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Diplomacy scenes#

Scenes related to managing relationships, alliances, and faction information between noble houses.

0x09 — Faction stats#

Summary. A dialog showing the military and economic statistics of a selected faction: army strength, gold, prosperity, and standing. Primarily an informational overlay accessed from the campaign toolbar.

Entry. Exit dispatcher routes mode 0x09 to lotr2_game_ui_draw_faction_stats_dialog.

Symbol Address Role
lotr2_game_ui_draw_faction_stats_dialog (pass 37) Faction stats dialog draw

Evidence. src/LORDS2.EXE.c line 19387 — exit dispatcher case '\t' (0x09); architecture ../architecture/game/MODULE.md (Castle interior / gateway UI pass 37).

Confidence. likely — handler name recovered; stat layout not yet traced.

0x0b — Diplomacy faction dialog#

Summary. The primary diplomacy screen for a selected enemy or neutral faction. The player chooses a diplomatic action (alliance proposal, tribute, declare war, etc.). Entered when the player opens a faction's diplomacy menu from the campaign map.

Entry. lotr2_game_action_enter_diplomacy_faction_dialog (0x43db3d) sets mode 0x0b; this also advances turn phase to 5.

Exit. Action confirm or cancel; returns to campaign map.

Symbol Address Role
lotr2_game_ui_draw_diplomacy_faction_dialog (pass 37) Diplomacy faction dialog draw
lotr2_game_action_enter_diplomacy_faction_dialog 0x43db3d Enter mode 0x0b; turn phase 5
lotr2_game_diplomacy_tick_player 0x451511 Per-player diplomacy tick at end of turn
lotr2_game_ai_process_diplomacy_queue 0x4b86e5 Drain per-player diplomacy action queue

Evidence. src/LORDS2.EXE.c line 19390 — exit dispatcher case '\v' (0x0b); lotr2_game_action_enter_diplomacy_faction_dialog address from architecture MODULE.

Confidence. likely — entry function and mode confirmed; dialog row encoding not fully mapped.

0x18 — Diplomacy minimap#

Summary. A minimap overlay showing faction territory ownership in colour, used during diplomacy or as a strategic overview. Provides context for diplomatic decisions by showing relative faction strengths geographically.

Entry. Exit dispatcher routes mode 0x18 to lotr2_game_ui_draw_diplomacy_minimap_panel; also entered via lotr2_game_ui_exit_build_submode which can restore to mode 0x18.

Symbol Address Role
lotr2_game_ui_draw_diplomacy_minimap_panel 0x422acd Diplomacy minimap overlay draw
lotr2_game_refresh_minimap_overlay_colors 0x45a173 Update minimap overlay indices before pixel paint

Evidence. src/LORDS2.EXE.c line 19413–19414 — exit dispatcher case '\x18'; architecture ../architecture/game/MODULE.md (Castle interior / gateway UI pass 37; province development pass 44).

Confidence. likely — handler named and minimap colour refresh confirmed.

0x1a — Diplomacy text subdialog#

Summary. A text-input sub-mode used during diplomacy to enter a message or proposal text (e.g. treaty wording, tribute amount, alliance terms). Up to six sub-mode variants exist, dispatched by lotr2_game_wizard_step or an equivalent sub-step index.

Entry. lotr2_game_action_enter_diplomacy_text_mode_1 through _6 (addresses 0x43dbad–0x43dd40) set mode 0x1a with a sub-step value. Turn actions dispatch to these from the diplomacy faction dialog.

Exit. Text submit via lotr2_game_action_apply_diplomacy_text_submit (0x43de2a); SP queues result locally, MP sends opcodes 0x48/0x49. Returns to diplomacy faction dialog or campaign map.

Symbol Address Role
lotr2_game_ui_draw_diplomacy_subdialog_router (pass 38) Route to active subdialog variant
lotr2_game_action_enter_diplomacy_text_mode_1 … _6 0x43dbad–0x43dd40 Enter text input sub-modes
lotr2_game_action_apply_diplomacy_text_submit 0x43de2a Submit; SP or MP 0x48/0x49

Evidence. src/LORDS2.EXE.c line 19408 — exit dispatcher case '\x1a'; architecture ../architecture/game/MODULE.md (Wizard + turn actions pass 38).

Confidence. likely — entry chain confirmed; subdialog variant layout not fully traced.

0x20 — Great-noble screen#

Summary. A full-panel character screen for the player's noble lord (or a selected opponent's noble). Shows portrait, title, personal stats, and possibly court or allegiance information.

Entry. Exit dispatcher routes mode 0x20 to lotr2_game_ui_enter_great_noble_screen; mode 0x20 = ASCII space (' ').

Symbol Address Role
lotr2_game_ui_enter_great_noble_screen (pass 37) Great-noble character screen enter/draw

Evidence. src/LORDS2.EXE.c line 19381 — exit dispatcher case ' ' (0x20); architecture ../architecture/game/MODULE.md (Castle interior / gateway UI pass 37).

Confidence. likely — handler name recovered; screen layout not yet traced.

Evidence sources#