MP Scenario questions

[Magical_Noob]

Hello, I finished my era not too long ago and now I'm making the map to go with it. My map is pretty much finished now, but I still need to add a few more functions which I do not know how to do... So, here are my questions:

Question 1: How do I add signposts and put messages on them?

Question 2: How do I set ai controlled units onto the map?

Question 3: How do I set teams? (Make it so that players could not change the teams around?)

Question 4: How do I make it so that ai ally does not clear fog or shroud for players.

Thanks

[Heindal]

You should proably post this under WML Workshop but I will try to answer your questions.


Question 1

You can place a signpost on the map by first placing the image and than placing a event on the same coordinate.

This place the signpost image:

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{PLACE_IMAGE scenery/signpost.png 35 35}

This places the event: note that I set first_time_only=no that means each time a unit of side 1 get to this point, the message will be shown.
Delete it or change it to yes if you just want it to appear one time.

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[event]
name=moveto
first_time_only=no
[filter]
x=35
y=35
side=1
[/filter]

[message]
speaker=unit
message= "(Place the text of the signpost between the quotes)"
[/message]

[/event]

Question 2

Use the following macro to place a unit:

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{GENERIC_UNIT SIDE TYPE X Y}

Example:

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{GENERIC_UNIT 3 Bandit 35 35}

You can find more macros like that at "Battle for Wesnoth 1.10.0\data\core\macros\unit-utils.cfg".
Or you could use:

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[unit]
        side=3
        type=Bandit
        x=35
        y=35
        generate_name=yes
        random_traits=yes
        random_gender=yes
        upkeep=full
[/unit]

which is exactly the same.


Question 3

Teams are set by your sidedefinition by giving them they same teamname.
Example:

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[side]
type=Peasant
id=Myhero
name= _ "Peasant the Peasant"
profile="portraits/humans/peasant.png~RIGHT()"
canrecruit=yes
side=1
x=46
y=41
controller=human
team_name=player
[/side]

[side]
type=Peasant
id=Myfriend
name= _ "The Ally"
profile="portraits/humans/peasant.png~RIGHT()"
canrecruit=yes
side=2
x=44
y=41
controller=ai
[b]team_name=player[/b]
[/side]

4. Question

Sorry, I don't know how to do this or if its possible.

[Into-Jesus]

It's possible. IIRC, under the [side] tag, just place:

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share_maps=yes

if you want the sides to share shroud updates, or:

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share_maps=no

if you don't.

For fog, do likewise but instead:

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share_view=yes

or:

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share_view=no

[Magical_Noob]

Thank you Heindal and Into-Jesus, I will try them out right away

[Celtic_Minstrel]

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[unit]
        side=3
        type=Bandit
        x=35
        y=35
        generate_name=yes
        random_traits=yes
        random_gender=yes
        upkeep=full
[/unit]

Three of the last four attributes are being set to their defaults here, so the following would also be equivalent:

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[unit]
        side=3
        type=Bandit
        x=35
        y=35
        random_gender=yes
[/unit]

If you leave out random_gender (or set it to no), the default gender will be used, which can be either male or female. For core units it's always male unless the unit has no male variation.