Tempest?

[Kiliç Alì]

Is there any way (command, event, dirty trick, sorcery) to evocate a tempest in some point in a precise turn via campaign_script?

[TNZ]

Kiliç Alì: Well, you can script a plague:

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campaign_script:

	monitor_event FactionTurnEnd FactionIsLocal
		and FactionType sicily
		add_events
			event plague plague_hits_minas_tirith
			date 0
			position 239, 128
		end_add_events
	terminate_monitor
	end_monitor

historic_events:

{PLAGUE_HITS_MINAS_TIRITH_BODY}Plague in Minas Tirith.
{PLAGUE_HITS_MINAS_TIRITH_TITLE}Plague

So a storm shouldn't be a problem:

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event storm plague_hits_minas_tirith

[Kiliç Alì]

this doen not work:

here the entry in historic_events:

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; historical events and when they occur
;
; Events are followed by a category, and a label
; labels are used as lookups into historic_events.txt for title and body strings,
; and also as image names for the event picture
;
; Currently supported categories are:
; counter - just increase a counter
; historic - Just generates a message and increase a counter
; volcano - triggers a volcano if there is one on the map at the position specified
; plague - triggers a plague in settlements at the specified positions
; emergent_faction - triggers the emergence of the given faction. This faction must be marked
; as emergent in descr_strat.txt
;
; event descriptions are followed by a date (year as offset from starting date) or a date range
; and either a list of positions, or list of regions. Each position/region specification must appear on
; a seperate line below the date

"storm" seems not to be supported.

[danny X]

The trouble with storms is:

After they've hit your no longer able to build watchtowers!

[Noobio]

i thought that had to do only with floods..

since storms are usualy coded to occur in the sea

[danny X]

i thought that had to do only with floods..

since storms are usualy coded to occur in the sea

Yeah you're probably right, i've got them mixed up.

[irishron]

I have had storms only hit me in Lisbon and Edinburgh, and well out in the Atlantic.

[danny X]

I thought you would've needed descr_disasters.txt and descr_events.txt. You'd need to calculate the turn numbers to years from start of game.

[Kiliç Alì]

well, i put this code into the campaign_script

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
add_events
event storm kraken
date 0
position 3, 156
end_add_events
end_monitor


and the kraken entry in historic events
so within the first 2 turn I expected at least one tempest, but nothing happens

the curious thing is that the campaign_script works fine for the rest, while log says nothing

[danny X]

Are they sea co-ordinates, 3 156?

[Kiliç Alì]

yes

[danny X]

Im not sure why its not working, have you deleted map.rvm?

[Kiliç Alì]

no, i didn't think it was necessary since i am not chnging the map... wait a moment...

EDIT: i deleted it and still nothing.

[danny X]

Well the only other thing i can think of is: try a higher date.

[Kiliç Alì]

if i put date 1, it means after 1 turn or 1 year?

[danny X]

it should be years

[TNZ]

If you look at the ‘descr_disasters’ file:

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; event			event_type
; frequency		in years
; winter		only occurs in winter
; summer		only occurs in summer
; warning		provides a one year warning
; position		position event can occur in strat coords [can specify multiple positions on consecutive lines]
; region		region event can occur by region name [can specify multiple regions on consecutive lines]
; climate		climate event can occur by climate name [can specify multiple climates on consecutive lines]
; min_scale		minimum size for event
; max_scale		maximum size for event

event		storm
frequency	4
winter		true
summer		false
warning		false
region		the sea
min_scale	2
max_scale	5

[Kiliç Alì]

it does definitively not work. But maybe it is only me...

Has anybody ever managed to script a tempest in this way?