[MOD] Lux Invicta

[Darkgamma]

Well, if the people want, I'll take up the moderator mantle, not an issue for me, at least not at the present

 

[pheonix89]

I have to ask, are there any plans to make merchant republics or theocracies remotely competative any time soon? Because you've got like half their buildings locked off behind tech 8 requirements.

 

[SirKulinski]

I have to ask, are there any plans to make merchant republics or theocracies remotely competative any time soon? Because you've got like half their buildings locked off behind tech 8 requirements.

Riknap has been working on them, all buildings are still a work in progress. Patience young one.

 

[riknap]

Finally. Now BLC can finally be taken out behind the shed and shot and more important matters be looked at.

you mean I should really get back to work

The mods i presume ... Or maybe the forum administrator

while I've sent Veld a PM some time ago, I get the feeling he's currently not exactly around.
except I'm not to keen on PMing other mods, since my inbox/outbox storage is at 38/40 and for some reason I can't download my PM's automatically, so I'm avoiding PM's for now :rofl:

I have to ask, are there any plans to make merchant republics or theocracies remotely competative any time soon? Because you've got like half their buildings locked off behind tech 8 requirements.

that's kind of... :whistles:
....
*mumble*definitely not my fault. it's certainly a conspiracy against me*mumble*


:huh:
:happy:


alright, alright. let me just finish White Album 2, and I'll get back to LI already

Well, if the people want, I'll take up the moderator mantle, not an issue for me, at least not at the present

who would watch the watchers then?

 

[SirKulinski]

The watchers watcher watcher?

 

[turnad]

The watchers watch each other. Have you not read Terry Pratchett?

 

[DarkReborn]

So long as someone from the team can moderate it I have nothing against a subforum. I'm sure Gamma will do a great job at it.

Now, Riknap! Get to the godamn modding! It's time we bring LI back from it's Saturnalia hangover.

 

[Darkgamma]

So, who's writing the petition?

 

[riknap]

So, who's writing the petition?

if it's regarding the sub-forums, here's what I sent Veld around 3 weeks ago:

Spoiler

Due to requests from both the modding team as well as our mod users, I'd like to ask if it's possible for us to be granted our own sub-forum, to be able to organize own potential sub-threads better. Plus I think our mod has a decent enough following to be relatively important (at the very least, the last version had at least 4k downloads in around a month and a half, a small but respectable number I think).

In any case, while right now, we only have one actual subthread proper (an old screenshots thread), our main thread relatively suffers from difficulty in organization as all our discussions on various topics (from discussing releases to bug-hunting to general documentation) merge together in that now 743-paged thread, which makes clarity of information a daunting prospect.

If we could have our own sub-forum, we'd be able to easily make sub-threads where different documentations and discussion-topics can be segregated for easier reference (as well as less time wasted on our part shifting through pages that could accumulate quite fast during more active moments, which could result in small but important posts being drowned out ). In fact, right now, I could think of at least 8 subthreads our mod could really use already (documentations, bug reports, submods, 3 different sub-modules, AAR indexing, and whatnot).


So in short, if you could grant us a sub-forum of our own for Lux Invicta, it would be much appreciated by both us the modders as well as the players who do play our mod.

Thanks for the attention and time


-on an off-topic question, I'm unable to download any of my PM's using the linked function (http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/private.php?do=downloadpm&dowhat=txt). Is it a server side issue?-

I got lazy and just pasted it here, so yeah.

 

[Darkgamma]

Three weeks is three weeks too many

 

[riknap]

Three weeks is three weeks too many

I was hardly in a rush back then though

though yeah, I haven't noticed any activity from Veld anyway, so it's possible he's not an active Mod.
that, or it's a low priority matter. and my experience with customer service departments tells me that 3 weeks isn't that long yet

on a side note, I did a quick playtest for a bit and had a question: what's the difference between the generic loaning at 25% interest, and what I assume to be SoA-specific loaning from the Hellenes or whatnot (I don't have SoA so they're not showing up for me if they were restricted content) ?

 

[riknap]

So I somehow ended up spending time redoing retinues, and I thought I might as well publish the documentation I did here as a sort of ... interest-whetter? :laugh:

but yeah, they did need some documentation anyway (it did help too in bughunting, since I ended up fixing some numbers by going over them again).

I'll add them to the gameplay guide when the next version is released in any case, so you'll find them there.

