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== Info ==
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*Name - Doug Rosvick
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*Location - Calgary, Canada
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*Profession - Software Engineering student at University of Calgary
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== Works in Progress ==
 
== Works in Progress ==
=== [result] event tag ===
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=== Current ===
This tag would allow scenario authors to issue victory/defeat to specific sides, without the scenario necessarily ending (if it makes sense for it to continue).
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* bug #12747 [https://gna.org/bugs/index.php?12747] - holding escape quits titlescreen
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=== Previous ===
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==== [endlevel] giving different results to different sides ====
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(info below is out of date)
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Allows specific sides to be issued specific results in multiplayer, instead of everyone getting the same result.  See [http://gna.org/bugs/index.php?4960 bug#4960], [https://gna.org/patch/?1032 patch#1032].
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If [result] tags are found within an [endlevel] tag, the normal ''result='' key will be ignored.  If ''summary=yes'' is specified in the [endlevel] tag, then instead of specific victory/defeat messages for only local players, each player is shown the victory/defeat status of all sides.  Any sides who are not given a specific [result] are either shown a summary or nothing, and their result is defaulted to ''continue''.  Observers are shown a "game over" dialog if ''summary=no'', and the summary if ''summary=yes''.
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Example WML syntax:
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[endlevel]
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  next_scenario=
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  bonus=                    {these are the defaults for all [result] tags}
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  carryover_percentage=
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  carryover_add=
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  summary=                  {controls whether players are shown a summary of all sides, or just their local victory/defeat messages}
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  [result]
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    side=1
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    outcome=victory          {may be victory, defeat, continue, continue_no_save}
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    fire_events=            {yes/no, controls whether victory/defeat events are fired}
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  [/result]
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  [result]
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    side=4
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    outcome=victory
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    fire_events=
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    carryover_percentage=    {can override the defaults}
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    carryover_add=
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    bonus=
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  [/result]
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  [result]
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    outcome=defeat
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    side=2,3
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    fire_events=
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  [/result]
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[/endlevel]
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This will issue a victory message for sides 1 and 4, and a defeat message for sides 2 and 3.  Side 1 and 4 will have different carryover amounts.
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Further discussion needed:
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* Handling of ''name=victory'' and ''name=defeat'' events
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* could the default for ''summary'' be controlled by a menu option / preference? to allow players to always see a summary...
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* The following keys are valid:
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Another possible format would be as follows: (thanks Sapient for ideas)
** '''endlevel''' : this key specifies if the level should be endedCan be either ''yes'' or ''no''.  Defaults to ''yes''.  The following keys may be used if ''endlevel=yes'':
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[endlevel]
*** '''next_scenario''' : the ID of the next scenario that is to be played. Default specified in ''[scenario]'' tag.
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*** '''default_result''' : sides who are not given specific results are issued this result. Defaults to ''defeat''.
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  next_scenario=
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  bonus=
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  carryover_percentage=
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  carryover_add=
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  summary=
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  [victory]
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    side=1
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    fire_events=
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  [/victory]
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  [victory]
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    side=4
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    carryover_percentage=
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    carryover_add=
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    bonus=
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    fire_events=
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  [/victory]
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  [defeat]
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    side=2,3
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    fire_events=
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  [/defeat]
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[/endlevel]
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This will produce the same result as the above format, but involves less WML typing and is clearer what is going onFor ''continue'' and ''continue_no_save'' results, there is a ''[continue]'' tag in addition to [victory] and [defeat] tags, which takes a ''save='' key.
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  [continue]
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  side=
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  save=  {yes/no}
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  [/continue]
  
* The following tags are valid:
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==== 2008 SoC application ====
** '''[victory]''' : issues victory to the specified sides.  Valid keys:
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[[MapEditorRewrite]]
*** '''side''' : the side to be given victory.  Each ''[victory]'' tag may include multiple ''side'' keys.  If not included, the ''[victory]'' tag is ignored.  ''(Todo: allow side to be a comma-delimited list of sides)''
 
*** '''bonus''' : whether the sides specified in this ''[victory]'' tag should get bonus gold.  Can be either ''yes'' or ''no''.  Defaults to ''no''.
 
*** '''carryover_percentage''' : Amount of gold carried over into the next scenario.  Defaults to 80%.
 
*** '''carryover_add''' : if ''true'' the gold will be added to the starting gold the next scenario, if ''false'' the next scenario will start with the amount of the current scenario (after taxes) or the minimum in the next scenario. Default is ''false''.
 
** '''[defeat]''' : issues defeat to the specified sides.  Valid keys:
 
*** '''side''' : the side to be given defeat.  Each ''[defeat]'' tag may include multiple ''side'' keys.  If not included, the ''[defeat]'' tag is ignored.  ''(Todo: allow side to be a comma-delimited list of sides)''
 

Latest revision as of 05:53, 23 December 2008

Info

  • Name - Doug Rosvick
  • Location - Calgary, Canada
  • Profession - Software Engineering student at University of Calgary

Works in Progress

Current

  • bug #12747 [1] - holding escape quits titlescreen

Previous

[endlevel] giving different results to different sides

(info below is out of date)

Allows specific sides to be issued specific results in multiplayer, instead of everyone getting the same result. See bug#4960, patch#1032.

If [result] tags are found within an [endlevel] tag, the normal result= key will be ignored. If summary=yes is specified in the [endlevel] tag, then instead of specific victory/defeat messages for only local players, each player is shown the victory/defeat status of all sides. Any sides who are not given a specific [result] are either shown a summary or nothing, and their result is defaulted to continue. Observers are shown a "game over" dialog if summary=no, and the summary if summary=yes.

Example WML syntax:

[endlevel]

  next_scenario=

  bonus=                     {these are the defaults for all [result] tags}
  carryover_percentage=
  carryover_add=

  summary=                   {controls whether players are shown a summary of all sides, or just their local victory/defeat messages}

  [result]
    side=1
    outcome=victory          {may be victory, defeat, continue, continue_no_save}
    fire_events=             {yes/no, controls whether victory/defeat events are fired}
  [/result]

  [result]
    side=4
    outcome=victory
    fire_events=
    carryover_percentage=    {can override the defaults}
    carryover_add=
    bonus=
  [/result]

  [result]
    outcome=defeat
    side=2,3
    fire_events=
  [/result]

[/endlevel]

This will issue a victory message for sides 1 and 4, and a defeat message for sides 2 and 3. Side 1 and 4 will have different carryover amounts.

Further discussion needed:

  • Handling of name=victory and name=defeat events
  • could the default for summary be controlled by a menu option / preference? to allow players to always see a summary...


Another possible format would be as follows: (thanks Sapient for ideas)

[endlevel]

  next_scenario=

  bonus=
  carryover_percentage=
  carryover_add=

  summary=

  [victory]
    side=1
    fire_events=
  [/victory]
  
  [victory]
    side=4
    carryover_percentage=
    carryover_add=
    bonus=
    fire_events=
  [/victory]

  [defeat]
    side=2,3
    fire_events=
  [/defeat]

[/endlevel]

This will produce the same result as the above format, but involves less WML typing and is clearer what is going on. For continue and continue_no_save results, there is a [continue] tag in addition to [victory] and [defeat] tags, which takes a save= key.

[continue]
  side=
  save=   {yes/no}
[/continue]

2008 SoC application

MapEditorRewrite

This page was last edited on 23 December 2008, at 05:53.