Unit:Promotion() LUA code example?

[megabearsfan]

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Hi, I am trying to add a new promotion to the game and need to add functionality that is not supported. I was hoping to be able to do this by hooking into the Unitromote(PromotionType, LeaderUnitId) LUA function.

Basically, I want to move the "Insta-Heal" promotion to require Military Science as a prerequisite, and replace that promotion with a similar, but weaker promotion (between 10-25 HP). Currently, the InstaHeal field of the UnitPromotions table is a simple bool (all-or-nothing), so I was hoping to hook into an event that is triggered when a unit takes a promotion (which I assume is Unitromote()). I could then check whether the PromotionType is the regular insta-heal or the minor-heal and then grant the necessary amount of HP.

Does anyone know of an example of the Unitromotion() function in any of the LUA code? I've been looking for it, but I haven't found it. I want to make sure that I don't overwrite any necessary behavior of that function, and would like the regular function's definition as reference.

I found the wiki page: http://modiki.civfanatics.com/index.php/Unit.Promote_(Civ5_API). But it's not terribly helpful :/

Thanks in advance!

 

[whoward69]

pUnitromote() is an object method, and not a hook, and therefore the code is in the C++ DLL. There is no event that is called as a unit receives a promotion that can be hooked and used from Lua.

The amount of healing from insta heal is specified by INSTA_HEAL_RATE in the <Defines> table