Modding - Quick questions

[Song of Songs]

For decision modding, I want to exclude two cultures from being able to use it: greek and roman cultures.


Would this be how to do it?:

decision_name {
     allow {      
          not {
           culture = roman
           culture = greek
          }
     }
}

That looks right, although for syntax shouldn't you use NOR instead of NOT, you're also missing "=". So NOT = { ...}

 

[0yvind]

How do I make "employer" work in the history files - AKA move a character to a different court?

It seems to be overwritten if the character has a father.

I've tried writing the following:

    867.1.1 = {
        employer = 40605
        effect = {
            give_minor_title = title_appointed_regent
            add_friend = 40605 # Rurik
        }
    }

However the character nonetheless ends up being in the court of his father at the start of the game.

 

[Abominus]

How do I make "employer" work in the history files - AKA move a character to a different court?

It seems to be overwritten if the character has a father.

I've tried writing the following:

    867.1.1 = {
        employer = 40605
        effect = {
            give_minor_title = title_appointed_regent
            add_friend = 40605 # Rurik
        }
    }

However the character nonetheless ends up being in the court of his father at the start of the game.

Have the same problem, I will try it with a silent event on_chronicle_start, maybe that helps to move that person to the other court.

 

[Azzarrel]

Are councillor-tasks hardcoded?
I am writing on a battle-themed event chain and would like to have some sort of intelligence network using the spymasters 'build spynetwork' task.

I stumbeled apon another major problem I am unable to solve:
I am trying to create some event-chains based on the 'wargame' in the war focus, but there are quite a few problems.
Whenever two armies meet at the battlefield their leaders should get a random event-chain based on their martial skill. Some are just minor buffs for a few days, while others are major decisions that can turn a guranteed victory to a disaster like the romans expierienced vs hannibal in cannae.

I previously used the scopes "in_command" or "in_battle" in my trigger conditions, but this would be true to ALL flank leaders and probably even the unit-leaders, but I only wanted to target the highest in command (either top liege, the highest lord in this army or the center flank leader in case everyone is at the same tier).

Next problem is: how can find the highest tier enemy commander? I tried this until now:

any_current_enemy = {
                any_realm_character = {
                    limit = {
                        at_location = ROOT
                        in_command = yes
                        in_battle = yes
                        prisoner = no
                    }
       }
}

but one problem is, that this event will trigger for all commanders for all armies on that location again (although i don't know if all armies on a location merge to one when attacked) rather than just to the one with the highest tier.
I had some Ideas, but they ended up in quite a non-functional mess where i checked dozens of cases for every single character on a location.

The next step in my plan would be - although i have not even an idea if this is accomplishable - to check for arriving armies, to give special opportunities for the reinforcement (like to hit the enemy in the rear unprepared)

 

[Rydelfox]

Councillor tasks are in common\job_actions

for getting the highest, you can try this:

any_current_enemy = {
   any_realm_character = {
      limit = {
         at_location = ROOT
         in_command = yes
         in_battle = yes
         prisoner = no
      }
      if = {
         limit = { tier = baron }
         set_variable = { which = local_tier value = 1 }
      }
      else_if = {
         limit = { tier = count }
         set_variable = { which = local_tier value = 2 }
      }
      else_if = {
         limit = { tier = duke }
         set_variable = { which = local_tier value = 3 }
      }
      else_if = {
         limit = { tier = king }
         set_variable = { which = local_tier value = 3 }
      }
      else_if = {
         limit = { tier = emperor }
         set_variable = { which = local_tier value = 4 }
      }
      if = {
         limit = { check_variable = { which = local_tier which = event_target:highest_tier } }
         save_event_target_as = highest_tier
     }
   }
}

(Note: I typed that up on the fly, so it may have some typos or brace mismatches)
This doesn't include any form of tie-breaking, though that could be added by increasing the step between the tiers (e.g. 10, 20, 30, 40) and adding tie breaker stuff whose total value is less than that step.
If there is a tie, it will go to whichever of those characters it checked first. Since I don't know the order it evaluates characters, it would be effectively random.
At the end, event_target:highest_tier will be the highest tier character.

 

[Rags17]

Are councillor-tasks hardcoded?
I am writing on a battle-themed event chain and would like to have some sort of intelligence network using the spymasters 'build spynetwork' task.
:

I'm not sure about the other questions but I CAN answer this one !

The various Council positions found at common/job_titles/00_job_titles.txt have various tags, two of which are lift_fow = yes and lift_neighbor_fow = yes. The first one lefts fog of war (ie lets you see armies) in the character's current location, the second does the same but for all adjacent provinces as well. The first is currently only in the Chancellor job description, the second in the Spymaster's, but there is nothing stopping you from giving it to any Councilor. I know this works because I made m,y own custom titles and job actions years ago.

I haven't tried but in theory you should be able to add it to an honorary title too. If it works then let us all know !

 

[Thezezeal]

Is it possible to add new kinds of troop into the game? I tried adding a new entry to special_troops, and using that on a building, but no luck.

