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The scripts for adventure maps work on multiplayer maps! To enable combat scripts and town scripts, you need to patch the game's executable with a special patch (not 100% sure if this is necessary), I can send it to you privately.

Good day to all!

I decided to try making a combat script using the Manuals.
A couple of issues came up with it
1) The GetDefenderCreatures() function throws an error: "Wrong type of argument 1 when calling function GetUnits" regardless of where I call it in the script file. I tried a similar function for the attacker - GetAttackerCreatures(). It worked the first time, but the second time I got the same problem as with the Defender.
2) The DefenderHeroMove(heroName) and AttackerHeroMove(heroName) hooks do not trigger when heroes move - there's not even a console message indicating the script entered the function body, and it doesn't output any errors at all. Once, the AttackerHeroMove(heroName) hook actually got stuck in a loop. Only the Prepare() and Start() hooks work reliably.
Could you please advise on how to fix these issues?

Script contents (for now just logs to see what works and what doesn't):

print("inside combat file");

DEFENDER = GetDefenderHero();
print(DEFENDER);
ATTACKER = GetAttackerHero();
print(ATTACKER);


function Prepare()
print("inside Prepare function");
print("Prepare function has ended");
end;

function Start()
print("inside Start function");
ShowFlyingSign(GetMapDataPath().."CombatMessage.txt", DEFENDER, 200);
defenderCreatures = GetDefenderCreatures();
attackerCreatures = GetAttackerCreatures();
print(1);
for key, creature in defenderCreatures do
print("key=", key, ", creature=", creature);
end;
print(attackerCreatures);
print("Start function has ended");
end;

function DefenderHeroMove(heroName)
print("inside DefenderHeroMove function");
ShowFlyingSign(GetMapDataPath().."CombatMessage.txt", DEFENDER, 200);
print("DefenderHeroMove function has ended");
end;

function AttackerHeroMove(heroName)
print("inside AttackerHeroMove function");
ShowFlyingSign(GetMapDataPath().."CombatMessage.txt", DEFENDER, 200);
print("AttackerHeroMove function has ended");
end;

most likely, the problem lies in these two lines:
DEFENDER = GetDefenderHero();
print(DEFENDER);
ATTACKER = GetAttackerHero();
print(ATTACKER);

the point is that the game defines two constants, ATTACKER and DEFENDER, which determine the attacking and defending sides of the battle, respectively. With these lines, you are essentially overwriting these constants, assigning the names of the hero units to them instead of the standard sides. The subsequent errors are obvious - GetAttackerCreatures() and GetDefenderCreatures() are simply wrappers around a lower-level function - they internally call GetCreatures(ATTACKER) and GetCreatures(DEFENDER), respectively. Due to the redefined constants, these functions cannot work correctly, which causes the error. The rest of the script simply does not execute due to these errors. Therefore, the solution is simple - use different names for your hero name constants.

It turns out that ATTACKER and DEFENDER are reserved words, just like CREATURE_VAMPIRE.

Good evening. I'm trying to figure out combat scripts, but so far without success. I saw someone here mention that there's a guide to combat scripts; maybe someone could give me a link to it? Because I couldn't find it.
Is it possible that someone could also help me create the necessary script? If it's possible to implement, of course. The idea is this: when a battle starts, if the hero has the "Ashe's Blessing" skill, then 3 archangels will appear on the battlefield.