How to create new map (mission, scenario)

Mission vs Scenario vs Map

First let's explain these 3 different concepts.

Mission

• Mission is basic unit of Nebuchadnezzar.
• It connects map and objectives together.
• Several mission together can form campaign.
• Player always play missions.

Scenario

• Scenario is just a special subset of mission.
• It's a mission which is not part of any campaign.
• Player can play any scenario without any limitation, because all scenarios are unlocked.

Map

• Map is data file containg information about specific map.
• Stuff like surface layout, buildings etc.

Create new mission

Create mission atom

To create new mission you have to create an atom for it first.

• We will show it on the example.

<syntaxhighlight lang="lua" line='line'> nature_buildings = {

   'base::build.palm.1',
   'base::build.palm.2',
   'base::build.palm.3',
   'base::build.palm.4',
   'base::build.bush.1',
   'base::build.bush.2',
   'base::build.bush.3',
   'base::build.bush.4',
   'base::build.palm.bush.1',
   'base::build.palm.bush.2',
   'base::build.palm.bush.3',
   'base::build.palm.bush.4',
   'base::build.fish.1',

}

irrig_buildings = {

   'base::build.irrig.canal',
   'base::build.irrig.pump',
   'base::build.irrig.bridge.dirty',
   'base::build.irrig.bridge.stone',

}

mission_base = {

   base_mods = {"base"},
   first_residents_event = 'base::event.first_residents',
   leaving_residents_event = 'base::event.leaving_residents',
   returning_residents_event = 'base::event.returning_residents',
   no_path_residents_event = 'base::event.no_path_residents',

}

atom ('mission.my_first_mission', mission_base, {

   description = 'description.my_first_mission',
   intro_event = 'event.intro.my_first_mission',
   money_events = {},

   allowed_buildings = ac(
       nature_buildings, ac(
       irrig_buildings, {
       'build.road.dirty',
       'build.shop.bread',
       'build.farm.plant.1',
       'build.warehouse.1',
       'build.house.lower.1',
   }),

   allowed_monuments = {},
   allowed_templates = {},

   map = 'map.my_first_mission',
   prestige = 'prestige.my_first_mission',
   requests = {},
   demands = {},

   target_population = 300,
   target_prestige = 10,
   target_level_atoms = {'base::level.house.lower.1'},
   target_level_counts = {12},

}) </syntaxhighlight>