tjashen

Join Date 03/2009

+55

Hep... Hep... Haeeellp! Trying to summon unit...

OK, I'm trying to get a building to summon a unit upon building completion (guardian for the city). I've tried the following iterations with no success...

        <GameModifier InternalName="UnitJoin">
           <ModType>Unit</ModType>
           <Attribute>UnitJoinArmy</Attribute>
           <StrVal>AnnieDog</StrVal>
           <UnitClass>Unit</UnitClass>
       </GameModifier>

       <GameModifier InternalName="SummonUnit">
              <ModType>Map</ModType>
              <Attribute>SummonUnit</Attribute>
              <UnitClass>Sentinel</UnitClass>
              <StrVal>Sentinel</StrVal>
       </GameModifier>

Nothing is happening with either version. Suggestions? Anyone have any success with writing code for a building that creates a unit upon completion, as opposed to making unit production possible?

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Try using City for Modtype.

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Murteas

Join Date 08/2003

+44

I use this type of game modifier in my spells mod

<Attribute>SummonUnit</Attribute>

<UnitClass>Sentinel</UnitClass>

<StrVal>Sentinel</StrVal>

</GameModifier>

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Heavenfall

Join Date 07/2008

+441

Buildings don't cast spells the same was as other modifiers.

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Quoting impinc,

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Try using City for Modtype.

Will do. Will be later today though. I'll let you know how it goes.

Unless someone else posts another solution before then...

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Still no luck. Using City for ModType didn't help. I'm actually thinking of a workaround, where the structure casts a spell when it is completed. Not sure if that can be done though.

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Heavenfall

Join Date 07/2008

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Structures don't cast spells. A lot of modifiers that work inside a spelldef will simply fail outside it.

Edit: That sounded very negative. You should keep trying, of course.

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Heavenfall, when you first replied to one of my posts a while back, initially it seemed a little negative (although I didn't 'bristle' to it publicly). I've since come to realize you aren't trying to be negative, but that some frustration of various things Elemental sometimes creeps into your wording.

No worries man! I know you are a good egg!

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It's not exactly what you want, but you might want to try what the Random Guardian level up (from CityLevelUpBonuses.xml) option does:

Code: xml
<GameModifier InternalName="City_Level_Ability_Guardian_Bonus_Modifier">
        <ModType>City</ModType>
        <Attribute>SummonRandomGuardian</Attribute>
        <Value>1.0</Value>
</GameModifier>

This works in spells, but I haven't a clue if it would work on a building. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure you'd have little control over what unit it would summon.... you could always experiment, though.

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