/// <summary>
/// Allows an attacking army to lay siege to an enemy fief
/// </summary>
/// <param name="attacker">The attacking army</param>
/// <param name="target">The fief to be besieged</param>
public static Siege SiegeStart(Army attacker, Fief target)
{
Army defenderGarrison = null;
Army defenderAdditional = null;
// check for existence of army in keep
for (int i = 0; i < target.armies.Count; i++)
{
// get army
Army armyInFief = Globals_Game.armyMasterList[target.armies[i]];
// check is in keep
Character armyLeader = armyInFief.GetLeader();
if (armyLeader != null)
{
if (armyLeader.inKeep)
{
// check owner is same as that of fief (i.e. can help in siege)
if (armyInFief.GetOwner() == target.owner)
{
defenderAdditional = armyInFief;
break;
}
}
}
}
// create defending force
defenderGarrison = target.CreateDefendingArmy();
// get the minumum days of all army objects involved
double minDays = Math.Min(attacker.days, defenderGarrison.days);
if (defenderAdditional != null)
{
minDays = Math.Min(minDays, defenderAdditional.days);
}
// get defenderAdditional ID, or null if no defenderAdditional
string defAddID = null;
if (defenderAdditional != null)
{
defAddID = defenderAdditional.armyID;
}
// create siege object
Siege mySiege = new Siege(Globals_Game.GetNextSiegeID(), Globals_Game.clock.currentYear, Globals_Game.clock.currentSeason, attacker.GetOwner().charID, target.owner.charID, attacker.armyID, defenderGarrison.armyID, target.id, minDays, target.keepLevel, defAdd: defAddID);
// add to master list
Globals_Game.siegeMasterList.Add(mySiege.siegeID, mySiege);
// add to siege owners
mySiege.GetBesiegingPlayer().mySieges.Add(mySiege.siegeID);
mySiege.GetDefendingPlayer().mySieges.Add(mySiege.siegeID);
// add to fief
target.siege = mySiege.siegeID;
// reduce expenditures in fief, except for garrison
target.infrastructureSpendNext = 0;
target.keepSpendNext = 0;
target.officialsSpendNext = 0;
// update days (NOTE: siege.days will be updated in syncDays)
mySiege.totalDays++;
// sychronise days
mySiege.SyncSiegeDays(mySiege.days - 1);
// =================== construct and send JOURNAL ENTRY
// ID
uint entryID = Globals_Game.GetNextJournalEntryID();
// personae
List <string> tempPersonae = new List <string>();
tempPersonae.Add("all|all");
tempPersonae.Add(mySiege.GetDefendingPlayer().charID + "|fiefOwner");
tempPersonae.Add(mySiege.GetBesiegingPlayer().charID + "|attackerOwner");
tempPersonae.Add(attacker.GetLeader().charID + "|attackerLeader");
// get defenderLeader
Character defenderLeader = defenderGarrison.GetLeader();
if (defenderLeader != null)
{
tempPersonae.Add(defenderLeader.charID + "|defenderGarrisonLeader");
}
// get additional defending leader
Character addDefendLeader = null;
if (defenderAdditional != null)
{
addDefendLeader = defenderAdditional.GetLeader();
if (addDefendLeader != null)
{
tempPersonae.Add(addDefendLeader.charID + "|defenderAdditionalLeader");
}
}
string[] siegePersonae = tempPersonae.ToArray();
// location
string siegeLocation = mySiege.GetFief().id;
// description
string[] fields = new string[6];
fields[0] = mySiege.GetBesiegingPlayer().firstName + " " + mySiege.GetBesiegingPlayer().familyName;
fields[1] = attacker.GetLeader().firstName + " " + attacker.GetLeader().familyName;
fields[2] = mySiege.GetFief().name;
fields[3] = mySiege.GetDefendingPlayer().firstName + " " + mySiege.GetDefendingPlayer().familyName;
fields[4] = fields[5] = "";
if (defenderLeader != null)
{
fields[4] = "The defending garrison is led by " + defenderLeader.firstName + " " + defenderLeader.familyName + ".";
}
if (addDefendLeader != null)
{
fields[5] = "Additional defending forces are led by " + addDefendLeader.firstName + " " + addDefendLeader.familyName + ".";
}
ProtoMessage siege = new ProtoMessage();
siege.MessageFields = fields;
siege.ResponseType = DisplayMessages.PillageInitiateSiege;
// put together new journal entry
JournalEntry siegeResult = new JournalEntry(entryID, Globals_Game.clock.currentYear, Globals_Game.clock.currentSeason, siegePersonae, "siege", siege, loc: siegeLocation);
// add new journal entry to pastEvents
Globals_Game.AddPastEvent(siegeResult);
return(mySiege);
}