Odds and Sods... - Modding Questions

[Akkilas]

Wonder how I missed that. Thank you.

 

[davekirk]

Thanks for your help ^_AC_^

A couple other questions; is there a tutorial or some sort of guide to working on AI files? I have a solid grasp on how events work, and I'm diving headfirst into AI files to try to figure it out, but some direction would be useful. The modding documentation had "event commands.txt" which was invaluable for working on events, I was hoping there might be something similar for AI files.
Also, has anyone made a user-defined language set for Notepad++ for working on DH (makes certain terms, comments, formatting, etc. show up as different colors)?

 

[^_AC_^]

There a sort of AI file reference in Modding Documentation, I don't remember the exact name, but you'll find it there.

Notepad++: this was mainly for HOI2, but should be at least useful for DH too: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum...our-Part-4&p=11891726&viewfull=1#post11891726

 

[unmerged(174159)]

Also, has anyone made a user-defined language set for Notepad++ for working on DH (makes certain terms, comments, formatting, etc. show up as different colors)?

'Script' does the job when I work since it highlights all pairs of parentheses.

 

[Chiron]

From my thread in main forum

Germany has no Oil and seems remarkably unaffected by this.

Looking in Misc.txt I see this

# Combat Modifier: Default Supply Problems Mod - Land
-0.2
# Combat Modifier: Default Supply Problems Mod - Air
-0.2
# Combat Modifier: Default Supply Problems Mod - Naval
0.0	
# Combat Modifier: Default Fuel Problems Mod - Land
0.0
# Combat Modifier: Default Fuel Problems Mod - Air
0.0
# Combat Modifier: Default Fuel Problems Mod - Naval
0.0

Presumably editing these will mean that the fearsome Panzers will start to suffer without fuel?

 

[^_AC_^]

They are already suffering out of fuel penalties, as per model-specific values in the unit files.

 

[Chiron]

I'll have to check those when I get home, what do the values in Misc.txt do then? Legacy values?

 

[^_AC_^]

It is possible that those were hardcoded HOI2 values for all land units and then DH introduced unit-specific and model-specific values.

Also, it is quite possible that those values could be used but I don't know if they are multiplied by the model-specific values or superseded by them (I guess the latter).

 

[davekirk]

Thanks again AC, I don't know why I missed that AI file, I need to be more observant.

I made a new Notepad++ Language file that includes new commands for Darkest Hour; specifically it's for writing events. If anyone else wants to use it:
View attachment Darkest Hour Np++ Language.7z

 

[Stahl-Opa]

a small question: I've made a event which deactivate all unit-types for a country. (that this country can't build anymore divisions etc.)

If the event triggers for a human player it works perfect - but if the evt triggers for the AI the AI can build militias and transporters anyway. tested with country-switch in a savegame after the event was triggered for the AI.

Why? Made nosense to me, and one of my concept will never work without a event that stop the bulding of any new units :'(

Greez

 

[Kretoxian]

Is it possible to edit the .inc files to make some brigades appear in the unit pool? If so, how is it?

 

[novapaddy]

Is it possible to edit the .inc files to make some brigades appear in the unit pool? If so, how is it?

I did it like this for homeland:

############################################
## jap islands LOCKED units##
######################################

landunit = {
id = { type = 13016 id = 80000 }
name = "HomeIslands Unit 1"
location = 1675
division = {
id = { type = 13016 id = 80001 }
name = "HomeGuard Brigade 1"
strength = 100
type = d_01
model = 0
locked = yes
}
}

EDIT: So if the unit is available on game start, it can be placed in the inc file. d_01 could be a brigade, no problem. Doesn't have to be locked, that was just something I wanted at the time.

 

[Kretoxian]

I did it like this for homeland:

############################################
## jap islands LOCKED units##
######################################

landunit = {
id = { type = 13016 id = 80000 }
name = "HomeIslands Unit 1"
location = 1675
division = {
id = { type = 13016 id = 80001 }
name = "HomeGuard Brigade 1"
strength = 100
type = d_01
model = 0
locked = yes
}
}

EDIT: So if the unit is available on game start, it can be placed in the inc file. d_01 could be a brigade, no problem. Doesn't have to be locked, that was just something I wanted at the time.

But in that case wouldn't that unit appear in province 1675?

 

[novapaddy]

@Kretoxian: Sorry I didn't read the question properly.

I think you'd have to use an event to add a particular unit to the forcepool on start?

 

[MartinBG]

Is it possible to edit the .inc files to make some brigades appear in the unit pool? If so, how is it?

Yes, it is possible, but I don't have the game right now to give you the exact format. But you can check it in a save-game file (detach some brigades from units, save, search for those brigades in the file, copy-paste to the INC file and edit as needed)

 

[Miihkali]

Does softness protect from hard attack? I.e., if unit had only hard attack, would it be unable to damage enemy with 100% softness?
EDIT: Question n 2: Is it possible to give a bonus to money production via technology/event?

 

[unmerged(174159)]

Softness relates to Soft Attack - the less soft a unit is, the more it is only affected by hard attack. So A unit with only hard attack will do it's damage regardless, if it's soft only and 0% softness then it'll struggle (it isn't completely negated but simultaneously it is not doing anywhere near it's full damage)

 

[Miihkali]

I guess there's no way to modify it? I'd like to make hard attack work like the opposite of soft attack. I.e. hard attack would be inflicted with full strength to an unit with Softness 0, while soft attack would be inflicted with full strength to an unit with Softness 100. Both would be inflicted with half strength to an unit with Softness 50. Mostly to make math easier, but also for other reasons.

 

[unmerged(174159)]

No, Hard attack is damage done to hard things - tanks, vehicles etc. Soft attack is damage done to me. It's basically small arms fire vs getting shot by a tank. It still hurts the soft target regardless.

 

[Miihkali]

Shooting infantry with AC ammo is quite ineffective, though... I'll try to work it out.