Help: Unit that makes adjacent units move faster

[Kharn]

I am looking to code something in the ability of a unit such that at the start of each turn, any units adjacent to it get X movement over their base amount.

Anyone know where to start? Research is turning up nothing.

[Ravana]

Turn refresh event, store_unit with filter filter_adjacent to find which units to change. Then foreach over those stored and with VARIABLE_OP add those moves, then unstore to save changes.

[Kharn]

Turn refresh event, store_unit with filter filter_adjacent to find which units to change. Then foreach over those stored and with VARIABLE_OP add those moves, then unstore to save changes.

Will this work in multiplayer? Can I place the event into the unit file? If not where?

This also looks like it will use a loop, which I am not too comfortable in WML despite lots of basic and c++ programming. Wouldnt {MODIFY_UNIT x,y=$x2,$y2 moves 0} work?

[Sapient]

Yes

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[modify_unit]
  [filter]
    [filter_adjacent]
      ability=speedboost2
    [/filter_adjacent]
  [/filter]
  moves="$($this_unit.movement + 2)"
[/modify_unit]

Something like the above should work.

But iterating over stored units is really not that hard...

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[store_unit]
  [filter]
    [filter_adjacent]
      ability=speedboost2
    [/filter_adjacent]
  [/filter]
  variable=stored_units
[/store_unit]
{FOREACH stored_units i}
[set_variable]
  name=stored_units[$i].moves
  value=$stored_units[$i].movement
[/set_variable]
[set_variable]
  name=stored_units[$i].moves
  add=2
[/set_variable]
[unstore_unit]
  variable=stored_units[$i]
[/unstore_unit]
{NEXT i}

[ChaosRider]

Amazing, after 240 items they are still some abilities which dont required so long wml code... aura of speed (weaker +1 mp, normal +2 mp, greater +3 mp at turn start for adjected not enemies). Thx for idea !

[Kharn]

Thank you Sapient! The only issue I found with the code you supplied is that it sets moves to 0 each time instead of +2. I changed the variable from movement to max_moves to resolve.

To share with others, here is the more finished code that is working for me.
The following code can be applied into as many unit files as you want without the effects stacking.

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	[event]
        name=turn refresh
        first_time_only=no
		[modify_unit]
			[filter]
				race=Infantry
				side="$side_number"
				[filter_adjacent]
					type=Supply_Truck, Supply_Truck_Vet, Supply_Truck_Elite, Armoured_Supply_Truck, Armoured_Supply_Truck_Vet
					is_enemy=no
				[/filter_adjacent]
			[/filter]
			moves="$($this_unit.max_moves + 2)"
		[/modify_unit]
	[/event]

[Ravana]

Using ability filter instead of type filter would make the code easier to maintain.