How can I change unit properties with game options?

Jason Green-Lowe

Thanks! Seems like a good start.

ff03k64

@Jason-Green-Lowe I assume the message disappearing means you figured it out?

Jason Green-Lowe

I forgot to replace "unit" with "tank," I'm not sure it's working, but at least it's not crashing. Still testing.

Jason Green-Lowe

This line is still hard for me to understand:

		<option name="unitAttachmentName" value="UnitAttachment" count="unitAttachment"/>

Can you explain what that's doing?

Jason Green-Lowe

Yeah, the code isn't throwing any errors, but it's also not having any effect -- the tank is still attacking at its normal value on amphibious assault. Not sure what's wrong. I feel like my trigger isn't adequately linked to my condition -- how does the trigger know when to go off?

	<attachment name="PenalizeGermanTank" attachTo="Germans" javaClass="games.strategy.triplea.attachments.RulesAttachment" type="player">
		<option name="gameProperty" value="Penalize Heavy Equipment During Amphibious Assault"/>
	</attachment>
	<attachment name="triggerAttachmentPenalizeGermanTank" attachTo="Germans" javaClass="TriggerAttachment" type="player">
		<option name="unitType" value="tank"/>
		<option name="unitAttachmentName" value="UnitAttachment" count="unitAttachment"/>
		<option name="unitProperty" value="isMarine" count="-3"/>
	</attachment>

Jason Green-Lowe

OK, fixed it. Thanks for the help! It's working now. It's a medium-sized pain to have to add a separate condition and trigger for each unit for each country, but I can get it done.

	<attachment name="PenalizeGermanTank" attachTo="Germans" javaClass="games.strategy.triplea.attachments.RulesAttachment" type="player">
		<option name="gameProperty" value="Penalize Heavy Equipment During Amphibious Assault"/>
	</attachment>
	<attachment name="triggerAttachmentPenalizeGermanTank" attachTo="Germans" javaClass="TriggerAttachment" type="player">
	    <option name="conditions" value="PenalizeGermanTank"/>
		<option name="unitType" value="tank"/>
		<option name="unitAttachmentName" value="UnitAttachment" count="unitAttachment"/>
		<option name="unitProperty" value="isMarine" count="-3"/>
	</attachment>

ff03k64

@Jason-Green-Lowe said in How can I change unit properties with game options?:

OK, fixed it. Thanks for the help! It's working now. It's a medium-sized pain to have to add a separate condition and trigger for each unit for each country, but I can get it done.

I am guessing you will only need to use one condition for everything. And i think it would be worth trying a colon separated list for the unitType. That might help you not have to do as much. Might not either.

Jason Green-Lowe

Different units have slightly different penalties, because I'm trying to set all the heavy equipment's attack values equal to 1. I was able to double up on the halftrack and jeep, since they both attack at 2, normally. Anyway, done now. Thanks again for the help!

ff03k64

@Jason-Green-Lowe Good luck with the rest of it!

LaFayette

FWIW, being able to specify unit stats at the start of a game is something I've wanted to build in for some time. Having to do triggers to get the same effect is clearly a workaround, so I'm sorry you're having to go through that pain. Hopefully some time in 2021 this will be a built in feature.