Switching out default units

redrum

@Stohrm So where a unit gets placed within a territory is based on 2 things:

The unit placements defined for each territory (where and the order of them). This also is then used for unit overflow.
Where the unit is sorted to which I think is based on some of its properties and the order in the XML file: https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/681/group-and-sort-units-onto-placements-logically

Grouping/sorting:

Unit owner: territory owner, not at war with territory owner, player order in XML
Unit type: 0 movement, can't combat move, sea, air if sea territory, land, air if land territory
Within each of those groups sort the units by XML order in UnitList

So for placing say the harbor in the first slot of a territory, as long as its owned by the territory owner, has 0 movement, and is the first unit in the unit list then it should appear in the territory's first placement slot.

Cernel

@redrum said in Switching out default units:

So for placing say the harbor in the first slot of a territory, as long as its owned by the territory owner, has 0 movement, and is the first unit in the unit list then it should appear in the territory's first placement slot.

@redrum I wonder if this is intended, and I want to add that, from testing, I believe that movement 0 units that cannot combat move are prioritized over movement 0 units that can combat move. So I think he should also look out that either all movement 0 units can combat move or at least the harbour cannot.

It would probably be good to exactly document this matter somewhere official, but I think it doesn't belong to pos2, since it is purely a view matter.

Cernel

@Stohrm I'm starting thinking you are using a very old version of TripleA, maybe 1.8.0.9. What one I wonder?

Stohrm

@redrum The issue was that I hadn't upgraded to the latest version of Triple-A. I just did that and it works fine. That having been said (and achieved): I've been giving it a lot of thought and was wondering if the Harbour should be considered a naval unit as opposed to a land unit?

Think about it and take Novgorod for an example: It only has one harbor; but it has two sea zones that are not attached to each other. The map I'm currently revamping still shows it in the midst of the territory; but I gather that it's effect will apply to either sea zone (and it really shouldn't).

It's a tough call, though; as one sea zone is often attached to two territories and they may or may not belong to the same faction. So, perhaps there needs to be a new distinction called "coastal" that would apply to harbours , shore batteries, dry-docks and other such structures.

It might be worth exploring. For now, though, I thank you. Even though you didn't say to check the version I've been running; your response did help me to realize that I needed the updated engine.

Stohrm

@Cernel said in Switching out default units:

@Stohrm I'm starting thinking you are using a very old version of TripleA, maybe 1.8.0.9. What one I wonder?

Yes, I had just realized that as well. Thank you.

Hepps

@Joe-Pants I have a copy of your unit folder.

Joe Pants

@Hepps I still have it as well; is there a new group repository?

Hepps

@Joe-Pants Not sure. One of the technocrats may know.

redrum

@Hepps @Joe-Pants I believe this is the new repository we are using for map maker unit images: https://github.com/triplea-game/map-maker-assets

I think we are trying to consolidate all the various map maker links here: https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/918/map-maker-resources

Cernel

@Joe-Pants said in Switching out default units:

@Hepps I still have it as well; is there a new group repository?

Here are the relevant links:
https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/918/map-maker-resources
Here it is the one you are asking for:
https://github.com/triplea-game/map-maker-assets
Here it is the old one, for the units:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/tripleamaps/files/developer resources/units/
Are your old units images in there, or were you asking for something else?

Going back on topic, I suggest you share your map customization of WAW as a mapskin. This would also make much easier deciding what possibly to integrate into the original skin itself.