ChaosRider’s WML questions

[Dugi]

You're writing about a non-existent problem.
1. If an event has an id, it will never be duplicated.
2. An era's events are loaded into all scenarios using that era, not only the first one.
3. No matter how much are you going to expand world conquest, it can always be done without an era. Just place all the events you need next to the generic world conquest events (ideally next to the turn refresh,prerecruit,prerecall,post advance event). Any extra units you want to use have to be loaded, but they don't need to be a part of an era.

[ChaosRider]

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#define EVENTS_START
[event]
  id=regenerates_20%
  first_time_only=no
  name=side turn
  [store_unit]
    [filter]
      ability=regenerates 20%
      side=$side_number
    [/filter]
    variable=unit_healed
    kill=no
  [/store_unit]
  {FOREACH unit_healed i}
    [if]
      [variable]
        name=unit_healed[$i].status.poisoned
        equals=yes
      [/variable]
      [then]
        [heal_unit]
          [filter]
            id=$unit_healed[$i].id
          [/filter]
          animate=yes
          amount=0
          restore_statuses=yes
        [/heal_unit]
      [/then]
      [else]
        [heal_unit]
          [filter]
            id=$unit_healed[$i].id
          [/filter]
          animate=yes
          amount=$($unit_healed[$i].max_hitpoints/(100/20))
         [/heal_unit]
      [/else]
    [/if]
  {NEXT i}
  {CLEAR_VARIABLE unit_healed}
[/event]
[event]
	name=side turn
	first_time_only=no
	[store_unit]
		[filter]
			ability=freezing aura
			side=$side_number
		[/filter]
		kill=no
		variable=units_with_freezing_aura
	[/store_unit]
	{FOREACH units_with_freezing_aura i}
		[harm_unit]
			[filter]
				[filter_adjacent]
					id=$units_with_freezing_aura[$i].id
					is_enemy=yes
				[/filter_adjacent]
			[/filter]
			amount=4
			damage_type=cold
			slowed=yes
			fire_event=yes
			experience=no
			kill=no
			animate=no
		[/harm_unit]
	{NEXT i}
	{CLEAR_VARIABLE units_with_freezing_aura}
[/event]
[event]
    name=die
    first_time_only=no
    [filter_second]
        side=$side_number
        ability=fury_mwc
    [/filter_second]

    [store_unit]
        variable=furious
        [filter]
            x,y=$x2,$y2
        [/filter]
    [/store_unit]
    {VARIABLE_OP furious.attacks_left add 1} #<------------------------------------------------------ here
    {VARIABLE_OP furious.moves add 2} #<------------------------------------------------------ here
    [unstore_unit]
        variable=furious
        {COLOR_HARM}
        text= _ "FURY!"
        find_vacant=no
    [/unstore_unit]
[/event]

