Basic Scripting Setup Question

**The Border Reiver** · November 04, 2009, 07:56 AM

Hey Guys, this is really driving me to distraction. I can usually spawn characters until my heart is content on the campaign script, so the basics of scripting are fine for me.

I've been trying to create a new script from nothing to go into my custom campaign folder. Now I know my custom campaign folder is set up correctly, the game runs and there are no ctd's, and when I test I delete the map.rwm.

However, no matter what I add to the campaign script, nothing will work, absolutely nothing. Not even proven scripts from my original mod or from vanilla.

Can someone please confirm that this is the absolute minimum required on the campaign script:

script

wait_monitors
end_script

And that to actually get the campaign script to run the descr_strat must have this entry at the bottom:

script
campaign_script.txt

Can anybody think of a reason why this would not work? Or have a suggestion of a basic scripting command that I can simply copy and paste to test it?

Any help here would really be great

**Gigantus** · November 04, 2009, 08:14 AM

You also need an error free descr_strat for the campaign_script to start at all.

To test that, I usually add the "restrict_strat_radar false" to the end* of my script. And the "console_command toggle_fow" to the beginning.

The FoW is gone = descr_strat is OK
The radar restriction is gone = script is OK (spelling wise, working wise is another matter)

*this will check as well if the script works.

**The Border Reiver** · November 04, 2009, 08:38 AM

Ah I see, I never knew that, thanks Gigantus.

That means I have to get rid of the 35 or so errors recorded on the system log before I can test the scripting I've done

Once I've achieved that I'll report back.

Thanks for your help...again!

**Gigantus** · November 04, 2009, 09:04 AM

One is glad to be of service....again

**The Border Reiver** · November 05, 2009, 01:25 AM

Brilliant job Gigantus, you were right on the money here with your instructions. Firstly, I had to fix all the errors on the system log, but it still didn't work.

I then ran Geomod and found plenty of others and now it's working. I appreciate your help with this, as now I have found Geomod, this will be the last time I create a DS by hand.

Rep for this my friend.

Just one curious oddity regarding the console_command toggle_fow. It fires on every second start of the the game, even though the script is firing each time?? Have you experienced that?

**konny** · November 05, 2009, 05:04 AM

Originally Posted by The Border Reiver

Just one curious oddity regarding the console_command toggle_fow. It fires on every second start of the the game, even though the script is firing each time?? Have you experienced that?

It is working like a switch. toggle_fow turns fow on and off, and even turns it on when it is already activated by game start. The same is with toggle_perfect_spy.

**Gigantus** · November 05, 2009, 02:05 AM

Just one curious oddity regarding the console_command toggle_fow. It fires on every second start of the the game, even though the script is firing each time?? Have you experienced that?

It is an oddity that it doesn't fire every now and then, and I am not sure why. When I come across it, I make sure whether the radar restriction is gone. After that I usually start the game again to see if it remains covered (before I try hunting for errors).