XML Objectives

[MrBenn]

The new XML adjustment to the objectives will allow for much more versatility when setting victory conditions for a map. The new code allows <territory> and <continent> tags to be embedded within the objective components. Any continents can be embedded within the objective, which means that complex victory conditions can be compiled utilising <required> tags and/or nested continents.

Off the top of my head, the adjustment can be used to replace the 16 objectives of the Third Crusade as follows:

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...
   <!-- Objectives Begin-->
   <objective>
      <name>Victory Condition</name>
      <components>
         <continent>Any Starting Territory</continent>
         <territory>Jerusalem</territory>
         <territory>Antioch</territory>
         <continent>The Vatican or Granada</continent>
      </components>
   </objective>
   <!—Objective Continents-->
   <continent>
      <name>Any Starting Territory</name>
      <bonus>0</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>London</territory>
         <territory>Paris</territory>
         <territory>Ratisbon</territory>
         <territory>Castile</territory>
         <territory>Thessalonica</territory>
         <territory>Tunis</territory>
         <territory>Cairo</territory>
         <territory>Amasia</territory>
      </components>
      <required>1</required>
   </continent>
   <continent>
      <name>The Vatican or Granada</name>
      <bonus>0</bonus>
      <components>
         <territory>The Vatican</territory>
         <territory>Granada</territory>
      </components>
      <required>1</required>
   </continent>
   <!-- Continents Begin-->
...


show: Original Third Crusade Map Objective XML

[natty dread]

I'm sure there are some other maps that could benefit from this...

Well, can't think of any already quenched maps, but Conquer National Bank will have shorter XML thanks to this. And Research & Conquer can have the conquer objective that was planned.

[MrBenn]

=D>

I'm sure there are some other maps that could benefit from this...

Me too - but Third Crusade is the one that jumped to mind. It's also a good example of the type of complex victory condition that can be built-up.

[yeti_c]

Yeah - this is definitely a good thing...

C.

[Evil DIMwit]

I'm thinking of Napoleonic Europe, with the objective of holding any 5 of 8 capitals -- that's 336 possible combinations.

[jpcloet]

I think the Objectives should be put back as a game type, essentially the ability to turn it off or on. That would require that all maps have some objective sets.

[natty dread]

I disagree. Some maps are heavily objective-based and would suck without it. Oasis comes to mind.

If the mapmaker has designed the map to have an objective, we should respect that...