Okay, what's up with the macros

[Pentarctagon]

I think the clear result then is that it's not supported to have scenarios in the editor's scenarios folder that contains macros. So if you want to play the scenario, you need to do it through your campaign.

[gnombat]

I see quite a lot of errors in the code pasted above:

1. The _main.cfg file refers to {~add-ons/my_first_campaign/scenarios} instead of {~add-ons/3rd_army/scenarios}.
2. The scenario .cfg file doesn't have a closing [/scenario] tag.
3. The scenario .cfg file refers to a macro TRAIT_LEADER which doesn't actually exist. (Or is this a macro that you created?)
4. Side 2 has two [modifications] open tags (one of them should be a [/modifications] closing tag).
5. Side 2 has (INCOME 6 2 1} which should be {INCOME 6 2 1}.

Other than all of those, it looks like this scenario should more or less work...

[malthaussen]

@pentarctagon The fact that Multiplayer apparently does recognize {DEFAULT_SCHEDULE} muddies the issue somewhat.

I note that the non-campaign scenarios available through Muliplayer (eg, 2p_Aethermaw) have macros as well, but they are located in the main program's "Multiplayer/Scenarios" folder and thus not in the editor's scenario folder.

So, to test that my scenarios are working properly, they have to be played via the campaign, eh? What if I wanted to create a standalone scenario? Where would I put it in the game's labyrinthine folder structure?

-- Mal

[malthaussen]

@gnombat: thanks for the once-over. I knew there would be syntax errors. I owe you a beer. Where should I send it?

-- Mal

[Pentarctagon]

@pentarctagon The fact that Multiplayer apparently does recognize {DEFAULT_SCHEDULE} muddies the issue somewhat.

I note that the non-campaign scenarios available through Muliplayer (eg, 2p_Aethermaw) have macros as well, but they are located in the main program's "Multiplayer/Scenarios" folder and thus not in the editor's scenario folder.

So, to test that my scenarios are working properly, they have to be played via the campaign, eh? What if I wanted to create a standalone scenario? Where would I put it in the game's labyrinthine folder structure?

-- Mal

Scenarios in the editor's scenarios folder are not aware of macros because the scenario editor does not support macros.

Any standalone multiplayer scenarios would instead also go in your add-on. You would then need to reference that scenario's cfg file in your _main.cfg outside of the #ifdef CAMPAIGN_3RD_ARMY block. Probably you would want to put them in a separate folder and reference them as something like {~add-ons/3rd_army/multiplayer-scenarios}.