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Probably something to do with your performance settings in the Options, which are not taken into the account for the editor because the editor is paused and no animations happen.
I could be wrong... The detail of units is uniform across editor and gameplay for me.

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Good idea or should I remove it? I think lots of people are wondering about this one, I did so myself.

An FAQ of the 5/6 most asked is a good idea. If it exceeds 5 or 6, people simply won't read it. The deletion question is as good a place as any to start, and it can always be replaced if it so happens 5 questions are asked more frequently than it.

I have 2 questions.

1) How do I insert the script? I typed in the name of the script which is in the same folder as the map file, pressed enter, and nothing. The name of the script is still visible in he text box, but that's it. Saving and re-loading the map file kills any mention of the script. "Browse" doesn't work either.

My script is very simple:

void game_callback on_game_frame() {
}

2) Assuming it's even possible to use the script, how do I make a BLANK integer/string array? Are arrays even possible?!?

A1: You have to right-click somewhere and click add new script. But it's a long time since I've visited the editor, so I'm not quite sure where. The right-clicking was counter-intuitive for me though, so this might be the answer to your question.

A2: I certainly hope arrays are possible, but I don't know as I haven't encountered one yet. I'm not sure about the possibilities of javascript compared to the possibilities of java.

If it's possible, just say:

int[] x;
// for a null array, or:
int[] y = new int[n];
// for an empty array, where n is replaced by the desired array length

EDIT 2: I'm not so sure after all.

Q: If, in javascript, variable types are assigned dynamically, why are there different variable types for Unit, Path (and also the regular int, float)? Only for readability purposes?
This question isn't really RoL related, but I still want to know.

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That's a dynamic array though... Dynamic arrays are slow as they need to redefine their bounds each time. Is it possible to make a static array of size X?

>Q: If, in javascript, variable types are assigned dynamically, why are there different variable types for Unit, Path (and also the regular int, float)? Only for readability purposes?

Well, this isn't javascript, right..? Javascript is a pretty horrible language to write anything at all complex. Do you meant the ROL script? If so, what do you mean by "variable types are assigned dynamically?" Again I'll assume you mean something like "blah=blah2", where blah is not previously defined, but blah2 is. So blah is just defined by the compiler in this case after the compiler figures out the variable type of blah2, and then blah is set equal to blah2.

EDIT: I've been able to answer myself on several of my questions, but still some remain. Also I have found some bugs in the editor that I would like to share.

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[This message has been edited by Agamemnus (edited 06-29-2006 @ 07:46 PM).]

1) Sorry.

2) You can't in the bhs scripts. Instead, look at the .map file for that, and edit the XML code itself. The following excerpt will clarify enough:

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Have a look at the campaign's .map files for more examples.

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Are you sure it's not a function called GetUnitType (or something similar) you're meant to use here? I wouldn't know though, and I'm too lazy to check the reference myself, but it's the only thing that I think could go wrong. On the other hand, you're not a noob so you probably double check what functions you use...

Thanks for the reply,

Yeah I figured out just a few hours ago how to do it: get_unit_type(the_unit). It's the first function but I didn't notice it somehow. I got that working.

I've also been looking at the "array" functions, but it seems they are dynamic arrays instead of real arrays. That's too bad. (insert, search, etc.)

Is there anyway to stop buildings from moving? I save a scenario, load it again, and have to send the next 7 minutes putting my crashlanded Alin City back in the air! I want those things to float, but they seem to dislike the idea, the moment I turn my backs on them, they dig a hole for themselves and stay there.

Any help?

Something to do with the selected placing style? Or has that only to do with prefabs... Otherwhise it's a bug I think. Does it happen to alin buildings only?

All civ districts, and the city itself: Millitairy, Merchant, Reactor, Magus, Holy and Industrial. I the screenshot I posted (with the pink millitairy district), had the same, each time I loaded it, I had to redo all the buildings.

EDIT: I forgot palace

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Anyone know if its possible to use every single kind of terrain on one map or are we stuck with just one tileset that we set before starting the map?

Well we are for now until I really investigate the scenario editor. A preliminary answer would be that we are stuck with just one tileset - though Greypawn once said about unless someone's modded it otherwise.

You can change tileset's when you've loaded a scen, can't you?

EDIT: Can you have the game actually playing during cinematics?

[This message has been edited by Evolved (edited 07-11-2006 @ 01:23 AM).]

From what I see tileset is greyed out, maybe im doing somthing wrong, but it would be cool to be able to make a map of aio but to do that you need all tilesets.

Edit: Also does anyone know the largest size for a map, I remember seeing it somewhere before and I just can't find it. I think its 120 but I need some verification.

Thanks

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You moderaters always talk about all these scenarios that you've created but if you did create so many then why didn't you upload any of them?

P.S Please upload more scenarios the fallen jungle is great and i cant wait untill the next one.

Well most all of mine so far are eye-candy maps.

