number of ships sunk function/command?

[Captain Bligh]

I have been trying to write a "Mercenary" type event where you get paid for the number of captives and ships sunk of a certain nation.
I found the num_captives_plundered command, but is there one for number of ships sunk?
Also, how could I store a value to seperate the amounts captured from year to year so they dont keep getting paid over and over again for captives from the previous year? Is that even possible?

[jonedwards]

I think the get_event_count function may provide the information you want.  Look for the EVENT_SANK
macros in T2GameTypes.txt, e.g., EVENT_SANK_WARSHIP_ENGLAND. You have to wait for the patch to get a count of the number of pirate ships sunken.

You can use the assert_int command to create variables to do the annual bookkeeping you want. There's a rule evaluation frequency of "year," but I believe that means January 1, not every 12 months from the start of the game. I believe I've added some more "time" related variables in the patch, but you can calculate the frequency you want based upon the current game tick and the fact that a year is 365.2 days and there are 10 ticks per day.

So, yes, I think you can do what you want, but it'll require a little programming.

[Captain Bligh]

Thank you jonedwards.

  I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I'm not sure that I am a good enough programmer to do that but I'll give it a shot.  
                   
                 Thanks again!