GS: Industry Constructor

[sevenfm]

Found this script very interesting.
Is it possible to modify it to only build new industry if town has enough population?

For example:
1000 - max 1 industry
2000 - max 2 industry
4000 - max 3 industry
...

With this change and industry building set to town type only, the player will have to grow towns to get new industries, representing economy deveolpment and the fact that industry needs workers.
For example, if towns are allowed to grow to 1000 by only passenger/mail service, this will give starting set of industries, then if you want to develop country more, deliver food/goods to a group of towns to allow towns grow to 2000, this will allow opening of new industries and so on.

[Ben1338]

There seems to be a problem with the game script, I look at the debug menu and it repeatedly says that the Town List is empty.

[JacobD88]

A wee bit of a necro
However, i have found a previously unreported crash with the Map Constructor update given on Page 2 of this thread

To replicate, add the Map Constructor GS, create a new game (i used 512x512 with industry generation set to "funded only") the script crashes shortly after launch

MapConstructor_v0-9_Crash1.png

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[MagicBuzz]

Why do you use version 1 while there is a version 3 both on BaNaNaS and on the first message of the thread?

[JacobD88]

Why do you use version 1 while there is a version 3 both on BaNaNaS and on the first message of the thread?

Because version 0.9/1.0 of MAP Constructor on Page 2 of this thread (second download at the bottom of page) is newer than version 3 of Industry Constructor with new features like town generation and road linking
As the original dev said, it's far more than an Industry Creation script now, so was rebranded
But sadly not uploaded to BaNaNaS

[MagicBuzz]

I see in the code the program throw an error when the industry it tries to build is not build-able.

According to the NewGRF and some other parameters (game date, etc.) industries actually can't be unavailable and I wonder why the author thrown an error in this case.

I "fixed" it by simply aborting industry construction.
But I didn't tested it.

[JacobD88]

Many thanks, will try out and report back
Have you halted all industry building or just the failed industry?

[MagicBuzz]

Just the building attempt when it occurs.
So the next time the script would try to create industries it should try again.

[JacobD88]

Hmmm, odd
Your modified script appears to be missing all of the newer Map Constructor features (like road linking)

Your modified version

MapConstructor_v0-9_Modified_Issue1.png

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Unedited version from bottom of Page 2

MapConstructor_v0-9_Settings 1.png

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Did you definitely modify the Map Constructor Script?

[MagicBuzz]

I see only one MapConstructor download at page 2 and I downloaded it.

Are you sure you use this one ?

[JacobD88]

I did
It's very very odd that your modified one removes those options unintentionally
But the one from page 2 still has them

But there's a 110KB difference between the page 2 tar (290kb) and your one (180KB) also

[GeekToo]

I see only one MapConstructor download at page 2 and I downloaded it.

Are you sure you use this one ?

Actually, there are 2 downloads, also here: viewtopic.php?p=1110996#p1110996

[MagicBuzz]

Doh!

That explains many things!

Here is the modified version of this second download...