Editting 1,000's of units in a scenario in bulk

[kiwitt]

Using Notepad++ I could change

		Level=1, Experience=0

to

		Level=2, Experience=2

for my over 2,000 units

What editor can I use to select this

		Level=2, Experience=2
		FacingDirection=4

and change it to this

		Level=2, Experience=2
		PromotionType=PROMOTION_COMBAT1
		FacingDirection=4

in my scenario file.

Currently going through each unit and manually adding

		PromotionType=PROMOTION_COMBAT1

I have already made an error before and had to revert to a backup and start again, because I got a corrupt scenario file.

 

[Tholish]

I use WordPad and I don't know if maps will let you do it, but I know in XML a trick is to just put stuff on the same line and use a ReplaceAll.

As in Replace All

Level=2, Experience=2

with

Level=2, Experience=2 PromotionType=PROMOTION_COMBAT1

In XML this works because tags are delineated by <> so you can do things like

replace all

<bPlayable>1</bPlayable>

with

<iMinEra>0</iMinEra><iMaxEra>7</iMaxEra><bPlayable>1</bPlayable>

but perhaps maps use the invisible end of line.

 

[Manifold]

give the leader the TRAIT_AGGRESSIVE (maybe over-worked), start the scenario, save it again

 

[kiwitt]

I tried that and it worked on the find field in XMLeditor, but not on the replace with field.

I try wordpad or.

 

[primem0ver]

I am creating an editor (follow this link to forum topic) that will be capable of doing this but I am just getting started. will probably take me a month.