Modding - Quick questions

[Whizzer]

I mean I was getting overflow tech pts from having a large empire - all of europe and steppe. So i had neg econ tech pt somehow. I tech up the capital of a duchy before granting it. So if there was a way to set back everything in game to 0 to even out it would be nice

Ok. I don't know how to set tech back during game, I admit I have never seen that done in my 5+ years of modding the game.

This works just fine, in province scope for all non nomadic-rulers, character scope for nomadic rulers:

change_tech = {
	technology = TECH_NAVAL
	value = -1
}

You can't reduce tech by more than its current level, so use a while loop as long as it's above the desired value.
You could also skip the spending and adjust your tech points with the following commands, again in while loops to reach the desired value.
Do note while loops can't run more than 100k times, so if you want to change tech by more than that, change it in bigger increments, for example.

culture_techpoints	
economy_techpoints
military_techpoints

 

[kiannameiou]

Nvm I think its too complicated and downright silly. Moving on;

is there any way to restrict marriage for all siblings still at court? I try to expand my dynasty but the other landed members keep sending proposals in. Trying to give away all but 1 king title out to dynasty members.

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kill_dynasty = {
        filter = realm
        
        from_potential = {
            
            ai = no
        }
        potential = {
            ai = yes
            NOT = { dynasty = FROM}
        }
        allow = {
            always = yes
        }
        effect = {
            death = { death_reason = death_murder_unknown killer = FROM }
            any_dynasty_member = {
                #is_adult = yes
                death = { death_reason = death_murder_unknown killer = FROM }
            }
        }
        revoke_allowed = {
            always = no
        }
        ai_will_do = {
            factor = 0
        }
    }

If the comment is removed, the log reports error. Trying to reduce the decision to kill off only adults of targeted person's dynasty.

 

[Whizzer]

Nvm I think its too complicated and downright silly. Moving on;

is there any way to restrict marriage for all siblings still at court? I try to expand my dynasty but the other landed members keep sending proposals in. Trying to give away all but 1 king title out to dynasty members.

There's a button on the interface to restrict marriage. Not sure for which characters it works, but it includes all of your children and likely grandchildren, so it may also work for siblings. Should it fail to work, you could apply the flag ai_flag_refuse_marriage until you want them to be able to marry again. See patch 2.8 changelog for more details and limitations on that.

kill_dynasty = {
        filter = realm
        
        from_potential = {
            
            ai = no
        }
        potential = {
            ai = yes
            NOT = { dynasty = FROM}
        }
        allow = {
            always = yes
        }
        effect = {
            death = { death_reason = death_murder_unknown killer = FROM }
            any_dynasty_member = {
                #is_adult = yes
                death = { death_reason = death_murder_unknown killer = FROM }
            }
        }
        revoke_allowed = {
            always = no
        }
        ai_will_do = {
            factor = 0
        }
    }

If the comment is removed, the log reports error. Trying to reduce the decision to kill off only adults of targeted person's dynasty.

Put limit = {} around adult = yes.

 

[kiannameiou]

Thanks, forgot abt that limit code.
Restrict marriage does not work on siblings for some reason - really it should if they are still at court...


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kill_dynasty = {
        filter = realm
       
        from_potential = {
           
            ai = no
           
        }
        potential = {
            ai = yes
            NOT = { dynasty = FROM}
            is_adult = yes
           
        }
        allow = {
            always = yes
        }
        effect = {
            death = { death_reason = death_murder_unknown killer = FROM }
            any_dynasty_member = {
                limit = { age > 6 }
               
                death = { death_reason = death_murder_unknown killer = FROM }
            }
           
            any_dynasty_member =
            {
                limit = { age < 6 }
                if = {
                limit = {
                    FROM = {
                        NOT = {
                            is_female = yes
                        }
                    }
                }
                hidden_tooltip = {
                    father = { ROOT = { set_real_father = PREV } }
                    set_mother = 0
                }
                set_father = FROM
                dynasty = FROM
                hidden_tooltip = {
                    any_child = {
                        limit = { is_child_of = THIS }
                        dynasty = ROOT

                        any_child = {
                            limit = { is_child_of = THIS }
                            dynasty = ROOT

                            any_child = {
                                limit = { is_child_of = THIS }
                                dynasty = ROOT
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            if = {
                limit = {
                    FROM = {
                        is_female = yes
                    }
                }
                set_mother = FROM
                dynasty = FROM
                hidden_tooltip = {
                    any_child = {
                        limit = { is_child_of = THIS }
                        dynasty = ROOT

