Building set

[Grey Roger]

"PROGRAM\ITEMS\initItems.c" has this:

int InitBLDexterior(  ref ItemIndex, string id, string model,
            string chrmodel, string dialog, int planks, int money, int crew,
            float dmg_min, float dmg_max, int piercing, int block
          )

That's the function which defines building items. The items themselves are also listed in "initItems.c", e.g.:

n = InitBLDexterior(n,"house",      "B_house02",    "B_man",        "b_house.c",        20,  4000,  3,   1.0, 2.0,  0, 20 );  // house

This appears to define a building item "house" which uses model "B_house02.gm" and character model "B_man.gm". You'll find "B_house.gm" in "RESOURCE\MODELS\Ammo\BuildingSet", and "B_Man.gm" in "RESOURCE\MODELS\Characters".

 

[The Nameless Pirate]

I will check it out when i find time, thanks @Jack Rackham and @Grey Roger.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Maybe the buildings work like equipped weapons for those characters.

They definitely do.

 

[The Nameless Pirate]

I did try it but the house didn't even appear.

(This was with a new game.)

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Game didn't crash either. That's something, at least!

 

[Jack Rackham]

I did try it but the house didn't even appear.

Show us your code and where you placed it maybe we can help you.

 

[The Nameless Pirate]

I edited the PROGRAM\ITEMS\initItems.c
From this:

  n = InitBLDexterior(n,"house",      "B_house02",    "B_man",        "b_house.c",        20,  4000,  3,   1.0, 2.0,  0, 20 );  // house

To this:

  n = InitBLDexterior(n,"house",      "B_house02",    "B_house02",        "b_house.c",        20,  4000,  3,   1.0, 2.0,  0, 20 );  // house

 

[Jack Rackham]

To build something add the code line at the bottom of the locations file. See for ex. PROGRAM/Locations/init/Cuba.c at the very end.
Don't change anything in initItems.c.

 

[The Nameless Pirate]

To build something add the code line at the bottom of the locations file. See for ex. PROGRAM/Locations/init/Cuba.c at the very end.
Don't change anything in initItems.c.

I have a question, aren't these files used for permanent buildings, and if this is true how would this help with not permanent buildings?

 

[Grey Roger]

Function "Build_at" is defined in "PROGRAM\BUILDINGS\Buildingkit.c". Also defined there is "Building_delete":

void Building_delete(ref lcn, string nr)  // nr must be called as string "" !
{
  DeleteAttribute(lcn,"building."+nr);
}

The problem is that to delete a specific building, you need its number, and "Build_at" is defined as "void" so it doesn't return the number.

One option appears to be seen in the code for the "Mysterious Plants" quest:

Spoiler

       case "Apothecary Build Obstacles":
           lcn = &Locations[FindLocation("Greenford_suburb")];
           cidx = -1;
           for(i = 1; i<=MAXBUILDINGS; i++)
           {
               attr = "building."+i+".building";
               if( !CheckAttribute(lcn,attr) && cidx < 0)
               {
                   cidx = i;
               }
           }
           string buildingid = ""+cidx;
           pchar.quest.mysterious_plants.baricade.l1 = buildingid;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).building = "box";
           lcn.building.(buildingid).interior = "";
           lcn.building.(buildingid).x = -27.167;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).y =  1;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).z = 34.291;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).ay = 0;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).aigroup = "blockade";
           cidx += 1;
           buildingid = ""+cidx;
           pchar.quest.mysterious_plants.baricade.l2 = buildingid;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).building = "box";
           lcn.building.(buildingid).interior = "";
           lcn.building.(buildingid).x = -28.296;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).y = 1;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).z = 33.846;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).ay = 0;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).aigroup = "blockade";
           cidx += 1;
           buildingid = ""+cidx;
           pchar.quest.mysterious_plants.baricade.l3 = buildingid;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).building = "bale";
           lcn.building.(buildingid).interior = "";
           lcn.building.(buildingid).x = -27.458;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).y = 1;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).z = 33.549;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).ay = 0;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).aigroup = "blockade";
           cidx += 1;
           buildingid = ""+cidx;
           pchar.quest.mysterious_plants.baricade.l4 = buildingid;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).building = "bale";
           lcn.building.(buildingid).interior = "";
           lcn.building.(buildingid).x = -27.963;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).y = 1;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).z = 34.571;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).ay = 0;
           lcn.building.(buildingid).aigroup = "blockade";
       break;

It's basically a version of the same code used by "Build_at", but it also stores the building numbers as "PChar.quest" attributes. Later on, the buildings are removed:

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       case "Apothecary Remove Baricade":
           DeleteAttribute(pchar,"quest.Apothecary_indian_detour");
           StopBlockadeCheck("Greenford_suburb");
           Building_delete(&Locations[FindLocation("Greenford_suburb")], pchar.quest.mysterious_plants.baricade.l1);
           Building_delete(&Locations[FindLocation("Greenford_suburb")], pchar.quest.mysterious_plants.baricade.l2);
           Building_delete(&Locations[FindLocation("Greenford_suburb")], pchar.quest.mysterious_plants.baricade.l3);
           Building_delete(&Locations[FindLocation("Greenford_suburb")], pchar.quest.mysterious_plants.baricade.l4);
       break;

Otherwise, if you're sure that there are no other buildings in the area, you can do something like this:

    for(int i = 1; i<=MAXBUILDINGS; i++)
   {
       if( CheckAttribute(lcn,"building."+i+".building") )
       {
           Building_delete(lcn, "" + i);
       }
   }

That wipes out all buildings in the area.

 

[The Nameless Pirate]

Thanks, i will update if i manage to make progress.