[ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
- From: abigail prescott <abigail.prescott@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 23:19:01 +0100
That what’s I thought. It also means less tedious pasting for each individual
circumstance, because the script just takes the values it needs from the event.
Abi
From: Ian Reed
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 11:06 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
Hi Abigail,
It's a great idea to try and make your scripts so they can be used by multiple
map packs with just some changes to the event args.
Sometimes it seems more difficult to do it this way than to just make the
script for the specific map pack you're working with, but it definitely makes
the script more reusable, and more usable for people who have a hard time with
scripting since they only need to worry about changing the event arguments and
not altering the script itself.
Craig did a great job with this and I'm really glad to see you're moving in
that direction as well.
Ian Reed
On 8/23/2013 3:28 PM, abigail prescott wrote:
I think both scripts are done. I couldn’t test the catapult naming because I
seem to be missing the advanced catapult unit file... Wonder why?
Instructions for the randomise_stats function:
copy the file into a folder in the scripts folder.
Open the file for the unit you want to add this function to and add this at
the bottom:
after_create=randomise_stats@ { min: number, max: number, current: optional
number }
Min is the minimum that the stat can be set to, max is the maximum and
current is an optional setting if you want the unit to start with different
current and max values for a stat.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/94819755/randomise%20stats.txt
Al, here’s the naming function with the units you mentioned and their ork
equivalents. I put catapults in too, but like I said, I couldn’t test that one.
Now you can just put the file into the folder in the scripts folder and all you
have to edit is the recruit files.
I think the event is the same as it was before, but if it doesn’t work then
I’ll paste the event code for you.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/94819755/add_unit.txt
I’m going to try updating the add_unit function so it can work for other
games other than warlords. I’m annoyed I didn’t think of it earlier, as it
might have simplified things, but I suppose I just got it stuck in my head that
this was for warlords so started making it specificly for that. If I can get it
to work for other maps, there won’t have to be any script editing, just another
parameter for the event.
Abi
From: abigail prescott
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 9:01 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
Well, I wrote it because I wanted random character stats, but you could use
it for any unit or structure. At least, I think the after_create event can be
set on structures. Hopefully I’ll be able to send that soon, along with the
naming script.
From: Allan Thompson
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 7:43 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
Hey Abi,
It sounds intrigueing. What did you have in mind? Like stats for a character?
Or what did you have in mind.
al
From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of abigail prescott
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 2:03 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
Anyone interested in a script to give units random stats when they’re created?
From: Allan Thompson
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 6:41 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
My thoughts exactly! I was also thinking of the zombie house map.
I think Carlos should use it first though.
al
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[mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of abigail prescott
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 1:27 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
Thanks, I just hope I haven’t left anything out, but it worked fine when I
tested. It should also work for other maps with randomly placed units. So you
could have a dungeon where you can’t predict where the monsters are even after
playing once already.
Abi
From: Allan Thompson
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 5:54 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
Wow,that is amazing! I can’t wait to see Carlos make that capture the flag
map using this!
al
From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of abigail prescott
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 8:51 AM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
Here’s the link to a randomising function I wrote. All you have to do is make
a new folder in the scripts folder and put this file in. Then you can use the
randomise_unit_positions function in whatever event you want.
The things you can set in the event are:
starttilex and starttiley: for when you want to set the area starting from a
certain tile. As tiles actually start at 0:0, not 1:1, you should subtract 1
from both numbers.
startunit: For when you want to set the area around a certain unit, like the
flag. Just write the name of the unit file in quotes.
minunit and maxunit: the minimum number of units you want to spawn in this
area and the maximum. A random number will be chosen ranging between these
numbers.
unit: the unit that you want to be generated in the area. Like the startunit
value, just write the name of the unit file in quotes.
rangex and rangey: the number of tiles you want the area to extend to,
starting at the starting tile or startunit.
I think that’s all of them. Don’t set the starttile values in the same event,
the script just finds the first unit of the specified type if you set a
startunit. I don’t know if this will cause problems, but I’m guessing you would
only want the units to spawn around one unit and you would only have one flag.
If you don’t set any starttile values or a startunit, then the unit will be
randomly placed around the whole map. If anyone wants to use it to randomly
place units around all the units of a specific type (e.g around every city on
the map) instead of just the first one, then just find the break; line in the
function and delete it. I think that’ll do it.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/94819755/randomise_unit_positions.txt
From: abigail prescott
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 11:25 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
Yes, but they don’t need to be specified by the player. They could be set
through the event or the script. Event might be better, because then other
people who might want randomised maps can use it too. Technically, if a player
did want to change the boundaries and they were set in the event, they could
just edit the file with the event, but it’s still not the same as offering them
the opportunity to restrict the enemy to a certain area where it’ll be easier
to predict where they’ll be. Maybe it could work out a certain fraction of the
map, that way the area would expand to fit the size of the map, and players
would have to know how to script to change it. My idea was that you would set
the starting point at the flag (because it makes sense for the units to spawn
around the thing they’re protecting) and then four random numbers would be
generated with set boundaries of highest and lowest possible numbers. These
numbers would be the range of the area to the right, the range to the left, the
range upwards and the range downwards. The problem is getting units to spawn,
though I think if there was only a few types, you could set that in the event.
Sorry if that doesn’t make much sense, but I’m writing things as I think of
them and I really should get some sleep. Tomorrow I’ll think about it more and
it’ll make more sense then.
Abi
From: Carlos Macintosh
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 11:06 PM
To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: Plans for the coming school year!
I need to define boundaries though. I couldn’t just hav the units all over
the place.
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