Show city/fort on map when it's not yet discovered

[Rafkos]

Hey there,
just wanted to ask if it's possible to mark fort/city location on map if player not yet discovered it. Thanks

[Gigantus]

Usually via script with the reveal_tile\hide_all_revealed_tiles sequence. The effect is the same as the settlement victory conditions. Mods usually have one single monitor to hide revealed tiles as the reveal commands might get used in several monitors, in your case however you want the tiles covered BEFORE the player can see any garrisons:

    ; === Reveal settlement and fort locations ===
    monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
        reveal_tile 407, 196        ; Antiocheia-Margiane
        
        ; add more co-ordinates

        hide_all_revealed_tiles        
        terminate_monitor
    end_monitor

    ; === Hide revealed tiles ===
    monitor_event FactionTurnEnd FactionIsLocal
        hide_all_revealed_tiles
    end_monitor

[Jurand of Cracow]

Hi Gig,
the SSHIP has a following script for the tile reveal:

    ;========================================================================================================    ;------- City Initial Reveal
    ;========================================================================================================


    monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionReligion catholic


        reveal_tile 330,74	;Jerusalem
        reveal_tile 169,146	;Rome
        reveal_tile 37,152	;Leon - Santiago
        hide_all_revealed_tiles
        terminate_monitor
    end_monitor


    monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionReligion orthodox


        reveal_tile 330,74	;Jerusalem
        reveal_tile 284,142	;Constantinople
        hide_all_revealed_tiles
        terminate_monitor
    end_monitor


    monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionReligion islam


        reveal_tile 330,74	;Jerusalem
        reveal_tile 416,94	;Baghdad
        reveal_tile 359,23	;Al_Wasit
        hide_all_revealed_tiles
        terminate_monitor
    end_monitor

It is meant that some settlements are visible depending on a faction religion. However, it doesn't work in practice: each faction can see (the location of) all revealed settlements.
It there a way to make it working, ie that the catholic factions don't see Al-Wasit?
cheers
JoC

[Gigantus]

You need to add the FactionIsLocal condition to avoid the other (AI based) monitors running:

    monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
        and FactionReligion catholic
        reveal_tile 330,74    ;Jerusalem
        reveal_tile 169,146    ;Rome
        reveal_tile 37,152    ;Leon - Santiago
        hide_all_revealed_tiles
        terminate_monitor
    end_monitor

Alternatively (and better housekeeping): make one monitor and use IF sections with the 'faction_counter_[faction] event counters I just set up for SSHIP - a perfect example for the use of those event counters.

    monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
        if I_EventCounter faction_counter_england = 1 ; england's turn - catholic
            reveal_tile 330,74      ;Jerusalem
            reveal_tile 169,146    ;Rome
            reveal_tile 37,152      ;Leon - Santiago
        end_if 
        if I_EventCounter faction_counter_byzantium = 1 ; byzantium's turn - orthodox
            reveal_tile 330,74      ;Jerusalem
            reveal_tile 284,142    ;Constantinople
        end_if

        --- repeat for each faction with the appropriate coordinates ---

        hide_all_revealed_tiles
        terminate_monitor
    end_monitor

[Jurand of Cracow]

Gig, both scripts reveal the cities only for the player. I want also that the respective AI factions have certain settlements revealed for themselves - if they know the map, they will expand in these direction (or not?).
Is it possible?

[Gigantus]

Afaik the AI does not require a map reveal to know where a settlement or port is. Apart from that, as you experienced yourself, a map reveal will be seen by any player, there simply is no way around. It's akin to the settlement victory condition which automatically reveals the settlements to the player, it also only fires for the human player.