Specifying Region Cities in World_Default.xml

FleetWalker · 11-06-2023, 12:55 PM

Regions can consist of nations, states, and/or cities. The world_default.xml file has examples of the first two.

Code:

<REGION_NATIONS>
 </REGION_NATION id="xxxxx"/>
</REGION_NATIONS>
<REGION_STATES>
 </REGION_STATE id="xxxx"/>
</REGION_STATES>

There isn't an example with a city, and the obvious approach:

Code:

<REGION_CITIES>
 </REGION_CITY id="xxxxx"/>
</REGION_CITIES>

doesn't appear to work.

Is there a way to add cities to regions in world-default.xml file or can it only be done within the game interface?

Matt Arnold · 11-06-2023, 10:00 PM

REGION_CITY I think is the tag that should work. I think we ignore the group tag, and you need to make sure the syntax is correct (there's no leading slash in the inner one, so it's just <REGION_STATE id="2735" />).

As far as I know that should parse. If you have a sample XML that is failing, I would suggest to post it as there may be something else wrong.

FleetWalker · 11-07-2023, 12:27 AM

Yeah; sorry that was a typo. I actually use Python code to generate the XML so it should be valid. My regions are loading.

I tried 4 variations:

Code:

<REGION id="6000" sort_order="5000" name="METRO AREA: New York City 1">
 <REGION_CITIES>
  <REGION_CITY id="840021134"/>
  <REGION_CITY id="840021136"/> 
  <REGION_CITY id="840021135"/>       
  <REGION_CITY id="840021133"/>
  <REGION_CITY id="840021137"/>
 </REGION_CITIES>
</REGION>
<REGION id="6001" sort_order="5000" name="METRO AREA: New York City 2">
  <REGION_CITY id="840021134"/>
  <REGION_CITY id="840021136"/> 
  <REGION_CITY id="840021135"/>       
  <REGION_CITY id="840021133"/>
  <REGION_CITY id="840021137"/>
</REGION>
<REGION id="6002" sort_order="5000" name="METRO AREA: New York City 3">
  <CITY id="840021134"/>
  <CITY id="840021136"/> 
  <CITY id="840021135"/>       
  <CITY id="840021133"/>
  <CITY id="840021137"/>
</REGION>
<REGION id="6003" sort_order="2000" name="METRO AREA: New York City 4">
 <CITIES>
  <CITY id="840021134"/>
  <CITY id="840021136"/> 
  <CITY id="840021135"/>       
  <CITY id="840021133"/>
  <CITY id="840021137"/>
 </CITIES>
</REGION>

None of the 4 worked. Those are valid city ids.

Matt Arnold · 11-07-2023, 12:58 AM

OK, REGION_CITY should work, but right now in the parser, each region needs at least one state or nation or else it gets ignored. So if you add in an empty state, I think that should work.

FleetWalker · 11-07-2023, 08:07 AM

Thanks. I can confirm that works.

11-06-2023, 12:55 PM	#1
FleetWalker Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Granby, CT Posts: 176	Specifying Region Cities in World_Default.xml Regions can consist of nations, states, and/or cities. The world_default.xml file has examples of the first two. Code: <REGION_NATIONS> </REGION_NATION id="xxxxx"/> </REGION_NATIONS> <REGION_STATES> </REGION_STATE id="xxxx"/> </REGION_STATES> There isn't an example with a city, and the obvious approach: Code: <REGION_CITIES> </REGION_CITY id="xxxxx"/> </REGION_CITIES> doesn't appear to work. Is there a way to add cities to regions in world-default.xml file or can it only be done within the game interface?

11-06-2023, 10:00 PM	#2
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 16,254	REGION_CITY I think is the tag that should work. I think we ignore the group tag, and you need to make sure the syntax is correct (there's no leading slash in the inner one, so it's just <REGION_STATE id="2735" />). As far as I know that should parse. If you have a sample XML that is failing, I would suggest to post it as there may be something else wrong. Last edited by Matt Arnold; 11-06-2023 at 10:08 PM.

11-07-2023, 12:58 AM	#4
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 16,254	OK, REGION_CITY should work, but right now in the parser, each region needs at least one state or nation or else it gets ignored. So if you add in an empty state, I think that should work.

11-07-2023, 08:07 AM	#5
FleetWalker Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2002 Location: Granby, CT Posts: 176	Thanks. I can confirm that works.