Adding information to Pedia (special abilities)

[Craig_Sutter]

When I change the unit XML so that a unit has no military support cost, this information is not shown anywhere in the Pedia entry for the unit.

Is there any way that I can edit the properties of the special abilities section of the Pedia to reflect this information? How is it determined which qualities of a unit are displayed?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Jeckel]

Open the CvPediaUnit.py file.

Find this method:

	# Place Special abilities
	def placeSpecial(self):

		screen = self.top.getScreen()
		
		panelName = self.top.getNextWidgetName()
		screen.addPanel( panelName, localText.getText("TXT_KEY_PEDIA_SPECIAL_ABILITIES", ()), "", true, false,
                                 self.X_SPECIAL_PANE, self.Y_SPECIAL_PANE, self.W_SPECIAL_PANE, self.H_SPECIAL_PANE, PanelStyles.PANEL_STYLE_BLUE50 )
		
		listName = self.top.getNextWidgetName()
		
		szSpecialText = CyGameTextMgr().getUnitHelp( self.iUnit, True, False, False, None )[1:]
		screen.addMultilineText(listName, szSpecialText, self.X_SPECIAL_PANE+5, self.Y_SPECIAL_PANE+30, self.W_SPECIAL_PANE-10, self.H_SPECIAL_PANE-35, WidgetTypes.WIDGET_GENERAL, -1, -1, CvUtil.FONT_LEFT_JUSTIFY)

If you want to add your own text to the end do somthing like the bolded lines:

	# Place Special abilities
	def placeSpecial(self):

		screen = self.top.getScreen()
		
		panelName = self.top.getNextWidgetName()
		screen.addPanel( panelName, localText.getText("TXT_KEY_PEDIA_SPECIAL_ABILITIES", ()), "", true, false,
                                 self.X_SPECIAL_PANE, self.Y_SPECIAL_PANE, self.W_SPECIAL_PANE, self.H_SPECIAL_PANE, PanelStyles.PANEL_STYLE_BLUE50 )
		
		listName = self.top.getNextWidgetName()
		
		szSpecialText = CyGameTextMgr().getUnitHelp( self.iUnit, True, False, False, None )[1:]
		[B]szSpecialText += "\nNew Text Line 1"[/B]
		[B]szSpecialText += "\nNew Text Line 2"[/B]
		screen.addMultilineText(listName, szSpecialText, self.X_SPECIAL_PANE+5, self.Y_SPECIAL_PANE+30, self.W_SPECIAL_PANE-10, self.H_SPECIAL_PANE-35, WidgetTypes.WIDGET_GENERAL, -1, -1, CvUtil.FONT_LEFT_JUSTIFY)

 

[Craig_Sutter]

Thank-you... I'm not at all familiar with Python. Guess I'll have to learn.

I see how text could easily be added from your example, but how would you display a special ability that is flagged true in the units XML (no military support cost), but doesn't appear in the special abilities section of the pedia entry. I think this is just bad/lazy coding on the part of the programmers not to have all the possible special ability functions that are flagged true be displayed.

 

[Jeckel]

Umm, lets see, to show that a unit doesn't cost military support..

	def placeSpecial(self):

		screen = self.top.getScreen()
		
		panelName = self.top.getNextWidgetName()
		screen.addPanel( panelName, localText.getText("TXT_KEY_PEDIA_SPECIAL_ABILITIES", ()), "", true, false,
                                 self.X_SPECIAL_PANE, self.Y_SPECIAL_PANE, self.W_SPECIAL_PANE, self.H_SPECIAL_PANE, PanelStyles.PANEL_STYLE_BLUE50 )
		
		listName = self.top.getNextWidgetName()
		
		szSpecialText = CyGameTextMgr().getUnitHelp( self.iUnit, True, False, False, None )[1:]
		[B]pUnitInfo = gc.getUnitInfo(self.iUnit)[/B]
		[B]if (not pUnitInfo.isMilitarySupport()):[/B]
                        [B]szSpecialText += "\nUnit Requires No Military Support"[/B]
		screen.addMultilineText(listName, szSpecialText, self.X_SPECIAL_PANE+5, self.Y_SPECIAL_PANE+30, self.W_SPECIAL_PANE-10, self.H_SPECIAL_PANE-35, WidgetTypes.WIDGET_GENERAL, -1, -1, CvUtil.FONT_LEFT_JUSTIFY)

That should show what you are wanting.

 

[Craig_Sutter]

Wow! Thank you. That helps a lot.