Redefining Mainline Definitions

[The_Gnat]

Hello (again )

I am now wondering if their is a way to redefine mainline definitions for all mainline units? For example if i would like every unit's {AMLA_DEFAULT} to be changed when my add-on is installed how would this be done? Similarly if i want to modify the {WEAPON_SPECIAL_MAGICAL} definition, is their a way to override the current definitions when my add-on is installed, or override the definitions if a modification is choosen?

Thank you very much for answering all my questions!

[Ravana]

or override the definitions if a modification is choosen?

Runtime cannot affect preprocessing.

[The_Gnat]

or override the definitions if a modification is choosen?

Runtime cannot affect preprocessing.

Thank you, yes i realize that. Is their, however, a way to override the definitions on startup if a add-on is installed.

[Kwandulin]

I guess not.

[The_Gnat]

Thanks for responding, yes i did not really expect to be able to override processor commands like these but was hoping

If anyone has any suggestions of hack ways to do this they would be appreciated!

[Lord-Knightmare]

I think someone already did something like that in their UMC. Forgot the name though...

Code: Select all

#ifdef AMLA_DEFAULT
#undef AMLA_DEFAULT
#endif

# Your new one
#define AMLA_DEFAULT

# Insert whatever code you want here in [advancement] tags 

#enddef

EDIT: this is my 1000th post

[Ravana]

This only works for units that are loaded after your addon, core should be before.

[Lord-Knightmare]

This only works for units that are loaded after your addon, core should be before.

True, but he can make it work for core too by...well, making copies of ALL the existing mainline units (with new ID's)...

[nuorc]

making copies of ALL the existing mainline units (with new ID's)...

I think it sounds like a good idea if an add-on 'keeps to itself' and doesn't mess with core or other add-ons.

Spoiler:

I recently had one add-on ruining another by messing up the unit types.

[The_Gnat]

Thanks for all the feedback!

True, but he can make it work for core too by...well, making copies of ALL the existing mainline units (with new ID's)...

I would rather not duplicate all the wesnoth units.

This only works for units that are loaded after your addon, core should be before.

Yes and that doesn't really help me.

I think it sounds like a good idea if an add-on 'keeps to itself' and doesn't mess with core or other add-ons.

Yeah, i would like my add-on only to mess around with stuff if a [modification] is selected which means anything i do needs to be after the game starts. Which means that i will probably be forced to use an [event] that modifies peoples AMLA.

I don't know how the actual game wesnoth was coded but maybe a feature could be added so that before loading all the definitions on the startup the game checks for any add-ons that have an override characteristic, if it finds them then it loads them instead. This would be helpful to a lot of add-ons but it's probably not at all possible.