need scipting help

[anoamas321]

i am makeing new maps for the frist time it all was going well untill i went around to scirting im only usein a few basic things but it never seems to work heres my scipt and i tested the map and none of it seems to work can anyone help me

SetPlayerStartResources(1,15,15,5,5,5,5,15000);
SetPlayerStartResources(2, 10, 10, 5, 5, 5, 5, 10000 ) ;

EnableAIHeroHiring(2,"town1", false );

SetTownBuildingLimitLevel ("town1"10);
SetTownBuildingLimitLevel ("town2"12);

ChangeHeroStat( "Orrin",STAT_EXPERIENCE, 2000 );

[Franzy]

1st 2 lines are ok, but others contain errors. First of all, constants true and false are NOT defined. Use not nil and nil insted (true=not nil, false=nil). Second, read function descriptions more careful nad don't skip required parameters. Third, enable console and keep it opened while testing - it shows all errors (in red) and even provides line number.

[anoamas321]

how do i enable console and keep it opened while testing

[rdeford]

how do i enable console and keep it opened while testing

Download The Basics of Heroes V Scripting ver. 2.0 for H5, HOF, & ToTE from the CH Downloads page. It tells you how to do it.

[anoamas321]

yh i just tried following that guide n it still wont wrk

[Franzy]

Did you manage to open the console? If so, what did it write?

[anoamas321]

no i cant open console

[Franzy]

Follow any of the guides (official manual for example) that explain how to enable console. It's not that difficult, you only need to edit a couple of text files.

[rdeford]

I apologize if the instructions in the guide are not well written. I can't think of anything to add except to say that you must check your work. Even a trivial typing error or even a missing space will prevent the console from opening. You must follow the directions explicitly and make no errors.

[anoamas321]

yh i fink i got sometin wen i press ctrl it show me da co-ords under cusor but thats bout it wen i press ` notin happends,waht exacly does it look like

[rdeford]

yh i fink i got sometin wen i press ctrl it show me da co-ords under cusor but thats bout it wen i press ` notin happends,waht exacly does it look like

Well, pressing CTRL to see the coordinates is standard game behavior.

The Console looks like a second window that occupies the entire top one third of the game window. It will have several lines of mono-spaced text in it telling you various things about the activity in the game. You cannot miss seeing it.

Here are some additional words that may help you get the console to display:

Basically, you have to edit two files.

The first file is the autoexec_a2.cfg file in the Ubisoft installation directory. The exact location of this file varies according to the choices you made when installing the game. I used the defaults and this is the path on my computer:

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C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\Heroes of Might and Magic V - Tribes of the East\profiles\autoexec_a2.cfg

You open this file with a simple text editor and add the new line shown below as the last line. The password is German, so don't try to understand it unless you know German. You must type the text exactly as shown (or copy/paste from here):

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setvar dev_console_password = schwinge-des-todes

The second file is the input_a2.cfg file found in your player Profile directory. My player profiles Profiles are located here:

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C:\Documents and Settings\Robert DeFord\My Documents\My Games\Heroes of Might and Magic V - Tribes of the East\Profiles

Choose the profile you are going to test your map with and open that directory. Find the input_a2.cfg and open it for editing. Read the directions in the guide as to where to add this line. This is the line that makes the ` key display the console. You must type this line without errors or copy it from here:

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bind show_console '`'

As long as you didn't make any typos, and you open the game and change to the same profile as you edited, the console will open when you press the ` key.

[Franzy]

If I'm not mistaken, Schwinge des Todes means "Seeder of Death" Am I right, Mystic Phoenix?

[anoamas321]

yh i got the consol open but it just says scipt failed unknown error help what can i do

[rdeford]

yh i got the consol open but it just says scipt failed unknown error help what can i do

Welcome to H5 scripting!

Read the scripting guide you downloaded, especially the section on troubleshooting. And, as Franzy says, read the function descriptions carefully and check all your work. If you still cannot find the error, try commenting out your script lines until the error goes away. When it does, the last line you commented out contains the error. Study it carefully, then rewrite it and try again.