All this inheritance business seems to lead to blobbing. Should it though? I'm not very familiar with HTTT stuff since I don't have it, but I noticed there's the whole dynasty thing and it makes me wonder.
What if there's more than one heir? There's more than one occasion where countries were split between heirs.
Imagine what would happen if there's multiple heirs/claims to a throne (!) and rather than a succession war, you have the inheritance split by multiple culture groups and new nations form!
For example, Burgundy owns French, Belgian and Dutch territories. Ye ol' sane king has two sons and wishes to prevent a civil war where one spoiled brat gets everything and the other is jealous. So he decides to divide the country evenly/fairly or hands his favourite son the best bits. The youngest lays claims to the smaller, northern dutch cultures and forms the 17 Provinces (current white, red crossed flag), while the eldest holds on to the original capital city and throne and retains all French and Wallonian provinces (Duchy of Burgundy). Cores are split over the territories.
After splitting, they should still be in an alliance together. For the time being.
Alternatively, if you have one heir and say... Austria lays a claim to the throne as well and you have provinces from their culture group, but also others, a similar split might occur where Austria inherits only those provinces of the same culture group, while a new nation is born within the other culture group. (Only applies to the two main culture groups). For example, Austria inherits any germanic territories, perhaps Burgundian territories as well, but any French territories become a free Nevers.
Just an example. And yes, probably hard to code.
What if there's more than one heir? There's more than one occasion where countries were split between heirs.
Imagine what would happen if there's multiple heirs/claims to a throne (!) and rather than a succession war, you have the inheritance split by multiple culture groups and new nations form!
For example, Burgundy owns French, Belgian and Dutch territories. Ye ol' sane king has two sons and wishes to prevent a civil war where one spoiled brat gets everything and the other is jealous. So he decides to divide the country evenly/fairly or hands his favourite son the best bits. The youngest lays claims to the smaller, northern dutch cultures and forms the 17 Provinces (current white, red crossed flag), while the eldest holds on to the original capital city and throne and retains all French and Wallonian provinces (Duchy of Burgundy). Cores are split over the territories.
After splitting, they should still be in an alliance together. For the time being.
Alternatively, if you have one heir and say... Austria lays a claim to the throne as well and you have provinces from their culture group, but also others, a similar split might occur where Austria inherits only those provinces of the same culture group, while a new nation is born within the other culture group. (Only applies to the two main culture groups). For example, Austria inherits any germanic territories, perhaps Burgundian territories as well, but any French territories become a free Nevers.
Just an example. And yes, probably hard to code.
