Event showing the unification of Italy under the rule of the Byzantines

**Clanish** · June 15, 2017, 12:32 PM

Hello to all, i would ask the favor to who can help me in creating a event that pops up when the byzantines conquer all italy, a kind of unification of the roman empire....like in barbarian invasion.Can someone show me how can this be possible?I have litle experience in moding and can´t do any kind of scripting.I hope someone can help me.Salutations to all

**QuintusSertorius** · June 16, 2017, 05:04 AM

Do you mean just a notification message? If so, that's pretty easy.

Code:

    monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType byzantium
        if I_IsFactionAIControlled byzantium
            terminate_monitor
        end_if  
        if I_SettlementOwner sett_nnn = byzantium		
            and I_SettlementOwner sett_nnn = byzantium	
            and I_SettlementOwner sett_nnn = byzantium	
            and I_SettlementOwner sett_nnn = byzantium
            ; repeat for all the provinces in Italy			
            set_event_counter ecRoman_Reunification 1
            historic_event HE_ROMAN_REUNIFICATION factions { byzantium, }
            terminate_monitor
        end_if
    end_monitor

That's your base script, you need to edit sett_nnn to whatever the actual data names are for the settlements in Italy.

You also need to edit the historic_events.txt, adding an entry with your text.

I put in an event_counter called ec_Roman_Reunification, which you might want to use for varying recruitment, such as making particular units available in Italy when it's been restored to the Roman Empire.

**Withwnar** · June 16, 2017, 05:50 AM

Beaten to the punch while writing this...

campaign_script.txt:

Code:

monitor_event GeneralCaptureSettlement FactionType byzantium
  
  if I_IsFactionAIControlled byzantium
    terminate_monitor
  end_if  
  if I_EventCounter byz_owns_italy > 0
    terminate_monitor
  end_if
  
  campaign_wait 0.1  ;allow time for ownership to change  
  inc_event_counter test_byz_owns_italy_now 1  
  
end_monitor

monitor_event GiveSettlement TargetFactionType byzantium
  
  if I_IsFactionAIControlled byzantium
    terminate_monitor
  end_if 
  if I_EventCounter byz_owns_italy > 0
    terminate_monitor
  end_if
  
  inc_event_counter test_byz_owns_italy_now 1  
  
end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType byzantium
  
  if I_IsFactionAIControlled byzantium
    terminate_monitor
  end_if 
  if I_EventCounter byz_owns_italy > 0
    terminate_monitor
  end_if
  
  inc_event_counter test_byz_owns_italy_now 1  
  
end_monitor

monitor_event EventCounter EventCounterType test_byz_owns_italy_now

  if I_SettlementOwner Rome byzantium
    and I_SettlementOwner Palermo byzantium
    and I_SettlementOwner Naples byzantium
    and I_SettlementOwner Florence byzantium
    and I_SettlementOwner Bologna byzantium
    and I_SettlementOwner Genoa byzantium
    and I_SettlementOwner Milan byzantium
    and I_SettlementOwner Venice byzantium
    
    historic_event byz_owns_italy factions { byzantium, }
  end_if
    
end_monitor

...at the end, before these lines:

Code:

        ; keep script unfinised until last monitor termination
	wait_monitors

end_script

You'll see a message when byzantium owns all of the settlements listed in the fourth monitor - only the first time they do, not if they later lose some and get them back again. Allows for ownership via capture and diplomacy-give-region, plus a check every turn in case those two don't cover everything (e.g. bribery?).

Only if the player is byzantium. If you want to see the message also when AI is byzantium then remove the red and blue bits. If, in HotSeat, you want all player factions to see it when byzantium is a player then remove the blue bit.

historic_events.txt - add these lines anywhere:

Code:

{BYZ_OWNS_ITALY_TITLE}Byzantium Owns Italy
{BYZ_OWNS_ITALY_BODY}Say what you want here...

Create a picture for the message if you like: data\ui\southern_european\eventpics\byz_owns_italy.tga

If this is for the base campaign game, not a mod, then you'll need to unpack the game etc. first. There are tutorials around about that.

Not save game compatible. Script changes never are.

Originally Posted by QuintusSertorius

I put in an event_counter called ec_Roman_Reunification, which you might want to use for varying recruitment, such as making particular units available in Italy when it's been restored to the Roman Empire.

historic_event also creates and increments an event counter of the same name as its message. The HE_ROMAN_REUNIFICATION event counter could be used wherever ec_Roman_Reunification is, so ec_Roman_Reunification isn't needed.

**QuintusSertorius** · June 16, 2017, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by Withwnar

historic_event also creates and increments an event counter of the same name as its message. The HE_ROMAN_REUNIFICATION event counter could be used wherever ec_Roman_Reunification is, so ec_Roman_Reunification isn't needed.

It does, but I prefer to keep event_counters and historic_events separate; it avoids confusion and errors that may arise.

**Clanish** · June 16, 2017, 09:26 AM

That´s what i want guys, many thanks to you both for this favor and for sharing your knowledge with me.

**Clanish** · June 20, 2017, 10:38 AM

Hello my friends, first i would like to thank once again your help, i used the QuintosSertorius script because the less dificult to insert, altough i thak to withwnar help, but his script gave me a error and the scrip couldn´t be created, the QuintosSertorius script created the script file but....

12:52:07.104 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
12:52:07.104 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Jun 25 2007 version bld-medieval2-update2.1-30 (43169) ===
12:52:07.120 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
12:52:07.120 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
12:52:07.120 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
12:52:07.120 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
12:52:07.120 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
12:52:07.120 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
12:53:12.946 [game.script] [error] Condition parsing error in data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt, at line 789, column 12
Condition parser doesn't recognise this token: I_IsFactionAIControlled
12:58:27.561 [game.script] [error] Condition parsing error in data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt, at line 789, column 12
Condition parser doesn't recognise this token: I_IsFactionAIControlled

this was my script:

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType byzantium
if I_IsFactionAIControlled byzantium
terminate_monitor
end_if
if I_SettlementOwner Palermo = byzantium
and I_SettlementOwner Naples = byzantium
and I_SettlementOwner Florence = Byzantium
and I_SettlementOwner Bologna = byzantium
and I_SettlementOwner Genoa = byzantium
and I_SettlementOwner Milan = byzantium
and I_SettlementOwner Venice = byzantium
; repeat for all the provinces in Italy
set_event_counter ecRoman_Reunification 1
historic_event HE_ROMAN_REUNIFICATION factions { byzantium, }
terminate_monitor
end_if
end_monitor

Did i done something wrong?Can you help me to solve this.The scrip will work like that?I don´t know if can help but this is for vanilla campaign.Many thanks for the help guys.

**AntonisTheGreek** · June 20, 2017, 03:07 PM

For some reason the condition I_IsFactionAIControlled is not recognised,according to the log.Try replacing the line if I_IsFactionAIControlled byzantium with this:

if not I_LocalFaction byzantium

Edit:According to the Docudemons the I_IsFactionAIControlled condition is usable only in Kingdoms,not vanilla.That's why it didn't get recognised.