Modding - Quick questions

[Silversweeeper]

Is there a way to create a claimant-style faction ("I'm backing character X for [whatever]") that doesn't restrict X to claimants and people that could get elected if a title is elective, which apparently is a hardcoded limit for the "liege_titles_w_claimant" type?

The "character" and "liege_titles" types only allow a single faction of a certain kind type per realm (for "character") or title (for "liege_titles") and being able to have competing factions without requiring a claim on the title (which comes with a lot of side-effects, like being eligible for claimant factions and hating the title holder because of the claim) would be very nice (both in general and for a couple of applications I have in mind).

 

[LaTueur]

Is there a legit way to set a character's primary title in history? I found capital=title in files but that doesn't work. I put dignity=5 to the title, but isn't there a method which doesn't effect the AI later, just the history?

 

[Kingsaver]

I have started including the ai in some targeted decisions and I am confused. Who does the ai "play"?

I want other playable characters to have the possibility to use the decision and by using ai_will_do it works quit well. What I do not want is for the ai to start using the decision on my (the player) " turf " . Recently I have made a decision whereby a prisoner can be turned into a slave and suddenly I find the ai turning my prisoners into slaves. How can I stop the ai from doing this?

I want to try using the filters, but if for example I (the player) am the king of France does using the <court > filter for the ai_target_filter refer to the <court> of any playable character that takes the decision ( ie the English court if the English king takes the decision) or will it also trigger the ai to search in my ( the French) court. If so how can I limit this?

Same question for scopes. If I use FROM in the ai_will_do block, is FROM the (non-playing) decision taker, and only my player character if I , the player, take the decision?

 

[HandicapdHippo]

Who does the ai "play"?

Every character is considering a separate ai for the purposes of descion evaluations.

How can I stop the ai from doing this?

Put ai = yes in the potential, then it cant be targeted at any player.

I (the player) am the king of France does using the <court > filter for the ai_target_filter refer to the <court> of any playable character that takes the decision ( ie the English court if the English king takes the decision) or will it also trigger the ai to search in my ( the French) court. If so how can I limit this?

The two filters work the same, it limits who the descion taker can target, the reason they are separate is for perfomance, you may want a player to be able to target any character in the world, but if every ai could do that it would a lot of overhead so you limit it to their realm for example.

If I use FROM in the ai_will_do block, is FROM the (non-playing) decision taker, and only my player character if I , the player, take the decision?

yes.

 

[Kingsaver]

Thank you for the answer.

I tried using ai = yes in the decisions but it does not seem to work.

I will give an other example. It is the decision to appoint a court_torturer which is a minor title I modded.

To get the ai to also appoint one I made the following targeted_decision:

#targetted_decision to encourage the ai to give out the title of court torturer
    # FROM is the decision taker ROOT is the targeted Character
    et_appoint_torturer = {
    
        filter = court
        
        from_potential = {                                 #player   
                        is_marriage_adult = yes
                        prisoner = no
                        NOT = {
                            trait = incapable
                        }
                        capital_scope = {
                                    OR = {
                                        has_building = et_torture_chamber
                                        has_building = et_torture_hut
                                    }   
                        }           
        }
        potential = {
                    is_marriage_adult = yes
                    prisoner = no
                    NOR = {
                        trait = incapable
                        trait = trained_warrior_slave
                        trait = trained_pleasure_slave
                        trait = broken_in
                        trait = slave
                    }
                                
        }
        
        allow = {
            always = yes
        }
        
            
        effect = {
            character_event = { id = ETT.700 }
                
        }
        ai_will_do = {
            factor = 1
            modifier = {
                    factor = 1.5
                    FROM = {
                        OR = {               
                            trait = martial_cleric
                            trait = theologian
                            trait = greedy
                            trait = arbitrary
                            trait = cynical
                        }
                    }
            }
            modifier = {
                    factor = 2
                    FROM = {
                        OR = {
                            trait = zealous
                            trait = rapist
                            trait = impaler
                            trait = cruel
                            trait = paranoid
                        }
                    }   
            }
            modifier = {
                    factor = 3
                        FROM = {
                            OR = {
                                trait = lunatic
                                trait = sociopath
                                trait = possessed
                            }
                        }
            }
            modifier = {
                    factor = 0.5
                        FROM = {
                            OR = {
                                trait = kind
                                trait = charitable
                            }
                        }
            }
            modifier = {
                    factor = 0
                        FROM = {
                            OR = {
                                trait = infirm
                            }
                        }
            }   
        }
    }

The triggered event is as follows:

character_event = {
    id = ETT.700
    hide_window = yes

    is_triggered_only = yes
    
    immediate = {
                any_courtier = {
                            give_minor_title = et_title_torturer
                }
    }           

}

In this case I had appointed a court_torturer myself and then found out that the ai had already appointed a court_torturer in my court, who did not even show up in my councilors tab.
There is only one slot available. So what am I doing wrong?

