Random faction generator add-on idea

[Nivanpylte2]

I have an idea for an era:
My idea was to make a random faction generator that take in input the number of units wanted and output a playable faction with a leader and a recruit list from the pool of units of the default era.
And if it's possible why not making the possibility to choose for each recruit slot ?
I just written this script in python but I don't know how to implement it in the game .
So if someone has the capacity for implementing it in the game it could be very cool !
And sorry for my English cause i'm french


Python script if you want to test it (just replace all underscores at the front by spaces):



default_units = ["Drake Burner", "Drake Clasher", "Drake Fighter", "Drake Glider", "Saurian Augur", "Saurian Skirmisher", "Dune Burner", "Dune Herbalist", "Dune Rider", "Dune Rover", "Dune Skirmisher", "Dune Soldier", "Naga Dirkfang", "Dwarvish Fighter", "Dawrvish Guardsman", "Dwarvish Thunderer", "Dwarvish Ulfserker", "Footpad", "Gryphon Rider", "Poacher", "Thief", "Bowman", "Cavalryman", "Fencer", "Heavy Infantryman", "Horseman", "Mage", "Merman Fighter", "Spearman", "Goblin Spearman", "Naga Fighter", "Orcish Archer", "Orcish Assassin", "Orcish Grunt", "Troll Welp", "Wolf Rider", "Elvish Archer", "Elvish Fighter", "Elvish Scout", "Elvish Shaman", "Merman Hunter", "Wose", "Dark Adept", "Ghost", "Ghoul", "Skeleton", "Skeleton Archer", "Vampire Bat", "Walking Corpse"] # units pool (default + dunefolk era)

print("When you use draft_faction() function, each time a list of units appear just type the number corresponding to the unit to add it to your faction !")

import random as r

def generate_faction(number_of_units):
_____faction = r.sample(default_units, k = number_of_units)
_____r.shuffle(faction)
_____return faction # script for random faction generator with a number of units in input

def draft_faction(number_of_units, number_of_choices):
_____pool = generate_faction(number_of_units * number_of_choices)
_____faction = []
_____for i in range(number_of_units):
__________player_choices = pool[i * number_of_choices : i * number_of_choices + number_of_choices]
__________selected_troop = int(input(player_choices)) - 1
__________faction.append(player_choices[selected_troop])
__________print(player_choices[selected_troop])
_____print(faction)

[Heindal]

Well, I don't think you can embed python directly in the game. It just supports cobra *badaboombish*.
But lets leave lame jokes aside, lua is supported. But you can do this simply by using wml.

For example:

1. You set a variable called "randrecruit" to a random value.


[set_variable]
name=randrecruit
rand="Drake Burner", "Drake Clasher", "Drake Fighter", "Drake Glider", "Saurian Augur", "Saurian Skirmisher", "Dune Burner", "Dune Herbalist", "Dune Rider", "Dune Rover", "Dune Skirmisher", "Dune Soldier", "Naga Dirkfang", "Dwarvish Fighter", "Dawrvish Guardsman", "Dwarvish Thunderer", "Dwarvish Ulfserker", "Footpad", "Gryphon Rider", "Poacher", "Thief", "Bowman", "Cavalryman", "Fencer", "Heavy Infantryman", "Horseman", "Mage", "Merman Fighter", "Spearman", "Goblin Spearman", "Naga Fighter", "Orcish Archer", "Orcish Assassin", "Orcish Grunt", "Troll Welp", "Wolf Rider", "Elvish Archer", "Elvish Fighter", "Elvish Scout", "Elvish Shaman", "Merman Hunter", "Wose", "Dark Adept", "Ghost", "Ghoul", "Skeleton", "Skeleton Archer", "Vampire Bat", "Walking Corpse"
[/set_variable]

2. You allow a specific side to get this new recruit. In this case side 1.

[allow_recruit]
type=$randrecruit
side=1
[/allow_recruit]

3. Repeat, you can do this with a while or by making a list of recruits right from the start. In this case NumberOfRecruits (see that's not a python, but a camel) is the number of units you want in the recruit list.

Spoiler:

[set_variable]
name=NumberOfRecruits
value=8
[/set_variable]

[while]
[variable]
name=NumberOfRecruits
greater_than=0
[/variable]
[do]

[set_variable]
name=randrecruit
rand="Drake Burner", "Drake Clasher", "Drake Fighter", "Drake Glider", "Saurian Augur", "Saurian Skirmisher", "Dune Burner", "Dune Herbalist", "Dune Rider", "Dune Rover", "Dune Skirmisher", "Dune Soldier", "Naga Dirkfang", "Dwarvish Fighter", "Dawrvish Guardsman", "Dwarvish Thunderer", "Dwarvish Ulfserker", "Footpad", "Gryphon Rider", "Poacher", "Thief", "Bowman", "Cavalryman", "Fencer", "Heavy Infantryman", "Horseman", "Mage", "Merman Fighter", "Spearman", "Goblin Spearman", "Naga Fighter", "Orcish Archer", "Orcish Assassin", "Orcish Grunt", "Troll Welp", "Wolf Rider", "Elvish Archer", "Elvish Fighter", "Elvish Scout", "Elvish Shaman", "Merman Hunter", "Wose", "Dark Adept", "Ghost", "Ghoul", "Skeleton", "Skeleton Archer", "Vampire Bat", "Walking Corpse"
[/set_variable]

[allow_recruit]
type=$randrecruit
side=1
[/allow_recruit]

[set_variable]
name=NumberOfRecruits
sub=1
[/set_variable]

[/do]
[/while]

4. Drawback of this solution is, that you when you get the same randrecruit, it will not be added to the teams recruitable units, as it is already there.
But it's a working solution however, but with bad luck you will just have 8 of 10 recruits in your recruitmentlist. I admit it's a very easy code. Unfortunately I'm not good with arrays in wml.

[Nivanpylte2]

Thank you for your contribution it's a good start :)
I think I will learn WML and do it by myself.

[ghype]

"pick your recruits" era has that function.

It is exactly what you described. While you can pick and choose manually units of a certain amount from a pool of default units, there is also a function fill them randomly.