type= in a [side] tag

[Ranger M]

I tried looking on the wiki for this info, and couldn't find anything, so I'm asking here (and will probably add it to the wiki afterwards, unless somebody else does)

I'm currently trying to find a workaround for the change of the leader unit in my campaign. Currently, in the next release of it, everyone will have to start again because I have changed Reth's unit type to suit a new feature in the campaign. However, I have a way of getting around this, if something is true about WML.

in the [side] tag you have to (as far as I know) specify what type of unit the leader will be. What I want to know is if this is necessary in later scenarios, as the unit description should contain this info stored in the save file. Or is a save_id required (I get the impression that the default of this is whatever you put in the description= field, but I'm not sure).


I would just test this to try it out, but I would prefer a fuller explanation so that I can add it to the wiki, and not make any mistakes about it.

[Dacyn]

What I want to know is if this is necessary in later scenarios, as the unit description should contain this info stored in the save file.

The 'type' key is necessary, even though it has no in-game effect (1.1.2)

Or is a save_id required (I get the impression that the default of this is whatever you put in the description= field, but I'm not sure)

That's right:

save_id default description

I edited the Side WML page somewhat, but I don't know what the best way to describe the way the 'type' key works (maybe it should be considered a bug)...

[scott]

I tried looking on the wiki for this info, and couldn't find anything, so I'm asking here (and will probably add it to the wiki afterwards, unless somebody else does)

I'm currently trying to find a workaround for the change of the leader unit in my campaign. Currently, in the next release of it, everyone will have to start again because I have changed Reth's unit type to suit a new feature in the campaign. However, I have a way of getting around this, if something is true about WML.

in the [side] tag you have to (as far as I know) specify what type of unit the leader will be. What I want to know is if this is necessary in later scenarios, as the unit description should contain this info stored in the save file. Or is a save_id required (I get the impression that the default of this is whatever you put in the description= field, but I'm not sure).


I would just test this to try it out, but I would prefer a fuller explanation so that I can add it to the wiki, and not make any mistakes about it.

As I understand it, type is only looked at if there is no leader in the recall list.

[Dacyn]

No, it is used to create a temporary leader which is then replaced by the real leader. The only way this can affect the game is if "type" does not exist or is not a valid unit, in which case the game will crash.

[Hagow]

Also, if you're editing/testing a campaign scenario and don't want to start from the beginning, type= defines the leader you get. I think it's the same thing for the player starting gold value for each scenario, which has no effect if playing the campaign straight through.

[Dacyn]

(If gold is carried over from a previous scenario, this value is the minimum starting gold.)

Also the 'gold' key has a default (100), which means it doesn't need to be mentioned explicitly as 'type' does.