game load inexistant camppaign_script.txt

**Belovèse** · December 23, 2020, 03:57 AM

Hello everyone, I have a strange situation and I hope someone will have more info or ideas on it.

EDIT: it was a noob mistake, I didn't know the changes in CS will show only in a knew game. For other beginner modder seeing this, look at the bottom post for full explanation by gigantus and withmar.

Short version: the game loads a campaign_script.txt file that does not exists, because I have deleted it to test something. I know it loads this file because it generates errors in the log:

Code:

21:32:40.974 [game.script] [error] Condition parsing error in mods/SS6.3/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt, at line 49276, column 25
counter value not declared

but there is no said file in this particular folder.

Long version: I came to this because I wanted to add more log output in the campaign_script for some tests I was making, but after testing a few version in was not showing. I also modified some log entries already existing, like changing

Code:

log always Turn Start venice

to this

Code:

log always ---- Turn Start venice

but it was still showing the first version in the log file.

Help would be much appreciated!

**Gigantus** · December 23, 2020, 05:25 AM

Are you sure that is the most recent log? The log for my repack version of SS is for instance the default log. Whereas the one for the original version is a custom one if memory recalls. Open the mod's cfg file and have a look what the entry in the log section says. Here the entry for the default name and path: to = system.log.txt
Here a setting for a log in a sub folder of the main game (m2tw\logs): to = logs/M2TW.system.log.txt

Note: simply commenting the last line in the descr_strat file would have stopped the game from loading the script. A tad easier for test purposes like yours

**Belovèse** · December 23, 2020, 06:27 AM

I'm sûre about the log file because I use my own config file, and also I did delete the previous log and the game recreated it, also because of the time stamp of the log entries.

I'll test disabling it via descr_stratand post the results.

**Gigantus** · December 23, 2020, 06:36 AM

I just ran this monitor:

Code:

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType england
     log always this is a log 
     log info this is also a log
    terminate_monitor
end_monitor

And got this log section:

Code:

18:03:34.806 [game.script.exec] [trace] exec <log> at line 10 in mods/Bare_Geomod/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
18:03:34.806 [game.script] [always] this is a log 
18:03:34.806 [game.script.exec] [trace] exec <log> at line 11 in mods/Bare_Geomod/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
18:03:34.806 [game.script] [always] info this is also a log
18:03:34.806 [game.script.exec] [trace] exec <terminate_monitor> at line 12 in mods/Bare_Geomod/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt

Definitely something wrong with your set up.

**Belovèse** · December 23, 2020, 12:04 PM

Well it turns out that my changes in campaign_script show in the log only if I create a new game, so these changes are not savegame compatible. It was my first time tampering with this file, but maybe this is already known? Or it is just a weird thing my computer does, but I went through a full SSHIP reinstall before finding about the new game stuff.

**Gigantus** · December 23, 2020, 11:29 PM

Providing that little snippet of info would have resolved your issue immediately. The script only gets read at game start and after that doesn't get accessed again. Hence any changes or even it's removal will not impact on a save game.

**Belovèse** · December 24, 2020, 01:50 AM

Yep sorry, it was a noob question! I'll take the habit of testing things with new games to avoid this mistake again. Thanks for your time!

**Withwnar** · December 24, 2020, 01:53 AM

...and the script location (and script itself) get saved in the game save files. Hence why your loaded game knows where the script used to be and reports that in the log.

Script and descr_strat changes (and some other things) are not save game compatible.

**Belovèse** · December 24, 2020, 02:01 AM

Thanks!

**Gigantus** · December 24, 2020, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Belovèse

Yep sorry, it was a noob question! I'll take the habit of testing things with new games to avoid this mistake again. Thanks for your time!

It wasn't a noob question, you however did not mention that you were testing on a save game - which is highly unusual and thus should always be mentioned. Else it will always be assumed that you are testing on a fresh game start.

**Belovèse** · December 27, 2020, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by Withwnar

...and the script location (and script itself) get saved in the game save files. Hence why your loaded game knows where the script used to be and reports that in the log.

Script and descr_strat changes (and some other things) are not save game compatible.

Originally Posted by Gigantus

It wasn't a noob question, you however did not mention that you were testing on a save game - which is highly unusual and thus should always be mentioned. Else it will always be assumed that you are testing on a fresh game start.

Noted, I'll do that in the future. Another quick question: do heavy use of the log command in campaign_script slow down processing time or make the game unstable?
I would like do make a more detailled log for SSHIP, like this:

Code:

    set_event_counter E_Patriarch 1
    log --- Script Ecumenical Patriarch --- set event counter E_Patriarch 1 (no monitor)


    monitor_event SettlementTurnEnd SettlementName Constantinople
        set_event_counter E_Patriarch 1
        log --- Script Ecumenical Patriarch --- set event counter E_Patriarch 1 (Constantinople turn end)
    end_monitor

    monitor_event SettlementTurnStart SettlementName Constantinople
        set_event_counter E_Patriarch 0
        log --- Script Ecumenical Patriarch --- set event counter E_Patriarch 0 (Constantinople turn start)
    end_monitor

    monitor_event CharacterTurnStart AgentType = priest
        and FactionwideAncillaryExists ecumenical_patriarch
        set_event_counter Is_E_Patriarch 1
        log --- Script Ecumenical Patriarch --- set event counter Is_E_Patriarch 1
    end_monitor

    monitor_event FactionTurnEnd not FactionType slave
        set_event_counter Is_E_Patriarch 0
        log --- Script Ecumenical Patriarch --- set event counter Is_E_Patriarch 0
    end_monitor

I didi that for a few parts of the script and tested it (on new games!!) and for now I see now problems, but you have way more experience with this!

**Gigantus** · December 27, 2020, 05:35 AM

A regular faction counter set up has two log entries per faction - that can be up to 62 log entries per turn. Haven't heard of any issue other then that it will bloat the log itself

**Belovèse** · December 27, 2020, 06:33 AM

Originally Posted by Gigantus

A regular faction counter set up has two log entries per faction - that can be up to 62 log entries per turn. Haven't heard of any issue other then that it will bloat the log itself

Thanks! I think what I will do is way bellow the number of lines you get with the log set to trace, anyway.