One side, multiple leaders, seperate recruits

[Joat]

In my campaign, there will be multiple leaders on one side. Is it possible to create a seperate recruit list for each unit with canrecruit=1?

If not directly, can anyone think of a workaround way of doing it, without creating a seperate side for each leader?

[DDR]

Nope, and nope. Sorry.

[Aethaeryn]

In my campaign, there will be multiple leaders on one side. Is it possible to create a seperate recruit list for each unit with canrecruit=1?

If not directly, can anyone think of a workaround way of doing it, without creating a seperate side for each leader?

See how SotBE in the development version in one level has a separate side for Gruu which takes all of your trolls and allows only recruiting trolls and then they merge together next scenario. That's the best you can do though, a separate side.

EDIT: SotBE, not UtBS. Trolls confuse me sometimes.

[Joat]

Hm… You know, I think I just had an idea. Using a combination of the set_recruit tag and moveto trigger, I should be able to dynamically have the game change the recruit list based on what units are on the Keep hexes.

The only drawback is one that arises if multiple keeps are occupied, which would allow Commander X to summon their units at a keep occupied by Summoner Y, and vice versa. But then again, it doesn’t sound too farfetched for a commander to hire a unit to help a different commander at their keep.

[Ken_Oh]

Just create a right-click command that simulates recruitment.

[deoxy]

Just create a right-click command that simulates recruitment.

This makes it all possible... but boy, what a pain.

[Noyga]

You can use multiple sides to do this...
That's how "Elf war" (I'm not sure about the exact title) used to work...

[Joat]

Just create a right-click command that simulates recruitment.

And how does one do this? Does this involve hacking the game itself?

You can use multiple sides to do this...
That's how "Elf war" (I'm not sure about the exact title) used to work...

I know. My question, though, was:

If not directly, can anyone think of a workaround way of doing it, without creating a seperate side for each leader?

[DDR]

You'd have to go with the menu item simulated recruit is you wanted to have multiple leaders on one side. The [set_menu_item] tag will put in a new item in the right-click menu, but only in the 1.3.x line.

[zookeeper]

No one in their right mind would want to use the right-click menu method for simulating recruiting. It's just horribly ugly.

I'd advice you to just drop the idea of multiple leaders on one side.

[Joat]

Perhaps there is some way I could use that tag to edit the normal recruit command to run a list-editing script right before it initiates its normal code. But that will require further investigation, of course.

[zookeeper]

Perhaps there is some way I could use that tag to edit the normal recruit command to run a list-editing script right before it initiates its normal code. But that will require further investigation, of course.

I don't know what you're saying, but I can assure you you can't do that.

[DDR]

I dunno. Sounds do-able, via WML. You can definitely change the recruits in an event. However, triggering the event before you show the standard recruit dialog may be a problem. If you are using a right-click simulated recruit, the principal does not apply. You can filter it then and there!

[CIB]

However, triggering the event before you show the standard recruit dialog may be a problem.

Not as long there is only one keep per castle. With the moveto event you can make sure the unit that can recruit is recognized.

[Ken_Oh]

You know, it's probably easier to have a right-click command that switches who is the one unit at that moment that can recruit.

At any rate, Joat, it's probably going to take a while for you to figure this out, if ever.