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Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 22:47If this is the case then maybe you should look at my DotP 2013 implementation which has functions specifically for that.NeoAnderson wrote:I would add a function for yhe AI choose.
I would search for the greatest number of type onto battlefield if = 0 i would search library then the other zones.
This because i am not sure the Ai could make reasonable choices.
Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 23:33Thank you Riiak,RiiakShiNal wrote:If this is the case then maybe you should look at my DotP 2013 implementation which has functions specifically for that.NeoAnderson wrote:I would add a function for yhe AI choose.
I would search for the greatest number of type onto battlefield if = 0 i would search library then the other zones.
This because i am not sure the Ai could make reasonable choices.
Posted: 23 Oct 2014, 01:02I had made mine a bit more generic (the card had to do a little more work) in that I allowed the card more freedom to determine what zones for which players should be searched. For example for a card that reduces the cost of creature type spells the player casts, it doesn't necessarily make sense to search the battlefield, it makes more sense to search hand and library first.NeoAnderson wrote:Thank you Riiak,
I already made basic functions, are easy to code.
If you remember some months ago we had a discussion about this kind of cards...i made a type function for Xenograf, now i am using that function, i want to use keyboard typing, and for the AI i use a simple approach :
1. If the effect is positive ( we pass a value to the main function 1=positive, 2 negative) search for Max creatures onto battlefield, if the are more than a subtype then choose a random type between these types. If there are no creature subtypes to choose then search onto ZONE_ANYWHERE.
2. If the effect is negative do the same thing above, but for creature subtypes controlled by opponents!
I think could be an acceptable basic way to act.
Posted: 23 Oct 2014, 01:06Can you post to me the link of that version? I would take a look to your code. About the opponents we thought the same, in fact i was changing the code to search only into visible zones!RiiakShiNal wrote:I had made mine a bit more generic (the card had to do a little more work) in that I allowed the card more freedom to determine what zones for which players should be searched. For example for a card that reduces the cost of creature type spells the player casts, it doesn't necessarily make sense to search the battlefield, it makes more sense to search hand and library first.NeoAnderson wrote:Thank you Riiak,
I already made basic functions, are easy to code.
If you remember some months ago we had a discussion about this kind of cards...i made a type function for Xenograf, now i am using that function, i want to use keyboard typing, and for the AI i use a simple approach :
1. If the effect is positive ( we pass a value to the main function 1=positive, 2 negative) search for Max creatures onto battlefield, if the are more than a subtype then choose a random type between these types. If there are no creature subtypes to choose then search onto ZONE_ANYWHERE.
2. If the effect is negative do the same thing above, but for creature subtypes controlled by opponents!
I think could be an acceptable basic way to act.
It also doesn't make sense to search opponents' hands and/or libraries because the player isn't supposed to know what is in there so searching ZONE_ANYWHERE on an opponent for an AI is just cheating. Players have to guess what is in their opponents' hands and libraries.
Posted: 23 Oct 2014, 01:35It is in my DotP 2013 mod though it is split amongst several different LOL files and it doesn't have the same amount of documentation I've been doing for my releases in DotP 2014 or you could look at the programming talk thread for it which has it all together. The functions you'll probably be most interested in are:NeoAnderson wrote:Can you post to me the link of that version? I would take a look to your code. About the opponents we thought the same, in fact i was changing the code to search only into visible zones!
Posted: 23 Oct 2014, 01:47Thanks tomorrow i will take a look to your code.RiiakShiNal wrote:It is in my DotP 2013 mod though it is split amongst several different LOL files and it doesn't have the same amount of documentation I've been doing for my releases in DotP 2014 or you could look at the programming talk thread for it which has it all together. The functions you'll probably be most interested in are:
- RSN_CountPlayerCardsOfTypeAndSubTypeInZone() - RSN_COUNTING.LOL
- RSN_FindPlayerCreatureTypesInZone() - RSN_COUNTING.LOL
- RSN_FindPlayerCreatureTypesInZones() - RSN_COUNTING.LOL
My actual choosing functions are in RSN_CHOOSING.LOL. For an example card see Door of Destinies (DOOR_OF_DESTINIES_152526.XML) or Patriarch's Bidding (PATRIARCHS_BIDDING_26747.XML).
Most of the functions are pretty small and easy to follow compared to the massive amounts of code I've written for DotP 2014.
Posted: 23 Oct 2014, 16:22Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 02:49Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 03:21UpdateWhiteCostValue() is my own function, included into D14_NEO_MANA_COST_FUNCTIONS.LOL file.fallenangle wrote:I just used the card Return to the Ranks and it worked, but after exiting the game, I got the following error:
[lua] [string "NEO_CONVOKE_MANAGER_TITLE (PLAY_TIME_ACTION)~0x00000317"]:4: attempt to call global 'UpdateWhiteCostValue' (a nil value)
I've gotten this error before when using other convoke cards, and am not sure what could be causing it. Do you have any idea, Neo?
Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 13:42Posted: 25 Oct 2014, 16:52That function is exactly like other functions for other colours, i used for all convoke cards and is also used directly into convoke cards code.RiiakShiNal wrote:That error basically states that it could not find the function UpdateWhiteCostValue() which either means the function file containing it did not load (because of a syntax error or something) or that function is not present in the function files (for example a typo somewhere).
Posted: 26 Oct 2014, 01:06Posted: 26 Oct 2014, 17:38Posted: 26 Oct 2014, 23:54I am sorry to hear there are some issues, probably it is caused by a duplication of functions inside differents wad, so the game cannot properly load the right function.Alchapwn wrote:I too was having the same issue as above. I've unpacked and looked through so many wad files and the only other files i have downloaded with "NEO_MANA_COST_FUNCTIONS.LOL" is the "DATA_DLC_VXP.wad" so i removed it and repacked it. Your "NEO_KTK.wad" also has this .LOL file and i also removed and repacked. Worked a treat! I am now given the option of tapping creatures to pay for mana costs.
My next problem is with the Obelisk of Urd. I'm not prompted to name a creature type when the card enters the battlefield. I get the following error in the log:
[lua] [string "Content\Functions\NEO_CHOOSE_TYPE_FUNCTIONS.LOL"]:103:
parameter mismatch or too few parameters [expected bzS32]
I've tried to look at it, but I am a n00b at coding anything so if you dont mind, could you have another look and see what could possibly be the problem?
Thanks for all the great work you've done thus far. It really is quite amazing!
Posted: 27 Oct 2014, 02:44Fantastic! You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. I just tried it again and lo and behold, it worked. HUZZAH! Keep up the great work NEO, I love your mods!NeoAnderson wrote:I am sorry to hear there are some issues, probably it is caused by a duplication of functions inside differents wad, so the game cannot properly load the right function.
Anyway i renamed the .lol files inside the convoke wad i have removed old lol from my function folder and i tested the wad and it works. NO script log.
So try to download the rev 1.3 i have renamed all the included functions with D14_NEO_CVK prefix..hope this will help.
At line 103 of that function there is just a simple make chest command with a constant value, so probably the game didn't recognize the constant assignment.
Please test the last file and let me know if the issue is solved.