Quick modding questions

[Sarastro]

I would like to propose that this thread be used for quick questions like the similarly named thead in the main forums, except for modding related questions.

I would like to start things off with a couple of questions. First, how do I slow down the rate at which provences defect into the horde nations, or disable defections all together?

Also, is there any way to edit the amount of units a nation start off with in the grand campaign?

[vonlinchen]

1. Go into the common folder and edit the defines file.

Look for the line: 12 #_DDEF_NOMAD_MIN_OCC_TO_OWN_CORE_MONTHS_


2. No this is not possible, it is determined automatically depending on how much manpower the country has, income and support limit.

[GreyHuge]

Where is the file that defines the inheritance core rule?

[Supeerme]

I want to have the max zoomed out map on DW to be on all the time. What files should I change?

[vonlinchen]

Where is the file that defines the inheritance core rule?

please specifiy

I want to have the max zoomed out map on DW to be on all the time. What files should I change?

pritty sure thats impossible

[ticattack]

I'm tinkering with aenariel's cultural migrations events, and am trying to get an event to fire if a province: (a) has people in it (either natives or a country's population) and (b) neighbours a province without people, either natives or nationals. The trigger I have is:

trigger = {
	OR = {
		native_size = 1
		citysize = 1
	}
	any_neighbor_province = {
		AND = {
			NOT = { native_size = 1 }
			NOT = { citysize = 1 }
		}
	}
}

This never fires on its own, even after 20 years with with a MTTH of 12 months. When I fire the event for a populated province, it fires, but the second part - the any_neighbour_province part - has a red asterisk.

I have a similar line in the first and only option for the event:

option = {
	name = "EVTOPTA10201"
	set_global_flag = copyculture
	set_global_flag = migration_in_progress
	set_province_flag = spread_culture
	citysize = -250
	random_neighbor_province = {
		limit = {
			AND = {
				NOT = { native_size = 50 }
				NOT = { citysize = 50 }
			}
		}
		set_province_flag = copy_culture
		native_size = 200
	}
}

Here, it seems to read the first part, and reduces the citysize by 250, but does nothing else. I have a feeling I've stuffed something up with the limit, but I can't find any proper explanation on how to use that command.

What am I doing wrong?

[Jerzul]

1. Can you edit "normal" difficulty

2. If not, how do you edit the base badboy_limit?

[Supeerme]

1. Can you edit "normal" difficulty

2. If not, how do you edit the base badboy_limit?

1. Static modifiers
2.Defines.lua (use a notepad.)

[Jerzul]

1. Static modifiers
2.Defines.lua (use a notepad.)

Thank you Supeerme, but I already know about static modifies.txt, but can I simply add a "normal_player" line and go at it? Would the game recognize that?

Also, I see a defines.txt but no defines.lua? Is the lua in the Steam version? Because I don't have the steam version. Also, which line in the "defines" file actually define the base badboy limit?

[Supeerme]

Static modifiers have split the two apart. The top one is for the player and hte bottom one is for the AI.

I was thinking it was like V2 sorry.

Here is the line: 25 #_CDEF_BADBOY_LIMIT_,

[jdrou]

What am I doing wrong?

Not sure if this is the problem but based on the code I suspect you are not aware that the native_size = 1 trigger means the province has at least 100 natives and the native_size = 200 effect would put 20000 natives in that province.

Instead of NOT = { citysize = 1 } you might want to experiment with empty = yes instead.

[Scocou]

Q: Does having many "Duplicate ID" localization entries (for why-ever) slow the game by an appreciable amount?

I'm asking here first, if nobody knows I'll time it myself...

Cheers

[BRK]

Here's another one: messing around with the research efficiency figures in Technology.txt bizarrely changes the number of ships a tech group starts out with, I increased it to over 100% (2.0) and the affected tech group nations start out with a ridiculously massive navy and go into insta-debt: what is the connection between these two?

[jdrou]

Q: Does having many "Duplicate ID" localization entries (for why-ever) slow the game by an appreciable amount?

Unlikely. I would expect that the game loads all the localisation files only at the start of the game (and leaves out the dups).

[Scocou]

Unlikely. I would expect that the game loads all the localisation files only at the start of the game (and leaves out the dups).

Yeah, that would make sense. Good enough for me, thanks!
Cheers

[Sarastro]

Does anyone know where I can change the name of the provinces as they appear on the world map? I added a couple new provinces, but they just say prov1886, prov1887 etc. on the world map.

[lukew]

Does anyone know where I can change the name of the provinces as they appear on the world map? I added a couple new provinces, but they just say prov1886, prov1887 etc. on the world map.

You need to change the name in the localisation files (eu3/localisation).

[lukew]

Also, is there any way to edit the amount of units a nation start off with in the grand campaign?

You could give them a triggered modifier before 1400 increasing their force limit. This would give them a bigger starting army/navy.

[chatnoir17]

Also, is there any way to edit the amount of units a nation start off with in the grand campaign?

Or, you could also create an "opening event" to give units, money, manpower and so on.

Does anyone know where I can change the name of the provinces as they appear on the world map? I added a couple new provinces, but they just say prov1886, prov1887 etc. on the world map.

If you added new provinces, please make a new localization file and write like this

PROV1883;Jeju;Jeju;Jeju;Jeju;Jeju;Jeju;Jeju;Jeju;;;;;;x
PROV1884;Sangju;Sangju;Sangju;Sangju;Sangju;Sangju;Sangju;Sangju;;;;;;x
(Attention:You have to make a blank line at the end of the province list)

If you have simply renamed existed provinces in vanilla, please rewrite the localization file as lukew said.
(Attention hier:Some province have changed their name in HttH or DW expansion.)

[Evander]

I'd like to know if there is a way to change the value of a variable directly via the console ?

Also, if yes, is there a thread/tutorial about the scripting language of EU3 :
- is it the LUA syntax ?
- does the if/for/while/until instructions work for event files ?