Topic: "Northmen" Tribe Page

How did you fix this? Did you merge the dynamic loading branch? What do you mean with you don't know a fix for the savegame. If the bug is fixed then future sav egames will not crash. As far as I know you can't fix a already broken file you also can't change the scripting code in a savegame (the code is saved in the game and changing it will lead to a crash) I wanted to wait for this branch to hit trunk and then change the files in my mission as well. Will have a look into your scripts to get new ideas anyhow.

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You would also need to add all wares and workers that the building uses to the tribe.

The branch that will allow to add custom scenario buildings hasn't been merged yet. It would allow to add a building that looks exactly like the Empire warehouse but is actually a Frisian warehouse, without having to change the tribe at all.

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ok now I understand. you added a second frisian warehouse to your tribe that looks exactly like an empire_warehouse. that is pretty much the same I have done since now for empire mission 4. But with the dynamic tribe loading branche you could basically modify your tribe for every scenario without having to do so in general.

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Thanks for reporting this bug, I never found it myself

The reason why I consider it necessary to allow the player to see the whole map is because the fields where the stormflood starts and the fields where the port can be built (which the advisor says he can see) might not be visible. I´ll remove the p1.see_all=true and instead use p1:reveal_fields for all fields on the map. This should fix the issue.

The opponent is very strong and I never had a strong-enough army before he reached me Which is why I made it possible to use a trick which might or might not work in normal games to prevent an attack.

I´m glad you like the scenario

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I´ll try to come up with some more dialogue to emphasise the characters. Only, I don´t like it if a scenario has lots of speech about nothing, and I´m not sure if I´ll really find something that fits with the storyline without being superfluous. If you have any ideas, feel free to share them

Instead of slowing down the AI, I think I´ll rather have the advisor complain that the enemy is too strong and advancing fast and suggest a strategy to prevent an attack. That way, players will be taught some military strategy as well as the economy.

As for the storyline, I´m not sure… it´s very linear, and I don´t see much possibility for variation here. Most buildings are forbidden until they are explained, and when they are available, they are instantly demanded as an objective. I suppose I could add some checks for shortages and give hints like "you´re out of reed, better build another reed farm"…

Update on general development

In the recent uploads, I tweaked the work/sleep times for all productionsites. I used similar buildings in other tribes for comparison, so the programs should be balanced now.

I also changed the default stock target for tools and the order in which they are produced by the blacksmithy.

Right now, I´m working on the berry bushes. Trees have a terrain affinity, but other plants (like fields) don´t. For farms etc I can understand that the fields grow everywhere with a 100% chance, but I think the berry bushes should be more special here, as they are planted and harvested by different buildings, and grow in a larger radius, and because (at least in my experience) they are the most useful supply for bee-keepers. So, I want to make several types of berry bushes with different terrain affinities. This will also bring some more diversity in bush-landscapes, which look rather monotonously now.

The problem is that I can´t get the berry farmer to pick one type of bush if several types are available. I tried

"plant tribe:berry_bush_blueberry_tiny,tribe:berry_bush_raspberry_tiny"
"plant tribe:berry_bush_blueberry_tiny,berry_bush_raspberry_tiny"
"plant tribe:berry_bush_blueberry_tiny tribe:berry_bush_raspberry_tiny"
"plant tribe:berry_bush_blueberry_tiny berry_bush_raspberry_tiny"

but they all cause this error message:

[../src/scripting/lua_errors.cc:22] [../src/scripting/lua_errors.cc:22] [../src/logic/map_objects/tribes/worker_descr.cc:112] program plant: [../src/logic/map_objects/tribes/worker_program.cc:139] Error reading line 'plant tribe:berry_bush_blueberry_tiny berry_bush_raspberry_tiny' in worker program plant for worker frisians_berry_farmer: plant takes either tribe:<immovable> or attrib:<attribute>

I also tried

"plant attrib:bush_tiny"

which causes no errors but the berry farmer´s program fails without planting a bush, and the verbose output says

MO(82,frisians_berry_farmer):   WARNING: No suitable immovable found!

How can I tell the berry farmer to pick one random type of berry bush? Is there an easy way to fix the problem, or can this only be solved by making bushes world immovables (they´re tribe immovables now), which I´d rather not do?

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