Mod Component Requests Thread

[smortt]

Now I have a request:

I want to make a project\ wonder, that on completion kills all enemies in cultural borders and decreases pop in all my cities by 1.
Supposedly that can be done... you need to somehow make the AI to use it wisely...

I'm throwing this idea, though I doubt it's easily possible

 

[Jwitti]

like a bio-weapon or something?
EDIT: Or the world's funniest joke!!!!!

 

[smortt]

almost

actually, it's for my elder scrolls mod

and it's supposed to represent the wild hunt

Alternatively, I'm thinking about unit "kamikaze" promotion, but somehow with area effect (to kill a couple of units in a stack maybe)

 

[·Imhotep·]

Hi guys,

I tried merging the Great Person Mod, but I just can't get it to work. It doesn't seem to work without running the WoC modules, although Orion wrote it should work. The GreatPersonEvents.py seems to be missing. Unfortunately the original mod is no longer hosted on filefront. Could anyone who still has the original files upload them on CFC?

 

[OrionVeteran]

Hi guys,

I tried merging the Great Person Mod, but I just can't get it to work. It doesn't seem to work without running the WoC modules, although Orion wrote it should work. The GreatPersonEvents.py seems to be missing. Unfortunately the original mod is no longer hosted on filefront. Could anyone who still has the original files upload them on CFC?

I have your answer. The download includes both versions of the mod, WoC and standard. The WoC version has the modular GreatPersonEvents.py file, but the standard version does not. This is because the the standard version uses the standard CvEventManager.py file and there is no need for the GreatPersonEvents.py file. If you open the CvEventManager.py file and scroll down to the onGreatPersonBorn function, you will see the python changes need for the Great Person Mod clearly identified. Hope that helps cheers.

 

[SamSniped]

This is a rather semi-unimportant (ponder that for a second ) question that I have. How do you make it so that a unit was visible to only one other unit or a unit with a certain promotion?
Also, what graphics do you need to have the default Navy SEAL unit paradrop?

 

[·Imhotep·]

I have your answer. The download includes both versions of the mod, WoC and standard. The WoC version has the modular GreatPersonEvents.py file, but the standard version does not. This is because the the standard version uses the standard CvEventManager.py file and there is no need for the GreatPersonEvents.py file. If you open the CvEventManager.py file and scroll down to the onGreatPersonBorn function, you will see the python changes need for the Great Person Mod clearly identified. Hope that helps cheers.

Part of it was correct. In fact one doesn't need GreatPersonEvents.py. Though one has to delete the import then and change

d = GreatPersonEvents.g_dict

in GreatPersonScreen.py to

d = YourMod.g_dict

then. I also have my mod running as Custom Assets mod, so I had to change

szArtPath = BugPath.getModDir() + ...

to

szArtPath = BugPath.getUserDir() + ...

. And I had to move some of the variables to the actual onGreatPersonBorn function as otherwise the dictionary stays empty. Works fine now! It's always a great feeling if you figure stuff out yourself...

 

[The_J]

This is a rather semi-unimportant (ponder that for a second ) question that I have. How do you make it so that a unit was visible to only one other unit or a unit with a certain promotion?

You mean like submarines are visible to destroyers ?

Also, what graphics do you need to have the default Navy SEAL unit paradrop?

That's a modification in the graphic itself, so you'd need another unit.
At best this one .
Alternatively maybe you like to take a look at this, this or these units.

 

[SamSniped]

Mech, i'm using the first as my base SpecForce unit unfortunately, the others don't look as good...I'll use the 2nd as base specforce and the first(yours) as the SEAL. Thanks!

 

[Cybah]

I need a promotion which makes units invisible (or at least until their first combat).

Anyone?

 

[stolenrays]

I think that that one is in conquerer's delight of FFH.

 

[Cybah]

Sadly, this is for 3.17 and there is no download for his test of time for 3.19 and his last activity was: May 03, 2010 03:14 PM

 

[stolenrays]

I think it would be cool to have a limited version or war just like Advanced diplomacy does for open borders. Maybe just an air war or just able to fight on neutral territory.

@Cybah. Conquerer's delight should have the tags in it. The source code is downloadable with the mod for 3.17. It could probably be updated to 3.19 if it is required to do so.

 

[Terkhen]

I want to sort leaders and civilizations alphabetically at the custom game / lan lobby windows to make it simpler to choose. I tried to find the code for these windows at python / CvGameCoreDLL with no success. I suspect that some of the functions at the dll exposes a list of leaders, but I was not able to find it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

[The_J]

These screens are hardcoded in the .exe, so we can't do anything about them .

 

[Terkhen]

I see

Would sorting civilizations and leaders at the XML file work? Maybe there is some tool to do it automatically...

 

[The_J]

Honestly, i thought they were already alphabetically sorted in the screen (unless they are modular, then they are appended at the end).
Changing the XML will AFAIK not help.

 

[Cybah]

No, this will help. In my mod leaders are in alphabetical order with their English name. When playing another language, the leaders will still remain in their English alphabetical order because of their position in the xml file. So if you are using another language than English (in my example), you will have to sort any leader in the xml file for your new language.

 

[The_J]

then i'm sorry, my bad.

 

[Terkhen]

Thank for your answers

Since I expect frequent merges I don't want to sort them manually each time. I'll try to find some XML editor that allows to sort certain items alphabetically.