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Name (restrictions - unlocalized)
Unit (Amount) Offensive/Defensive Bonus
note:
> generic retinues get +1 morale bonus for dominant (top) unit and +0.5 for secondary (bottom) unit
> cultural retinues get + 1 morale bonus for both units
> religious retinues ... don't exist yet


GENERIC RETINUES

Spoiler

Hedge Knight (generic)
HI (600) 0.4/0.3
LI (400) 0.8/0

Rhodoki Crossbowmen (generic)
AR (500) 0.3/0.8
PI (500) 0/0.4

Elite Spearwall (generic)
PI (600) 0/0.8
HI (400) 0/0.7

CULTURAL RETINUES

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Hersir (danish, geat, icelandic)
HI (600) 1.0/0.6
LI (400) 0.4/0

Berserkers (swedish, norwegian)
HI (500) 1.3/0
LI (500) 0.7/0

Huskarl (saxon, varangian)
HI (600) 0.4/1.0
AR (400) 0.6/0

Claidheamh Hersir (norsegael)
HI (600) 0/0.8
LI (400) 0.9/0.3

Kirvininkai (lettigallish, pommeranian)
LI (600) 0.8/0.3
HI (400) 0.6/0.3

Karotovas (prussian)
LI (550) 0.6/0.3
HI (450) 0.7/0.4

Corcavdruz (lithuanian)
LC (750) 0.6/0.4
HC (250) 0.7/0.3

Baltic Warband (finno_ugric)
LI (700) 1.2/0
AR (300) 0.8/0

Altaic Horsemen (altaic)
LC (550) 0.6/0
HA (450) 0.8/0.6

Arabian Hasham Corps (maghreb_arabic, bedouin_arabic, levantine_arabic, berber)
LC (700) 0.7/0.5
LI (300) 0.4/0.4

Assyyrian Hasham Corps (nabatean, jewish, syroaramean)
LC (600) 0.6/0.4
LI (400) 0.6/0.4

Egyptian Khassaki Mamluk (egyptian_arabic)
LC (750) 0.8/0.6
HC (250) 0.6/0

Daribat al-Bu'ut (andalusian_arabic)
HI (550) 0.6/0.3
LC (450) 0.8/0.3

Mukarrib Guards (sabean)
HI (550) 0.5/0.7
LC (450) 0.5/0.3

Praetorians (roman, galloroman, romanobrython)
HI (850) 0.6/1
HC (150) 0.4/0

Athanatoi (greek)
HI (750) 0.7/0.8
HC (250) 0/0.5

Romano Gadrauhts (romanogothic, vandal, visigothic, ostrogothic, lombard)
HI (750) 0.8/1.0
HC (250) 0.2/0

Germanic Gadrauhts (bavarian, suevic, saxon)
HI (700) 0.7/0.7
HC (300) 0.6/0

Gallic Household Corps (frankish, occitan, norman, burgundian)
HC (600) 0.7/1.1
LC (400) 0.2/0

Germanic Household Corps (german, teutonic)
HC (600) 1.2/0.8
LC (400) 0/0

Frisian Elite Pikemen (frisian, dutch)
LI (500) 0/0.6
PI (500) 0.6/0.8

Loricati Sagitarii (breton, brython)
AR (700) 1.1/0.3
LI (300) 0.6/0

Elite Longbowmen (welsh)
AR (850) 1.3/0.7
LI (150) 0/0

Galllaigh (irish)
LI (600) 0.7/0.5
HI (400) 0/0.8

Schiltron (scottish, pictish)
PI (700) 0.6/0.8
LI (300) 0/0.6

Elite Soldaerii (italian)
PI (650) 0.7/0.9
HI (350) 0/0.4

Tindotae (galatian)
HI (450) 0.9/0.6
LI (550) 0.4/0.1

Tarabostes Drapanai Corps (dacian)
HI (400) 0.9/0.2
LI (600) 0.7/0.2

Basque Household Infantry (basque)
HI (400) 0.2/0.8
LI (600) 0/1

Elite Jinetes Corps (catalan, lusitanian)
LC (450) 0.8/0.7
LI (550) 0.5/0

Armenian Kataphrakt Corps (armenian, aghbanian)
HA (600) 0.9/0.3
HC (400) 0/0.8

Aznauri Corps (georgian)
HI (450) 0.3/0.9
LC (550) 0/0.8

Hetairoi (hellenistic)
PI (600) 0.6/0.8
HC (400) 0.6

Kataphraktoi Agema (indohellenic)
HC (400) 0/0.8
HA (600) 0.8/0.4

Serindian Elite Horse Archers (serindian)
HC (400) 0/0.5
HA (600) 1.2/0.3

Sarmatian Kataphrakt Corps (alan, sarmatian, sarmatobrython)
HC (550) 0.4/1.2
HA (450) 0/0

Druzhina Corps (russian)
HI (450) 0.5/0.8
LC (550) 0.6/0.1

Romanian Vityaz Corps (romanian)
LI (550) 1.0/0.4
LC (450) 0.4/0.2

Wendish Vityaz Corps (sorbian, polabian)
LI (550) 1.1/0.8
LC (450) 0.3/0

Druzyna Cavalry Corps (lithuanian, slovakian, bohemian, polish, serbian)
LC (800) 0.9/0.4
HC (200) 0.3/0.6

