Modding - Quick questions

[selteur]

Did you tried to use event with on_action trigger? You only need to make an "is_triggered_only = yes" event which give the trait to the child only if any parent have that trait, and put ID of the event into list in file in common\on_actions...

Sorry I forgot to thanks you guy!

 

[CorpusIurisCivilis]

Looks fine.

Thanks!

 

[myrt]

Along the silk road, you can only build silk road trade posts in certain counties. For other trade routes that I have modded in myself, the result is that I can build trade posts in every county along the road, which is really overpowered. How do I restrict which counties you can build trade posts in along custom trade routes?

 

[CorpusIurisCivilis]

Looks fine.

I need a small recommendation...do you think Flight Over Venice fits Merchant Republics? I love the beginning of the song but I'm not sure about the rest.

 

[selteur]

Is my event valid ? (I'm noob in event modding and have I difficulties to understand the wiki)

Spoiler

namespace = heri

character_event = {
id = heri.1
desc = EVTDESCheri.1

hide_window = yes

is_triggered_only = yes

trigger = {
NOR = {
father = {
NOR = {
trait = eternmadara
}
NOR = {
trait = eternsasuke
}
NOR = {
trait = manitachi
}
NOR = {
trait = manmadara
}
NOR = {
trait = manobito
}
NOR = {
trait = mansasuke
}
NOR = {
trait = rinnegan
}
NOR = {
trait = rinnegansasuke
}
NOR = {
trait = rinneshar
}
NOR = {
trait = shar1
}
NOR = {
trait = shar2
}
NOR = {
trait = shar3
}
}
mother = {
NOR = {
trait = eternmadara
}
NOR = {
trait = eternsasuke
}
NOR = {
trait = manitachi
}
NOR = {
trait = manmadara
}
NOR = {
trait = manobito
}
NOR = {
trait = mansasuke
}
NOR = {
trait = rinnegan
}
NOR = {
trait = rinnegansasuke
}
NOR = {
trait = rinneshar
}
NOR = {
trait = shar1
}
NOR = {
trait = shar2
}
NOR = {
trait = shar3
}
}
}
}

on_birth = {
immediate = {
random_list = {
70 = {}
30 = {
add_trait = shar1
}
}
}
}
}

 

[Rydelfox]

I am working on a huge mod that has (at last count) around 30 custom decisions for the character to change their culture upon payment of a fixed amount of prestige and piety, and only if they meet certain conditions, ie right region, same culture is already adjacent etc. The decisions brings up an event with some custom text ("So you've decided to convert to XXX . . ." and the option to back out.

What I would like to do is cut down some of the masses of events and localisations I have to do, so here's what I want to do. From what I can tell at the very least I need one decision for each conversion option, as the criteria for each decision are all slightly different. But ideally I would like each decision to send the culture to be converted to (the "target culture") to the one event, along with the prestige and piety cost. This event would then deduct the cost and make the culture change and bring up one of 10 different localisations depending upon the culture "tech levels". Thus if you wish to convert to culture A then you get the event with its associated cost and culture change, along with the custom localisations for the event and its options, associated with Culture A.

My guess is that I can set the data in the decision, so that before the event is called I do something like set_variable = { name = target_culture value = XXX }, then the same for prestige and piety cost, then call these in the event. For the localization I just have a triggerto spit out the relevant texts, eg

EVTDESCdawn.102 = {
trigger = {
OR = {
target_culture = XXX
target_culture = YYY
etc
}
text = EVTDESCdawn.102.1

and so on.

Quesitons -
Is it possible to save a culture as a variable. In other words if I make the decision set target_culture to say "greek" would it then work in the event to say culture = target_culture?
Is the above the right syntax for setting variables?
Does this save anything on the processor load ?
Will this work or should I just make 30 custom events with 30 custom localisations?

