code:
gc.getUnitInfo(gc.getInfoTypeForString("UNIT_WARRIOR")).getMoves()

Note that 'gc' is shorthand for CyGlobalContext(), which is defined at the start of pretty much every Python file because it's so common.

gc.getInfoTypeForString("UNIT_WARRIOR") will return 17, the index of the Warrior unit, as you could see in the example in my opening post. The difference between this and using 17 directly is that this requires less cross-referencing with the XML files for the programmer and is less prone to errors when you mod the XML files. The downside is that it's slower (though your code has to make a LOT of calls to it before you start to notice the difference).

So apart from the syntax it works pretty much the same as the Database functions in CtP2.

quote: Originally posted by drekmonger I'm amazed to see onUpdate and onGameUpdate. Does this mean a scripter can play with the graphics engine?

No. It just means those events are triggered every frame or every game slice. This is mostly useful if an existing event doesn't do the job and you want to check for a specific thing that might happen in the game. Of course, since this code gets called *very* often, best not to use it too much and keep it as efficient as possible, or you could notice a real drop in performance.

But yeah, the code is pretty powerful, even without the SDK you could probably make an arcade mini-game in Civ4 if you wanted

quote: Also wondering the extent of UI modification possible via scripting. Can new widgets/screens be added? Can other UI elements be disabled?

Yes, you can add and remove pretty much anything you want. A few things are hardcoded, but the degree to and the ease with which the UI can be modded in Python is the thing that surprised me most (in a good way) when I got into Civ4 modding. In the Desert War scenario that comes with the game I showed off some of the things you can do with it, though it only barely scratches the surface of what is possible.

code:
iNumSlavesDict = {
	"UNIT_WARRIOR" : 1,
	"UNIT_SETTLER" : 2,
	"UNIT_CATAPULT" : 0,
	# [...]
	"UNIT_TANK" : 1
}
# [...]
def onUnitKilled(self, argsList):
	unit, iAttacker = argsList
	strUnitType = gc.getUnitInfo(unit).getType()
	if strUnitType in iNumSlavesDict.keys():
		iNumSlaves = iNumSlavesDict[strUnitType]
		self.addSlaves(iAttacker, iNumSlaves)
# [...]
def addSlaves(self, iPlayer, iNumSlaves):
	# some implementation to add slaves to a player