jscott991
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Getting the McClellan Event to Fire

Thu Dec 03, 2020 7:44 pm

I simply can't get McClellan to take command in any of my games. The event does not fire. At first, I thought it was because sometimes when I moved McDowell to attack, and he lost, he would still end in Manassas.

There is a 10/16/1861 McClellan event that does fire, but it doesn't seem to do anything. McDowell's army stays around and McClellan stays in Ohio. The big McClellan event that actually seems to do something simply doesn't seem to work.

Here are all the McClellan events in the game:


SelectFaction = USA
SelectRegion = $Prince_George_MD
StartEvent = evt_nam_USA_McClellanCommander1861AI|1|2|evt_txt_USA_McClellanCommander1861AI|Event-img_USA_McClellanCommander1861|$Prince_George_MD|51

Conditions

CheckAILevel = 1
FixedDate = 1861/10/01
EvalEvent = evt_nam_USA_ArmyInManassas;=;0
SelUnqSubUnit = George B. McClellan
EvalSubUnitSel = NULL
SelUnqSubUnit = Irvin McDowell
EvalSubUnitSel = NULL
SelUnqSubUnit = NE VA HQ
EvalSubUnitSel = NULL

Actions
DescEvent = evt_desc_USA_McClellanCommander1861AI
SelUnqSubUnit = George B. McClellan
RemoveCuSubUnit = NULL
SelUnqSubUnit = Irvin McDowell
RemoveCuSubUnit = NULL
SelUnqSubUnit = NE VA HQ
RemoveCuSubUnit = NULL
CreateUnit
SetType = $uni_USA_McDowell3
SetName = Irvin McDowell
Apply

SelectFaction = USA
CreateGroup
Posture = $Defensive
SetKind = $Land
Entranch = 0
InCS = 0
FixType = 0
SetName = Army of the Potomac
Apply
CreateUnit
GMEParam = George B. McClellan
SetCommit = 1
SetType = $uni_USA_McClellan3
SUFlavorName = Army of the Potomac
SetName = George B. McClellan
Apply

EndEvent

SelectFaction = USA
SelectRegion = $Prince_George_MD
StartEvent = evt_nam_USA_McClellanCommander1861|1|2|evt_txt_USA_McClellanCommander1861|Event-img_USA_McClellanCommander1861|$Prince_George_MD|51

Conditions
CheckIsPlayer = NULL
FixedDate = 1861/10/01
EvalEvent = evt_nam_USA_ArmyInManassas;=;0
SelUnqSubUnit = George B. McClellan
EvalSubUnitSel = NULL
SelUnqSubUnit = Irvin McDowell
EvalSubUnitSel = NULL
SelUnqSubUnit = NE VA HQ
EvalSubUnitSel = NULL

Actions
DescEvent = evt_desc_USA_McClellanCommander1861
SelUnqSubUnit = George B. McClellan
RemoveCuSubUnit = NULL
SelUnqSubUnit = Irvin McDowell
RemoveCuSubUnit = NULL
SelUnqSubUnit = NE VA HQ
RemoveCuSubUnit = NULL

SelectFaction = USA
CreateGroup
Posture = $Defensive
SetKind = $Land
Entranch = 0
InCS = 0
FixType = 0
SetName = Army of the Potomac
Apply
CreateUnit
SetType = $uni_USA_McDowell3
SetName = Irvin McDowell
Apply
CreateUnit
SetType = $uni_USA_McClellan3
SetName = George B. McClellan
Apply

EndEvent

SelectFaction = USA
SelectRegion = $Prince_George_MD
StartEvent = evt_nam_USA_McClellanCinC1861|1|2|evt_txt_USA_McClellanCinC1861|Event-img_USA_McClellanCommander1861|$Prince_George_MD|51

Conditions
FixedDate = 1861/10/16
EvalEvent = evt_nam_USA_ArmyinManassas;=;0
SelUnqSubUnit = George B. McClellan
EvalSubUnitSel = NULL

Actions
DescEvent = evt_desc_USA_McClellanCinC1861
AltercuSubUnit = Model $ldr_USA_McClellan3max

EndEvent

What causes the first two to fire? The first one seems to be aimed at AI USAs. The second one at Player USAs. The third one doesn't do anything.

What would I have to change in these events to make sure that McClellan and the Army of Potomac appear no matter what?

What would I have to change to bring the date up to the second turn in the July 1861 campaign?

I have been banging my head against the wall for two days now to figure this out and I just can't.
Last edited by jscott991 on Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.

jscott991
Lieutenant
Posts: 140
Joined: Tue May 08, 2012 9:51 pm

Re: Getting the McClellan to Fire

Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:59 pm

This is so infuriating.

Changing the fixed date to a min/max date construction and removing the evaluation event requirement, I got it to fire . . . and all it does is remove McClellan and McDowell. It doesn't add them back or create the Army of Potomac.

Ugh!!!!!!!!!

AACW3Plz
Corporal
Posts: 52
Joined: Mon Dec 14, 2020 9:05 am

Re: Getting the McClellan Event to Fire

Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:33 pm

Did you modify any of Mac's files beyond just strat/off/def? Eg change rank, ID, etc?

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