Changing plots during a game

[IlMatteo]

So at the moment, I am working on something that is essentially global warming: plots are converted to ocean at intervals throughout the game.

function FloodDestroy(p)
	p:SetImprovementType(-1);
	p:SetTerrainType(6, false, true);
end

And later, I use Map.RecalculateAreas() to check if it should be coast, lake, or ocean.

The issue is, when the code executes, it changes the tile to ocean/lake/coast, destroys the improvement, and then doesn't update graphically. I can mouse over the tile and it shows it being Ocean and having the yields of Ocean, I can't move units on it, and it shows up on the minimap as ocean, but its actual model appearance doesn't change.

From the modding wiki, it states:

Use to set the terrain on a given plot.
Graphics will refresh only after a save, exit to main menu and reload

Is there any way to get around this? Is there a way to force a reload?

 

[LeeS]

Nope.

 

[IlMatteo]

Nope.

Well in that case, is there any way to change the tiles that doesn't need reloading of the game? I've tried SetPlotType, but that seems to also need a reload.

 

[LeeS]

What you've run into is the same limitations that DonQuiche ran into in the In-Game Editor (IGE) mod. No one has found a work-around that I'm aware of. Unfortunately, as I understand it, DonQuiche is no longer modding other than to "curate" his mod to keep it up to date with latest expansions / patches issued by Firaxis.

 

[IlMatteo]

What you've run into is the same limitations that DonQuiche ran into in the In-Game Editor (IGE) mod. No one has found a work-around that I'm aware of. Unfortunately, as I understand it, DonQuiche is no longer modding other than to "curate" his mod to keep it up to date with latest expansions / patches issued by Firaxis.

It's critical to the scenario, so I suppose a popup of "please save and load" will have to suffice for now.

Thanks for the help.

 

[whoward69]

Or tell them to play with the SV map, as that does update immediately

 

[IlMatteo]

Or tell them to play with the SV map, as that does update immediately

I'm actually not seeing the stragic view map update. Is there a separate function I need to call for it to update?

 

[whoward69]

Could be they (Firaxis) broke it in a patch then. It used update immediately when SetPlotType() was called