Just noticed new "commit a suicide option"
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really?
There have been so many times that I wanted to kill my old ruler of but he just refused to die....
There have been so many times that I wanted to kill my old ruler of but he just refused to die....
Nice addition as long as they don't make the option for non-depressed characters. Even an incompetent, stupid king would be unlikely to want to kill himself.
Never had a depressed ruler myself so far. But for some reason, a couple of my kings tended to have multiple depressed wifes in a row - I wonder if this is a bad sign... 
(the AI cannot commit suicide, it's player-only)
(the AI cannot commit suicide, it's player-only)
So is there any downside to using it, other than obviously losing your ruler and all the penalties that come with that?
How can I get depression? I don't want to play an imbecile emperor. Somehow he's also a brilliant strategist, how that works I don't know.
Somehow he's also a brilliant strategist, how that works I don't know.
Depressed is actually a good trait now??? What has come of the world?
I have already used this once, then my next king lived to be 59. I sent him on a hunt every year and always let him lead the armies. Too bad he wasn't depressed.
I have already used this once, then my next king lived to be 59. I sent him on a hunt every year and always let him lead the armies. Too bad he wasn't depressed.
Yes, I experienced this myself, unknowingly. I had a Coward and Depressed good king and wanted to get rid of the coward trait so I waited patiently til I was able to go hunting... I read the "king XXX Dies!" when the option was available, too late... I had already clicked. My Darthvaderly NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO was so loud my girlfriend came to see If I was alright.
Oh, and I got 3 independence wars in a row.
Oh, and I got 3 independence wars in a row.
The traditional term (though I'm not sure how acceptable it is these days) is "idiot savant".How can I get depression? I don't want to play an imbecile emperor.
Study economics, then turn on your TV.
Seriously though, there's a random event when you organize a Summer Fair that can give that trait to you, possibly your best bet to attain it other than absolutely random events of all kinds that can give it but you can't influence them much. The event is about clothes and stuff, and you can't find stuff your size. Then it's 50/50 depressed roll. And you can have a Fair every year.
I saw an option giving depression during the Hajj as well.
The historical option would be abdication & monastery. He could become a bishop's courtier that won't move or a bishop himself or just disappear from the game.
I really wish the game would incorporate cloisteration (sorry if that's not a word). We should have some way to banish unwanted relatives to a monastery/nunnery.
To an extent you can exclude males from inheritance by making them bishops but there's plenty of married clergy in this game. And I'd like to see monasteries apart from bishoprics, also with abbesses and not only abbots. A convent or two really would add to the flavour. It would also be the typical place to rule for females from the liege's family, for example.
I'm ok with the option being there, I just don't like how it's implemented. It shouldn't be some arbitrary decision you can fire off as soon as your character gets sad, it should be an event chain that fires randomly; where your character has time to contemplate it, decide what to do, and if he or she decides to go for it members of their court could catch them in the act and try and stop them
I'm not sure if this works, but I heard someone say it on a different thread. If your lover is your wife, and you kill her, you'll get depressed. Don't know if this is all the time or just sometimes. Also don't know if your lover has to be your wife or not. It's pretty gamey but whatever floats your boat.