Allow addons for campaign

[kejoat]

Hi,

I tried to enable some addons (changes) for the campaign missions but they are locked.
Is this just to have a "vanilla" campaign playthrough or do they possibly interfere with campaign scripts etc.?

It would be nice if we could enable those features with the original campaign missions.

best regards

[Spikeone]

Some addon settings would completely break the gameplay, e.g. if you'd enable inexhaustible mines or something like that. We therefore disablled changing them at all. Although we could whitelist some.

[kejoat]

I agree.

Although as long as they do not result in game-breaking issues I think it doesn't matter and just increases options for the player.

Some can be seen as cheats, other options just for increased control, convenience or just trying something out.

I typically start modding games to my likings once I am through them once, increases replayability.

[Spikeone]

For now you can just edit the lua file for your liking

[kejoat]

Hey, thanks for the hint. That is actually super easy. For anyone wondering, just setting the value in the respective mission LUA file to true enables addons:

["addonsAll"] = true,
For example in RTTR\campaigns\roman\MISS200.lua, line 266

[Spikeone]

What do you think makes more sense:

• keep as is
• enable changing some addons that surely don't break balance (list needs to be dcided)
• set default s2 values but allow all addons
• set default s2 values, show a message on gamesetup that changing some addons can significantly change the experience

[kejoat]

Personally I would allow selecting addons but a message/info for those that don't know what they do would for sure be helpful.

Default should always be s2 vanilla values I think.

[pwaksman973]

Yap, I would agree, allow to be used, with a warning message

[mrrbtt]

Hey, thanks for the hint. That is actually super easy. For anyone wondering, just setting the value in the respective mission LUA file to true enables addons:

["addonsAll"] = true, For example in RTTR\campaigns\roman\MISS200.lua, line 266

Hi, I did as suggested above (for all roman missions), but the addons were not enabled in roman campaign? Is there anything else I need to do? I have version 20260504 , 22cbbb4. Thanks.

Edit: also deleted rttr:ResetAddons() in function onSettingsReady() and now it works!

[Spikeone]

Hey, thanks for the hint. That is actually super easy. For anyone wondering, just setting the value in the respective mission LUA file to true enables addons:
["addonsAll"] = true, For example in RTTR\campaigns\roman\MISS200.lua, line 266

Hi, I did as suggested above (for all roman missions), but the addons were not enabled in roman campaign? Is there anything else I need to do? I have version 20260504 , 22cbbb4. Thanks.

Edit: also deleted rttr:ResetAddons() in function onSettingsReady() and now it works!

Reset function only defaults the addon settings - I guess you did not try to change them in the game setup menu but thought you get your default addon settings, did you?

[mrrbtt]

Yes, I set the addons in the Settings (so these would be the default?) but did not realize I need to set them again for each campaign mission.

[alfakr0ll]

What do you think makes more sense:

* keep as is

* enable changing some addons that surely don't break balance (list needs to be dcided)

* set default s2 values but allow all addons

* set default s2 values, show a message on gamesetup that changing some addons can significantly change the experience

A bit of a late reply.
Personally I would rather go with last option, let the players know addons are un-tested and might break the map, and only do it if you want to try. Whitelisting addons will require a follow-up every time a new addon is created, so thats more work. So better just to warn the player that "things might not work, play at your own risk" and have themselves to test what works or not.

Alternatively you could point the players that really want addons for the campaign maps to play them via the scenario option, if thats not planned to be removed.

If possible I would also request that completing a campaign map with addons enabled should not open up the next map. Its more meant to be done after you've done them, or want to try if endless mines/water would make you able to complete it, like have a training round. Both of these can be solved by running the campaign map as a scenario.