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I managed to fiddle some more during my downtime. Anybody got some interesting CO ideas?

Is 4 players still a possibility in the long run?

I could show you my former build introducing new CO's but i'm not sure how up to date it is.

Sure thing:

It seems to run smoother indeed, but the text is all messed up and blurry. is that a bug?

This isn't completely dead? Awesome! I'll take a look into the capabilities of this new release. See if i can come up with even more shenanigans then i did last time.

Got it. Now it works. Time to make bloodrain a thing.

I'm afraid i don't quite follow. I did move the weather script below the spriteset_Map script, but that did not seem to do anything.

I seem to be having weird trouble getting the variations to work in the script. the script is included in KK20's Advance wars engine, but if i try to call it there trough the game with the $game_screen.weather(1, 25, 40, 1)  function, i get normal rain instead of the bloodrain that's supposed to fall. Any idea what might cause the lack of variation?

Then the problem must be on my side. I cannot get the variations to work. I might have to put some additional thought into it.

I see. That explains some of the things I've been seeing. Another question entirely, did you disable the variations for fzero's weather script?

Now that's some grade A stuff. I've been having a ball replacing various textures and ending up with some of the most goofball units in the history of advance wars.

Edit: Managed to make the collateral artillery damage work.

EDIT: After playing a bit in regular advance wars 2, it seems units die quicker in this emulator, i'm not entirely sure of it but where did the damage calculation come from?

This poject is aiding me in ways i never saw coming.

[get_unit]

Oh my god dude, you should have posted another post or messaged me--didn't see this until now.

Have you tried putting print statements in between the code to see what numbers you're getting? For example:

      if @scop
      damage *= 10000000
      p(damage)

p(damage)
target.injure(damage, false, initialized)

I haven't looked at AWE in a while due to other programming projects I'm working on (which in the long run will benefit this project too) so I can't really see where the bug is happening. I should also inform you that you can push all those get_unit commands into an array and evaluate those one at a time rather than having 4 if statements.

targets = []
targets.push($game_map.get_unit(g-1, h))
...
targets.each{|target|
  if target.is_a?(Unit)
    # Continue with your code
  end
}

I've been a bit busy lately, i think we probably all have. Thanks for the info!  I'll look to see if it works real soon!

I see. The capitalization is rampant within my script. it all works though, so i'm not really anxious to change that.

I've got a question again. I've been tinkering on a part of code that should allow me to do collateral damage, making it so that on certain conditions, a CO's artillery pieces will also hit (practically fire at), units next to the target unit. The code seems to work, as the enemy units indeed do get damaged. however, they always get damaged for 1HP, while i specifically coded it to vary the damage depending on whether you're in your COP, SCOP, or not. here's how i tried it:

this is in the firing script, triggering if the unit attacks:

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if @army.officer.class == CO_Chumbeque
      if INDIRECT.include?(unit_type)
      chumbeque_collateral(target.x,target.y)
      end
    end

and this is the specific function i created it links to:

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  def chumbeque_collateral(g,h) # target x and y
      
                      target1= $game_map.get_unit(g-1, h)
                      target2= $game_map.get_unit(g+1, h)
                      target3= $game_map.get_unit(g, h+1)
                      target4= $game_map.get_unit(g, h-1)
       initialized = true
      if target1.is_a?(Unit) 
                target = $game_map.get_unit(g-1, h)
    
           
                   if  DamageChart::PriDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type] == -1
                    damage = DamageChart::SecDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type].to_f * (unit_hp/10.0)
                    @weapon_use = 2
                  else
                    damage = DamageChart::PriDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type].to_f * (unit_hp/10.0)
                    @weapon_use = 1
                  end
      #	 Damage calculations
			damage *= offense_power
			damage += luck_bonus
			damage /= target.defense_power
			damage *= target.terrain_defense
			damage -= target.def_luck_bonus
			damage /= 10.0
      if @scop
      damage *= 10000000
      elsif @cop
       damage /= 2.0
      else
        damage /= 4.0
      end
		#	 Drop any hundredths and beyond numbers (5.556 => 5.5)
			damage = sprintf("%10.1f", damage).to_f
			