 

[Whizzer]

Minor titles can already be appointed without decisions, by both players and AI.

 

[Kingsaver]

I know. However, after having created the minor title I found that the ai was very reluctant to grant it. Someone on this forum suggested I make a decision for it, because apparently the ai likes taking decisions. It worked because the ai did start appointing court_torturers. My problem now is not that the ai appoints them, but that it appoints my courtiers as court torturers, not just one but almost everyone! And this event though the grant_ limit is 1. I presume this means only one can be appointed? Or does it mean everyone can only appoint one? But why in my court?

 

[Nendur]

I know. However, after having created the minor title I found that the ai was very reluctant to grant it. Someone on this forum suggested I make a decision for it, because apparently the ai likes taking decisions. It worked because the ai did start appointing court_torturers. My problem now is not that the ai appoints them, but that it appoints my courtiers as court torturers, not just one but almost everyone! And this event though the grant_ limit is 1. I presume this means only one can be appointed? Or does it mean everyone can only appoint one? But why in my court?

Use random_courtier instead of any_courtier to get only one target.
Add a only_rulers = yes pre-trigger to the decision if it's your own courtiers appointing people.

 

[Whizzer]

I know. However, after having created the minor title I found that the ai was very reluctant to grant it. Someone on this forum suggested I make a decision for it, because apparently the ai likes taking decisions. It worked because the ai did start appointing court_torturers. My problem now is not that the ai appoints them, but that it appoints my courtiers as court torturers, not just one but almost everyone! And this event though the grant_ limit is 1. I presume this means only one can be appointed? Or does it mean everyone can only appoint one? But why in my court?

Assigning by command ignores the grant limit, so you'll have to check that it hasn't been exceeded yet.

 

[Thezezeal_]

Am I correct in assuming that the below would scope to any Province that a) the Player does not control, and b) is not controlled by any of the Player's vassals? If not, what would be the correct way of doing it?

any_province = { # Any Province
   limit = { 
      holder_scope = { # Whose Holder
         ai = yes  # Is An AI
         NOT = { # And DOES NOT have
            any_liege = { # Any Liege 
               ai = no # Who is not an AI
            }
         }
      }
   }
}

 

[Whizzer]

Am I correct in assuming that the below would scope to any Province that a) the Player does not control, and b) is not controlled by any of the Player's vassals? If not, what would be the correct way of doing it?

any_province = { # Any Province
   limit = {
      holder_scope = { # Whose Holder
         ai = yes  # Is An AI
         NOT = { # And DOES NOT have
            any_liege = { # Any Liege
               ai = no # Who is not an AI
            }
         }
      }
   }
}

Looks correct to me.

 

[jprik04]

Hey everyone, I'm having an issue with adding rivers to my map. The start of the river becomes a straight line that extends to the very left of my map. I have no idea why this happens. I have included some screenshots showing the issue.

 

[Yonni]

I have two questions that I’ve tried searching for but alas. My modding skills are pitiful.

Do I just have to edit the factors regarding sainthood to prevent characters from getting beatified regularlly? I would like for it to be an exceptionally rare event because baseline it is excessive and irritating imo. But i also don’t want to screw it up to where it never happens lol.

Similarly, is it even possible to simply alter base health lower for every character or would it require too much work?

 

[junassa]

So my modded games crash to desktop now when I go to the inheritance tab and hover over "eldership" (it could just be the tab but I'm trying to change succession type to eldership, because I'm going from Muslim to African Pagan starting in 1337). I'm sure I can isolate whichever mod is doing it just by launching them one at a time but after that I have no clue what I'm looking for in terms of correcting the issue. I did make a mod change to succession to make it compatible with African Religions Overhaul but I had that mod disabled and I still had the same problem.

 

[Kingsaver]

Use random_courtier instead of any_courtier to get only one target.
Add a only_rulers = yes pre-trigger to the decision if it's your own courtiers appointing people.

