26-03-2003 21:59									#1
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What is the difference between the unit.type and the unit.name? Unit.type I understand it's UNIT_WARRIOR, UNIT_ARCHER, etc., but what is unit.name? Warrior Ebert? Bill the Archer? Does every unit have a unique name? If so, what form is the name, alpha or numeric, i.e. "unit Jimmy-Jo-jo" or "unit 56718"

	26-03-2003 22:25									#2
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I don't think I ever actually bothered to test this but I'm pretty sure unit.type returns UNIT_WARRIOR (or 70, rather, which is the index of UNIT_WARRIOR in units.txt) whereas unit.name returns "Warrior".

	26-03-2003 22:28									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Locutus I don't think I ever actually bothered to test this but I'm pretty sure unit.type returns UNIT_WARRIOR (or 70, rather, which is the index of UNIT_WARRIOR in units.txt) whereas unit.name returns "Warrior".

So the name is not unique? That's too bad.

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	26-03-2003 22:33									#4
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Nope, it's defined in gl_str.txt. You can give armies (including armies consisting of 1 unit) unique names, but not units (and you can't retrieve these unique names with SLIC).

	26-03-2003 22:39									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Locutus Nope, it's defined in gl_str.txt. You can give armies (including armies consisting of 1 unit) unique names, but not units (and you can't retrieve these unique names with SLIC).

Hey, that may just be what I am looking for!

How do you name single unit armies?

How do you access the armies name with SLIC? All I see under army is owner, location, size?

Can you automatically assign a single unit to an army and give the army a unique name with SLIC?

Thanks

	27-03-2003 00:17									#6
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You can set the name in-game with the army manager (press '.', or right-click, select army manager). But like I said, it's not possible to access the name in SLIC.

	27-03-2003 00:38									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Locutus You can set the name in-game with the army manager (press '.', or right-click, select army manager). But like I said, it's not possible to access the name in SLIC.

Oops, read too fast. Didn't see the apostrophe "t".

	27-03-2003 02:31									#8
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unit.type returns the index number, not a string - the other one? never used it...

	27-03-2003 16:06									#9
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unit.name if I am right is used in strings .

So you can make a massage box saying

Are warrior is dead

as apposed to

Are unit_warrior is dead

as for the rest i thinck Locutus has delt with it.

	27-03-2003 16:10									#10
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quote: Originally posted by The Big Mc Are unit_warrior is dead

Actually, that would become 'A(re?) 70 is dead', but aside from that, you're right.

	27-03-2003 17:32									#11
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There has always got to be something.

The big mc every time he does \ says anything wrong.

Besides is there a good guide to making strings. I don't thick there is just some rubbish one cobbled together in the slic stuff on apolyton.