africa "news from colonies"

[grayfox92]

province_event = {

	id = 905023

	trigger = {
		owner = { NOT = { has_country_modifier = the_abolish_slavery_act } }
		NOT = { trade_goods = slaves }
		NOT = { trade_goods = gold }
		NOT = { has_province_flag = event905023 }
		NOT = { base_tax = 3 }
		#manpower = 2
		OR = {
			region = central_africa
			region = east_africa
			region = south_africa
			region = west_africa
		}
		citysize = 200
	}

	mean_time_to_happen = {
		months = 2400		#FB was: 600

		modifier = {
			factor = 2
			NOT = { owner = { capital_scope = { continent = europe } } }
		}
		modifier = {
			factor = 0.9
			citysize = 400
		}
		modifier = {
			factor = 0.9
			citysize = 600
		}
		modifier = {
			factor = 0.9
			citysize = 800
		}
		modifier = {
			factor = 0.9
			citysize = 1000
		}
		modifier = {
			factor = 0.9
			citysize = 1500
		}
	}

	title = "NEWS_FROM_COL"
	desc = "EVTDESC905023"

	option = {
		name = "EVTOPTA905023"
		trade_goods = slaves
		set_variable = { which = tax_level_countdown value = 4 }
		set_province_flag = event905023
	}
}

this event pops also up in provinces, that already produce something good (in my case mainly pepper). as pepper is more worthy than slaves and slaves perhaps evolve to pepper, that doesn't seem to be logical.
the thing, why this is happening, is the tax. to avoid this happening, i would change the trigger to production value (if possible) although that may be hard because of the efficiency, or, and that's what i just did in my game, change the trigger so that only poor goods develope (millet, wool, fish, wheat)


E: i forgot the subsistence ^^ hate that poor shit :P

[gigau]

That and/or make the event with two options, so that one can refuse to switch.

[Blxz]

That and/or make the event with two options, so that one can refuse to switch.

Through in a merchantilist slider move maybe if someone tries to resist the change of the free market.

[Mizzle]

Through in a merchantilist slider move maybe if someone tries to resist the change of the free market.

But it's not the change of the free market. Why would the free market stop producing highly profitable goods in order to produce less profitable goods?

[gigau]

But it's not the change of the free market. Why would the free market stop producing highly profitable goods in order to produce less profitable goods?

I think he means that, by not enforcing the trade of slaves and letting local merchants decide what to trade, the ruler favours free trade.