	[event]
		name=attacker hits
		first_time_only=no
		id=mwc_piercing_unit_attack
		[filter_attack]
			special=pierce_unit_attack
		[/filter_attack]
		[if]
			[have_unit]
				x,y=$x1,$y1
				[filter_adjacent]
					x,y=$x2,$y2
					adjacent=n
				[/filter_adjacent]
			[/have_unit]
			[then]
				{VARIABLE pierce_unit_attack_direction n}
			[/then]
			[else]
				[if]
					[have_unit]
						x,y=$x1,$y1
						[filter_adjacent]
							x,y=$x2,$y2
							adjacent=ne
						[/filter_adjacent]
					[/have_unit]
					[then]
						{VARIABLE pierce_unit_attack_direction ne}
					[/then]
					[else]
						[if]
							[have_unit]
								x,y=$x1,$y1
								[filter_adjacent]
									x,y=$x2,$y2
									adjacent=se
								[/filter_adjacent]
							[/have_unit]
							[then]
								{VARIABLE pierce_unit_attack_direction se}
							[/then]
							[else]
								[if]
									[have_unit]
										x,y=$x1,$y1
										[filter_adjacent]
											x,y=$x2,$y2
											adjacent=s
										[/filter_adjacent]
									[/have_unit]
									[then]
										{VARIABLE pierce_unit_attack_direction s}
									[/then]
									[else]
										[if]
											[have_unit]
												x,y=$x1,$y1
												[filter_adjacent]
													x,y=$x2,$y2
													adjacent=sw
												[/filter_adjacent]
											[/have_unit]
											[then]
												{VARIABLE pierce_unit_attack_direction sw}
											[/then]
											[else]
												[if]
													[have_unit]
														x,y=$x1,$y1
														[filter_adjacent]
															x,y=$x2,$y2
															adjacent=nw
														[/filter_adjacent]
													[/have_unit]
													[then]
														{VARIABLE pierce_unit_attack_direction nw}
													[/then]
												[/if]
											[/else]
										[/if]
									[/else]
								[/if]
							[/else]
						[/if]
					[/else]
				[/if]
			[/else]
		[/if]
		[store_locations]
			[filter_adjacent_location]
				x,y=$x2,$y2
				adjacent=-$pierce_unit_attack_direction
			[/filter_adjacent_location]
			variable=pierce_unit_attack_target_hex
		[/store_locations]
		[harm_unit]
			[filter]
				x,y=$pierce_unit_attack_target_hex.x,$pierce_unit_attack_target_hex.y
			[/filter]
			amount="$($weapon.damage/2)"
			damage_type=pierce
			fire_event=yes
			experience=yes
			animate=no
		[/harm_unit]

		{CLEAR_VARIABLE pierce_unit_attack_direction,pierce_unit_attack_target_hex}
	[/event]
	
	
[event]
    name=die

    first_time_only=no

    [filter]
        [not]
            [filter_wml]
                [status]
                    not_living="yes"
                [/status]
            [/filter_wml]
        [/not]
    [/filter]
    [filter_second]
        ability=bloodlust_6
    [/filter_second]
    [unstore_unit]
        variable=second_unit
        {COLOR_HEAL}
        text= _ "6"
        find_vacant=no
    [/unstore_unit]
    [object]
        silent=yes
        duration=forever
        [filter]
            x,y=$x2,$y2
        [/filter]
        [effect]
            apply_to=hitpoints
            increase=6
        [/effect]
    [/object]
[/event]
[event]
    name=die

    first_time_only=no

    [filter]
        [not]
            [filter_wml]
                [status]
                    not_living="yes"
                [/status]
            [/filter_wml]
        [/not]
    [/filter]
    [filter_second]
        ability=bloodlust_9
    [/filter_second]
    [unstore_unit]
        variable=second_unit
        {COLOR_HEAL}
        text= _ "9"
        find_vacant=no
    [/unstore_unit]
    [object]
        silent=yes
        duration=forever
        [filter]
            x,y=$x2,$y2
        [/filter]
        [effect]
            apply_to=hitpoints
            increase=9
        [/effect]
    [/object]
[/event]
[event]
    name=die

