What's wrong with this script?

blue emu · Mar 13, 2006

I'm trying to help a player console-in some units (for the AI, not for himself)... by writing a script to be triggered from the F12 console.

Here's the thread: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=236992

... and here's the script:

Code:

event = {
	id = 90001
	random = no
	country = ENG
	persistent = yes

	name = "The RAF recieves reinforcements"
	desc = "A new squadron of bombers has joined the RAF."
	picture = "assistance"
	style = 0

	action_a = {
	name = "Fine"
	command = { type = add_division value = strategic_bomber when = 1 }
	command = { type = add_division value = strategic_bomber when = 1 }
	}
	}

event = {
	id = 90002
	random = no
	country = ENG
	persistent = yes

	name = "The RAF recieves reinforcements"
	desc = "A new squadron of interceptors has joined the RAF."
	picture = "assistance"
	style = 0

	action_a = {
	name = "Fine"
	command = { type = add_division value = interceptor when = 3 }
	command = { type = add_division value = interceptor when = 3 }
	command = { type = add_division value = interceptor when = 3 }
	command = { type = add_division value = interceptor when = 3 }
	}
	}

event = {
	id = 90003
	random = no
	country = ENG
	persistent = yes

	name = "The soviet Union mobilises Siberia!"
	desc = "new divisions have joined the red army."
	picture = "assistance"
	style = 0

	action_a = {
	name = "Fine"
	command = { type = add_division value = infantry when = 3 }
	command = { type = add_division value = infantry when = 3 }
	command = { type = add_division value = infantry when = 3 }
	command = { type = add_division value = infantry when = 3 }
	}
	}

event = {
	id = 90004
	random = no
	country = SOV
	persistent = yes

	name = "The soviet Union mobilises the whole damned Motherland!"
	desc = "A LOT of new divisions have joined the red army."
	picture = "assistance"
	style = 0

	action_a = {
	name = "Fine"
	command = { type = add_division value = infantry when = 4 }
	command = { type = add_division value = infantry when = 4 }
	command = { type = add_division value = infantry when = 4 }
	command = { type = add_division value = infantry when = 4 }
}
}

We can't seem to get it to trigger through the console... can anyone figure out what we're doing wrong?

HMS Enterprize · Mar 14, 2006

which one doesnt work? the first or all of them?

I might be having a brain swish but are you sure the event tag numbers are not already in use? I swear I have seen 90000s before...

invertigo2004 · Mar 14, 2006

HMS Enterprize said:
which one doesnt work? the first or all of them?

I might be having a brain swish but are you sure the event tag numbers are not already in use? I swear I have seen 90000s before...

i believe you're correct.

try adding a 0 to each event...instead of 90,000s, try 900,000s.

blue emu · Mar 14, 2006

Unfortunately for that suggestion, the 900000's are already in use... by the election events.

I'll try making them 99000's instead.

invertigo2004 · Mar 14, 2006

blue emu said:
Unfortunately for that suggestion, the 900000's are already in use... by the election events.

I'll try making them 99000's instead.

sorry, didn't realize that...i know from experience the 400000s are open

unmerged(36926) · Mar 14, 2006

Event writing/editing is really tricky for computer illiterates like myself. I hope someone can help out the guy that started this thread and I also hope that some assistance can be given on the “quick event request” thread several topics down.

OsirisReborn · Mar 15, 2006

invertigo2004 said:
sorry, didn't realize that...i know from experience the 400000s are open

itried changing it to 400001 400002 400003 etc
still no luck
i let it run a few weeks anyway just to make sure but its not working
shouldnt there be a msg in the game log or a pop up when i fire an event like this ?

invertigo2004 · Mar 15, 2006

Hmmm...these events are for England and the USSR...are you trying to trigger them as Germany? I know if you try to trigger an event for one country from another it won't work correctly. What you may need to do is put together a trigger event as Germany. For example...

event = {
id = 400000
country = GER
random = no

name = "Enemy Reinforcements"
desc = "Our enemies have reinforced themselves."
picture = "assistance"
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "We'll deal with it."
command = { type = trigger which = 400001 }
command = { type = trigger which = 400002 }
command = { type = trigger which = 400003 }
command = { type = trigger which = 400004 }
}
}

also, i've noticed in your 3rd event, the description says the reinforcements are for the Red Army, yet the event if for England.

