i would recommend EE just because the expansion is coming out soon

I know the EE has "better" graphics and a bigger screen for cinematics

We'll technically you can change the resolution of tt to whatever you want with a custom file, but I think by default yes you can see more. And the ee graphics make for beautiful cinematics if you're going for detail. Ex.

Also, is the editor in EE about the same as in AOMX in terms of designing? Or are there improvements?

I find it easier to design in the tt editor simply because the ee can have some moderate delay/lag if your machine isn't up to date. Alot of RAM is needed for the ee to run smoothly. Of course if you make a scenario in tt it can still run in ee.
As far as improvements in the ee there is no difference, none that can aid in a simple cinematic. There is one small feature called debug i believe, but i doubt it'll ever be used.

So here's my verdict: Design in tt, watch in ee. If you release it to youtube, it'll look better in ee, and may even encourage people to buy the ee, which is always a good thing.

[This message has been edited by CeaseDaFire (edited 10-05-2015 @ 11:45 AM).]

Thanks for the input dudes! I'll probably finish designing the scenes in TT and eventually get EE.

Assuming this is the correct "question thread" since it's stickied...

Anyway, I'm doing some RMS stuff to do with creating an observer mode in aoe3. Just wondering if anyone in AoM has ever found a way to get AI functions to work in RMS or at least communicate the result in some way.

There's quite a few AI functions in there which would help a lot, particularly

int aiUnitGetTactic(int unitID)
int aiGetLastCollectedNuggetEffect(int playerID)
long aiGetScore(int playerID)

Thanks.

This is just wrong, man! It lists some obscure MMORPG but not the Jotun in AoM?

Those three AI functions seem to exist only in AoE3. They aren't in ES's "documentation" file, Mythic Freak's documentation or as loose strings in the EE executable. I've no idea what the first two actually do.

As for your question, I know there's some way to call AI functions with triggers (though the function being called must have an int argument as its first, unsure if the function is allowed to have more) but I've never looked into triggering so don't really know how/whether it actually works.

Edit: Communicating the result would be difficult for functions like that. Only thing I can think of is having the AI script cheatcreate otherwise useless unavailable units which triggers look for and remove.

Oh, and I'm half asleep and completely missed a few key points of your question the first time. Ups.

[This message has been edited by Loggy (edited 10-14-2015 @ 07:20 PM).]

Thanks for the reply. Having the AI script cheatcreate stuff or tribute to communicate is certainly an option, but yea it's probably not viable for my purposes - plus I'd need to learn how to script AI.

Was hoping for the possibility of a more direct method with triggers, but as you've said, that seems like it's pretty limited.

How do I create a proper leveling up system? Also, are there any additional mods I need to do so?

Well that depends. What is the basis for leveling up? (i.e. kills, kill cost) What are the rewards for leveling up? Do you want an infinite leveling system?

An infinite leveling system.

hey there, is there a way and if so how could i make the aom campaign read from protox instead of proto file, basicaly playing fall of trident but with the titans expansion changes?

@ind10s I guess the first step would be renaming the protox to proto in the folder if you have a loose one, and if you don't have it extracted extract it obviously, and if it doesn't work extract the data.bar file, rename the protox, and put it back into a bar using this: http://aom.heavengames.com/downloads/showfile.php?fileid=3457

@Kaboom
Quest vars, stat value, and modify protounit. If you have no idea how to use QVs Zeno will fill you in as they can be tricky to get used to, and I haven't had access to AoM in forever so I can't tell you perfectly.

thanks a lot CeaseDaFire, that did the trick.

Alternatively save the scenario in the expansion editor then play it.

I was gonna say that but I wasn't sure if that would have made a difference.

Hey what are the building limits for Town Centers, walls, towers, and forts? And how can I raise those limits? I don't want to remove the building limits as all the mods out there allow you to do, I just want to raise them so that I can cover the whole map.

I'm working on a really big map with more settlements than I can count. The map is big enough for 12 players to be comfortable. I raised the population limit to 500. With my houses in tow I would need 20 town centers to reach that. I don't know if I can though. Furthermore, my goal is to conquer every settlement on the map and there are more than 20 settlements. I'm working on the Europa Settlers mod map if anyone is familiar with it.