Since the only thing changing is the culture ins the localization, I'd have the decision create a flag (such as set_character_flag = target_culture_lombard) for the culture you are converting to, then have the after section of the event clear all of the flags.
Next, create a custom localization that displays the culture name depending on the falg, like this:

defined_text = {
    name = GetTargetCulture
    text = {
        localisation_key = lombard
        trigger = {
            has_character_flag = target_culture_lombard
         }
   }
   # Repeat for each culture
}

Finally, have the localisation call your custom localisation when it needs the culture name (i.e. EVTDESCdawn.102;I have decided to convert to the [Root.GetTargetCulture] culture.)

Along the silk road, you can only build silk road trade posts in certain counties. For other trade routes that I have modded in myself, the result is that I can build trade posts in every county along the road, which is really overpowered. How do I restrict which counties you can build trade posts in along custom trade routes?

It looks like you'll want a scripted trigger listing the conditions for building the trade post (for instance, the silk road's silk_road_trade_post_trigger is an or block listing all the provinces), then add that trigger to the potential block for your route's trade post in common/buildings. Additionally, you'll want the same conditions in your route's info in common/trade_routes under trade_post_display_trigger to make sure the icon displays.

 

[myrt]

Since the only thing changing is the culture ins the localization, I'd have the decision create a flag (such as set_character_flag = target_culture_lombard) for the culture you are converting to, then have the after section of the event clear all of the flags.
Next, create a custom localization that displays the culture name depending on the falg, like this:

defined_text = {
    name = GetTargetCulture
    text = {
        localisation_key = lombard
        trigger = {
            has_character_flag = target_culture_lombard
         }
   }
   # Repeat for each culture
}

Finally, have the localisation call your custom localisation when it needs the culture name (i.e. EVTDESCdawn.102;I have decided to convert to the [Root.GetTargetCulture] culture.)


It looks like you'll want a scripted trigger listing the conditions for building the trade post (for instance, the silk road's silk_road_trade_post_trigger is an or block listing all the provinces), then add that trigger to the potential block for your route's trade post in common/buildings. Additionally, you'll want the same conditions in your route's info in common/trade_routes under trade_post_display_trigger to make sure the icon displays.

I tried that, but all it did was remove the trade post icon from the trade route map, not actually disable trade posts in the counties I wanted to. As an example, here's a trade route through Denmark I've made. In 00_scripted_triggers.txt I added the following code:

haervejen_trade_post_trigger = {
    custom_tooltip = {
        text = haervejen_province_desc
        hidden_tooltip = {
            OR = {
                province_id = 261
                province_id = 264
                province_id = 1584
            }
        }
    }
}

Then I added this to the trade route's file in the trade_routes foulder:

trade_post_display_trigger = {
        haervejen_trade_post_trigger = yes
    }

And yet, I'm able to build trade posts in every county along the trade route, the only difference is that the trade post icon isn't appearing in the map mode. As you can see in Germany where I've yet to add these conditions, there's an icon indicating that you can build a trade post in any county.

 

[Rydelfox]

You only mentioned adding it to the trade_post_display_trigger. You also need to add it to the potential block of the trade post itself.
The display trigger just controls the icon. The potential block determines if the trade post can be built.

 

[Spirintus]

Is my event valid ? (I'm noob in event modding and have I difficulties to understand the wiki)

If you want event to fire at birth and give to child sharingan, if any parent have any sharingan type trait, it shoul look like this:

Spoiler

namespace = heri

character_event = {
id = heri.1
desc = EVTDESCheri.1

hide_window = yes

is_triggered_only = yes #If event is triggered only there cannot be trigger ={}



immediate = {
if = {
limit = {
OR = {
father = {
OR = {
trait = eternmadara
trait = eternsasuke
trait = manitachi
trait = manitachi
...other traits
}
}
mother = {
OR = {
trait = eternmadara
trait = eternsasuke
trait = manitachi
trait = manitachi
...other traits
}
}
}
}
random_list = {
70 = {}
30 = {
add_trait = shar1
}
}
}

}

PS: to make it fire at birth you must go to common/on_action, make new .txt file and put there something like:

Spoiler

on_birth = {
events = {
heri.1
...other potential on_birth events
}
}

 

[Thezezeal]

In landed_titles, there's a title of 'e_rebels'. Is that actually used by those random revolts? I'm wondering if I could use to differentiate it between 'external' attackers and 'in-realm uprising'.