Slovenian Household Infantry (slovene)
HI (400) 0.2/0.6
LI (600) 0.3/0.9

Light Druzhinniks Corps (bulgarian, croatian)
LI (600) 0.5/1.3
LC (400) 0.2/0

Bosnian Vityaz Corps (sorbian, polabian)
LI (550) 0.6/1.2
LC (450) 0.2/0

Bandiera Cavalry Corps (hungarian)
LC (800) 1.0/0.6
HC (200) 0.4

Zhayedan Immortals (persian)
HC (350) 0.3/0.9
HA (650) 0.6/1

Kurdish Khassaki Mamluk (kurdish)
LC (750) 0.1/0.6
HC (250) 0.2/1.1

Eiranian Elite Horse Archers (saka, parthian)
HA (600) 0.8/1
HC (400) 0/0.2

Elite African Archers (manden, nubian, ethiopian)
AR (450) 1.1/0
LI (550) 0.9/0

Jaguar Warriors (nahuatl)
LI (500) 1.2/0
HI (500) 0.8/0

it's always possible I made a mistake somewhere (ie. offensive being mixed up with defensive here and there), though I did check if that were the case.
still, it's worth a look.
and yeah, it's worth noting that retinues are a lot stronger, what with their morale and unit bonuses. they're kind of balanced by their tweaked initial investments/reinforcement/upkeep anyway plus the necessity of investment in buildings to get enough points anyway, so...

next in line, rebalancing some buildings (yet again :laugh to finally bring some closure to levy balance (at least until I playtest it)

and after that, my several-months-old-massive to-do-list:

Spoiler

#> added an "Increase Control Policy" ambition
#> added a "de jure duchy subjugation" CB...
#> added a couple of situational "Raise Taxes" decisions that transfer gold from your vassals in exchange for authority and opinion.
#> restored more city-holding and patrician-palace buildings
#> increased costs and economic disadvantage of military direct-levy buildings
#> (probably) nerfed effects of buildings that give troop quality bonuses
#> overhaul the duelling system to give precedence to Heroic Cultures
#> integrate the Weapons Mod and link it with the duelling system
#> integrate the Death Row mod
#> integrate the Consort Mod
#> integrate the No Hassles Vassals mod
#> integrate/Luxify the Abbey of Crime event mod
#> (possibly after permission is granted) integrate the Pledge mod
#> tweak the PB factions under the Kyrie Eleison project...
#> fix that lower CA bug for "pagans"
#> add in explanatory intro events

yay....

(it goes without saying some of them might not get in for the next release - the most likely ones are those dealing with factions/duelling/weapons mod/death row/intro events.)

 

[Ithvan]

Well, if the people want, I'll take up the moderator mantle, not an issue for me, at least not at the present

I think a real (demi-)moderator has to vouch for the subforum, eg. Korbah for Elder Kings and I think RRW watches AGOT.

 

[riknap]

I think a real (demi-)moderator has to vouch for the subforum, eg. Korbah for Elder Kings and I think RRW watches AGOT.

Veld did say something about "sponsoring" LI some time ago (which is why I sent the PM to him first) , though that was in a slightly different context (ie. losing the sticky and getting it back) :laugh:

 

[Ithvan]

Veld did say something about "sponsoring" LI some time ago (which is why I sent the PM to him first) , though that was in a slightly different context (ie. losing the sticky and getting it back) :laugh:

I miss Veld.

 

[riknap]

I miss Veld.

that reliable pirate flag avatar showing up here and there at the very end of a locked thread is something I do kinda miss, indeed

on a different note, anyone has thoughts about Jure uxuris, AI divorce, AI betrothal, released? I was thinking of probably potentially integrating it somehow sometime (yeah, I know. I keep piling up my to do list without actually reducing it first :laugh: )

 

[Atridij]

Well, if the people want, I'll take up the moderator mantle, not an issue for me, at least not at the present

Do it Doctorman.

 

[DarkReborn]

that reliable pirate flag avatar showing up here and there at the very end of a locked thread is something I do kinda miss, indeed

on a different note, anyone has thoughts about Jure uxuris, AI divorce, AI betrothal, released? I was thinking of probably potentially integrating it somehow sometime (yeah, I know. I keep piling up my to do list without actually reducing it first :laugh: )

I added and adapted Jure uxuris and the concubine mod myself during your leave. Right now I was working on adding the no hassles vassals one.

 

[Darkgamma]

Do it Doctorman.

Riknap needs to send another petition to somebody first :laugh:

 

[riknap]

I added and adapted Jure uxuris and the concubine mod myself during your leave. Right now I was working on adding the no hassles vassals one.

ahaha. now I feel bad. kinda reminds me of CA not being at Absolute

but yeah, I did notice you adding the concubine mod but didn't notice you adding the jure uxuris one. thanks for that xD
and if you're adding the no hassles vassles one, then that's great. I'll concentrate on others I need to work on then :3

that said, I've only obtained permission for the concubine mod and no hassles vassals so far, so I'm not adding the Pledge Mod just yet. And I'd also like to ask if you've secured permission for the jure uxuris one (then again, it's written in the OP that we can use it anyway, so I guess there's no real need to inform him directly in any case )

Riknap needs to send another petition to somebody first :laugh:

first off, I'll need to back-up my PM's manually first so that I can finally delete them