Creating event for vassalising small countries in spheres

[Umega]

So I came up with an event that could force-vassalise countries with 1 or 2 provinces and that country was in another country's sphere for 25 years.

Here's the coding. I haven't tried it yet, but it probably won't work...

country_event = {

	id = 99500

	is_triggered_only = yes

	trigger = {
		any_sphere = { months = 300 }
		NOT = { num_of_cities = 3 }
	}

	mean_time_to_happen = {
		days = 1
	}

	title = "EVTNAME99500"
	desc = "EVTDESC99500"

	option = {
		name = "EVTOPTA99500
		ai_chance = { factor = 40 }
		vassalise = FROM
		badboy = 2
	}

	option = {
		name = "EVTOPTB99500
		ai_chance = { factor = 60 }
		any_neighbor_country = {
			relation = { who = THIS value = 30 }
		}
	}
}

Please tell me if this will work or any other way I could get around it.

Option A is obviously to vassalise the small country at a small infamy cost, while Option B is to not vassalise it, but mend relations with your neighbors.

[DanubianCossak]

It wont work because of "is_triggered_only = yes" part, unless you code it as a part of bi yearly pulse thingy, so make sure thats done properly, if you dont know how to do that, remove that line and add proper MTTH code (old style random events).

At quick glance the rest of it look OK, and it should work provided that you used proper syntax, in particular the part about spheres - i honestly dont know, never used it myself.

[The Impaler]

Is there such a trigger as any_sphere?

[jdrou]

Is there such a trigger as any_sphere?

No.
There is an any_sphere scope but I don't think that does what he's trying to do.
The only sphere triggers are has_sphere and in_sphere and they don't include any duration.
You'd probably need to create an event that sets a flag in a country when it joins your sphere (and another event to clear the flag if it leaves).
Then you could use something like

any_sphere = {
	had_country_flag = { flag = in_my_sphere years = 25 }
}

If you want the AI to use the system too then dealing with countries "stolen" from someone else's sphere would be an additional complication since the flag wouldn't get cleared.

[Umega]

Hmm ok thanks all, seems quite tricky with what I'm trying to do, but seemed pretty simple when I had the idea pop into my head. xD

[jnt.mullen]

Hmm ok thanks all, seems quite tricky with what I'm trying to do, but seemed pretty simple when I had the idea pop into my head. xD

That is the way it always is, you have a great idea but realize that it is impossible to implement within the restraints of the EU III code that is open for modding. Sometimes your able to find work arounds though, so don't give up on a good idea until you've tried everything.

[The Impaler]

What about Creating one event triggered by any_country = { in_sphere = THIS } which sets a flag for that country. Then have another event or decision triggered by

any_sphere = {
had_country_flag = { flag = ???? years = 25 }
NOT = { size = 3 }
}

which vassalizes the country in question...?

[jdrou]

Sounds like what I said.