No Independent .map file Request

[lch]

Under windows, open a command prompt and do the following:
Code:

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echo @echo #setland %1 > do.bat

echo @echo #poptype 100 >> do.bat

for /l %i in (1,1,100) do do.bat %i >> noindy.map

del do.bat

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Untested, but should work. Change the numbers in the triple accordingly. More info under "for /?".

[VedalkenBear]

Oh, thanks. That definitely makes sense. The triple says 'from 1 to 100 in an increment of 1', right? (I can sort of 'read' code, but can't really write it.)

'noindy.map' is the name of the .map file, right?

Also, may I suggest this (or something like it) be put into the 'Mod thread', so that others can find it perhaps a bit easier?

Edit: It's not working. I am not sure exactly why. To be precise, the batch file works properly. But when I start a game on the edited map, the independents are still there. Am I doing something wrong?

[lch]

Yes, the triple is (from,step,to) as in: start at "from", add "step" in every step until you reach "to". It will put a list that looks like what Sombre posted into the file noindy.map. You'll have to copy and paste that into the real .map file with a text editor yourself, it's not of any use on its own.

[VedalkenBear]

Well, it actually will write it directly into the .map file if you name it as such. However, putting the information in is not getting rid of the independents. Is there smoething more I have to do?

[lch]

P.S.: I think that you can put two commands into the same line, so instead of that complicated four-line thing you can probably just use this Code:

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for /l %i in (1,1,100) do echo #setland %i #poptype 100 >> noindy.map

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I have no idea if there's something missing, but if there's an #end missing there you could just add it in the same manner.

[lch]

Maybe you're expecting the wrong thing, though. What this is supposed to do is to remove the possibility of recruiting independents on the provinces in the map. This forces the AI to use national units and can make it play a stronger game. What it does not do is remove the indy defenders. You achieve that by setting the strength of independents to zero when you create the game (and only in case this is really possible).

[VedalkenBear]

No, I'm thinking correctly in that you should not be able to recruit independent commanders on the map. Unfortunately, you still can. I'll try adding #end at the end to see if that changes anything. Thanks for all the help so far. =)

Edit: This is getting frustrating. >< I don't know exactly why it's not working. The only thing I can think of is that there are no CRs or spaces in the .map file except for the pasted portion. AFAIK this normally does not change things, but could it be in this case?

Honestly, I'd like to try this but nothing I seem to do works. ><

[Agrajag]

Attached to this post is an .exe that has been .rared.
When you start it it will open up a console window, and wait for your input.
You will need to insert two numbers, the first one will be the number of lands you need to #setland on (so if you want lands 1-241, you will type in 241), the second number will determine the poptype that will be set for all. (In this case I guess you'll want 100)
The program will create a file called IO.txt that will contain the lines you want.

(I see that you already found a better way of doing it, but since it only took a few seconds to code, I did it anyway )

No spaces in the .map file sounds like it could cause problems, if #land 3 is turned to #land3 maybe it can give the game problems? (I never actually made a map, so I know nothing about those things)