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[Easterling26]

Hello everyone.

 

I am trying to add upgrades to my buildings which are supposed to change the model.

For example I want to add a upgrade to my fortress which will add a new object like a

flag.

 

I really dont know how to explain this so I will use the gondor fortress as example.

The gondor fortress has a upgrade that will add gondor flags to the fortress.

 

Must I first add the model of my flags to the fortress model in 3ds max or is that

done via code? How should this code look ? I could not figure it out from the gondor

fortress ini as there are several sections about the flags.

 

And since this is an upgrade I assume that I have to edit the upgrade ini aswell right?

 

This same problem is with buildup animations. I found a tutorial on the 3rd age about doing

the buildup animations in 3ds max but it does not tell how its added to the code.

Are buildup animations upgrades aswell?

 

I hope you guys understand my question. I really dont know how to explain this properly.

 

[Rider of Rohan]

1.) The Fortress Banners.

Spoiler

The men's fortress has the banner attached to their main model in the code the mesh is referred to as "GBFFLAG". So what you would need to do is have your fortress model exported with the flag in it. It can be hidden and unhidden via code. I'll explain the codes below:

In the animations states these two states are shown when placing your buildings, if it should be hidden here the  "CurDrawableHideSubObject" can hide it here.

		;//	Animation state for build placement cursor
		AnimationState = BUILD_PLACEMENT_CURSOR
			BeginScript
   				CurDrawableHideSubObject("FIREGLOW")
   				CurDrawableHideSubObject("FLAMES")
   				CurDrawableHideSubObject("GBFFLAG")
   				CurDrawableHideSubObject("GBFFLAMING")
			EndScript
		End
		
		;//	Animation state for phantom structure
		AnimationState = PHANTOM_STRUCTURE
			BeginScript
   				CurDrawableHideSubObject("FIREGLOW")
   				CurDrawableHideSubObject("FLAMES")
   				CurDrawableHideSubObject("GBFFLAG")
   				CurDrawableHideSubObject("GBFFLAMING")
			EndScript
		End

This piece of the code has nothing to do with the mesh hiding and unhiding, this pertains to the production upgrades and bonuses it can receive after certain upgrades are purchased. 

	;-----------------------------------------------
	;Used for hero revival and initial construction     
	Behavior = ProductionUpdate ProductionUpdateModuleTag
		ProductionModifier		; An object-local discount.  
			RequiredUpgrade = Upgrade_MenFortressBanners 
			CostMultiplier = 0.80
			ModifierFilter = NONE +MenPorter
		End
		ProductionModifier		
			RequiredUpgrade = Upgrade_MenFortressBanners 
			CostMultiplier = 0.90
			TimeMultiplier = 0.90
			HeroPurchase = Yes	; Instead of an object filter, needs to be explicitly hero-revival-system compatible
			ModifierFilter = NONE +HERO
		End
		ProductionModifier		
			RequiredUpgrade = Upgrade_MenFortressHouseOfHealing
			CostMultiplier = 0.80
			TimeMultiplier = 0.80
			HeroRevive = Yes
			ModifierFilter = NONE +HERO
		End

  		NumDoorAnimations            = 1
		DoorOpeningTime              = 3000  ;in mSeconds how long you want doors to be in open state
		DoorWaitOpenTime             = 3000  ;in mSeconds time the door stays open, so units can exit
		DoorCloseTime                = 3000  ;in mSeconds how long you want doors to be in open state		
	End

This is the code that hides your banners (and anything else you want hidden from the start).

	// Hide all the Improvements by default
	Behavior = SubObjectsUpgrade ModuleTag_HideAll
		TriggeredBy		= Upgrade_StructureLevel1
		HideSubObjects	= GBFFLAMING GBFFLAG
	End

Now the first part here deals with the leadership, the second part is the subobject command to unhide the flags after the upgrade is purchased. 

