Plenty Lua Codes and Questions

bane_ · Feb 16, 2014

I used the event you mentioned now and will test it tonight.
I'm getting very fond of 'dummy' buildings and promotions, you can make quite a nice effect with those.

Thank you again.

I'm still looking for a way to use EndCombatSim and RunCombatSim. I found an old page saying whoward69's DLL have a way around to use those, but I don't know if it is still true.

whoward69 · Feb 16, 2014

DLL V41, CustomModOptions.xml file

Code:

    <!-- Events generated by the RED (by Gedemon) dll mod code -->
    <!--   Turn   ==> PlayerEndTurnInitiated, PlayerEndTurnCompleted, TurnComplete -->
    <!--   Combat ==> PushingMissionTo, MustAbortAttack, CombatResult, CombatEnded -->
    <Row Class="3" Name="EVENTS_RED_TURN" Value="0"/>
    <Row Class="3" Name="EVENTS_RED_COMBAT" Value="0"/>
    <Row Class="3" Name="EVENTS_RED_COMBAT_MISSION" Value="0"/>
    <Row Class="3" Name="EVENTS_RED_COMBAT_ABORT" Value="0"/>
    <Row Class="3" Name="EVENTS_RED_COMBAT_RESULT" Value="0"/>
    <Row Class="3" Name="EVENTS_RED_COMBAT_ENDED" Value="0"/>

From the RED code base

Code:

// RED : CombatEnded
// iAttackingPlayer, iAttackingUnit, attackerDamage, attackerFinalDamage, attackerMaxHP
// iDefendingPlayer, iDefendingUnit, defenderDamage, defenderFinalDamage, defenderMaxHP
// iInterceptingPlayer, iInterceptingUnit, interceptorDamage
// plotX, plotY

that's a lot of parameters passed into the event!

bane_ · Feb 16, 2014

~~So I need both your DLL and Gedemon's RED mod?~~ <- That was dumb, both are DLL modifications.
I'll check on how to make it work. Thanks for the confirmation, whoward69!
If I got it right, I would have to call it as 'GameEvents.CombatEnded.Add(myFunction)', right?

Sounds very exciting!

EDIT: Well, another edit... From what I understand, there is no replacement for the 'RunCombatSim', but for 'EndCombatSim' only, right?
So the previous code I got for getting a Combat strength bonus during combat would not work, since it must be set before the calculations for combat resolve.

bane_ · Feb 19, 2014

I know people don't like these requests but, could you be more specific? I can't get an answer for this.
I'm a bit lost here.

bane_ · Feb 20, 2014

Shameful bump. :bump:

Gedemon · Feb 20, 2014

GameEvents.CombatResult is what you want to replace RunCombatSim, it's called just before the combat.

bane_ · Feb 22, 2014

Thank you.

---

Round 3 now:

UA = Sinister Citadel said:
At the start of your turn, enemies adjacent to the [ICON_CAPITAL] Stronghold are pushed back, or suffer damage if can't be pushed.

Ok, this one is probably a bit messy but I believe it can be done.
I don't know how to use 'pairs' but I've seen some uses in mods and believe this is an UA that probably needs that. Here is what I have so far:

Code:

function SinisterCitadelPush(playerID, CityID, iHex)
	local player = Players[playerID]
	local pcap = player:GetCapitalCity()
	if (player:IsEverAlive()) and player:isNotMinor then
		if (pcap:IsHasBuilding(GameInfoTypes["BUILDING_SPIDERPALACE"])) then -- must have the Spider palace (so any Spider civ is ok)
			local plot = pcap:Plot()
			local iHex = ToHexFromGrid( Vector2(plot:GetX(), plot:GetY()) )  -- check all adjacent plots
			for Units in iHex do
				for Units, in pairs do -- ??
					-- check if unit is from a player at war
					-- if it is, check the ring before that one (absolutely no idea)
						-- move every unit capable of moving
						if Unit:HasMoved
							return
						else
							damage
						end
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end
end

(it theoretically has one extra 'end' because the last 'if' has the comment '--' before it)

I thought about giving the units that didn't move a promotion and use that to check and damage them, until I found "Unit:HasMoved".

Any ideas?

EDIT: After this one I'll work on the finishing touchs of version 0.1 and post the whole codes to help anyone searching for similar things.

bane_ · Mar 1, 2014

Ok! This one will have to wait for me to learn more Lua.
Now, the next thing isn't a code per se, but I need the knowledge of superior coders for this:

Is it possible to make identities to Improvements?
I want to make an Improvement that receives bonuses independently from another of the same, like as if a Farm get cultural bonuses and other receives gold, but not because of order (that I could do) but because of some identifier, making them (more) unique.

bouncymischa · Mar 2, 2014

bane_ said:
Ok! This one will have to wait for me to learn more Lua.
Now, the next thing isn't a code per se, but I need the knowledge of superior coders for this:

Is it possible to make identities to Improvements?
I want to make an Improvement that receives bonuses independently from another of the same, like as if a Farm get cultural bonuses and other receives gold, but not because of order (that I could do) but because of some identifier, making them (more) unique.

You might want to take a look at the Mexico civ (done by Leugi and TPangolin) for this -- I believe the Hacienda UI has a feature that allows it to start generating one of 3 randomly-selected yields when you get Economics. I suspect this is done by having 3 similar versions of the UI, and replacing the existing improvement with one of the variant ones under certain conditions. So you could have a FARM_CULTURE and FARM_GOLD, that look identical to Farms, but you could step through your city tiles, find Farms, and replace them with the equivalent when necessary?

bane_ · Mar 2, 2014

Yes!
Haha. Nice.

This and the recently-obtained knowledge of tables will make my idea possible.
Thank you.

Plenty Lua Codes and Questions

bane_

Howardianism High-Priest

whoward69

DLL Minion

bane_

Howardianism High-Priest

bane_

Howardianism High-Priest

bane_

Howardianism High-Priest

Gedemon

Modder

bane_

Howardianism High-Priest

bane_

Howardianism High-Priest

bouncymischa

Synthetic Genie

bane_

Howardianism High-Priest

Similar threads