Hope this helps.

OsirisReborn · Mar 15, 2006

aha ! that might be it ill get right on that

OsirisReborn · Mar 15, 2006

also i noticed my helper put in "country" in the original post
i didnt have that in there
we added "persistent" at some point is that nessesary ? i thought it lets me fire the event as many times as i want ...is this all it does ?
also with the soviet infantry when = 3 is 1939 inf right ? and when = 4 is 1941 inf right ? or better yet look over what models im actually producing ...try ing for (seperately) 1940 STRAT 1940 Int FTR and the 2 types of INF i mentioned

if this looks good ill try it out :

event = {
id = 400001
country = ENG
random = no
persistent = yes

name = "The RAF recieves reinforcements"
desc = "A new squadron of bombers has joined the RAF."
picture = "assistance"
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Fine"
command = { type = add_division value = strategic_bomber when = 1 }
command = { type = add_division value = strategic_bomber when = 1 }
}
}

event = {
id = 400002
country = ENG
random = no
persistent = yes

name = "The RAF recieves reinforcements"
desc = "A new squadron of interceptors has joined the RAF."
picture = "assistance"
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Fine"
command = { type = add_division value = interceptor when = 3 }
command = { type = add_division value = interceptor when = 3 }
command = { type = add_division value = interceptor when = 3 }
command = { type = add_division value = interceptor when = 3 }
}
}

event = {
id = 400003
country = SOV
random = no
persistent = yes

name = "The soviet Union mobilises Siberia!"
desc = "new divisions have joined the red army."
picture = "assistance"
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Fine"
command = { type = add_division value = infantry when = 3 }
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id = 400004
country = SOV
random = no
persistent = yes

name = "The soviet Union mobilises the whole damned Motherland!"
desc = "ALOT of new divisions have joined the red army."
picture = "assistance"
style = 0

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name = "Fine"
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event = {
id = 400005
country = GER
random = no

name = "Enemy Reinforcements"
desc = "Our enemies , the british , have reinforced themselves."
picture = "assistance"
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "We'll deal with it."
command = { type = trigger which = 400001 }
command = { type = trigger which = 400002 }

}
}

event = {
id = 400006
country = GER
random = no

name = "Enemy Reinforcements"
desc = "Our enemies , the russians , have reinforced themselves."
picture = "assistance"
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "We'll deal with it."

command = { type = trigger which = 400003 }

}
}

event = {
id = 400007
country = GER
random = no

name = "Enemy Reinforcements"
desc = "Our enemies , the russians , are preparing to counter attack !"
picture = "assistance"
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "We'll deal with it."

command = { type = trigger which = 400004 }
}
}

invertigo2004 · Mar 15, 2006

Jeandeloch said:
also i noticed my helper put in "country" in the original post
i didnt have that in there
we added "persistent" at some point is that nessesary ? i thought it lets me fire the event as many times as i want ...is this all it does ?

essentially, yes. since this event is manually fired, yes you'll be able to do it as many times as you want. if there were trigger conditions, the event would continue to fire as long as the trigger conditions were met. For instance, I modified the "Return Provinces to Vichy" event to be persistent, and added the option to refuse the return for now, allowing me to move my armies in France straight into Spain, my ally, via Perpignon, bypassing the mountains and making the transfer much quicker. When i finally accepted the return of the provinces, i added a command to sleep the event permanently.

OsirisReborn · Mar 15, 2006

sorry i edited alot into my last post
can u look over my final event text ?
see if u catch any more obvious blunders ?
thnx alot

OsirisReborn · Mar 15, 2006

it still doesnt work

3 days i been beating my head against the wall
maybe my first home made event was just too ambitious

Ayeshteni · Mar 15, 2006

Just to check, try:

1) Adding a date set (start, offset, deathdate). Allow the game to trigger it manually (by the dates) to see if it works like that.

2) If it does start game again and try triggering it through the console with the date statements.

It may be persistent events cant be used without a date statement (though why this should be so, I dont know)

Ayeshteni

unmerged(36926) · Mar 16, 2006

I see that some members here are capable of scripting events. I have found the experiance of attempting to write events very frustrating. I would be very greatful if some of the posters on this thread could take a look at the "quick event request" thread that came up a few days ago and post some suggestions/corrections to my quiries.

Thanks

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