    first_time_only=no

    [filter]
        [not]
            [filter_wml]
                [status]
                    not_living="yes"
                [/status]
            [/filter_wml]
        [/not]
    [/filter]
    [filter_second]
        ability=bloodlust_12
    [/filter_second]
    [unstore_unit]
        variable=second_unit
        {COLOR_HEAL}
        text= _ "12"
        find_vacant=no
    [/unstore_unit]
    [object]
        silent=yes
        duration=forever
        [filter]
            x,y=$x2,$y2
        [/filter]
        [effect]
            apply_to=hitpoints
            increase=12
        [/effect]
    [/object]
[/event]
[event]
    name=attacker hits
    first_time_only=no
    [filter_second]
        ability=thorns
    [/filter_second]
	[if]
		[variable]
			name=unit.hitpoints
			less_than="$(3*$($second_unit.resistance.pierce/100))"
		[/variable]
		[then]
			[harm_unit]
			[filter]
			    x,y=$x1,$y1
			[/filter]
			[filter_second]
			    x,y=$x2,$y2
			[/filter_second]
			amount=3
			damage_type=pierce
			fire_event=yes
			experience=yes
			animate=no
			kill=no
			[/harm_unit]
			[store_unit]
				[filter]
					id=unit.id
				[/filter]
				variable=respecer
			[/store_unit]
			{VARIABLE respecer.variables.may_need_respec yes}
			[unstore_unit]
				variable=respecer
				find_vacant=no
			[/unstore_unit]
		[/then]
		[else]
		     [harm_unit]
			[filter]
			    x,y=$x1,$y1
			[/filter]
			amount=3
			damage_type=pierce
			fire_event=yes
			experience=no
			animate=no
			kill=no
		  [/harm_unit]
		[/else]
	[/if]	
[/event]
[event]
    name=defender hits
    first_time_only=no
    [filter]
        ability=thorns
    [/filter]
	[if]
		[variable]
			name=second_unit.hitpoints
			less_than="$(3*$($second_unit.resistance.pierce/100))"
		[/variable]
		[then]
		     [harm_unit]
			[filter]
			    x,y=$x2,$y2
			[/filter]
			amount=3
			damage_type=pierce
			fire_event=yes
			experience=yes
			animate=no
			kill=no
			[/harm_unit]
			[fire_event]
				name=force respec
				[primary_unit]
					id=$unit.id
				[/primary_unit]
			[/fire_event]
		[/then]
		[else]
		 [harm_unit]
			[filter]
			    x,y=$x2,$y2
			[/filter]
			amount=3
			damage_type=pierce
			fire_event=yes
			experience=no
			animate=no
			kill=no
		  [/harm_unit]
		[/else]
	[/if]	
[/event]
[event]
    name=die
    first_time_only=no
    [filter_second]
        ability=murderlust
    [/filter_second]
    [heal_unit]
	[filter]
	    id=$second_unit.id
	[/filter]
	amount=8
	animate=yes
	restore_statuses=no
    [/heal_unit]
[/event]
#enddef

In this code you got events for leadership abilities of plauge,magical,marksman... ...magical(and many other, they are not much important for this moment), but also for fury ability (which is giving 2 mp back and let unit to attack again enemy unit, ofcourse after killing one of enemy units). This ability in first scenario where im using era which start this code higher posted and scenario also do this gave unit after killing enemy unit 4 mp back and 2 able attacks, i think problem is exist (in next scenarios of this campaign abilities works well, so i think this isnt loaded by a game:

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#textdomain wesnoth-Modified_World_Conquest
#Faction
[era]
    id=Modified_World_Conquest_Era_AoH
    name= _ "@Modified World Conquest Era AoH v0.4.8"
    require_era=yes

    {RANDOM_SIDE}
    {~add-ons/Modified_World_Conquest/factions/loyalists-mwc-aoh.cfg}
    {~add-ons/Modified_World_Conquest/factions/rebels-mwc-aoh.cfg}
    {~add-ons/Modified_World_Conquest/factions/northerners-mwc-aoh.cfg}
    {~add-ons/Modified_World_Conquest/factions/undead-mwc-aoh.cfg}
    {~add-ons/Modified_World_Conquest/factions/knalgans-mwc-aoh.cfg}
    {~add-ons/Modified_World_Conquest/factions/drakes-mwc-aoh.cfg}
	
	{EVENTS_START} #<------------------------------------------------------ here
	{MODIFICATIONS_START}
[/era]

)

[Dugi]

[taking a spiked mace and dashing towards Poland with murder in eyes] I have just written that events with an id don't get duplicated, and only ONE event in that chunk of code has an id assigned. It is not surprising at all that it will appear that all of them got duplicated!