                        any_child = {
                            limit = { is_child_of = THIS }
                            dynasty = ROOT

                            any_child = {
                                limit = { is_child_of = THIS }
                                dynasty = ROOT
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
           
            }
        }
        revoke_allowed = {
            always = no
        }
        ai_will_do = {
            factor = 0
        }
    }

Decided to go with an age condition instead. Is it possible to change the age condition to be;
anyone older than my eldest child dies
anyone younger than my eldest child gets adopted

 

[Grand Admiral Edward]

Can traits have "On_action" triggers? Also, is there a trigger for immediate conception trigger (not the 2 month delay of on_pregnancy)? I want to create a trait that increases the martial and prowess of a pregnant character, and wondering if that would work, or would I have to create an event that does that?

 

[Whizzer]

can a character event have a random target? Here's the (slightly modified to be SFW, although the mod itself definitely isn't) code for an event I;m writing, and wondering if it would work: [[random_target.title_palace_training_guard] OR [random_target.title_palace_training_2_guard]]. Or would it need something like has_minor_title as well. Does the OR even work as well?

Localisation doesn't work like that. You'll have to select the desired character in script, which is usually done in immediate. See this wiki page for some examples.

One more thing, can traits have "On_action" triggers? Also, is there a trigger for immediate conception trigger (not the 2 month delay of on_pregnancy)? I want to create a trait that increases the martial and prowess of a pregnant character, and wondering if that would work, or would I have to create an event that does that?

No, traits have no on_actions. Your best bet is likely a MTTH event, mean-time-to-happen.

 

[Whizzer]

Restrict marriage does not work on siblings for some reason - really it should if they are still at court...

Decided to go with an age condition instead. Is it possible to change the age condition to be;
anyone older than my eldest child dies
anyone younger than my eldest child gets adopted

Hope this snippet helps:

FROM = {
    random_child = {
        limit = {
            NOT = {
                any_sibling = {
                    is_child_of = ROOT_FROM
                    is_older_than = PREV
                }
            }
        }
        
        save_event_target_as = FROMs_oldest_child
    }
}

any_child = {
    if = {
        limit = { is_older_than = event_target:FROMs_oldest_child }
        do_stuff_here
    }
    else = {
        do_other_stuff_here
    }
}

 

[GodModder]

I'm helping @0rth0d0xypr0xy with his mod adding a decision to create the duchy of Avignon, and am trying to set a potential = { } condition that will hide the decision if the duchy has been created. I've tried a few different things, like is_title_active, but those haven't worked.

What condition can I put in the potential block that will keep the decision from appearing if the duchy has already been created?

Update: has_holder = no worked.

 

[kiannameiou]

Are there any other code validator tools for ck2 apart from the one on the wiki? Cant seem to get rid of this error log;
[trigger.cpp:2193]: Unknown trigger-type: "=" at file: line: -1

Its just so vague.

Or if anyone can help validate I've attached the zip of all my mods.

 

[Darth_Mouse69]

I cant make my custom coa into the game, it keeps coming up with a random coa, I followed the tutorial.
heres the code
texture = {
file = "gfx\\coats_of_arms\\Tegeingl.tga"
size = { x = 1 y = 1 }
noOfFrames = 1
color = 0
random = no # Do not use for random CoAs
}
the dynasty code:
390006 = {
name = "Tegeingl"
culture = "welsh"
religion = "catholic"
coat_of_arms = {
template = 0
layer = {
texture = 10
texture_internal = 0
emblem = 0
color = 0
color = 0
color = 0
}
}
}

 

[Aerotinge]

What version was once functional for allowed_holdings_religion and allowed_holdings_culture in governments?
The AI do not utilize these flags well, it simply gives out titles as if they're wrong holdings, regardless its religion/culture.
But I remember this used to be a thing.

 

[Swxpert]

Is there a way to increase the number of doctrines I can have when I am reforming a religion?

 

[kiannameiou]

Is there a way to increase the number of doctrines I can have when I am reforming a religion?

Check the more doctrine mods in the workshop. Theres 3 4 6 9 12. I'm already having difficulty squeezing in 9 doctrine so no idea if 12 works

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How to replicate the cathar bishop secession for other religions? I'd like female bishops for some of my favorite heresies like fratceli, to maybe have a female pope hehe.
While allowing female temple holders allows female bishops to be appointed, their successors are male for non cathar.

