Just a quick thought.
Many at these forums (and elsewhere) make some mistakes with trigger terms. Here are just some easy facts:
Conclusions: you shouldn't ask "what's the trigger to grant a godpower to a player", because you're asking for aneffect. A file that contains new conditions and effects (sorry Reyk ) named "Some New Triggers" has an incorrect name. Only if you ask something like "how can I grant resources to a player if an army is in a certain area", you are asking for a trigger.
A question for an effect presented as a question for a trigger often leads to an answer like:
Many at these forums (and elsewhere) make some mistakes with trigger terms. Here are just some easy facts:
- A
Condition is an -indeed!- condition for an effect to happen. - An
Effect makes something happen. - A
Trigger is a combination of at least one condition and one effect. - An
Conclusions: you shouldn't ask "what's the trigger to grant a godpower to a player", because you're asking for an
A question for an effect presented as a question for a trigger often leads to an answer like:
Quite unneccesary (sp?). Well, this post was not to insult anybody, but to make trigger posts as clear as possible [This message has been edited by oddy (edited 03-23-2004 @ 07:16 AM).]
Condition: (whatever you want)
Effect:
Fortunately there are not many people who ask for a condition like this...
A condition is not a trigger.
An effect is not a trigger.
A trigger is a combination of one or more conditions and effects.
It causes effects to happen if and when conditions are met.
Period.