How to change all units, resources and (garrisonabble) buildings

[BeTe]

Hey.

I have idea to change all units to make game less unit spammy but to keep gameplay exactly same.

So is there way to make script (JS?) that will apply following to all entities:

• Units would be double cost
• double time to build
• double damage
• double resistance
• double gather rate
• double capture rate
• Buildings will have less garison capacity
• Fields&Resources will be reduced to 2x less worker capacity.
• etc.

...? Possible?

[BeTe]

I found example in Delenda Est:

https://github.com/JustusAvramenko/delenda_est/blob/master/simulation/helpers/InitGame.js#L64

But it's pretty messy and I am not sure that's what I need.

[maroder]

iirc those values you found determine the AI difficulty. But generally that sounds like a nice idea for a mod to test how that would play out

You may want to look at https://code.wildfiregames.com/D4250 and there specifically at the file " binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/data/technologies/special/turbo_match.json "

You basically only need one auto-researched tech file, that changes the appropriate values

I.e. for you goals you would need:

		{ "value": "Cost/BuildTime", "multiply": 2},
		{ "value": "ProductionQueue/TechCostMultiplier/time", "multiply": 2}

instead of 0.5 and

"affects": ["Unit"],

instead of "affects": ["Unit", "Structure"],

 

(and the same can be done for the capture rate ect... -> See how it's done in other techs https://github.com/0ad/0ad/tree/master/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/data/technologies)

[BeTe]

1. For some reason below code does nothing.

Mod is enabled b/c it returned me error when I uploaded wrong format JSON.

 

 

 

2. I also tried below in initGame.js but still no change in times:

// Source Delenda Est!

function InitGame(settings)
{
    // No settings when loading a map in Atlas, so do nothing
    if (!settings)
    {
        // Map dependent initialisations of components (i.e. garrisoned units)
        Engine.BroadcastMessage(MT_InitGame, {});
        return;
    }
    let cmpModifiersManager = Engine.QueryInterface(SYSTEM_ENTITY, IID_ModifiersManager);

    for (let i = 0; i < settings.PlayerData.length; ++i) {
        let cmpPlayer = QueryPlayerIDInterface(i);
        cmpModifiersManager.AddModifiers("All player bonus", {
            // "ResourceGatherer/BaseSpeed": [{ "affects": ["Unit", "Structure"], "multiply": rate[AIDiff] }],
            // "Trader/GainMultiplier": [{ "affects": ["Unit", "Structure"], "multiply": rate[AIDiff] }],
            "Cost/BuildTime": [{ "affects": ["Unit"], "multiply": 4 }]
        }, cmpPlayer.entity);
    }
}

@maroder

[BeTe]

p.s.

I also tried with .../templates/template_unit.xml like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Entity>
  <AIProxy/>
  <Cost>
    <Population>1</Population>
    <BuildTime op="mul">3</BuildTime>
    <Resources>
      <food op="mul">3</food>
      <wood op="mul">3</wood>
      <stone op="mul">3</stone>
      <metal op="mul">3</metal>
    </Resources>
  </Cost>
  <Decay>

....

I copied entire file from community-mod and just changed these two: <Resources> and <BuildTime>  

But no change, no error, nothing.

Edited March 10, 2023 by BeTe

[maroder]

ah my bad, I read too quickly.

You also need to line

"autoResearch": true,

in the tech json, so that it actually gets researched. See e.g:

https://github.com/0ad/0ad/blob/6ed56a0f237f42b552da5efb1fe05102f82d7159/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/data/technologies/civbonuses/han_population.json#L3

[BeTe]

5 hours ago, maroder said:

"autoResearch": true,

 

Yeah now it works. Awesome.

Can I modify all child notes? Now I have:

 

       { "value": "Attack/Melee/Damage/Hack", "multiply": 2 },
        { "value": "Attack/Melee/Damage/Pierce", "multiply": 2 },
        { "value": "Attack/Melee/Damage/Crush", "multiply": 2 }

I tried "Attack/*" but it doesn't recognize.

[Stan`]

No wildcards are not supported.

[BeTe]

I am very much looking for your feedback, suggestions etc.

 

Edited March 11, 2023 by BeTe

[alre]

just double health instead of resistance. that should work.

[alre]

also you would need to double the number of arrows for each unit garrisoned, or something like that.

by the way, you should try the turbo mode by freagarach. 

[BeTe]

@alreAh yeah. Omg, initially I had plan to increase health but I messed up with resistance.

Yes double arrows or double power of arrows... Not sure what's better... I guess it's same.

[BeTe]

@alreOh, I did added 2x health, not sure why I added also resistance.

If someone wants to try, I attached mod. I think this should be used in TGs where lag is insane!  

0ad_fewer_units-0.0.1.zip

Edited March 14, 2023 by BeTe

[BeTe]

Fixed few details...

Anyone knows why batch training doesn't work anymore?

0ad_fewer_units-0.0.3.zip

[Stan`]

@BeTe would you like to make available through 0ad.mod.io ?

[BeTe]

36 minutes ago, Stan&#x60; said:

@BeTe would you like to make available through 0ad.mod.io ?

Hm, then it would be 1 click download directly from 0AD > Seetings > Mods, right? Idk, it would make it easier to test, but not sure if you want to have unfinished mods there...