objectiveAttachment neutral countries

[Numetalfan]

Hi,

let's say the countries A and B are neutral, but can be invaded by any side.

I want to create an objectiveAttachment that checks if those countries remained neutral

<attachment name="objectiveAttachment4" attachTo="Germans" javaClass="games.strategy.triplea.attachments.RulesAttachment" type="player">
<option name="objectiveValue" value="3"/>
<option name="alliedExclusionTerritories" value="A:B" count="2"/>
<option name="enemyExclusionTerritories" value="A:B" count="2"/>
</attachment>

but it does not work.

what would be correct?

[beelee]

@numetalfan maybe try "unitPresence" and "battle" . battle would show an attack, which makes them non neutral and unitPresence which side they're on.

Although if the battle results in a loss and everybody dead, that might be an issue. Maybe a trigger for each Alliance and require a unit presence allied or their own.

[Numetalfan]

@beelee

so if I code it like this:

<attachment name="objectiveAttachment4" attachTo="Germans" javaClass="games.strategy.triplea.attachments.RulesAttachment" type="player">
<option name="objectiveValue" value="3"/>
<option name="directPresenceTerritories" value="A:B" count="2"/>
<option name="unitPresence" value="any" count='1'/>
<option name="players" value="Germans:Italians:Japanese:British:USA:Russians"/>
</attachment>

will this work?

will
<option name="players" value="Germans:Italians:Japanese:British:USA:Russians"/>
check the unit presence

or will it provide the
<option name="objectiveValue" value="3"/>
to all that players?
This would absolutely be wrong, should be a German objective

[beelee]

@numetalfan that might work. The objective is attached to the Germans so I think you'd be ok there.

[Numetalfan]

@beelee

I found out:

<attachment name="objectiveAttachment4" attachTo="Germans" javaClass="games.strategy.triplea.attachments.RulesAttachment" type="player">
<option name="objectiveValue" value="3"/>
<option name="alliedExclusionTerritories" value="A:B" count="2"/>
</attachment>

works

but:

<attachment name="objectiveAttachment4" attachTo="Germans" javaClass="games.strategy.triplea.attachments.RulesAttachment" type="player">
<option name="objectiveValue" value="3"/>
<option name="alliedExclusionTerritories" value="A:B" count="2"/>
<option name="enemyExclusionTerritories" value="A:B" count="2"/>
</attachment>

does not work

the neutral units seem also to count as an "enemy".
I hoped

enemyExclusionTerritories

will check only the Allies as enemies as this is an objective for Germany which is part of the Axis, but it doesn't

[beelee]

@numetalfan So A and B are True Neutrals and if either one gets conquered by anyone, Germany gets the Bonus ?

If so, maybe change it to a trigger/condition instead of an Objective.

So you could try a "directOwnershipTerritories" condition for each player and then have that activate the trigger ( which are actually conditions these days too )

[Numetalfan]

@beelee

a trigger worked.

unfortunately it does not display the objective result for the player in the game, that is the only disadvantage of that solution.

finally the developper should create a new XOB "checkneutrality" which means a country is not owned by Allies or Axis.

[beelee]

@numetalfan said in objectiveAttachment neutral countries:

unfortunately it does not display the objective result for the player in the game, ...

You mean it doesn't show up in the Objectives tab with the other Objectives ? If so you need to add it to the "objectives.properties"

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