Modding events

Pocus · Space Emperor Joined: Sep 03, 2007

Hi,

I would like to flesh the games with events. Aside from the EventText file which has only the events descriptions, where are the others files needed to do that?

TIA.

Fyron · Galactic Guru Joined: Aug 04, 2003 Location: CA, USA

Data\Events.txt contains all event info.

What is this "EventText" file?

Pocus · Space Emperor Joined: Sep 03, 2007

Check the data folder, you will see eventText.txt. But not events.txt there, although I spotted this interesting file

\Utilities\ScriptParser\SE5MainScripts\Script_Main_ExternalEvents.txt

Look like scripted pascal to me, very readable though for now I would just like to tweaks the parameters of already existing events, the output message and before all the event frequency. I don't see a 'global event frequency' somewhere, must look harder!

Fyron · Galactic Guru Joined: Aug 04, 2003 Location: CA, USA

Uhh... was this about SE5? Its in the SE4 section.

In SE5, you have to edit the event script source file (which you already found), compile it, and place it into your mod. Best to edit a copy, naturally.

The event setting chance values are embedded into the script (poor design):

Pocus · Space Emperor Joined: Sep 03, 2007

oops sorry, I posted in the wrong forum. Yes I'm speaking of SE5, don't hesitate to move the whole thread.

I'm unsure the events can affect the AI, can you confirm?

It is written in what btw, a custom pseudo pascal script done by Aaron Hall?

Fyron · Galactic Guru Joined: Aug 04, 2003 Location: CA, USA

Events can and will hit any empire, AI or human.

isopsyco · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:58 am Post subject:

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Personally, I don't find the SE5 scripts very "readable." Excessively verbose and difficult to follow, more like. Sigh, for want of something clean and elegant as python...[/quote]

I thought it was just me getting frustrated with the scripts!! So its not just me, big relief. I thought my programming skills were rusty, but I didn't think that rusty Smile