 

[GodModder]

Like an idiot, I wrote 90 events before testing any of them. Upon testing, one event shows up 20 days into a new game, with the wrong picture (the default fallback is used), a blank description, and no options available (meaning there's no way to dismiss the event or continue the game). Charinfo tells me which event it is, which is weird, because it's a is_triggered_only event that only comes at the end of a long event chain I wrote. (I double checked that I didn't accidentally call that event from another source in events, decisions, etc.)

So there may be a parsing error somewhere that's causing the code to behave unpredictably. And it turns out that validating finds the following Parse Error:

--- Error 1 of 1 ---
Parse Failure
Path: <mod>\events\gme_events.txt
Approximate location: Line 4197, column 8
Error: Token "=" at line 4197, column 8 is part of a list and thus must be a literal.

I don't know what that means.

Line 4197 reads:

FROM = { long_character_event = { id = gme.5038 } }

I don't know what's wrong with that. The only thing I can guess is that calling an event on FROM isn't valid for some reason?

The entire event that's part of is this:

character_event = {

    id = gme.5037
    hide_window = yes
    is_triggered_only = yes

    immediate = {
        save_event_target_as:gmememberofinterest
        FROM = { long_character_event = { id = gme.5038 } }
    }
}

What's wrong with it that I need to fix?

 

[Whizzer]

Like an idiot, I wrote 90 events before testing any of them. Upon testing, one event shows up 20 days into a new game, with the wrong picture (the default fallback is used), a blank description, and no options available (meaning there's no way to dismiss the event or continue the game). Charinfo tells me which event it is, which is weird, because it's a is_triggered_only event that only comes at the end of a long event chain I wrote. (I double checked that I didn't accidentally call that event from another source in events, decisions, etc.)

So there may be a parsing error somewhere that's causing the code to behave unpredictably. And it turns out that validating finds the following Parse Error:

What's wrong with it that I need to fix?

Line 4196 is wrong. It should be this:

save_event_target_as = gmememberofinterest

As for events randomly firing, did you include a namespace declaration at the top of your file?

 

[GodModder]

Line 4196 is wrong. It should be this:

save_event_target_as = gmememberofinterest

As for events randomly firing, did you include a namespace declaration at the top of your file?

Thank you. It's always something obvious that I miss! That fixed the blank event firing.

I do have the namespace declaration too.

 

[GodModder]

Is there a way to set a specific character as someone's heir via event? I can't find a suitable command on the wiki. Inherit causes them to immediately inherit the titles, supplanting the previous holder, instead of just being set as heir. Set_heir_designation applies to a whole religion and gives the player of that religion the ability to set whatever heir they choose, but I just want one specific character to be set as heir by event.

 

[Silversweeeper]

Is there a way to set a specific character as someone's heir via event? I can't find a suitable command on the wiki. Inherit causes them to immediately inherit the titles, supplanting the previous holder, instead of just being set as heir. Set_heir_designation applies to a whole religion and gives the player of that religion the ability to set whatever heir they choose, but I just want one specific character to be set as heir by event.

Not really. The best you could do would be to set up an on_death event (and special handling of abdication, if desired) that forces the desired inheritance using inherit or abdicate_to, but it'd not show up properly in the interface, and the AI wouldn't understand it at all (meaning it'd easily stupid its dynasty out of power by setting up the wrong kind of marriage for the true heir or would try to murder the wrong people to ensure an inheritance goes its way).

 

[GodModder]

Not really. The best you could do would be to set up an on_death event (and special handling of abdication, if desired) that forces the desired inheritance using inherit or abdicate_to, but it'd not show up properly in the interface, and the AI wouldn't understand it at all (meaning it'd easily stupid its dynasty out of power by setting up the wrong kind of marriage for the true heir or would try to murder the wrong people to ensure an inheritance goes its way).

Thanks. I was planning to do the on_death inherit as a fallback, so I'll resort to that.

It seems odd that, in a game revolving around dynasties, there's not a command to set an heir.

 

[kiannameiou]

The closest would be the designate patrician heir, but that only works for merchant republic governments.
The designate heir for religions doesnt seem to apply to the AI, they just follow whatever gender law there is. More for players i guess