ForestDragon's WML questions

[ForestDragon]

That cannot work. There's no [unit] tag to filter for in a unit any more than there is a [unit_type] tag.

i tested, it worked
EDIT: oh, well, it didn't. i guess i could do like this: $storedunit.undead_variation maybe?

[skeptical_troll]

I think what you need is simply

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[filter]
[filter_wml]
 undead_variation="mounted"
[/filter_wml]
[/filter]

i.e. inside the 'filter wml' tag you should put exactly what you expect to find inside the unit description with inspect

[ForestDragon]

I think what you need is simply

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[filter]
[filter_wml]
 undead_variation="mounted"
[/filter_wml]
[/filter]

i.e. inside the 'filter wml' tag you should put exactly what you expect to find inside the unit description with inspect

oh, ok, thanks, i'll try it that way

[ForestDragon]

hi, i am having problems with making an ability like illuminates, that affects only enemies, i tried so far, but i doesn't work:

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    [illuminates]
        id=illumination_enemy
        value=25
        max_value=25
        cumulative=no
        name= _ "illuminates (enemies only)"
        female_name= _ "female^illuminates (enemies only)"
        description= _ "This unit illuminates the surrounding area, making enemy chaotic units fight worse.

Any units adjacent to this enemies will fight as if it were dusk when it is night, and as if it were day when it is dusk."
        affect_self=yes
        [affect_adjacent]
            adjacent=n,ne,se,s,sw,nw
        [/affect_adjacent]
    [/illuminates]

[Ravana]

affect_self=yes

How would self be enemy?

[ForestDragon]

affect_self=yes

How would self be enemy?

ooops, thanks for helping me notice
i guess this will do?:

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    [illuminates]
        id=illumination_enemy
        value=25
        max_value=25
        cumulative=no
        name= _ "illuminates (enemies only)"
        female_name= _ "female^illuminates (enemies only)"
        description= _ "This unit illuminates the surrounding area, making enemy chaotic units fight worse.

Any units adjacent to this enemies will fight as if it were dusk when it is night, and as if it were day when it is dusk."
        affect_self=no
        affect_allies=no
        affect_enemies=yes
        [affect_adjacent]
            adjacent=n,ne,se,s,sw,nw
        [/affect_adjacent]
    [/illuminates]

[beetlenaut]

You also don't filter for the enemy anywhere.

Edit: Okay, now you do. That should work.

[ForestDragon]

works now, thanks! you guys are very helpful unlike some communities where the only thing moderators/admins really do is banning

[ForestDragon]

hi, so, i am having trouble with having an ability use a [set_menu_item] tag in an event, her is how i done it:

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#define ABILITY_AVIAN_FLIGHT
[dummy]
	id=Avian_Flight
	name= _"flight"
	description = _"This unit can fly. Open the right-click menu to activate flight."
[/dummy]
[/abilities]
#fly menu item
[event]
	name=start
    first_time_only=no
	[set_menu_item]
		id=Avian_Flight
		description = _"Take off"
		[filter_location]
			[filter]
				ability=Avian_Flight
				[filter_wml]
					[not]
						moves=0
					[/not]
				[/filter_wml]
				side=$side_number
			[/filter]
		[/filter_location]
		#[default_hotkey] ###soon
			#key = v
		#[/default_hotkey]
		[command]
			[animate_unit]
				flag=flying
			[/animate_unit]
			[store_unit]
				[filter]
					x,y=$x1,$y1
				[/filter]
				variable=unit_to_fly
			[/store_unit]
			[modify_unit]
				[filter]
					x,y=$x1,$y1
				[/filter]
				variation=flying
			[/modify_unit]
			[modify_unit]
				[filter]
					x,y=$x1,$y1
				[/filter]
				moves=$($this_unit.moves - 1)
			[/modify_unit]
		[/command]
	[/set_menu_item]
[/event]
[+abilities]
#enddef

#define ABILITY_AVIAN_LAND
[dummy]
	id=Avian_Land
	name= _"land"
	description = _"This unit can land. Open the right-click menu to land."
[/dummy]
[/abilities]
#land menu item
[event]
	name=start
    first_time_only=no
	[set_menu_item]
		id=Avian_Land
		description = _"Land"
		[filter_location]
			[filter]
				ability=Avian_Land
				side=$side_number
			[/filter]
		[/filter_location]
		[command]
			[animate_unit]
				flag=landing
			[/animate_unit]
			[store_unit]
				[filter]
					x,y=$x1,$y1
				[/filter]
				variable=unit_to_land
			[/store_unit]
			[modify_unit]
				[filter]
					x,y=$x1,$y1
				[/filter]
				variation=none
			[/modify_unit]
		[/command]
	[/set_menu_item]
[/event]
[+abilities]
#enddef

the [dummy] ability tag is working, but not the event/set_menu_item tag

[skeptical_troll]

Not sure if this is your case, but if this [event] tag is inside a [unit] description, then it is mandatory to specify the event 'id' keyword

[ForestDragon]

Not sure if this is your case, but if this [event] tag is inside a [unit] description, then it is mandatory to specify the event 'id' keyword

hmmm... never tried that, might try, thanks

EDIT:still not working

[skeptical_troll]

hmm, could it be due to the fact that it is triggered by'start' and maybe at the start you don't have units with that ability? Try triggering it at 'recall' /'recruit', or whenever you expect such units to appear?

[ForestDragon]

hmm, could it be due to the fact that it is triggered by'start' and maybe at the start you don't have units with that ability? Try triggering it at 'recall' /'recruit', or whenever you expect such units to appear?

hmmm... that's an interesting idea
EDIT: works now, i used a 'moveto' event name

[ForestDragon]

hi, i am making an improved ai, since all of it's unit are chaotic, i wanted to make it work differently during day, so far everything looks fine, but i want to make a filter to make it NOT avoid unit with less than half of their hp, here is the current state of the [avoid] tag inside the ai (the 'hitpoints=' is empty due to the fact that i don't know how to do it):

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    [avoid]
        [filter]
            side=1,2
          [not]
            level=0
            [or]
              [filter_wml]
                  hitpoints=
              [/filter_wml]
            [/or]
          [/not]
        [/filter]
        radius=2
    [/avoid]

[Ravana]

I would use something like

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formula="(($this_unit.max_hitpoints -1+1) / ($this_unit.hitpoints -1+1)) > 2"