[help] add a mission to an unit

[theSeby]

First, hello to all (I'm new in the civ modding communauty).
I've got quite good programming skills and a good knowledge of the XML format.

For my fist attempt to made a mod, I'd like to improve the existing unit "spy" with a "steal technology" ability.
I've been looking for the XML-files and think I should modify:
CIV4UnitInfos.xml -> to "add" the mission to the spy,
CIV4MissionInfos.xml -> to create the mission,
maybe CIV4UnitSchema.xml -> to add the mission tag: bStealTech for UnitInfos (i had to define <bStealTech>0</bStealTech> for each other unit in order to avoid parsing error, but it made the app crashes when starting a game...).

Do someone know what I have to do to make my "mission" ?
Can I find some doc about this somewhere ?

Thanks and sorry for my bad english

 

[Rabbit, White]

To add a mission you would have to also add a button for it and call the proper functions that actually do whatever is needed (obviously, all this is done in python). Talchas put a nice thread on how to add extra mission buttons, this would be a good place for you to start.

 

[theSeby]

Thanks Rabbit, I think this tutorial with help me a lot.

 

[spincrus]

You can't really add anything to the schemas until the SDK is out as far as I know.

Another thing is, I think it'd be a better solution to put this to each of the other units other than the spy:

<StealTech/>

...instead of

<StealTech>
     <bStealTech>0</bStealTech>
</StealTech>

 

[theSeby]

> spincrus

Well in my test I didn't have any <StealTech> tag, just a <bStealTech>.

Anyway, i think i'll go on with Python, as in Talchas' tutorial.