Does anyone know how Game Rules are sorted? I have two Mods which each add multiple 'tabs' (the list where it says "all rules", and it expands when you click on it). They all show up fine (a1,a2,a3,b1,b2,b3) except a4 which randomly appears between b2 and b3. I cannot understand why that one is out of place.

In response to this question of mine, I'm still not 100% sure, but it *seems* like it's simple alphanumeric... But, unless my game is just being really glitch, it seems the number has to come first. So...

MyRuleGroup001
MyRuleGroup002
MyRuleGroup003

causes (for me) the rules to be listed in a random/weird order; but

001MyRuleGroup
002MyRuleGroup
003MyRuleGroup

works as desired. :S No idea why that would be, though :/

 

[Azzarrel]

Can someone please give me a quick explanation how monks and mystics changed the spymaster events.

like seen here:

action_uncover_plots = {
    attribute = intrigue
    
    potential = {
        NOT = { has_dlc = Mystics }
    }
    
    trigger = {
        any_province_lord = {
            OR = {
                is_liege_or_above = FROM
                same_liege = FROM
            }
        }
    }

    plot_discovery_chance = 0.01
    
    events = { 929 931 9000 9020 }
}

action_uncover_plots_offmap = {
    attribute = intrigue
    
    potential = {
        has_dlc = Mystics
    }
    
    offmap = yes

    plot_discovery_chance = 0.01
    
    events = { MNM.70022 MNM.70024 MNM.70023 }
}

I don't own the dlc yet, but i plan to buy it in the future. I don't want any of my mods I am currently working on to conflict with the new system of mnm and i can't find the mnm events anywhere to look them up.

 

[LordPeter]

Can someone please give me a quick explanation how monks and mystics changed the spymaster events.

like seen here:

action_uncover_plots = {
    attribute = intrigue
   
    potential = {
        NOT = { has_dlc = Mystics }
    }
   
    trigger = {
        any_province_lord = {
            OR = {
                is_liege_or_above = FROM
                same_liege = FROM
            }
        }
    }

    plot_discovery_chance = 0.01
   
    events = { 929 931 9000 9020 }
}

action_uncover_plots_offmap = {
    attribute = intrigue
   
    potential = {
        has_dlc = Mystics
    }
   
    offmap = yes

    plot_discovery_chance = 0.01
   
    events = { MNM.70022 MNM.70024 MNM.70023 }
}

I don't own the dlc yet, but i plan to buy it in the future. I don't want any of my mods I am currently working on to conflict with the new system of mnm and i can't find the mnm events anywhere to look them up.

Yeah that confused me, too.
These events for the "offmap" jobs are in job_offmap.txt - the name does not allude to the DLC, so it's not easy to find.

 

[Tyler537]

is it possible to resurrect someone with a targeted decision or event thus having a true immortal char?

 

[Rydelfox]

No, there's no way to resurrect a dead character.

 

[Paxter Redwyne]

Can you mod conclave education events to change traits you gain during adolescence from childhood traits, for example to gain strong trait instead of brawny from rowdy?

 

[Romulien]

Can you mod conclave education events to change traits you gain during adolescence from childhood traits, for example to gain strong trait instead of brawny from rowdy?

Yes, check the file ze_education_trait_events.txt

 

[Paxter Redwyne]

Yes, check the file ze_education_trait_events.txt

You meant ze_adolescence_trait_events.txt? I tried changing traits given during adolescence, but it only bugged childhood traits and made them not disappear after becoming adult.
Has someone tried that and know why is it happening?

 

[Okawoa]

how do you set event_picture types for various cultures? Like the Arabic event pictures for example. If this using secondary_event_pictures?

If example: I want to have any event with the Child_reading picture have Child_reading_chinese like the Child_reading_muslim event pictures. How can I make this happen?

 

[Thezezeal]

Why would random African rulers be coming up to Britain to raid my settlement? They don't appear to be raiding anyone else. I'm feeling like there must be something in my Mod that's causing this, but... :shrug:

 

[Silversweeeper]

Why would random African rulers be coming up to Britain to raid my settlement? They don't appear to be raiding anyone else. I'm feeling like there must be something in my Mod that's causing this, but... :shrug:

AI raiding priority is rather weird, even in vanilla, so it might not be a mod issue.

 

[jursamaj]

Yeah that confused me, too.
These events for the "offmap" jobs are in job_offmap.txt - the name does not allude to the DLC, so it's not easy to find.

This is what multi-file search is for.

 

[jursamaj]

how do you set event_picture types for various cultures? Like the Arabic event pictures for example. If this using secondary_event_pictures?

If example: I want to have any event with the Child_reading picture have Child_reading_chinese like the Child_reading_muslim event pictures. How can I make this happen?

Generally, it would be as simple as defining your Child_reading_chinese graphic in a *.gfx file. Anytime a script calls for Child_reading, and the relevant character is Chinese, the game will automatically find your Child_reading_chinese and use it. (You could also script for your Child_reading_chinese specifically as well, but generally won't want to unless the event itself is that specific.)

 

[Okawoa]

Thanks. Also I don't normally ask back-to-back questions but how do you change governments at start? Say ... I want King Richard to start with Chinese Imperial. How could I do this, so far all I can manage is "set_government_type" on a character.