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Available starting now in all subsequent patches of the AGE engine games (november 10, 2008 and onward)

Syntax:
ChangeStrucLevel = <SelectionType Value>;<LevelChange>

SelectionType can be one of these 3 literal expressions:

'ByDefUID': you specify the UID of the structure, as per the structure DB.

'ByAttribute': you specify an attribute of the structure, as per the structure DB. Note: as you can create your own attributes, you can really do anything as a condition here.

'ByKind': The structure must have this kind. Kinds are only used for VGN (but they can work in others games, if the data are updated).

You must have a faction and region selected for the command to works.

Pocus wrote:Available starting now in all subsequent patches of the AGE engine games (november 10, 2008 and onward)

Syntax:
ChangeStrucLevel = <SelectionType Value>;<LevelChange>

SelectionType can be one of these 3 literal expressions:

'ByDefUID': you specify the UID of the structure, as per the structure DB.

'ByAttribute': you specify an attribute of the structure, as per the structure DB. Note: as you can create your own attributes, you can really do anything as a condition here.

'ByKind': The structure must have this kind. Kinds are only used for VGN (but they can work in others games, if the data are updated).

You must have a faction and region selected for the command to works.

Great!
While waiting for the updated patch I please you to clarify some points.....

1. "Structure DB2: I have no such file in NCP DB!
Where to get an eaxample"

2. To have the command works we have to report the region: where?
In the events first line?
or by a select region/add to Region list command?

3. A working example could be very usefull: for example the way to go from a depot level one to a depot level four.

4. Is the level of the on map structure to be modified to be enlisted ?
If so what with depot level one that can be created during the game?

Thanks in advance

1. There is no structure DB file in games previous to VGN, but this is the same underlaying principle: open a structure file, you will see its UID (this is also the number at the start of the file, so 2 for depots in NCP).

2. Yes event first line is ok, or with a SelectRegion.

3. Once a region is selected, just write that in the command column: ChangeStrucLevel, and then that in the Params0 column: 2 3

Note that 2 is the depot UID, but if you prefer, for clarity purpose, you can create aliases, like $stcDepot = 2 in the aliases directory.

4. Not sure about the question. Enlisted is not the proper word I think. You can edit any structure that you pick.

Edit: I just saw that the depot max level is set to 1, this has to be changed to 4, in the depot file.

Don't hesitate to report problems, as I did not test the command, I admit (shame on me ).

Does setting ChangeStrucLevel = 0 remove the structure?

Can cities be altered also?

lodilefty wrote:Does setting ChangeStrucLevel = 0 remove the structure?

Can cities be altered also?

I'm hoping this is the case!

lodilefty wrote:Does setting ChangeStrucLevel = 0 remove the structure?

No, the parameter <LevelChange> does not set the structure level to the value but changes it by the given value. You can't change the level below 1 or above the allowed maximum.

Can cities be altered also?

Yes.

Removing structures... planned but not done.

Testing ChangeStrucLevel over NCP Peninsular War scenario: Bayonne is a FRA level 4 depot at scenario start.

StartEvent; 1
Conditions; NULL
FixedDate; 1808/05/08
Actions NULL
DescEvent; evt_desc_Depotchange1
SelectRegion; $Bayonne
ChangeStrucLevel; 2|-3
EndEvent; NULL

I edited -3 change going after PrimaSprint observation: No, the parameter <LevelChange> does not set the structure level to the value but changes it by the given value. You can't change the level below 1 or above the allowed maximum.


ScriptReport file:

Line 3: SelectFactions, 1 Faction selected: French Empire
Line 5: SelectFactions, 1 Faction selected: French Empire
Line 6: Started processing event: evt_nam_Depotchange1
Line 6: This event is not yet referenced, base number of allowed occurences 1
Line 9: Fixed date evaluated: 1808/05/08 converted to turn 2802 current turn 2802 True
Line 11: Entering triggered actions for event evt_nam_Depotchange1
Line 13: SelectRegion, 198 Bayonne selected (simple mode)
[color="Red"]Line 14: => ChangeStrucLevel command, Level Change is not valid.[/color]
Line 16: Finished processing event: evt_nam_Depotchange1

Anyway it does not work.



In the second test I edited ChangeStrucLevel; 2|1 where 1 stands for depot level one: I was till attempting to downgrade a level 4 to level one depot!

StartEvent; 1
Conditions; NULL
FixedDate; 1808/05/08
Actions NULL
DescEvent; evt_desc_Depotchange1
SelectRegion; $Bayonne
ChangeStrucLevel; 2|1
EndEvent; NULL


ScriptReport file:

Line 3: SelectFactions, 1 Faction selected: French Empire
Line 5: SelectFactions, 1 Faction selected: French Empire
Line 6: Started processing event: evt_nam_Depotchange1
Line 6: This event is not yet referenced, base number of allowed occurences 1
Line 9: Fixed date evaluated: 1808/05/08 converted to turn 2802 current turn 2802 True
Line 11: Entering triggered actions for event evt_nam_Depotchange1
Line 13: SelectRegion, 198 Bayonne selected (simple mode)
[color="red"]Line 14: => ChangeStrucLevel command, no selection type selected[/color]
Line 16: Finished processing event: evt_nam_Depotchange1

I was notified with an error too!


