Is it possible to create a game start event with a species trait trigger?

[Gaethan]

I'm trying to create a trait that gives some psionic affinity from the start and gives the Psionic Theory tech. I've been unable to make the event trigger. The test code looks like this:

country_event = {
    id = savant.1
    is_triggered_only = yes
    immediate = {
        if = {
            limit = {
                main_species = {
                    has_trait = { "trait_savant" }
                }
            }
            give_technology = { tech = "tech_solar_panel_network" }
            else = {
                give_technology = { tech = "tech_shields_1" }
            }
        }
    }
}

Currently neither outcome happens.
The on_actions bit looks like this:

on_game_start_country = {
    events = {
        #game_start.6
        savant.1
    }
}

So I don't think the problem is with on_actions, but I'm not sure.

 

[cray935]

I think the event "savant.1" won't validate, try the option "hide_window = yes". Should be logged in error.log file.

 

[Gaethan]

I didn't even know there was a log file, thank you!

Yes, it doesn't see it as a valid id:

[00:20:50][event.cpp:741]: Event savant.1 at  file: events/game_start.txt line: 274 has an invalid ID

Should I rename it to country.[random number that isn't taken yet]?

 

[cray935]

Do you have a line "namespace = savant" on the top of your event file ?

 

[Gaethan]

I do not. I have to admit I don't understand half the code I'm writing but it's getting somewhere because I replaced savant.1 with game_start.0051 and it worked. Then I replaced the test placeholders with the Psionic Theory tech and it worked too. Thank you very much!

 

[cray935]

I do not. I have to admit I don't understand half the code I'm writing but it's getting somewhere because I replaced savant.1 with game_start.0051 and it worked. Then I replaced the test placeholders with the Psionic Theory tech and it worked too. Thank you very much!

Well this is the way of learning, did start modding just the same way ^^ So good modding

 

[Gaethan]

Update: I just found out that the event just gives the tech to everyone, regardless of the traits. It doesn't recognise the
main_species = { has_trait = { "trait_savant" } }

 

[cray935]

Hm, what does your error.log say? How does your code look like now?

 

[Gaethan]

This is the code (I added another event like that):

# Savant trigger
country_event = {
    id = game_start.0050
    hide_window = yes
    is_triggered_only = yes
    immediate = {
        if = {
            random_country = {
                has_trait = { "trait_savant" }
            }
            give_technology = { tech = "tech_psionic_theory" message = no }
        }
    }
}

# Genetic Engineering trigger
country_event = {
    id = game_start.0051
    hide_window = yes
    is_triggered_only = yes
    immediate = {
        if = {
            random_country = {
                has_trait = { "trait_genetic_engineers" }
            }
            AND = {
                give_technology = { tech = "tech_genome_mapping" message = no }
                give_technology = { tech = "tech_vitality_boosters" message = no }
            }
        }
    }
}

And here's the relevant bits of the error log:

[12:31:44][effect_impl.cpp:305]: has_trait effect at file: events/game_start.txt line: 493 accepts only yes or no as values
[12:31:44][effect_impl.cpp:305]: effect at file: events/game_start.txt line: 493 accepts only yes or no as values
[12:31:44][effect_impl.cpp:305]: has_trait effect at file: events/game_start.txt line: 508 accepts only yes or no as values
[12:31:44][effect_impl.cpp:305]: effect at file: events/game_start.txt line: 508 accepts only yes or no as values
[12:31:44][effect_impl.cpp:305]: and effect at file: events/game_start.txt line: 510 accepts only yes or no as values
[12:31:44][eventmanager.cpp:222]: Corrupt Event Table Entry - } in events/game_start.txtline: 516

Line 516 is the final closing bracket of the second event, I have no idea why it's corrupt.
I've also tried running the code with the

limit = {
   main_species = {
      has_trait = { "trait_savant" }

trigger that I had earlier, that resulted in the same thing.

 

[cray935]

As the logs say you formed a wrong condition in line 493 and 508. Is it the random_country? I usually use following structure for if statements

if = {
    limit = {
        ....
    }
}

I'd use every_country instead of random_country because it will go for every empire with the trait.

I think the has_trait condition has to be: has_trait = trait_savant

 

[Gaethan]

No effect. The error log did get slightly shorter though:

[12:46:55][effect_impl.cpp:305]: has_trait effect at file: events/game_start.txt line: 493 accepts only yes or no as values
[12:46:55][effect_impl.cpp:305]: has_trait effect at file: events/game_start.txt line: 508 accepts only yes or no as values
[12:46:55][effect_impl.cpp:305]: and effect at file: events/game_start.txt line: 510 accepts only yes or no as values
[12:46:55][eventmanager.cpp:222]: Corrupt Event Table Entry - } in events/game_start.txtline: 516

I used random_country because that's what someone in the quick questions thread suggested. It doesn't work with limit either.

 

[cray935]

Well, then I must reference to the wiki page: http://www.stellariswiki.com/Conditions

The descriptions there should help you with the problems in lines 493, 508 and 510.
The "Corrupt Event Table Entry" error is just a result of the other three issues I think.
According to the wiki page you cannot have effects inside logical operators, only conditions.

 

[Gaethan]

I managed to merge them into a single event and make it work, somehow.

country_event = {
    id = game_start.0051
    hide_window = yes
    is_triggered_only = yes
    immediate = {
        if = { limit = { species = { has_trait = trait_savant } }
            give_technology = { tech = "tech_psionic_theory" message = no }
        }
        if = { limit = { species = { has_trait = trait_genetic_engineers } }
            AND = {
                give_technology = { tech = "tech_genome_mapping" message = no }
                give_technology = { tech = "tech_vitality_boosters" message = no }
            }
        }
    }
}

E: Looks like I don't need the AND part either, removed that.

 

[hadaev]

Yes, "and" used for triggers.

 

[Gaethan]

Yes, "and" used for triggers.

Yeah, I had added it to avoid having the second give_technology trigger as else because I'm used to excel