[ChaosRider]

Ok , btw how can i force ai to recruit in each turn as many units as he can, to dont let him save gold?

[Dugi]

I am probably not the best person to reply to this question, but I doubt that somebody else is still willing to help you.
I think that the AI always recruits everything it can, never saving money for new turns. I am not quite sure, but I think that if it doesn't have enough gold for level 2 units, but has enough gold for level 1 units, it will still recruit something it can afford (if it is not like this, you can always remove the level 2 units from its recruit list when its gold drops so that it cannot afford level 2 units).

[ChaosRider]

So I just read through a significant portion of this thread, in the hopes of finding an answer to the problem I'm experiencing when trying to play ChaosRider's Modified World Conquest add-on. Alas, I did not find an answer, but I was pretty thoroughly amused by Dugi's interactions with our dear ChaosRider. Dugi, you are a very patient man.

That all said, I'm going to link to my question in the Technical Support forum, in the hopes that the actual modmaker may see it here. http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php ... 28#p558328

So, ChaosRider (or anybody else)... what's going on here? I really like the add-on. World Conquest is cool, but MWC really ramps it up a notch. Just not sure what the problem is. I mean, I can clearly see that there's a problem, but I have no experiencing with any coding language, so I'm a bit out of my depth here. Thanks.

MWC v0.4.8.2 wont have that long advancing to next scenario cause this bug will be fixed, now i can say where was the bug, it wasnt in victory event, but thx this bug victory events didnt work well. First we need to learn to look from numbers to words and from words to numbers, there were we set leaders and recruit lists, also we got units which can be found in bonus places, added to our recruit list, or spawned as hero at scenario start, but in wc in each faction there is 8 such a recruits, question is why ? Cause someone who made wc wish to works it for 8 units in each faction in tags [recruit][/recruit]:

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	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Skeleton
		image="units/undead-skeletal/skeleton.png"
		founddialogue= _ "Don't hit me! I'm just your average regular friendly talking skeleton, see? Looks like you fellows could use some help!"
	[/recruit]
	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Skeleton Archer
		image="units/undead-skeletal/archer.png"
		founddialogue= _ "I am called forth from eternal rest, bound to follow he who called me. Show me the enemy, master!"
	[/recruit]
	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Ghost
		image="units/undead/ghost-s-2.png"
		founddialogue= _ "Who calls me from my slumber? I sense a great battle being joined. Point me towards the enemy and I will feast upon their very souls!"
	[/recruit]
	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Ghoul
		image="units/undead/ghoul.png"
		founddialogue= _ "I say, old sport! It looks like you've got a spot of bother. Well, chin up, I say! I'm sure we'll make a simply smashing team-up. We can sort this lot out and be done by tea, what?"
		founddialogue_reply= _ "Have at thee, unholy abomin... wait, huh?"
	[/recruit]	
	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Dark Adept
		image="units/undead-necromancers/adept.png"
		founddialogue= _ "You may not trust me or my reasons, but it seems you are not in a position to be choosy about your allies. Let me assist you and you just may survive."
	[/recruit]
	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Vampire Bat
		image="units/undead/bat-se-3.png"
		founddialogue= _ "Skreeeeeeee!"
		founddialogue_reply= _ "This creature seems unusually intelligent for its kind. Perhaps it will help us!"
	[/recruit]
	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Blood Bat
		image="units/undead/bloodbat-se-3.png"
		founddialogue= _ "Skreeaaaaa! Grrrraaah!"
		founddialogue_reply= _ "The creature can be useful to us, we need a someone to reconnaissance!"
	[/recruit]
	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Walking Corpse
		image="units/undead/zombie.png"
		founddialogue= _ "..."
		founddialogue_reply= _ "Odd, it doesn't seem to attack. I wonder if we can use it?"
	[/recruit]
	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Ethereal Spirit
		image="units/undead/spirit.png"
		founddialogue= _ "Gzzzzssss... Gzzzzssss..."
		founddialogue_reply= _ "Hmmm, I think we can use this soul somehow, I'm wonder how much usefull it will be?"
	[/recruit]
	[recruit]
		type=Mwc_Walking Skeleton
		image="units/undead-skeletal/skel-fist.png"
		founddialogue= _ "My will... Who am I, where am I... And who are you?"
		founddialogue_reply= _ "Yes, next brainless slave, we need more of them to dominate living creatures from this world?"
	[/recruit]

