Improvement Watchtower (Help)

[Riker13]

I would like to make a watchtower improvement made by a engineer with the ability to see (View) 10 squares around it, now I know the Units have this ability but not sure if Building or Improvements do?
Any idea?

Riker13

 

[isau]

I was working on something like this and there's a partial implementation in my mod that is not currently live. My concept was to use a unit rather than an improvement. This works for most purposes, except I didn't create a way yet to add the unit to the map.

 

[Riker13]

Yes I was thinking on the same lines but would prefer an improvement, maybe something Ed will add later.
All the best.

 

[Infixo]

It's easy with Lua. I suppose you want to add "permanent" visibility, same as a unit has within 2-tiles.
So, in Event ImprovementAddedToMap you must check if this is Watchtower. If so, for the player who owns it, reveal tiles around it within given radius for full visibility (RevealedState,VISIBLE).
That's all.
More problematic would be to hide those tiles once it is pillaged or destroyed. They need to go back to REVEALED state, but some of them could stay visible due to units / borders / other watchtowers.

 

[Riker13]

Yes permanent visibility, well as long as its standing.
Im no good with Lua, I really should have a bash at it sometime, its finding the time.
But thanks for info Infixo

 

[Infixo]

Are going to create a new graphics for the tower?

 

[Jujubeets]

Do you think it would be possible to reuse the national park watchtower model?

 

[Infixo]

I'm not skilled at graphics, can't tell. Unless you are asking if you are allowed to use that model, then the answer is yes.

 

[Riker13]

@Infixo I expect I will reuse the National Park tower unless someone comes up with something else

 

[Infixo]

@Riker13 If you make a nice looking tower that actually appears on the map as Improvement, I will write you the code to reveal the tiles. Can't promise the second part, 'cos I am not sure how to do it efficiently.

 

[Riker13]

@Infixo Art is not my thing, so I expect I will use something that is already available or wait until someone makes something.