Spawning Random Percentage Army Only Once

[sputnik]

I am trying to script an army to spawn between certain turns and with a random percentage chance. I have succeeded with this code:

declare_counter Dyfnwalexist
monitor_conditions not I_CharacterExists Dyfnwal
set_counter Dyfnwalexist 0
end_monitor
monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType slave
and I_SettlementOwner Dumbarton = slave
and I_TurnNumber > 34
and I_TurnNumber < 61
and RandomPercent < 31
if I_CompareCounter Dyfnwalexist = 0
spawn_army 
faction slave, sub_faction scotland
character Dyfnwal, named character, family, age 25, x 101, y 167
traits LoyaltyStarter 1 , NaturalMilitarySkill 1 , BattleChivalry 2 , StrategyChivalry 2 , GoodCommander 3 , ReligionStarter 1
unit  Scottishda Bodyguard   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Border Horse    exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Border Horse    exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Swordsmen   exp 4 armour 3 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Swordsmen   exp 4 armour 3 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Spearmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Spearmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Spearmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Bowmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Bowmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
end
end_if
set_counter Dyfnwalexist 1
end_monitor

I would like this army to spawn only once as it would not make any sense for the general to return from the dead. How should this code end?

[Taiji]

Like this:

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType slave
and I_SettlementOwner Dumbarton = slave
and I_TurnNumber > 34
and I_TurnNumber < 61
and RandomPercent < 31
spawn_army 
faction slave, sub_faction scotland
character Dyfnwal, named character, family, age 25, x 101, y 167
traits LoyaltyStarter 1 , NaturalMilitarySkill 1 , BattleChivalry 2 , StrategyChivalry 2 , GoodCommander 3 , ReligionStarter 1
unit  Scottishda Bodyguard   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Border Horse    exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Border Horse    exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Swordsmen   exp 4 armour 3 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Swordsmen   exp 4 armour 3 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Spearmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Spearmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Spearmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Bowmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
unit  Brythonic Bowmen   exp 4 armour 2 weapon_lvl 0
end
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

[sputnik]

perfect thanks Taiji

[TNZ]

Sputnik: If you want to make a script that only runs once you just need to add ‘terminate_monitor’ to the end of it, just as Taiji did in the script he posted. Taiji is also right in that you do not need to use a counter in your script. A counter would really only be useful if you want to have multiple spawns, for example if you wanted a 31% chance that a spawn could happen each turn between turns 34 and 61, then it would be useful to use a counter in your script.

Though you do need to declare any counter that you use in a script, you only need to set a counter initial value if you wanted its initial value to be greater than zero, because a ‘declare’ counter value is zero.

[Taiji]

You're welcome, Sputnik

[sputnik]

A counter would really only be useful if you want to have multiple spawns

yes, I am planning on having multiple viking invasion spawns and this would be ideal. Like a counter number 1-10, each number being a different spawned army in a different location?

[TNZ]

yes, I am planning on having multiple viking invasion spawns and this would be ideal. Like a counter number 1-10, each number being a different spawned army in a different location?

:

declare_counter french_fleet

	monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType france
		and IsFactionAIControlled
		and DiplomaticStanceFromFaction england = AtWar
		and not I_UnitExists france cog
		and I_CompareCounter french_fleet <= 2
		inc_counter french_fleet 1
		generate_random_counter location_of_French_fleet 1 3
		if I_EventCounter location_of_French_fleet = 1
        spawn_army
            	faction france
            	character    	random_name, admiral, age 21, x 327, y 141, direction N
            	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        end
	end_if
		if I_EventCounter location_of_French_fleet = 2
        spawn_army
            	faction france
            	character    	random_name, admiral, age 21, x 316, y 169, direction N
            	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        end
	end_if
		if I_EventCounter location_of_French_fleet = 3
        spawn_army
            	faction france
            	character    	random_name, admiral, age 21, x 298, y 126, direction N
            	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
           	unit         	cog                	exp 2 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        end
	end_if
		set_event_counter location_of_French_fleet 0
	end_monitor

[sputnik]

Interesting, I have been using

and not I_LocalFaction

and not

and IsFactionAIControlled

Thanks again TNZ, you have been a great help.

I will give it a go tomorrow.