Prototype/BuildEntityAchievement

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Prototype definitions » PrototypeBase » Prototype/Achievement » Prototype/BuildEntityAchievement

This Prototype definition is used for receiving an achievement when you build an entity.

Prototype/BuildEntityAchievement — build-entity-achievement
to_build	::	string
amount	::	uint32 (optional)
limited_to_one_game	::	bool (optional)
until_second	::	uint32 (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/Achievement
icons, icon, icon_size (IconSpecification)	::	IconSpecification
allowed_without_fight	::	bool (optional)
hidden	::	bool (optional)
steam_stats_name	::	string (optional)
Inherited from PrototypeBase
name	::	string
type	::	string
localised_description	::	LocalisedString (optional)
localised_name	::	LocalisedString (optional)
order	::	Order (optional)

Mandatory properties

to_build

Type: string
This will trigger the achievement, if this entity is placed.

 to_build = "locomotive",

Optional properties

amount

Type: uint32
Default: 1
How many entities need to be built.

limited_to_one_game

Type: bool
Default: false
If this is false, the player carries over their statistics from this achievement through all their saves.

until_second

Type: uint32
Default: 0 (Infinite time)
This lets the game know how long into a game, before you can no longer complete the achievement.

 until_second = 60 * 60 * 8, --8 hours. 60 seconds per minute times 60 minutes per hour times the amount of hours.