	// Banners improvement, the half that gives an aura bonus, not the purchase discount part (that is in the ProductionUpdate)
	Behavior = AttributeModifierAuraUpdate ModuleTag_BannerLeadership
		StartsActive	= No ;If no, requires upgrade to turn on.
		BonusName		= MenFortressBannersLeadership
		TriggeredBy		= Upgrade_MenFortressBanners
		RefreshDelay	= 2000
		Range			= 300
		ObjectFilter	= GENERIC_BUFF_RECIPIENT_OBJECT_FILTER
	End	

	Behavior = SubObjectsUpgrade ModuleTag_ShowBanners
		TriggeredBy		= Upgrade_MenFortressBanners
		ShowSubObjects	= GBFFLAG
	End

If you are adding banners to your fortress you don't need to make new upgrades, recycling the already existing upgrades is a good habit to have, by constantly adding new upgrades, you'll eventually hit the limit.

2.) Doing Building build ups

Spoiler

It's pretty simple, I assume you've followed the tutorial and exported it correctly (as an animated model) so I won't go over that.

So below, the Model condition states are to let the structure know what model and to attach any special conditions on them i.e. the snow build up. Anything special goes above the regular one.

		ModelConditionState = ACTIVELY_BEING_CONSTRUCTED SNOW ;//UNPACKING
			Model			= GBFortress_A	
			Texture			= GBFortress1.tga GBFortress1_Snow.tga		
		End
		ModelConditionState = ACTIVELY_BEING_CONSTRUCTED ;//UNPACKING
			Model			= GBFortress_A			
		End

		AnimationState = ACTIVELY_BEING_CONSTRUCTED
			Animation					= UpAndStill
				AnimationName			= GBFortress_ASK.GBFortress_ABL
				AnimationMode			= MANUAL
			End
			BeginScript
				CurDrawablePlaySound("GondorBarracksBeginConstruction")
			EndScript
			ParticleSysBone = NONE BuildingContructDustCastles FollowBone:YES
			StateName = BeingConstructed
		End
	End

So we've identified what shows the model, but the AnimationState code is what shows the model+animation.
In our case as modders we don't really have a specific skl and animation code on export so we use modelname.modelname
i.e.

		ModelConditionState		=	ACTIVELY_BEING_CONSTRUCTED
			Model				=	gbarcheryn_bld
			ParticleSysBone   = Chimney BuildingContructDust
		End;
		AnimationState        = ACTIVELY_BEING_CONSTRUCTED
			Animation
				AnimationName     = gbarcheryn_bld.gbarcheryn_bld
				AnimationMode     = MANUAL
			End
			Flags				= START_FRAME_FIRST
			StateName			= BeingConstructed
			BeginScript
				CurDrawableHideSubObjectPermanently("V1")
				CurDrawableHideSubObjectPermanently("V2")
				CurDrawableHideSubObjectPermanently("OBJECT01")
				CurDrawableHideSubObjectPermanently("OBJECT02")
				CurDrawableHideSubObjectPermanently("OBJECT03")
				CurDrawablePlaySound("GondorBarracksBeginConstruction")
			EndScript
		End

Hope this helps.

[Easterling26]

Hello Rider of Rohan.

 

Thank you for the detailed explanation.

I will give it a try.

 

I will let you know if it worked

 

 

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So I first decided to get my buildup animations to work before focusing on upgrades.

I tried to use the second part of your code but it did not work.

 

I replaced the the names of the animation with the name of my model like

you have said. I used the second part because at the moment my building

has no snow texture so its only the standart model.

 

Ingame the animations did not work. The building stayed under ground after

construction. In W3D viewer the animations worked so its most certainly the code

which is incorrect. My game did however not crash at the start.

 

So I assume the first part of your code is the special part of the animations and the

second part is the normal part of the animations? I am talking about the buildups code

section here

 

Sorry for being a bit silly but on a closer look your code confused me

Edited by Easterling26, 05 February 2017 - 04:23 PM.