Scripting the AI....

[cavehobbit]

Is there an API function that gives you the name of the scenario currently being played?

In BA/BA2 I use the following lines in FUNCTION DrawScenarioUI():

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		PrintStringLiteral("Scenario Name") ;
		PrintStringLiteral(": ") ;
		PrintString("IDS_SCENARIO_GNIEW”) ;
		PrintStringLiteral("\n") ;

When I tried them in my Gniew scenario nothing happened:

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FUNCTION DrawScenarioUI()
	{
		StandardScenarioUI("IDS_SCENUI_VC_STANDARD", 1);

		PrintStringLiteral("Scenario Name") ;
		PrintStringLiteral(": ") ;
		PrintString("IDS_SCENARIO_GNIEW”) ;
		PrintStringLiteral("\n") ;


	}

Could it be because of StandardScenarioUI?

[rbodleyscott]

In BA/BA2 I use the following lines in FUNCTION DrawScenarioUI():

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		PrintStringLiteral("Scenario Name") ;
		PrintStringLiteral(": ") ;
		PrintString("IDS_SCENARIO_GNIEW”) ;
		PrintStringLiteral("\n") ;

When I tried them in my Gniew scenario nothing happened:

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FUNCTION DrawScenarioUI()
	{
		StandardScenarioUI("IDS_SCENUI_VC_STANDARD", 1);

		PrintStringLiteral("Scenario Name") ;
		PrintStringLiteral(": ") ;
		PrintString("IDS_SCENARIO_GNIEW”) ;
		PrintStringLiteral("\n") ;


	}

Could it be because of StandardScenarioUI?

What you need to do is define a string called (say)

IDS_SCENUI_VC_GNIEW, "Gniew, 1626~~Object - Rout the enemy army by:~a) Routing at least 40% of their troops ~and ",

(The second part being what is in IDS_SCENUI_VC_STANDARD)

Then

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FUNCTION DrawScenarioUI()
	{
		StandardScenarioUI("IDS_SCENUI_VC_GNIEW", 1);
	}

should work.

[parmenio]

No, because Campaign variables are Ints.

As I've now realised - no matter it has become a scenario "id"

As a matter of interest, what are you hoping to do using the scenario name? Surely anything that applies to a specific scenario can be put in the scenario script?

I'm toying with the idea of altering some script functions (i.e. the copies of them I have in the campaign DATA folder for example) to provide scenario-specific functionality as well as possible mods based on DiffMode - I've noticed, for example, difficulty is already used to adjust experience and elan.

[rbodleyscott]

No, because Campaign variables are Ints.

As I've now realised - no matter it has become a scenario "id"

As a matter of interest, what are you hoping to do using the scenario name? Surely anything that applies to a specific scenario can be put in the scenario script?

I'm toying with the idea of altering some script functions (i.e. the copies of them I have in the campaign DATA folder for example) to provide scenario-specific functionality

Well as I said, the best way to do that is to use custom scenario functions called from the main scripts (if they exist) using TryToCallScenarioFunction(). See my post above.

[parmenio]

Well as I said, the best way to do that is to use custom scenario functions called from the main scripts (if they exist) using TryToCallScenarioFunction(). See my post above.

I should have paid more attention to that previous post
You are, of course, correct - that's a much cleaner way of doing things.

[parmenio]

Do the Debug console entries get saved to a file anywhere?

It's almost impossible to catch log entries that I've put in there in the midst of everything else.

[rbodleyscott]

Edit: Removed as factual error

[pipfromslitherine]

DebugLog command can output strings to the error.log file.

Cheers

Pip

[parmenio]

DebugLog command can output strings to the error.log file.

Cheers

Pip

Ah yes - I'd spotted that file which had nothing but "KERNEL MEMORY CHECKING IS **OFF**" in it...

...DebugLog it is.

Thanks.

[parmenio]

I've put a bunch of DebugLog calls in my script file but nothing is being written to the error.log file.

[pipfromslitherine]

Hmmm. I will check it out. Note that the file is reset each time you run the game.

Cheers

Pip