[solved] FactionType ... (!!!)

**SpyrosM91** · February 05, 2012, 08:55 PM

i know it is a long shot... BUT i wanted to ask...

can FactionType be used with cultures (for the campaign_script....)... like the " factions { england, greek, } " in EDB??

and if no, is there any other way, to make it possible to group factions together for conditions??

**Vegas_Bear** · February 05, 2012, 10:01 PM

You can use something like this-

CharacterReligion catholic

This is used in playing the video for a speific religion who captures Jerusalem.

monitor_event GeneralCaptureSettlement SettlementName Jerusalem
and CharacterReligion catholic
and I_CompareCounter jerusalem_catholic = 0

historic_event jerusalem_catholic event/Christians_Capture_Jerusalem.bik
set_counter jerusalem_catholic 1
set_counter jerusalem_islam 0
end_monitor

VB

**Kiliç Alì** · February 06, 2012, 04:33 AM

From docudemos_conditions:

---------------------------------------------------
Identifier: FactionCultureType
Trigger requirements: faction
Parameters: culture type (roman, barbarian, carthaginian, greek, egyptian, eastern)
Sample use: FactionCultureType greek
Description: Test the faction's culture type
Battle or Strat: Either
Class: FACTION_CULTURE
Implemented: Yes
Author: Guy

---------------------------------------------------
Identifier: FactionReligion
Trigger requirements: faction
Parameters: faction religion
Sample use: FactionReligion catholic
Description: Test the faction religion
Battle or Strat: Either
Class: FACTION_RELIGION_CHECK
Implemented: Yes
Author: ScottL

---------------------------------------------------
Identifier: FactionType
Trigger requirements: faction
Parameters: faction type
Sample use: FactionType romans_julii
Description: Test the faction type
Battle or Strat: Either
Class: FACTION_TYPE_CHECK
Implemented: Yes
Author: Lee

Cheers

EDIT if you mean something like FactionTipe England, France, no it's not possible. Don't know if it turns in error, but cannot work anyway (would always turn false) 'couse if a faction is England, it cannot be france. use theese ones in campaign_script.

**SpyrosM91** · February 06, 2012, 02:04 PM

thank you both! (+rep)

Kilic Ali, you just saved me 22 monitors from a single script with the "FactionCultureType" condition !!! thanks!!!

**Gigantus** · February 07, 2012, 01:01 AM

For tricky stuff like that I use a faction monitor like the one underneath:

Code:

declare_counter reichs_fraktion
declare_counter katholisch
;--- England ---
    declare_counter england_turn
    monitor_event PreFactionTurnStart FactionType england
        set_counter england_turn 1
      set_counter reichs_fraktion 0
      set_counter katholisch 1
    end_monitor
    monitor_event FactionTurnEnd FactionType england
        set_counter england_turn 0
    end_monitor
    declare_counter england_dead
    monitor_event LeaderDestroyedFaction FactionType england
        set_counter england_dead 1
    terminate_monitor
    end_monitor

It basically assigns counters to a faction's turn. In this case the mod starts with factions belonging to one of two groups (reichs_fraktion or not) and within these groups have one of two religions (katholisch or not). Additionally it sets a counter with the faction's name which comes very handy when chasing errors and if determining if a certain faction has done something that requires an if monitor. Last not least a counter to check if the faction still exists.

The major advantage of this is the use of the counters within an if monitor. Example, the first section\option requires England to be the attacker when capturing a settlement. The second section\option requires that faction NOT to have the catholic religion (which England has):

Code:

declare_counter trier_spawn
monitor_event GeneralCaptureSettlement SettlementName Trier
    if I_CompareCounter england_turn == 1
        set_counter trier_spawn 1
    end_if
    if I_CompareCounter katholisch < 1
        set_counter trier_spawn 1
    end_if

    terminate_monitor
end_monitor

I am open to suggestions how that could have been handled otherwise...

**Kiliç Alì** · February 07, 2012, 11:57 AM

maybe this?

monitor_event GeneralCaptureSettlement SettlementName Trier
and not CharacterReligion = catholic
and CharFactionType = england

But I prefer the use of if_ calls and counters, 'couse it allows you to have a same monitor with different factions. In this case if you wanted this to work for France also, you'd have to duplicate the monitor, while in your way you can use the same monitor for different factions.

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