here we had them more, but we dont have to know everything, most important is that number "8", in my scenario most recruits got loyalists ("17"), i've changed 8 for 17 and now it works...

[ChaosRider]

New question about ability "warp" which is let unit with this ability and each adjected to this one (which is not enemy) teleport between two villages (all on map - which is a bit too op). I wish to change it, make it works as a normal teleport, teleport units between two villages but between villages from side of unit which is teleported.

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#define ABILITY_WARP
    [teleport]
        id=warp
        name="warp"
        description="Warp: This unit and it's allies may teleport between any two empty villages."
		affect_self=yes
		affects_allies=yes
        [affect_adjacent]
			adjacent=n,ne,se,s,sw,nw
        [/affect_adjacent]
         [tunnel]
            id=village_warp
            [source]
                terrain=*^V*
                owner_side=$warp_unit.side
                [not]
                    [filter]
                        [not]
                            id=$warp_unit.id
                        [/not]
                    [/filter]
                [/not]
            [/source]

            [target]
                terrain=*^V*
                owner_side=$warp_unit.side
                [not]
                    [filter]
                    [/filter]
                [/not]
            [/target]

            [filter]
            	ability=warp
            [/filter]
        [/tunnel]
    [/teleport]
#enddef

[ChaosRider]

Warp question is still not fixed but i have also other one, im trying to do event code for ability which will give some bonuses for adjected units, picked by random values.

Below you got image to understand better my idea (im using here switches)

Points on image:

0 - its a first switch, in game it will be 1/3 or even smaller like a 1/6, but now i have here 100% to go on (cause we are checking is it works)

1 - here we start our picking bonus for adjected unit to this one with this ability (bonuses: hp/resistances/movements/strikes/damage/new weapon)

2 - its for hp (5 avaible options, from 1 hp more to 5 hp more (which have lowest chance)

3 - here we got resistances, first 5 lines below this of the left are bonuses for one resistance dmg (thats why they have also next 6 avaible lines/options), from next for are res bonuses to imp/pie/bla (+1/+1/+1, +2/+2/+2) or col/fir/arc (+1/+1/+1, +2/+2/+2)

4 - here we got movement bonus (+1/+2)

5 - unit strike increased melee/ranged thats why 2 avaible options

6 - unit damage bonus, +1/+2 for melee/ranged thats why 4 options

7 - here we have picking new weapons for our adjected units (4 avaible diffrent dmg/number weapons (4-6/6-4/8-3/12-2) and each with diffrent range (melee/ranged) and dmg type (blade/impact/pierce/arcane/cold/fire).

As for me something is wrong with first filter when i want to store units, or with last filters where I filter unit which will get some bonus.

Ability code:

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#define ABILITY_MWC_MAGICAL_POWERS
    [dummy]
        id=magical powers
        name= _ "magical powers"
        female_name= _ "female^magical powers"
        description= _ "Magical Powers:
This unit in each turn can make stronger adjected units by adding them more hit points, more damage points to their attacks, more movement points, increasing resistances, or adding new attacks."
    [/dummy]
#enddef

And here is my event code (yeah i know quite big - its too big to paste it here, so i have to upload it ):

event.cfg

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When i changed in [store_unit][/store_unit] "kill=no" for "kill=yes" they shouldnt be killed? After this change they are still alive (this adjected units).

[Dugi]

I think that a unit that constantly adds new abilities to nearby units is overpowered, but if balanced properly, it might be quite interesting to play with.