I modded setup file changing starting depot in bayonne to level 1, then I tried increasing it by 2 level, (or modding ot to level 2?:confused


StartEvent; 1
Conditions; NULL
FixedDate; 1808/05/08
Actions NULL
DescEvent; evt_desc_Depotchange1
SelectRegion; $Bayonne
ChangeStrucLevel; 2|2
EndEvent; NULL


ScriptReport file:

Line 3: SelectFactions, 1 Faction selected: French Empire
Line 5: SelectFactions, 1 Faction selected: French Empire
Line 6: Started processing event: evt_nam_Depotchange1
Line 6: This event is not yet referenced, base number of allowed occurences 1
Line 9: Fixed date evaluated: 1808/05/08 converted to turn 2802 current turn 2802 True
Line 11: Entering triggered actions for event evt_nam_Depotchange1
Line 13: SelectRegion, 198 Bayonne selected (simple mode)
[color="red"]Line 14: => ChangeStrucLevel command, no selection type selected[/color]
Line 16: Finished processing event: evt_nam_Depotchange1

Had error notification again!

What is wrong in my editing?

Attached EXL file is relative to mine 3rd test........

My fault, for now the code will reject negative level changes, for the rest the first syntax is correct.

Pocus wrote:My fault, for now the code will reject negative level changes, for the rest the first syntax is correct.

If so we have a trouble!
3rd example, using positive level changes did not work too!

Pocus wrote:...Once a region is selected, just write that in the command column: ChangeStrucLevel, and then that in the Params0 column: 2 3

Edit: I just saw that the depot max level is set to 1, this has to be changed to 4, in the depot file.

Don't hesitate to report problems, as I did not test the command, I admit (shame on me ).

Going after your indication and with last modded NCP.exe I tried the attached event.

I get the following error notification:

Line 725: SelectFactions, 1 Faction selected: French Empire
Line 727: Started processing event: evt_nam_FRA_Depotlevel_change
Line 727: This event is not yet referenced, base number of allowed occurences 1
Line 730: Fixed date evaluated: 1809/04/08 converted to turn 2846 current turn 2846 True
Line 732: Entering triggered actions for event evt_nam_FRA_Depotlevel_change
Line 734: SelectRegion, 502 Nurnberg selected (simple mode)
[color="Red"]Line 735: => ChangeStrucLevel, need to have 2 parameters: ChangeStrucLevel = <SelectionType Value>;<LevelChange>[/color]
Line 737: Finished processing event: evt_nam_FRA_Depotlevel_change

Notice: depot max level has been changed to 4, in the depot file.

I cannot say what was wrong with my syntax!

Put a pipe between the 2 and the 3

Pocus wrote:Put a pipe between the 2 and the 3

[color="royalblue"]ChangeStrucLevel; 2|3[/color]

This one?
No space between 2 and 3: just a pipeline?
Guess I have already tried it!
I'll try again, anyway.....

Now it works!

Notice I tested ChangeStrucLevel over a NCP.exe version edited in date: 12/11/08.

1.
2Depot.STR file was modded to set "MaxLevel = 4"

2.
[color="RoyalBlue"]SelectRegion; $Nurnberg
ChangeStrucLevel; ByDefUID 2|3[/color]

In the Example, existing level 1 depot one in Nurnberg is changed to level 4 Depot!

3.
[color="royalblue"]SelectRegion; $Strasbourg
ChangeStrucLevel; ByDefUID 2|-2[/color]

In the Example, existing level 4 depot in Strasbourg is changed to level 2 Depot!

Notice:
I used ( to remark separate, adjacent cells from same EXL command line.
ChangeStrucLevel is edited in Column C.
ByDefUID 2|-2 is edited in Column D.
Faction controlling the depot was edited in column A of line hosting ChangeStrucLevel command.
Reporting in Column I the region, as $Region-name, rather than NULL was uninfluent in my tests.

I did not tried ChangeStrucLevel without editing Faction controlling the depot in the same line: it could be interesting to try ti........... With that we could change structure level misregarding faction controlling it! Indeed when changes occur at any turn during a scenario we cannot predict side/faction actually controll a region and relative structures!

Big thank to Pocus for all supported granted!

This is a sound remark, about the faction controlling the structure. I modified the code so that whatever the owner, all structures having the right criteria (at most 1 usually!) will have the level changed.

At moment I'll make use of ChangeStrucLevel with 1813 GC scenario: it'll be restricted use, aimed to modify few depots level along the campaign.

With time we should improve ChangeStrucLevel use within AGEod games...
For example we could create a routine for random improvement of depots, may be in relation to faction accumulated supplies.
On the contrary, a routine could reduce by one the level of major depots any time depot control changes hands in a scenario.....

We have great opportunities at hand indeed!