Question about adjusting action points in descr_character.txt

[divyanthj]

Observe the colored text in this code.

;    This file contains the character profession attributes, the idea being that a
;    character has a certain set of skills and a current profession. The character
;    is represented by his profession: if he is acting as a general, he will get
;    represented as a general of a strat_model dictated by his combat skills.
;
;    This file gets parsed on application startup but is not otherwise referred to.
;    The data format is thus:
;
;    ;                        indicates a comment ;-)
;
;    type                    indicates a new character type
;
;                                must be followed by id name string (phrase)
;
;    faction                    indicates one or more factions which use the following
;                                strat_model descriptions, valid entries are these:
;
;                                venice, sicily, milan, denmark,
;                                egypt, scotland, aztecs, mongols, turks, france,
;                                hre, england, portugal, poland, byzantium, moors,
;                                russia, spain, hungary, slave
;
;                                if a given faction is not present in a given character
;                                type listing, that faction cannot use characters of that
;                                type - so not all factions have access to all character
;                                professions
;
;    dictionary                specifies dictionary entry for character type name
;
;                                note that there is one dictionary entry per type per
;                                faction set, allowing different names for the same
;                                character type - ie a diplomat barabarian could be a
;                                'chieftain', while a southern_european might be a 'legatus'
;
;    strat_model                model to represent the character on the strategy map
;
;    battle_model            model to represent the character on the battle map (optional)
;    battle_equip            equipment character has on the battle field must be followed by a  weapon type,
;                            (not missile weapon type) and armour type
;
;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
starting_action_points    200    ; default value for all characters and pathfinding calculations

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
type            named character

actions            moving_normal, moving_quickmarch, garrison, assault, attack, besiege, entrench, ambush, diplomacy, bribe, exchange, building_fort, building_watchtower
wage_base        200
starting_action_points    800

faction            venice
dictionary        15
strat_model        southern_general
battle_model    Northern_General
battle_equip    gladius, chainmail shirt helmet and rectangular shield

faction            sicily
dictionary        15
strat_model        southern_general
battle_model    Northern_General
battle_equip    gladius, chainmail shirt helmet and rectangular shield

faction            milan
dictionary        15
strat_model        southern_general
battle_model    Northern_General
....
....
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

type            admiral

actions            moving_normal, quick_sail, blockade, disembark, exchange
wage_base        50
starting_action_points    1300

faction            venice
dictionary        15
strat_model        julii_admiral

faction            sicily
dictionary        15
strat_model        brutii_admiral

faction            milan
dictionary        15
strat_model        scipii_admiral
...
...

battle_equip    gladius, chainmail shirt helmet and rectangular shield

Ok. Here, clearly the default action points (in red) is different from those of "named character" and "admiral" (blue).

But the movement points in my campaign game seems to be affected only by the text in red. Why is it so?

I want to increase the action points of all my ships by a great extent but I am unable to do so. All my troops/fleets action points seems to be affected by the text in red alone.

However, I am able to change movement points of agents though. I can make a spy or a merchant move from one end of the map to the other in 2 turns. But the same is not the case with ships.

How do I increase the movement points of ships alone?

[divyanthj]

Is it possible to add something like

<naval_movement_points_modifier float="1.5"/>
or
<fleet_movement_points_modifier float="1.5"/>??

I want to increase ships' movement points.

[Squid]

Not needed change the movement points of admirals in descr_character.txt as per the OP in the other thread. As to why it doesn't work perhaps you've gone over whatever the maximum allowed value is.

[divyanthj]

Not needed change the movement points of admirals in descr_character.txt as per the OP in the other thread. As to why it doesn't work perhaps you've gone over whatever the maximum allowed value is.

In my previous installation, I could change the values of action points for admirals alone or named characters alone. Only this time, I'm facing the problem.

All army/navy movement points seems to be affected by the red text. In this example, I've set starting_action_points as 200. This seems to apply to "Named Characters" , "Generals" and "Admiral" all at once. Speaking of the maximum limit, I believe there is no such thing. If I set the first occurence of "starting_action_points" to 1300, I get to move ALL my military/naval units over long distances.

PS: I've patched my copy to 1.3 and even installed Kingdoms. I've also unpacked all data files.

Also, could there be some other file in which you can explicitly mention that you want to alter individual unit types' movement points?

[ilmrik]

Have you tried actually moving a character ? I always thought pathfinding affects the green area thingy and how far it reaches, not the actual movement of things ( I could be wrong however) But I have noticed that in some mods you can move further than the green area indicates in a single turn.

Also are you sure that "admirals" placed by the descr_strat are classified as such and not as "named character" as their entries seem to indicate ?

[danny X]

Have you tried actually moving a character ? I always thought pathfinding affects the green area thingy and how far it reaches, not the actual movement of things ( I could be wrong however) But I have noticed that in some mods you can move further than the green area indicates in a single turn.

Also are you sure that "admirals" placed by the descr_strat are classified as such and not as "named character" as their entries seem to indicate ?

yeah ur right, sometimes it doesn't show the total character points and you have to move the character in two goes!

[AJStoner]

yeah ur right, sometimes it doesn't show the total character points and you have to move the character in two goes!

This is especially true with ships. I gave them long moves in my mod and if they are being send a long way the green area indicator on the map doesn't really cover the full distance they can go.

[Gigantus]

There is an automatic cut off at the display of the movement range. Even if you click outside that displayed range your character will move beyond that green limit. As was suggested, try to move an admiral to see the actual range.