Im in the middle of doing a script and im having some problems setting a buildings health to 20 thousand. I'm getting an
telling me that the function has invalid parameters

In the Function reference its,
void set_building_health_hitpoints (Build the_build, int hitpoints)

I Have,
trigger BuildingHP(){
set_building_health_hitpoints("d1", "20000");
set_building_health_hitpoints("d2", "20000");
set_building_health_hitpoints("d3", "20000");
set_building_health_hitpoints("d4", "20000");
set_building_health_hitpoints("d5", "20000");
set_building_health_hitpoints("d6", "20000");
set_building_health_hitpoints("d7", "20000");
set_building_health_hitpoints("d8", "20000");

Edit: Well i took off the "20000" using just 20000 and I got rid of the invalid parameters but now im getting set_building_health_hitpoints is undefined.

Edit: Good News Theres No Error
Bad News The Buildings Just Blow Up Now

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No, you must use the tileset you choose when creating the map and only that tileset.
Unfortunately.

Theoretically, you could add all textures to one tileset (by modding) and pick the new tileset, but I don't know how to do that off the top of my head as I haven't tried.

Not with the current files seems to be the default answer for modding questions, and so it applies here.

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Rather than use script, I'd highly recommend creating a new unit in the map header using xml.

To do it, there's a very simple way to create custom units, spells, and buildings for any map. The bonus is that you don't have to use custom tribes. The drawback is that you're going to have to manually edit it into the file. Be sure to make a backup your original!

Open the "Mine Again" map from the Vinci campaign in an xml editor and looking at the "Types" section (it's near the top). You'll see this section behaves pretty much like a custom tribe's (or unitrules.xml) types section. Using this technique, you can create new units, spells, buffs, etc all inside of the map file without importing a custom tribe. They can then be added via script or the scenario editor.

For example, if I wanted to give all obelisks 20,000 hp, it would look something like this:

<TYPES>
    <BUILDING class="builds" reference_name="Obelisk" reference_style="replace">
      <HITS>20000</HITS>
    </BUILDING>
  </TYPES>

I'd drop that inbetween the and sections of the map.

For other examples, there are a number of other maps that use this technique in the campaign. The custom tribe handbook has more specific information on creating types.

Kahooola!

Mr. Darthveda,

Hopefully you will also be gracious enough to answer my questions too, which I have wanted to know the answers to for a long time:

*Is it possible to modify a location's position with integers? (If so, how?)

*Is it possible to dynamically change a unit's attributes, like max hitpoints or firepower?

*Is it possible to define an array without defining each empty value?, e.g. int array1[50] instead of int [] array1 = [0,0,0,0...etc.]?

* I'd also like to know how to access the time left on a buff. For instance "give_object_buff (curUnit, curUnit, "Augmentation", 400);" gives about 20 seconds, but I want to know when it's exactly at 1 second.

* Is there a way/file to search for all the built in functions, not just the ones in the function list document? (as there are quite a few that are in scripts but not in the document)

EDIT: Also, any plans on making landscapes rotatable in the future?

Thanks.

[This message has been edited by Agamemnus (edited 07-21-2006 @ 00:32 AM).]

Thanks DearthVeda

I no longer need it, I should have edited the post to say this but the information will help in other projects.

Thanks Again

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When ever i test a map online player names are changed to Player 1 Player 2 etc...

Anyway to get it so they just use the name they go in with?

Edit: To do this you just delete the part in the xml where it says Player Name "Player 1" or somthing similar. I can't recall it exactly.

[This message has been edited by Hipskovski (edited 07-22-2006 @ 08:22 PM).]

Don't answer hipskovski, answer me.

Besides, we already found the answer to his second question.

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Nope.

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While there isn't a script function that reliably does this, you can do this through techs and bonuses. For example, in the Vinci campaign some units get a buff that increase their max HP without creating a new unit. With a bonus you can increase stats by a percentage or a specific value.

There's a bit more on techs and bonuses in the ROL Custom Tribe Kit.

There exist a number of ways you can set these up. You can buff a single unit by using give_object_buff and the name of the bonus. You can give a leader a tech, and the bonus that has that tech as a prerequisite will be applied to either a) the unit type(s) specified or b) all the units produced from a building specified. See techrules.xml for a lot of examples on bonuses.

And remember that you can create new techs and bonuses in the map header with the method I specified a few posts above!

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Sure. You can just use "int foo[];" and then use the script function add(array, value) to insert values into the array later. For example:

void game_callback on_game_frame(){
  int foo[];
  add(foo, 3); // Adds 3 to the last position in the array, growing the array in the process
}

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The script function "get_spell_remaining_time (Spell the_spell)" should give you what you want. If it doesn't, I'd resort to using a timer to try and keep track.

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I assume you're talking about the Script Function Reference Sheet.doc contained in the ROL Scripting Kit. Aside from that doc, no.

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I don't know of any plans at this time, but I wouldn't rule anything out

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