What is wrong with with the following script

[Rt. Hon. Gentleman]

;******************************************************************************************************************
;    Setting up Battle with Script Commands
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    prepare_for_battle

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;;;    Label Units & Groups & LOCATIONS
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;ROMAN_UNITS
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label_unit 0 0 0    caesar            
label_unit 0 0 1    legio_iii_gallica_1                
label_unit 0 0 2    legio_iii_gallica_2                
label_unit 0 0 3    legio_iii_gallica_3            
label_unit 0 0 4    legio_iii_gallica_4            
label_unit 0 0 5    legio_iii_gallica_5            
label_unit 0 0 6    legio_iii_gallica_6            
label_unit 0 0 7    legio_iii_gallica_7        
label_unit 0 0 8    legio_iii_gallica_8    
label_unit 0 0 9    ala_vii_illyricum_1
label_unit 0 0 10   legio_iii_gallica_9    


define_unit_group CAESAR_UNITS caesar legio_iii_gallica_4 legio_iii_gallica_5 legio_iii_gallica_6 legio_iii_gallica_7 legio_iii_gallica_8 ala_vii_illyricum_1 legio_iii_gallica_9

define_unit_group FRONT_LINE legio_iii_gallica_1 legio_iii_gallica_2 legio_iii_gallica_3

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;SLAVE_UNITS
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label_unit 1 0 0    pompey
label_unit 1 0 1    legio_viii_1        
label_unit 1 0 2    legio_viii_2        
label_unit 1 0 3    legio_viii_3        
label_unit 1 0 4    legio_viii_4        
label_unit 1 0 5    legio_viii_5        
label_unit 1 0 6    legio_viii_6        
label_unit 1 0 7    legio_viii_7    
label_unit 1 0 8    legio_viii_8            
label_unit 1 0 9    legio_viii_9                
label_unit 1 0 10    legio_viii_10                
label_unit 1 0 11    legio_viii_11                
label_unit 1 0 12    legio_viii_12                
    
    
define_unit_group POMPEY_UNITS pompey legio_viii_5 legio_viii_6 legio_viii_7 legio_viii_8 legio_viii_9 legio_viii_10 legio_viii_11 legio_viii_12

define_unit_group POMP_FLINE legio_viii_1 legio_viii_2 legio_viii_3 legio_viii_4

label_unit 1 1 0    cav_1
label_unit 1 1 1    cav_2    
label_unit 1 1 2    cav_3        
label_unit 1 1 3    labienus

define_unit_group    LABIENUS_UNITS cav_1 cav_2 cav_3 labienus

hiding_enabled_set false
ai_active_set off

monitor_conditions I_UnitGroupDistanceFromGroup POMP_FLINE FRONT_LINE < 50
unit_group_order_attack_group FRONT_LINE
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

end_script

I have tried various permutations on this theme, having used a muber of different conditions.

I have come to the conclusion that I must be using monitors incorrectly, as NO monitor works for we in the battle script, no matter what it may be. I have tried using every other condition conceivable, and have even done extensive testing using kill_unit as the command, as it makes results easy to see.

With all that testing done, I think I must be unable to use the monitors correctly as every single monitor I make is broken.

(Btw, the tabbing has completely gone in the passage here, but it is fine in the txt file. Just a twc code-wrap thing, I guess. It's all tabbed, not spaced, in the txt.)

Also, all the units are labelled properly. Going through them, if I insert a line of "kill_unit <whatever> it always kills what I expect it to. So I know that the labelling is not at fault.

Thanks,
RHG.

[HouseOfHam]

Your unit_group_order_attack_group command is missing a parameter.

[Rt. Hon. Gentleman]

Your unit_group_order_attack_group command is missing a parameter.

What would that entail?

[Killerbee]

I think he means you never defined which unit that group needs to attack :

From docudemons :

Sample use: unit_group_order_attack_unit group1 enemy_unit4

While yours only has your group , but no target :

unit_group_order_attack_group FRONT_LINE Other group

[Rt. Hon. Gentleman]

I think he means you never defined which unit that group needs to attack :

From docudemons :



While yours only has your group , but no target :

monitor_conditions I_UnitGroupDistanceFromGroup POMP_FLINE FRONT_LINE < 50
unit_group_order_attack_group FRONT_LINE
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

POMP_FLINE is one group, FRONT_LINE is another. They are just the front lines of the two armies, with POMP_FLINE being short for Pompey's Front Line, and FRONT_LINE being the player (Caesar) front line.

[Killerbee]

You don't get it right apparently

Let me explain :

unit_group_order_attack_group requires a group that receives the order , but also on that's targeted . Currently , you only told your FRONT_LINE group to attack something , but what ? You need to add the target behind it , like so :

unit_group_order_attack_group 'attacking_group' 'target_group'

While your command :

unit_group_order_attack_group FRONT_LINE

Doesn't have a target , and it should be (looking at your conditions) :

unit_group_order_attack_group FRONT_LINE POMP_FLINE