Very basic problems with very basic events

[Faer]

Hello everybody

I've read a couple of topic, and i will probably seems quite basic, near all this complex and specific questions.

I try to test some very simple [event] and ... it doen't work at all !!! My test with start and prestart event are OK (so, my [message] too) but all the event based on turns are not OK at all.

exemples :
--------------------------------------------
[event]
name=new turn
turn_number=3
[message]
description=Character Name
message= _ "Event New Turn : working !!!"
[/message]
[/event]


[event]
name=side turn
side_number=2
[message]
description=Character Name
message= _ "Event Side Turn 2 : working !!!"
[/message]
[/event]

[event]
name=side turn
side_number=2
[message]
description=Character Name
message= _ "Event Side Turn 2 : working !!!"
[/message]
[/event]

[event]
name=turn 3
[message]
description=Character Name
message= _ "Event Turn X (here, 3) : working !!!"
[/message]
[/event]
--------------------------------------------

The rest of the map is necessarly correct, as the test is OK with the start [event].

Could somebody tell me where is my error ??

Thanks by advance.

[scott]

[event]
name=turn 3
[message]
description=Character Name
message= _ "Event Turn X (here, 3) : working !!!"
[/message]
[/event]

This is the only correct event. The other events are not correct and won't work.

As for this particular event, I don't know why it's not working. Replace the description key with "speaker=narrator" and see if it works then. If there's a problem with the message speaker (like you misspelled his name), then the message won't be shown. Using "speaker=narrator" will avoid that problem.

The easiest way to figure out how to set up a new turn or side turn event is by looking at someone else's code. Otherwise we can show you here.

[zookeeper]

side turn this event triggers when any player ends their turn. When a player ends their turn, before any events of this type trigger, the value of the WML variable side_number is set to the number of the side of the player about to take their turn.

This means that in order to get something to happen when side 3 (for example) begins his turn, you must do it like this:

Code: Select all

[event]
    name=side turn
    first_time_only=no # This might be unnecessary.

    [if]
        [variable]
            name=side_number
            equals=3
        [/variable]
 
        [then]
            [message]
                speaker=narrator
                message= _ "Event side turn 3 working!"
            [/message]
        [then]
    [/if]
[/event]

It works the basically the same with name=new turn. Just test for the variable turn_number instead of side_number in the [if]. But you could just use name=turn 3 as the event type to achieve the same effect without needing to use those [if]'s (just like you did in your last one).

[Faer]

As for this particular event, I don't know why it's not working. Replace the description key with "speaker=narrator" and see if it works then. If there's a problem with the message speaker (like you misspelled his name), then the message won't be shown.

I will try, but i don't think so. The used name is the same as the only event whitch work, and it's a copy/paste ... so, no misspelling. But i will try.

Code: Select all

[event]
    name=side turn
    first_time_only=no # This might be unnecessary.

    [if]
        [variable]
            name=side_number
            equals=3
        [/variable]
 
        [then]
            [message]
                speaker=narrator
                message= _ "Event side turn 3 working!"
            [/message]
        [then]
    [/if]
[/event]

I've tried this code : a soon as Wesnoth is charging, i've got an error message. Seems that my Wesnoth version dont' like it ...

I put my code here, in case of it would be usefull.

[Dacyn]

it's because the second [then] should be [/then]...

[zookeeper]

it's because the second [then] should be [/then]...

Oops. Quite true.

[Faer]

Ok, it works with this correction. I 'll try to use the same syntax for all other event. thanks a lot !!!

For "[event] name=turn 3", event with speaker=narrator, there still a bug at the end of the 2nd turn.