Aberration colonial events - the horror!

[Basileios II]

One of the great concepts in Aberration imho was always the dynamical colonization. Nations had no fixed areas to colonize (as in vanilla) but could obtain cores on almost all non-european provinces worldwide.

I´ve converted most of Aberration to Kasperus´new map and have even adapted RNGC but I´m really afraid of the colonial file.

event = {
     id = 210001 
     random = no
     province = 8 
     trigger = {
             NOT = { core = { province = 8 data = -1 } }
             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
             }
             continent = europe
     }
     name = "Claim of California"
     desc = "Congratulations! We have now established a strong colonial base in California."
     style = 2
     date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1419 }
     offset = 3600
     deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1819 }
     action_a = {
             name = "Excellent"
             command = { type = addcore which = 8 }
             command = { type = addcore which = 9 }
             command = { type = addcore which = 10 }
             command = { type = addcore which = 11 }
             command = { type = addcore which = 1474 }
             command = { type = addcore which = 1475 }
             command = { type = addcore which = 1476 }
             command = { type = vp value = 50 }
     }
}

The file includes around 500 events like the one above and was originally created with some custom-made program, as many of those events had to be duplicated. EU2 lacked some sophisticated triggers.

I´ve almost no experience in event creation but I think "persistent=yes" would not help to reduce the mass of events because it would trigger many times once the receiving nation colonizes one of the provinces included in the trigger.

Any suggestions (or help) to solve this herculean task are welcome. :blush:

 

[Therion]

This part of the trigger:

             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
             }
             OR = {
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
             }

can be changed to:

someof = {
            number = 5
                             owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
}

 

[Therion]

You should also specify the type of core to be given e.g. addcore_casusbelli or addcore_claim.

I believe addcore gives a national core.

 

[Basileios II]

Yeah, I quoted the original EU2-events. Those will be changed to addcore_claim.

Therion, are those duplicates still needed or will the event work for all nations who own any of those 5 provinces? OR will yout trigger work in combination with persistent=yes?

 

[Therion]

Yes, you can (and should) use someof instead of all those OR combinations. They mean the same thing.

It should work with 'persistent = yes'. I don't see why not.

 

[Basileios II]

event = {
     id = 210001 
     random = no
     province = 1267 #Pomo 
     trigger = {
             NOT = { core_claim = { province = 1267 data = -1 } }
             owned = { province = 1267 data = -1 }
someof = {
            number = 5
                             owned = { province = 1267 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1268 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1269 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1270 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1272 data = -1 }
                             owned = { province = 1273 data = -1 }
}
            
             continent = europe
     }
     name = "Claim of California"
     desc = "Congratulations! We have now established a strong colonial base in California."
     style = 2
     persistent = yes
     date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1419 }
     offset = 3600
     deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1819 }
     action_a = {
             name = "Excellent"
             command = { type = addcore_claim which = 1267 }
             command = { type = addcore_claim which = 1268 }
             command = { type = addcore_claim which = 1269 }
             command = { type = addcore_claim which = 1270 }
             command = { type = addcore_claim which = 1472 }
             command = { type = addcore_claim which = 1473 }
             command = { type = vp value = 50 }
     }
}

Is this about right? If this works as intended it would reduce the whole file to 1/3 of it´s size.

Just one question: will this event trigger again once the claime_core become core_national?

 

[Therion]

Looks fine except for 'style = 2'. Style is used for event pictures. In that case, the number should be enclosed within " ".

Just one question: will this event trigger again once the claime_core become core_national?

I wouldn't think so but I'm not sure. To be sure, you can always add another NOT entry for core_national.

 

[MichaelM]

The file includes around 500 events like the one above and was originally created with some custom-made program, as many of those events had to be duplicated.

Which I actually wrote.

Aberration actually inspired several FTG scripting features.

Looks fine except for 'style = 2'. Style is used for event pictures. In that case, the number should be enclosed within " ".

Quotes are only necessary if there is a space; otherwise, they're optional.

 

[Basileios II]

Cheers guys, your help will certainly speed up the release of A4K 2.0.

Looks fine except for 'style = 2'. Style is used for event pictures. In that case, the number should be enclosed within " ".

Well, the style line is another relic from the original events. I didn´t know what it meant so I left it in.

Which I actually wrote.

Aberration actually inspired several FTG scripting features.

I would have asked you for this program but I think thanks to Theroin´s ideas I will manage without it (that is, if you still have it on your harddrive).

Now I "only" a convenient division of 5 continents is needed... and since you built in the handy map modes event that can be done in less time.

 

[Andrei Gijgorev]

If it's persistent it doesn't need to be a province event, so you can just have one event per area. In fact you could have one big event for all areas if you wouldn't mind a generic event name, although it might not necessarily be less work.

Your example event could look like this:

event = {
    id = 210001 
    persistent = yes
    trigger = {
        NOT = {
            AND = {
                core_claim = { province = 8 data = -1 }
                core_claim = { province = 9 data = -1 }
                core_claim = { province = 10 data = -1 }
                core_claim = { province = 11 data = -1 }
                core_claim = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
                core_claim = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
                core_claim = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
            }
        }
        someof = {
            number = 6
            owned = { province = 8 data = -1 }
            owned = { province = 9 data = -1 }
            owned = { province = 10 data = -1 }
            owned = { province = 11 data = -1 }
            owned = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
            owned = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
            owned = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
        }
        continent = europe
    }
    name = "Claim of California"
    desc = "Congratulations! We have now established a strong colonial base in California."
    style = 2
    date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1419 }
    offset = 3600
    deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1819 }
    action = {
        name = "Excellent"
        command = { type = addcore which = 8 }
        command = { type = addcore which = 9 }
        command = { type = addcore which = 10 }
        command = { type = addcore which = 11 }
        command = { type = addcore which = 1474 }
        command = { type = addcore which = 1475 }
        command = { type = addcore which = 1476 }
        command = { trigger = { NOT = { flag = vp_california } } type = vp value = 50 }
        command = { type = setflag which = vp_california }
    }
}

Untested but should work. If you have no events that remove colonial cores you can even replace this part

NOT = {
    AND = {
        core_claim = { province = 8 data = -1 }
        core_claim = { province = 9 data = -1 }
        core_claim = { province = 10 data = -1 }
        core_claim = { province = 11 data = -1 }
        core_claim = { province = 1474 data = -1 }
        core_claim = { province = 1475 data = -1 }
        core_claim = { province = 1476 data = -1 }
    }
}

with

NOT = { flag = vp_california }

and also remove the trigger from the vp command.

 

[Basileios II]

I gues the great advantage of that kind of trigger is that not one specific province is needed to claim an area, but that any provinces from the list will do.

Gotta think about to change them all.....which is quite a bit of work.:unsure:

 

[Basileios II]

Just another question, Andrei: Can the event trigger again once the flag is cleared? Let's say I conquer California from another nation which already got the cores. Because I'd really like to include your triggers to make the colonial game much more flexible.

Thanks in advance!