I have noticed that your WML looks much better than before, with all the indenting, readable variable names and such.

I think that the problem is that you are unstoring the units after giving them [object]s. The units are stored, and then each of them is modified (the one in the scenario, not the one that is stored), and then the unmodified one is unstored (replacing the one that was given the object, thus undoing the change). I don't know if it's the only error, but it certainly causes the objects to have no effect.

[ChaosRider]

Ok i cut biggest part and try with small, and no effect .

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[event]
    id=magical_powers_event
    name=side turn
    first_time_only=no
	[store_unit]
		[filter]
			[filter_adjacent]
				ability=magical powers
				is_enemy=no
			[/filter_adjacent]	
			side=$side_number
		[/filter]
		kill=no
		variable=magical_powers_units
	[/store_unit]
	{FOREACH magical_powers_units i}
		[object]
			silent=yes
			[filter]
				id=$magical_powers_units[$i].id
			[/filter]
			[effect]
				apply_to=new_attack
				name= _ "swift javelin"
				id=mwcnewattack8f
				icon=attacks/javelin-human.png
				type=pierce
				range=ranged
				damage=12
				number=2
			[/effect]
		[/object]
	[unstore_unit]
		variable=magical_powers_units[$i]
		find_vacant=no
	[/unstore_unit]
	[clear_variable]
		name=some_random,some_random_2,some_random_3,some_random_4,some_random_5
	[/clear_variable]
	{NEXT i}
[/event]

If small part will works then bigger should also works.

edit 1: Found bug - unstore is problem, i changed it for clear variable after next i (i dont clear each part of this variable, but when its not needed i clear full variable, and now works - atleast this smaller part).

edit 2: Here is uploaded working event code (about interesting abilities, when you have 168 items you have to search and think hard to create another one )

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#define ABILITY_MWC_MAGICAL_POWERS
    [dummy]
        id=magical powers
        name= _ "magical powers"
        female_name= _ "female^magical powers"
        description= _ "Magical Powers:
This unit have 10% to in each turn make stronger adjected units by adding them more hit points, more damage points to their attacks, more movement points, increasing resistances, or adding new attacks."
    [/dummy]
#enddef

Fixed event:

event 2.cfg

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[Dugi]

Wait, haven't I told you in the previous post that the unstore_unit is the problem and should be removed? Well, anyway, you're learning to fix your errors and that's good.

[ChaosRider]

Here are chances for each bonus of this new ability, with first switch set for 1/10:

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HitPoints
+1			1/10 * 2/5 * 1/2                                                                  = 1/50     * 100% = 2%
+2			1/10 * 2/5 * 3/10                                                                 = 3/250    * 100% = 1,2%
+3			1/10 * 2/5 * 1/10                                                                 = 2/500    * 100% = 0,4%
+4			1/10 * 2/5 * 1/15                                                                 = 1/375    * 100% = 0,26(6)%
+5			1/10 * 2/5 * 1/30                                                                 = 1/750    * 100% = 0,13(3)%
Resistances
+1			1/10 * 8/25 * 3/7 * 1/6 (cause 1/6 res types)                                     = 2/875    * 100% = 0,2285714285714286%
+2			1/10 * 8/25 * 8/35 * 1/6 (cause 1/6 res types)                                    = 16/13125 * 100% = 0,1219047619047619%
+3			1/10 * 8/25 * 3/35 * 1/6 (cause 1/6 res types)                                    = 2/4375   * 100% = 0,0457142857142857%
+4			1/10 * 8/25 * 2/35 * 1/6 (cause 1/6 res types)                                    = 4/13125  * 100% = 0,0304761904761905%
+5			1/10 * 8/25 * 1/35 * 1/6 (cause 1/6 res types)                                    = 2/13125  * 100% = 0,0152380952380952%
+1/+1/+1	1/10 * 8/25 * 4/35 * 1/2 (pierce/blade/impact or fire/cold/arcane, thats why 1/2) = 4/4375   * 100% = 0,0914285714285714%
+2/+2/+2	1/10 * 8/25 * 2/35 * 1/2 (pierce/blade/impact or fire/cold/arcane, thats why 1/2) = 2/4375   * 100% = 0,0457142857142857%
Movements
+1			1/10 * 3/25 * 4/5                                                                 = 6/625    * 100% = 0,96%
+2			1/10 * 3/25 * 1/5                                                                 = 3/1250   * 100% = 0,24%
Strikes
+1			1/10 * 1/25 * 1/2 (1/2 cause ranged or melee)                                     = 1/500    * 100% = 0,2%
Damages
+1			1/10 * 3/25 * 4/5 * 1/2 (1/2 cause ranged or melee)                               = 3/625    * 100% = 0,48%
+2			1/10 * 3/25 * 1/5 * 1/2 (1/2 cause ranged or melee)                               = 3/2500   * 100% = 0,12%
NewWeapons
4-6			1/10 * 2/25 * 1/4 * 1/6 * 1/2                                                    = 1/6000   * 100% = 0,16(6)%
6-4			1/10 * 2/25 * 1/4 * 1/6 * 1/2                                                    = 1/6000   * 100% = 0,16(6)%
8-3			1/10 * 2/25 * 1/4 * 1/6 * 1/2                                                    = 1/6000   * 100% = 0,16(6)%
12-2		  1/10 * 2/25 * 1/4 * 1/6 * 1/2                                                    = 1/6000   * 100% = 0,16(6)%

[ChaosRider]

How to change unit side by wml ? Without making oos in multiplayer game, cause i want make ability which will steal enemy units and make them join to your side if they will be close your unit at turn start (i will check this units by units id, it will works for 0 lvls as goblins, young orcs, and unit able to join them to own side will be 4 lvl orcish emperor).

[iceiceice]

You can use [modify_unit] in a straightforward manner for this. For example, to change unit at $X, $Y to side $new_side, use

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[modify_unit]
    [filter]
        x = $X
        y = $Y
    [/filter]
    side = $new_side
[/modify_unit]

[ChaosRider]

I tried my self but this dont work xD... im sure i made somewhere some mistakes ...

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#define ABILITY_IRON_RULER
    [dummy]
        id=iron_ruler
        name= _ "iron ruler"
        female_name= _ "female^iron ruler"
        description=_ "Iron Ruler:
This unit has a scary leadership skills so that easy to convince the weaker enemies to betray their rulers (it works for each adjected enemy units at turn start)"
    [/dummy]
[/abilities]
[event]
    id=stealing_enemies
    name=side turn
    first_time_only=no
			[store_unit]
				[filter]
					[filter_adjacent]
						adjacent=n,ne,se,s,sw,nw
						ability=iron_ruler
						is_enemy=no
						side=$side_number
						[filter]
							level=0	
							[not]
								[filter_wml]
									[status]
										not_living="yes"
									[/status]
								[/filter_wml]
							[/not]
						[/filter]
						[and]
							[not]
								[filter]
									race=Mwc_demon
								[/filter]
							[/not]
						[/and]
						[and]
							[not]
								[filter]
									race=Mwc_elemental
								[/filter]
							[/not]
						[/and]
						[and]
							[not]
								[filter]
									race=undead
								[/filter]
							[/not]
						[/and]
					[/filter_adjacent]
				[/filter]
				kill=no
				variable=stealed_enemies
			[/store_unit]
			{FOREACH stealed_enemies a}
				[modify_unit]
					[filter]
						x,y=$stealed_enemies[$a].x,$stealed_enemies[$a].y
					[/filter]
					side=$side_number
				[/modify_unit]
				{CLEAR_VARIABLE stealed_enemies}
			{NEXT a}
[/event]
[+abilities]
#enddef