      
			# Calculate last stand
			if target.is_a?(Unit) and target.army.officer.last_stand
				if target.unit_hp > 1 and target.health - damage <= 0.0
					damage = (0.1 - target.health).abs
				end
			end

       target.injure(damage, false, initialized)
      
    		destroy if unit_hp <= 0    
         
      target.destroy if target.unit_hp <= 0
    end
    
    
    
        if target2.is_a?(Unit)
          target = $game_map.get_unit(g+1, h)
    
           
               if  DamageChart::PriDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type] == -1
				damage = DamageChart::SecDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type].to_f * (unit_hp/10.0)
        @weapon_use = 2
                else
				damage = DamageChart::PriDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type].to_f * (unit_hp/10.0)
        @weapon_use = 1
                end
      #	 Damage calculations
			damage *= offense_power
			damage += luck_bonus
			damage /= target.defense_power
			damage *= target.terrain_defense
			damage -= target.def_luck_bonus
			damage /= 10.0
   if @scop
      
      elsif @cop
       damage /= 2.0
      else
        damage /= 4.0
      end
		#	 Drop any hundredths and beyond numbers (5.556 => 5.5)
			damage = sprintf("%10.1f", damage).to_f
			
      
			# Calculate last stand
			if target.is_a?(Unit) and target.army.officer.last_stand
				if target.unit_hp > 1 and target.health - damage <= 0.0
					damage = (0.1 - target.health).abs
				end
			end

       target.injure(damage, false, initialized)
      
    		destroy if unit_hp <= 0    
         
      target.destroy if target.unit_hp <= 0
    end
    
         if target3.is_a?(Unit) 
           target = $game_map.get_unit(g, h+1)
    
           
           if  DamageChart::PriDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type] == -1
				damage = DamageChart::SecDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type].to_f * (unit_hp/10.0)
        @weapon_use = 2
     else
				damage = DamageChart::PriDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type].to_f * (unit_hp/10.0)
        @weapon_use = 1
      end
      #	 Damage calculations
			damage *= offense_power
			damage += luck_bonus
			damage /= target.defense_power
			damage *= target.terrain_defense
			damage -= target.def_luck_bonus
			damage /= 10.0
		   if @scop
      
      elsif @cop
       damage /= 2.0
      else
        damage /= 4.0
      end
		#	 Drop any hundredths and beyond numbers (5.556 => 5.5)
			damage = sprintf("%10.1f", damage).to_f
			
      
			# Calculate last stand
			if target.is_a?(Unit) and target.army.officer.last_stand
				if target.unit_hp > 1 and target.health - damage <= 0.0
					damage = (0.1 - target.health).abs
				end
			end

       target.injure(damage, false, initialized)
      
    		destroy if unit_hp <= 0    
         
      target.destroy if target.unit_hp <= 0
    end
         if target4.is_a?(Unit) 
           target = $game_map.get_unit(g, h-1)
    
           
           if  DamageChart::PriDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type] == -1
				damage = DamageChart::SecDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type].to_f * (unit_hp/10.0)
        @weapon_use = 2
     else
				damage = DamageChart::PriDamage[@unit_type][target.unit_type].to_f * (unit_hp/10.0)
        @weapon_use = 1
      end
      #	 Damage calculations
			damage *= offense_power
			damage += luck_bonus
			damage /= target.defense_power
			damage *= target.terrain_defense
			damage -= target.def_luck_bonus
			damage /= 10.0
      if @scop
      
      elsif @cop
       damage /= 2.0
      else
        damage /= 4.0
      end
		#	 Drop any hundredths and beyond numbers (5.556 => 5.5)
			damage = sprintf("%10.1f", damage).to_f
			
      
			# Calculate last stand
			if target.is_a?(Unit) and target.army.officer.last_stand
				if target.unit_hp > 1 and target.health - damage <= 0.0
					damage = (0.1 - target.health).abs
				end
			end

       target.injure(damage, false, initialized)
      
    		destroy if unit_hp <= 0    
         
      target.destroy if target.unit_hp <= 0
    end
    
   
  
  end

Note that the *10000 damage was changed to verify it worked, yet it didn't.