Unless I have access to making an infinite level system -or a system that goes to a certain level, then I cannot proceed with my campaign until I do.

I need the details and I need to know which mods I need.

Quoted from myself:
What is the basis for leveling up? (i.e. kills, kill cost) What are the rewards for leveling up?

I need a certain amount of gold to be sent to Player 1 after killing certain monsters. This needs to be a continuous process.

I have 2 questions:
1. If I've placed a bunch of units down on the map under the wrong player, is it possible to convert all of them to the right player without having to use triggers?

2. How do I prevent a player from invoking a god power in a certain area? Giving a player "Age 1 Isis" as a tech and placing down monuments doesn't seem to work.

1. If I've placed a bunch of units down on the map under the wrong player, is it possible to convert all of them to the right player without having to use triggers?

Omz now this is something I would kill to get. Always wondered if it was a possible function for the new x editor 3.

2. How do I prevent a player from invoking a god power in a certain area? Giving a player "Age 1 Isis" as a tech and placing down monuments doesn't seem to work.

Tried placing Hesperides Trees?

For every minion killed (indefinitely), I need Player 1 to get 200 Gold.

For every Cyclops killed (indefinitely), I need Player 1 to get 1,000 Gold.

For every Heka Gigantes killed (indefinitely), I need Player 1 to get 5,000 gold.

Okay you need three triggers for this to work: A trigger to set up initial values, a trigger to record the enemies killed, and a trigger to level up the player whenever they get enough gold. For triggers where the input looks something like this: "trQuestVarGet("QV1")" and the trigger interface isn't letting you type it in, first copy the line of text (you can do it from this very post) and paste it into the field.

Trigger 1: Setup
[x] Active
[_] Loop
[_] Run Immediately
Highest Priority

Conditions
Always

Effects
Quest Var Set:

• Var Name: GoldGrant
• Value: 1

(this is because of a bug in aom with the Quest Var Copy trigger and 0 value Quest Vars)
Quest Var Set:

• Var Name: levelUpCost
• Value: (whatever number you want for the player to level up)

Also include in here 'Modify Protounit' effects modifying the costs of the protounits you want to include in the gold granting. It doesn't matter which resource cost you modify. (i.e. the original cost of Heka Gigantes is 325. If you want to make it 5000, then modify its cost by 4675)
The full list of units and their costs can be found here.

I don't remember where I found all these triggers. Just download nottud's superpack and it probably has most of these triggers.

Trigger 2: Record EXP
[x] Active
[x] Loop
[_] Run Immediately
Highest Priority

Conditions
Always

Effects
QV Set Stat Value:

• Var Name: KillCost
• Player: 1
• Stat Type: Units Killed Cost

conditional Quest Var Compare:

• Var Name 1: KillCost
• Operator: >
• Var Name 2: GoldGrant

Grant Resources:

• Player: 1
• Resource: Gold
• Amount: trQuestVarGet("KillCost") - trQuestVarGet("GoldGrant")

Quest Var Copy:

• Var Name: GoldGrant
• From Var: KillCost

conditional zEnd

Trigger 3: Level Up
[x] Active
[x] Loop
[_] Run Immediately
Highest Priority

Conditions
Player Resource Count

• Player: 1
• Resource: Gold
• Operator >=
• Number: trQuestVarGet("levelUpCost")

Effects
Whatever rewards the player gets when leveling up.
If you want to reset the player's gold counter whenever they level up, you can do the following:

Grant Resources:

• Player: 1
• Resource: Gold
• Amount: -1*trQuestVarGet("levelUpCost")

If you want the amount of gold needed to level up to also increase each time the player levels up, then use the following:

Quest Var Modify:

• Var Name: levelUpCost
• Operator: +
• Value: (Whatever amount you want to increment the level up cost by)

Tried placing Hesperides Trees?

I just tried that, and it didn't work.
Do they have to be placed on the map in-game, and not in the editor? I'm going to have to test this later.