[QUOTEAssigning by command ignores the grant limit, so you'll have to check that it hasn't been exceeded yet.][/QUOTE]

I tried following your advice and did the following:

et_appoint_torturer = {
    
        
        only_rulers = yes
        filter = court
        
        from_potential = {
                                    
                        is_marriage_adult = yes
                        prisoner = no
                        NOT = {
                            trait = incapable
                        }
                        capital_scope = {
                                    OR = {
                                        has_building = et_torture_chamber
                                        has_building = et_torture_hut
                                    }   
                        }           
        }
        potential = {
                    is_marriage_adult = yes
                    prisoner = no
                    NOR = {
                        trait = incapable
                        trait = trained_warrior_slave
                        trait = trained_pleasure_slave
                        trait = broken_in
                        trait = slave
                    }
                                
        }
        
        allow = {
            always = yes
        }
        
            
        effect = {
            character_event = { id = ETT.700 }
                
        }
        ai_will_do = {
            factor = 1
            modifier = {
                    factor = 1.5
                    FROM = {
                        OR = {               
                            trait = martial_cleric
                            trait = theologian
                            trait = greedy
                            trait = arbitrary
                            trait = cynical
                        }
                    }
            }
            modifier = {
                    factor = 2
                    FROM = {
                        OR = {
                            trait = zealous
                            trait = rapist
                            trait = impaler
                            trait = cruel
                            trait = paranoid
                        }
                    }   
            }
            modifier = {
                    factor = 3
                        FROM = {
                            OR = {
                                trait = lunatic
                                trait = sociopath
                                trait = possessed
                            }
                        }
            }
            modifier = {
                    factor = 0.5
                        FROM = {
                            OR = {
                                trait = kind
                                trait = charitable
                            }
                        }
            }
            modifier = {
                    factor = 0
                        FROM = {
                            OR = {
                                trait = infirm
                            }
                        }
            }   
        }
    }

and

character_event = {
    id = ETT.700
    hide_window = yes   

    is_triggered_only = yes
    
    immediate = {
            if = {
                limit = {
                        NOT = {
                            any_courtier_or_vassal = {
                                                    has_minor_title = et_title_torturer
                                                    liege = { character = PREVPREV }
                            }
                        }   
                }                                                       
                random_courtier = {
                            limit = {
                                    is_marriage_adult = yes
                                    prisoner = no
                                    NOR = {
                                        trait = incapable
                                        trait = trained_warrior_slave
                                        trait = trained_pleasure_slave
                                        trait = broken_in
                                        trait = slave
                                    }
                            }                       
                            give_minor_title = et_title_torturer
                }
            }                               
    }           

}

But my courtiers and vassals keep appointing torturers in great numbers in my court.
They are rulers so the only_rulers doesn't stop them, but some of them are also playable so neither will only_playable. How can I limit the decision to only me in my own court without blocking the ai from also doing it outside my court?

I tried to set a limit in the event (do not appoint a torturer if one already exists ) but it does not work.

 

[Whizzer]

I tried following your advice and did the following:

<snip>

But my courtiers and vassals keep appointing torturers in great numbers in my court.
They are rulers so the only_rulers doesn't stop them, but some of them are also playable so neither will only_playable. How can I limit the decision to only me in my own court without blocking the ai from also doing it outside my court?

I tried to set a limit in the event (do not appoint a torturer if one already exists ) but it does not work.

Try using 'home_court' instead of 'court'.

I'm not sure why you're firing an event when you can put all the logic inside the targeted decision instead.

 

[LaTueur]

I have two questions that I’ve tried searching for but alas. My modding skills are pitiful.

Do I just have to edit the factors regarding sainthood to prevent characters from getting beatified regularlly? I would like for it to be an exceptionally rare event because baseline it is excessive and irritating imo. But i also don’t want to screw it up to where it never happens lol.

Similarly, is it even possible to simply alter base health lower for every character or would it require too much work?

For the first one, edit events/HF_sainthood_events.txt, search for the first random and change the chance to a lower value.
For the second, I think you can create a triggered_modifier. Leave potential and allow empty. Put health = -x and an icon in.

So my modded games crash to desktop now when I go to the inheritance tab and hover over "eldership" (it could just be the tab but I'm trying to change succession type to eldership, because I'm going from Muslim to African Pagan starting in 1337). I'm sure I can isolate whichever mod is doing it just by launching them one at a time but after that I have no clue what I'm looking for in terms of correcting the issue. I did make a mod change to succession to make it compatible with African Religions Overhaul but I had that mod disabled and I still had the same problem.

I would recommend trying with Validator, if you hadn't already.

 

[Kingsaver]

Thanks home_court did the trick!
Maybe I will put everything in the decision. Does it make a difference?

 

[TheDungen]

Is there a simple way to mod the game to slow down tech growth across the board? For an example just multiply the cost of every tech with something?

 

[Whizzer]

Is there a simple way to mod the game to slow down tech growth across the board? For an example just multiply the cost of every tech with something?

You can play around with various defines under NTechnology in defines.lua.