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Frontend Index

Welcome to the homepage for frontend scripting in Total War. Here you can find resources and guidance for the creation of scripts that will run in the frontend.

Relevant in Campaign
Relevant in Battle
Relevant in Frontend

Not much script tends to run in the frontend. The game automatically loads the file script\frontend_scripted.lua when the frontend is started. Any intended frontend scripts can be placed in, or loaded from, this file.

The frontend script environments provides an interface object, frontend, on which a number of functions may be called. See the frontend page for more information.

Historic uses for scripting in the frontend:

• Powering animation sequences made in UI to be shown prior to launching a historic battle (Fall of the Samurai/Rome2).
• Opting player in to tutorial if they've never played the game (Warhammer).
• Setting up an initial loading screen for the player (Warhammer).