Similarly related, does the global_revolt_risk only affect those random revolts? I'd like the Count and above Vassals of my Empire to gradually become more likely to seek Independence as the Empire is attacked and loses Provinces. I already have an event for on the death of the Emperor, but I'm not sure if there might be a better way?

 

[myrt]

You only mentioned adding it to the trade_post_display_trigger. You also need to add it to the potential block of the trade post itself.
The display trigger just controls the icon. The potential block determines if the trade post can be built.

But where do I add it the the trade post's potential block?

00_tradepost.txt only sets the conditions for what buildings can be in a trade post once it's built from what I can see, not whether you can build the actual trade post, and so far, I can't even build any buildings in the trade post anyway, even though I've added the following generic building to 00_tradepost.txt:

ox_silk_road_1 = {    # Ochsenweg Trading Post
        potential = {
            trade_route = ochsenweg
            oxweg_trade_post_trigger = yes
        }
        desc = tr_silk_road_1_desc
        trigger = {
            TECH_TRADE_PRACTICES = 1
        }
        gold_cost = 200
        build_time = 150
        ai_creation_factor = 95

        trade_route_wealth = 1  # Affects total value of trade route
        tradevalue = 5

        extra_tech_building_start = 10.0 # Never get at start of game
    }

Needless to say, I'm a little confused.

 

[robez]

Is there anyway too mod so that the Messalian religion is seen as heathen by catholics and orthodox's?Im playing a custom Messalian ruler that wants too conquer brittania with holy wars and spread the religion.

 

[Rydelfox]

But where do I add it the the trade post's potential block?

00_tradepost.txt only sets the conditions for what buildings can be in a trade post once it's built from what I can see, not whether you can build the actual trade post, and so far, I can't even build any buildings in the trade post anyway, even though I've added the following generic building to 00_tradepost.txt:

ox_silk_road_1 = {    # Ochsenweg Trading Post
        potential = {
            trade_route = ochsenweg
            oxweg_trade_post_trigger = yes
        }
        desc = tr_silk_road_1_desc
        trigger = {
            TECH_TRADE_PRACTICES = 1
        }
        gold_cost = 200
        build_time = 150
        ai_creation_factor = 95

        trade_route_wealth = 1  # Affects total value of trade route
        tradevalue = 5

        extra_tech_building_start = 10.0 # Never get at start of game
    }

Needless to say, I'm a little confused.

Ah, it looks like you also need it in the potential block for the trade post in holding_types. Sorry I missed that the first time.

 

[Auirus]

I need some help with dynamic flags.

currently I'm using this to set artifact flags:

set_artifact_flag = previous_owner_@ROOT

Now I want these to be removed after 10 years, how would I do that? I know how to clear static ones, but when I have 4+ dynamic flags on different things I don't know how to handle it :s

 

[myrt]

Ah, it looks like you also need it in the potential block for the trade post in holding_types. Sorry I missed that the first time.

And so I added this line of code

trade_post = {
    trigger = {
        conditional_tooltip = {
            trigger = {
                trade_route = ochsenweg
                OR = {
                    FROM = {
                        is_patrician = no
                    }
                    AND = {
                        port = no
                        FROM = {
                            is_patrician = yes
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            oxweg_trade_post_trigger = yes
        }
    }
}

by directly switching out the silk road condition just to test. But now I see this (see picture)

 

[jordarkelf]

For a custom trade route, I did this:

common\buildings\00_tradepost.txt: change the potential to this:

tr_silk_road_1 = { # Silk Road Trading Post
  potential = {
   OR = {
    AND = {
     trade_route = silk_road
     silk_road_trade_post_trigger = yes
    }
    AND = {
     trade_route = new_road
     new_road_trade_post_trigger = yes
    }
   }
  }
  desc = tr_silk_road_1_desc
  trigger = {
   TECH_TRADE_PRACTICES = 1
  }
  gold_cost = 200
  build_time = 150
  ai_creation_factor = 95
 
  trade_route_wealth = 1 # Affects total value of trade route
  tradevalue = 30
 
  extra_tech_building_start = 10.0 # Never get at start of game
 }
}

Repeat for the other buildings.

