hi making certain events faction specific

[Druvatar De Bodemloze]

hi, I would be very appreciative if some one would be willing to help me get the simple script for making an event faction specific (only seen by them)

thank you
druvatar

[Withwnar]

If you use the historic_event command then it has a factions parameter which serves this purpose.

This will only show the "robin_hood_dies" event when playing England:

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
  and I_TurnNumber == 5

  historic_event robin_hood_dies factions { england, }

terminate_monitor
end_monitor

I don't know if the factions parameter is for Kingdoms only.

EDIT: Alternatively you could do it this way...

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
  and I_TurnNumber == 5

  if I_LocalFaction england
    historic_event robin_hood_dies
  end_if

terminate_monitor
end_monitor

...but this doesn't allow for including more than one faction (as it is).

EDIT2: Using the first method you can use something like factions { england, scotland, denmark, }

[Druvatar De Bodemloze]

thank you!

[Withwnar]

I'm not sure you caught my last edit as we posted at the same time. I have turned it into an "edit 2".

[Druvatar De Bodemloze]

yes, I got that, I will test it & post my results! thank you!

[Druvatar De Bodemloze]

it is not triggering
I have the proper entry in historic_events text
(in fact, for testing purposes I am using an event which was originally just a "regular" historic event
and I simply deleted the entry in desc_events and adding the script given to the Campaign_script like this:

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
  and I_TurnNumber == 1

  if I_LocalFaction milan
    historic_event shelabi
  end_if

terminate_monitor
end_monitor

end_script

may be I need the event images file from one of the kingdoms campaigns?

[Ishan]

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
  if I_LocalFaction milan
  and I_TurnNumber == 1
    historic_event shelabi
  end_if

terminate_monitor
end_monitor

Remove the red part.

[Druvatar De Bodemloze]

did as you suggested but still nothing and I made sure script campaign_script txt. was at the bottom of my desc_strat

this is the script with your suggested edit Ishan

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
  and I_TurnNumber = 1

  if I_LocalFaction milan
    historic_event shelabi
  end_if

terminate_monitor
end_monitor

[Ishan]

Well i did inserted and condition after if line not just the = thing.
Anyways use this simple one:-

monitor_event FactionTurnStart I_TurnNumber = 12
	historic_event X_Y factions { england, scotland, ireland, }
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

[Withwnar]

monitor_event FactionTurnStart ...
 ...
end_monitor

end_script

This might be the problem: if you inserted yours between wait_monitors and end_script then move it to before the wait_monitors line instead...

monitor_event FactionTurnStart ...
 ...
end_monitor


;----------------------------------------------------
; keep script unfinised until last monitor termination
wait_monitors

end_script

Anyways use this simple one:-

monitor_event FactionTurnStart I_TurnNumber = 12
	historic_event X_Y factions { england, scotland, ireland, }
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

I think that this monitor will trigger once for each faction on turn 12. You will still only see it if you're playing as milan (in Druvatar's example) but you will see it about 20 times (faction count). Having FactionIsLocal as a monitor condition limits it to triggering just once.

By the way, you can use = or == in conditions.

EDIT: sorry, no, it will only trigger once because the terminate_monitor will kill after the first one.

[Druvatar De Bodemloze]

still no go I (scripting aggh!)

any way is my entry in campaign_script txt.

monitor_event FactionTurnStart I_TurnNumber = 1
    historic_event shelabi_intro factions { milan, }
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

here is my entry in historic_events

{SHELABI_INTRO_BODY}The Shelabi 
{SHELABI_INtRO_TITLE} The Shelabi

here is what is at the bottom of my desc_strat

; >>>> start of regions section <<<<

script
campaign_script.txt

[Druvatar De Bodemloze]

ok I do not have a wait_monitors line where should I put it?
& thank you for your efforts
this the very first script I am adding into this mod
my complete campaign_script

;
; Campaign script by gigantus
;
script

    restrict_strat_radar false
;    console_command toggle_fow

monitor_event FactionTurnStart I_TurnNumber = 1
    historic_event shelabi_intro factions { milan, }
terminate_monitor
end_monitor

end_script

[Druvatar De Bodemloze]

done got it working thanks a bunch! guys!

[TNZ]

The TWC University’s archive has some classes on writing scripts:

Scripting 101

Introduction to Scripting

	monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
          	and I_TurnNumber = 0
		if I_LocalFaction england
		historic_event england_intro factions { england, }
	end_if
		if I_LocalFaction scotland
		historic_event scotland_intro factions { scotland, }
	end_if
		if I_LocalFaction ireland
		historic_event ireland_intro factions { ireland, }
	end_if
	end_monitor

[Withwnar]

done got it working thanks a bunch! guys!

Excellent.

	monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
          	and I_TurnNumber = 0
		if I_LocalFaction england
		historic_event england_intro factions { england, }
	end_if
		if I_LocalFaction scotland
		historic_event scotland_intro factions { scotland, }
	end_if
		if I_LocalFaction ireland
		historic_event ireland_intro factions { ireland, }
	end_if
	end_monitor

Using a separate IF per faction like this is another way to cater for multiple factions. Although the "factions" conditions are redundant here I think.

[Gigantus]

Excellent.



Using a separate IF per faction like this is another way to cater for multiple factions. Although the "factions" conditions are redundant here I think.

You need the faction conditions. Otherwise you don't have a condition for your IF part.

IF 'player is england
THEN 'historic event for england'
END_IF

[Withwnar]

A bit ambiguous wasn't it? I meant the " factions { xxx, }" on the historic_event lines.

[Gigantus]

Not really, if you leave them out there, then the message of the historic event still gets displayed to whatever faction the human player uses.
BUT - as you have defined the condition as 'player's faction' is indeed superfluous.

[TNZ]

It's my understanding that in a hot-seat game it wouldn't be redundant at all but would ensure that the player only sees the historic event meant for their faction.

[Withwnar]

Ah, I don't know much about hot seat scenarios.

But wouldn't...

if I_LocalFaction england
  historic_event england_intro 
end_if

... mean that the historic_event line would only be reached if the player is england? So they won't see the event if they're not playing england. I don't understand how adding "factions { england, }" helps any in this case.