monarch modifications

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Can someone explain to me why some Monarchs have manuever, fire and shock values in monarch file and others don't. I thought only leaders had those variables set.

name = "Ivan IV"
DIP = 8
ADM = 5
MIL = 9
manuever = 4
fire = 4
shock = 4
siege = 1
special = 0

 

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I think it is because some monarchs are also military leaders in the game.

 

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I don't think that is it, because those Monarchs that were also military leaders are in the leaders files.

 

[Rex Francorum]

These values are useless in monarch folder. There are written to information purpose. If you change values there, you will not have change in the game.

 

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Rex is right - the manuever, fire, shock, and siege values in the Monarch file are not used by the game (indeed many monarchs have values for these attributes - but no leader units appear for them in the game). Rather, in the leaders files, a "rank" of monarch shows the unusal status of the monarch "leader". Indeed, there is a different leader tag for the "monarch" Monarch in the monarch files, versus the "leader" Monarch in the leader file. Note also that this means the "monarch" Monarch is a completely different entity that the "leader" Monarch - one lives, prospers, and dies, with no impact upon the other

 

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This makes sense. I remember a GC as England (I think) where the monarch was also present as a leader in the game. Of course it could have been his brother or cousin maybe. At any rate, they had the same last name, and the military leader was a lot better than a normal leader.