Simple idea - event to annex your cores from nations in your sphere.

eschaton said:

As we all know, it's frustrating how often the AI (and sometimes the player) Spheres Mexico, making it impossible to DOW. A relatively simple event could be constructed, which would solve much of the issue.

The event would check if a nation within your sphere held any states which you have CB shields on. If so, it would offer you the option to purchase a single state for a large, but flat (too complicated figuring out a separate price for each one) amount of money. The AI would almost always accept the purchase, but the option would be given to a player, if they were in a sphere to turn it down.

Thus, in game terms, the U.S. could wheedle it's way west at a price after four purchases. The event could be useful in other places as well. For example, if you form Germany, but have yet to grab Danish Schleswig-Holstein, you could do it if you sphere them.

Alternatively, the event could fire for anyone in your sphere who has *non-core* territory. This could make the game quite interesting, as it's highly likely Portugal, Spain, or the Netherlands will end up in someone's sphere, meaning a bloodless (but expensive) way to pick up colonies.

Thoughts?

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Ricox said:

This should be implemented, BUT only like 5% of the cores should be possible to buy. By that I mean that for example US could buy Alaska if Russia is in SoI (dumb example because I bet Alaska doesn't have US core, but that's just example if it had), but there would be some territories like Alsace that the AI wouldn't want to give and instead would declare war on master, that would be a no-infamy war where you for example couldn't call any of your allies to help, neither could the ex-SoI'ed nation could.

Meh I suck at explaining.

OR JUST make it so you could try to force your SoI'ed nation to give cores. Some cores could be set as less important which could be bought, but some cores the AI would be ready to fight for.

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# Gain Core event
province_event = {
id = 999999
title = "Ausweitung unserer Interessengebiete!"
desc = "Die Provinz wird nun als Teil unseres Reiches angesehen!"

trigger = {

owner = {
war = no
nationalism_n_imperialism = 1
}

any_neighbor_province= {
not = { controlled_by = THIS }
not = { is_core = THIS }
owner = {
in_sphere = THIS
}
}
}

mean_time_to_happen = {
months = 36

modifier = {
factor = 0.5
is_primary_culture = yes
}

modifier = {
factor = 0.9
is_accepted_culture = yes
}

modifier = {
factor = 100.0
NOT = {
average_militancy = 1
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 2.0
NOT = {
average_militancy = 2
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.8
average_militancy = 3
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.7
average_militancy = 4
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.6
average_militancy = 5
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.5
average_militancy = 6
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.4
average_militancy = 7
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.3
average_militancy = 8
}
}

option = {
name = "Die Provinz wird nun als Teil unseres Reiches angesehen!"
any_neighbor_province = {
limit = {
not = { is_core = THIS }
not = { controlled_by = THIS }
owner = { in_sphere = THIS }
}
add_core = THIS
}
}
}

# Gain Core event
province_event = {
id = 999990
title = "Endlich wieder vereint!"
desc = "Nach langem Kampf ist die Bevölkerung der Provinz endlich wieder ein Teil unseres Reiches!"

trigger = {

owner = {
war = no
nationalism_n_imperialism = 1
}

any_neighbor_province = {
not = { controlled_by = THIS }
is_core = THIS
owner = {
in_sphere = THIS
}
}
}

mean_time_to_happen = {
months = 36

modifier = {
factor = 0.5
is_primary_culture = yes
}

modifier = {
factor = 0.9
is_accepted_culture = yes
}

modifier = {
factor = 100.0
NOT = {
average_militancy = 1
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 2.0
NOT = {
average_militancy = 2
}
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.8
average_militancy = 3
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.7
average_militancy = 4
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.6
average_militancy = 5
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.5
average_militancy = 6
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.4
average_militancy = 7
}
modifier = {
factor = 0.3
average_militancy = 8
}
}

option = {
name = "Willkommen im Reich."
any_neighbor_province = {
limit = {
is_core = THIS
not = { controlled_by = THIS }
owner = { in_sphere = THIS }
}
secede_province = THIS
}
}
}

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Polenpaule said:

I use those to simulate Diplo Annexation. Feel free to use and modify them.

Diplo Annexation with buying provnices? Never heard of a Country selling CORE Provinces, in my opinion Diplo Annexation is forced not bought.

How do those events work.

First, you may not be at war!
Second, you need Nationalism & Imperialism.

The first one gives you a chance for getting a core on NEIGHBOURING Provinces of your SOI.

Depending on the modifiers it takes 6 to "endless" months to get a core. The SOI needs militancy, if the SOI is doing well, you cant get any cores from it.


The second event gives you a chance to annex NEIGHBOURING provinces of your SOI.

Depending on the modifiers it takes 6 to "endless" months to get a core. The SOI needs militancy, if the SOI is doing well, you cant get any cores from it.


The annexation is exponential. The more neighbouring provinces you have, the faster will be the annexation.

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Grubnessul said:

I think it makes sense to buy cores/ force them off SoI countries, after all, when you say 'jump', SoI countries are supposed to ask 'How high?'

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rmdsc said:

No, they are not. You are thinking of satellites. Nations in your SOI are still politically independent of you.

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