common\holding_types\00_holding_types.txt:

trade_post = {
 trigger = {
  conditional_tooltip = {
   trigger = {
    OR = {
     FROM = {
      is_patrician = no
     }
     AND = {
      port = no
      FROM = {
       is_patrician = yes
      }
     }
    }
   }
   conditional_tooltip = {
    trigger = { trade_route = silk_road }
    silk_road_trade_post_trigger = yes
   }
   conditional_tooltip = {
    trigger = { trade_route = new_road }
    new_road_trade_post_trigger = yes
   }
  }
 }
}

common\scripted_triggers
add a file with this content:

new_road_trade_route_post_trigger = {
 OR = {
  province_id = 1
  province_id = 2
  province_id = 3
  province_id = 4
  province_id = 5
 }
}

List any provinces on the road that are allowed to build tradeposts.

common\trade_routes: add a file with your new road, listing all the provinces it goes through, even those it does not allow buildings in.

 

[myrt]

For a custom trade route, I did this:

common\buildings\00_tradepost.txt: change the potential to this:

tr_silk_road_1 = { # Silk Road Trading Post
  potential = {
   OR = {
    AND = {
     trade_route = silk_road
     silk_road_trade_post_trigger = yes
    }
    AND = {
     trade_route = new_road
     new_road_trade_post_trigger = yes
    }
   }
  }
  desc = tr_silk_road_1_desc
  trigger = {
   TECH_TRADE_PRACTICES = 1
  }
  gold_cost = 200
  build_time = 150
  ai_creation_factor = 95
 
  trade_route_wealth = 1 # Affects total value of trade route
  tradevalue = 30
 
  extra_tech_building_start = 10.0 # Never get at start of game
 }
}

Repeat for the other buildings.

common\holding_types\00_holding_types.txt:

trade_post = {
 trigger = {
  conditional_tooltip = {
   trigger = {
    trade_route = silk_road
    OR = {
     FROM = {
      is_patrician = no
     }
     AND = {
      port = no
      FROM = {
       is_patrician = yes
      }
     }
    }
   }
   conditional_tooltip = {
    trigger = { trade_route = silk_road }
    silk_road_trade_post_trigger = yes
   }
   conditional_tooltip = {
    trigger = { trade_route = new_road }
    new_road_trade_post_trigger = yes
   }
  }
 }
}

common\scripted_triggers
add a file with this content:

new_road_trade_route_post_trigger = {
 OR = {
  province_id = 1
  province_id = 2
  province_id = 3
  province_id = 4
  province_id = 5
 }
}

List any provinces on the road that are allowed to build tradeposts.

common\trade_routes: add a file with your new road, listing all the provinces it goes through, even those it does not allow buildings in.

Oh boy, I had placed the scripted triggers in the scripted effects folder by accident. That cleared it up.

 

[Rags17]

In the Events page in the WIki it says that if you want to create an event with multiple descriptions then you must create a description block with each trigger then text that you want to have, but on the same page it says that if you want to have multiple option descriptions then you create a block with each text then event that you want. Is this correct ? Does order matter or is it one way or the other for both ?

FWIW I am creating a single event called by up to 50 decisions, each one classified into one of 12 "tech levels" and sent to the event via the variable tech_level, I have put in 11 different EVTDESCs and EVTOPTAs depending upon the value of tech_level.

Urgent request !

 

[Rydelfox]

The order doesn't seem to matter.

 

[othilien]

I made a quick mod that adds, via decision, a couple of custom artifacts into the players treasury. Unfortunately, only the first artifact is showing up in game. I tested this by changing the order of artifacts in the artifacts file I created in the mod folder. Whichever is listed first shows up in the game and the others do not. What am I missing?

EDIT: At the moment I am using two seperate txt files for artifacts, each listing a single artifact. They both show up now, but I shouldn't have to do this as a permanent workaround.