[Solved] [filter] for [modify_unit] in [prerecruit] event

[Chief_Chasso]

I'm trying to find the appropriate unit [filter] for a unit that has just been recently recruited. I want to be able to modify a single unit that has just been recruited within a prerecruit event before the unit is displayed.

This is what I want:

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# all units recruited for side 1 will start with only 75% of the unit's total HP.
	[event]
		name=prerecruit
		first_time_only=no
		[filter]
			side=1
		[/filter]
		[filter_second]
			id=leader
		[/filter_second]
		[modify_unit]
			[filter]
				side=1 # I need a filter tag here to filter just the most recently recruited single unit
			[/filter]
			hitpoints=$($this_unit.hitpoints*0.75)
		[/modify_unit]
	[/event] 

Can you modify a single individual recruited unit during a prerecruit event? I think, ideally, you would filter the unit's id, however, you wouldn't know the unit's id that has just been recruited (I believe the unit is automatically assigned an id internally).

Or am I approaching this incorrectly? Any thoughts?

[Iris]

I think, ideally, you would filter the unit's id, however, you wouldn't know the unit's id that has just been recruited (I believe the unit is automatically assigned an id internally).

Use either id=$unit.id or x,y=$unit.x,$unit.y in the action’s [filter] — both will work just the same. prerecruit events, like every other event that takes a unit, autostore the primary and secondary units in unit and second_unit respectively.

EDIT: Whoops, I somehow forgot x1 and y1. See below and use those instead, since they make for cleaner code and are considerably more efficient.

[tekelili]

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[filter]
    x,y=$x1,$y1
[/filter]

Will also work. Those variables, as unit, are also autostored when a event is fired.

[Chief_Chasso]

Thanks shadowm and tekelili- $x1,$y1 worked perfectly. I'll get the hang of these variables eventually

[hay207]

shouldn't hitpoints be placed inside an effect tag?

I am trying to edit hp of all peasants , not a single unit, how to do so?

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[event]
  name=recruit
  first_time_only=yes

   [modify_unit] 
           [filter]
			      type=Peasant
			      side=1
			      
 			  [/filter]
    			  [object]
				duration=forever
			        [filter]
				type=Peasants
				#x,y=$unit.x,$unit.y

				[/filter]

				
				[effect]
			          apply_to=hitpoints
			          increase_total=20%
			          heal_full=yes
			          hitpoints="$(this_unit.hitpoints * 1.2)"

				[/effect]

			      [/object]
	 [/modify_unit]
[/event]

[Ravana]

You use [effect] when you use [object]. Other ways of modifying units do not use it. And [modify_unit] does not need any [object].

[gfgtdf]

modyfying units with [object] or via direct modification has different effects. Changes done via [object] will for example stay if the unit advances to another type, but also other things, specially undoing objects with durations will remove all changed done via direct modification.

Also there are some things (animations) that can only be changed uing [object] while there are other things that can only be done via direct modifications.