the fact is episode content, so it's not calling the grand_campaign.luac, it would be calling some other reference for episodic content and I'm guessing that what I need to alter.

what file should I be looking at to get the game to look at my folder instead of the episode_5 or main_2 folders?

Oh and I'll PM you an address

hip63

Sorry, I didn't see you quadruple-posted earlier. I wrote the name of the file I quoted and that's what you have to replace. You do need to compile it first with luac 5.1

I'm not going to provide a step by step tutorial, firstly because I don't want to and secondly because I don't know exactly what you have to do.

[A1_Unit]

Will we be ever able to put a startpos.esf in a mod.pack?

[l33tl4m3r]

Will we be ever able to put a startpos.esf in a mod.pack?

Just as soon as they let us use localisation fragments in mod packs, I bet.