Updating unit definitions for 1.1.1+

Post by **quartex** » February 23rd, 2006, 7:52 pm

I'm going through and updating my custom unit files to be compatable for 1.1.1+. I'm just fixing the things I have noticed have changed in the unit WML pages. Here's what I've found:

change long to ranged
change short to melee

change image_defensive to [defend] tag
change ability= to [abilities] tag

add [animation] [/animation] tags for each attack

(the [ability] tags seem to use macros for each ability, but I can't find any documentation on these macros in the WML help files)

Are there any changes I am missing? Thanks.

Website · Post by **Xan** » February 23rd, 2006, 7:58 pm

Actually, if you look in the svn repo for Wesnoth under trunk/src/tools you'll find the source ('wml_update.cpp') for a c++ program which can automatically update unit wml.

Post by **quartex** » February 23rd, 2006, 8:51 pm

Thanks Xan, I'll check that out. If I can get the c++ code to work, it might make my life easier.

I also forgot changing image_moving to [movement_anim] tag

appleide · Post by **appleide** » February 24th, 2006, 12:34 pm

Umm, is that [ability] tag compulsory?? I think I used ability=cures,regenerates, with not problem in 1.1.1

scott · Post by **scott** » February 24th, 2006, 1:21 pm

Both styles work right now so everyone's campaigns don't break. However, someday it will won't work anymore.

Post by **Boucman** » February 25th, 2006, 9:48 am

there is a sticky thread in this same forum that list every change in unit WML....

I even edit the first post every time to keep it up to date.

Post by **quartex** » March 3rd, 2006, 6:59 am

Boucman wrote:there is a sticky thread in this same forum that list every change in unit WML....

I even edit the first post every time to keep it up to date.

I apoligize, I did notice this new forum had been created. Did you swap the unit and secondary_unit definitions for "sighted" events. It looks like they've been switched around but I'm not sure. I think I remember it used to be that the unit was the one you were seeing, and the secondary unit was your unit.