Well, if everything that's in advance wars is in, it should be good enough. One thing that might be handy is to have some form of trigger that will allow you to create a conversation regardless of what's currently going on. that would allow things like capturing maps in campaign, or perhaps having some form of gloating once you destroy a key enemy unit.

Edit: i managed to break one of my CO's somehow. he was working properly, but not anymore. The idea is that he damages his own units at the end of his CO, i did this by using a activator in the preturn code in the scenemap, like this:

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def phase_preturn
		#			////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		#			//	Reset values (turn off powers, weather, music, graphics
		#			////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		if @preturn == 1
			# Do not process preturn phase until wait timer finishes
			return if @wait > 0
      
			############################################################
      if @player_turn.officer.scop == true
      @player_turn.officer.Core_Overclock_endscop
      end
      ############################################################
      
			# Disable the units that have a disabled flag
			@player_turn.units.each{|u|
				if u.disabled
					u.acted = true
					u.disabled = false
				end
			}
			# Play the player's CO theme music
			$game_system.bgm_play(@player_turn.officer.name)
			# Turn off COP and SCOP flags
			
      
      @player_turn.officer.cop = false
			@player_turn.officer.scop = false

which links to this in the officer class:

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def Core_Overclock_endscop

    if @Core_overclock_penalty == true
       	(@army.units).each{|unit|
			unit.injure(8, true, false, true)
		}
    end
end

with @Core_overclock_penalty being a legitimate extra:

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def initialize(army)
    @name = ""
    @cop = false
    @scop = false
    @cop_name = ""
    @scop_name = ""
    @description = []
    @cop_stars = 0.0
    @scop_stars = 0.0
    @army = army
		
		# Define bonus effects that COs may have
		
		@repair = 2
		@income_multiplier = 1
    @cost_multiplier = 1.0
		@no_snow_penalty, @no_PoisonGas_penalty, @no_rain_penalty, @no_sand_penalty = false, false, false, false
		@build_on_cities = false
		@perfect_movement = false
		@pierce_fow	= false
		@last_stand = false
    
    @APC_repair = false
    @Core_overclock_penalty = false
    @reconcapture = false
    
    @gain_dmg_as_HP = false
  end

and the CO in question having it as "true"

Any ideas what's gone wrong?


Also, i just noticed now for some reason, but why is the daily fuel depletion carried out before the fuel resupply? this would cause aircraft to crash even if they reached an airport. Repair and resupply is a bit wonky in general. I had a match today using teamviewer, and am going to see if i can somehow share the recording with you. you'll notice one stupid oversight in my CO and a lot of wonky/not-activating repairs.Repairs are probably fixed in your version, i don't really remember. Still was a fun match though.

Honestly no idea, but additional options is ALWAYS a plus. i think the text enters letter by letter though. not sure on it, but that's how i remember it.

On that subject, how are we going to handle differently colored armies and the CO-power Letters on the flyover?

Wonder if we could implement CO specific pre - COP one-liners.

Funnily enough, it might have accidentally balanced them against my CO's, though my balance is sketchy at best.

Then again, if you make  everything OP it works out in the end.

Edit: I managed to fill most faction tabs with CO's. Anyone know how to make those buggers scroll?

I think i'll simply bump meteor strike's damage up a bit to either 5 or 6 to compensate, personally going for 6, as this version of Sturm focuses on his low offense but amazing strike/shock potential.

I guess Kanbei's 1.1 cost modifier instead of 1.2 can also be accounted to executive meddling?