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Vamrem Sep 16, 2018 @ 1:12pm

Map editor question

The question is for Total Annihilation Kingdoms, but since they seems very similar, maybe the modder's community of TA know this solution.

I’m making a perfect fortress map for single player, with structures already built and also from 2 factions, even when the editor seems too basic, seems to have the required to do that.

I can drag buildings and units (automatically assigned to Player 1) but when I start a game there are not building or troops in that place, just the monarch alone.

So I’ve tried with scripting, making a condition “Start of game”, and actions “I owning all <unit type> at <location>”. I’ve also tested removing all added units and try to add by script with “Create <unit type> at <location>”. And all combinations.

I want to know if is possible to make the player start with already built structures and/or units (or add them by scripting).

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Asykredaris has Total Annihilation

Feb 16, 2023 @ 4:18pm

Perhaps 5 years too late, but for anyone else that might be wondering about it:

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Put this in the main Kingdoms directory, host a multiplayer game, select the map and make sure the "Use Map Script" option is enabled, and there should be a button on the bottom right to 'Force Start' the game as a solo player. (Add however many AI players that the map needs, and set their faction. You'll also need to set their teams, if the map is intended to be team play rather than a free-for-all.)

All units placed in the editor should show up, and all script triggers should run.

And just in case, the normal way to enable mods for the game is to create a shortcut to Kingdoms.exe, right-click -> properties, and add -disablecavedogverification to the end of the "Target:"

I think an unofficial patch eliminates the need for that. Found it after some searching:
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Anyway, I was just searching for something else and came across an old, unanswered question. After a few more searches, I could not find any other link to that little GUI mod. So for anyone who may still need it, there it is.