Need help with invention

[Sute]{h]

I've written the following event for use with the EU2VIC converter, but for some reason it wont trigger. I've run a test lasting about 5 years into the game with the UK, but still no Industrial Revolution. Can anyone spot the problem?

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#Industrial Revolution
event = {
	id = 6
	random = no
	invention = yes

	trigger = {
		civilized = yes
		atwar = no
		OR = {
			religion = { country = -1 type = protestant }
			religion = { country = -1 type = catholic }
		}
	}

	name = "Industrial Revolution"
	desc = "The industrial revolution has begun in our country."

	date = { day = 1 month = januar year = 1836 }
	offset = 1
	deathdate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1920 }

	action_a = {
		name = "Great!"
		command = { type = pop_consciousness which = capitalists value = 1 }
		command = { type = pop_consciousness which = clerks value = 1 }
		command = { type = pop_consciousness which = craftsmen value = 1 }
		command = { type = pop_militancy which = craftsmen value = 1 }
		command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 1 }
		command = { type = gain_tech which = 3001 } #Private Banks
		command = { type = gain_tech which = 3301 } #Freedom of Trade
		command = { type = gain_tech which = 4001 } #Classicism & Early Romaticism
		command = { type = gain_tech which = 4401 } #Introspectionism
		command = { type = gain_tech which = 5001 } #Water-wheel Power
		command = { type = gain_tech which = 5101 } #Publishing Industry
		command = { type = gain_tech which = 5201 } #Mechanized Mining
	}
}
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[Strategist]

You need a tech to activate an invention, so add it to a tech

 

[Sute]{h]

You need a tech to activate an invention, so add it to a tech

Hmm... As far as I can tell neither the Liberal Revolution or the Socialist Revolution is linked to a tech, though they are both classified as inventions (see global_revolutions.txt). They both trigger fine anyways...

And the only way I can see of "linking" my event with a tech, would be to add the tech as a requirement in the event trigger. I fail to see why this should be needed, if the other invention-classed revolutions works as intended.

But if there is some place other than the event text where one needs to add the event please let me know... for the time being I'm quite confused.

 

[Strategist]

the lib rev etc are triggered by the gamemachine itself...

so you can t do it that way

It may be better to make it a random high chance persistent = yes event, not happening if you have all of these techs allready in order to have it trigger only once per country

 

[Sute]{h]

the lib rev etc are triggered by the gamemachine itself...

so you can t do it that way

It may be better to make it a random high chance persistent = yes event, not happening if you have all of these techs allready in order to have it trigger only once per country

Can you explain what persistent events does and how one creates them? I've searched Havard's event manual, and he has a reference to them, but doesn't explain what they are or do.

 

[Strategist]

add at the first lines of the event (like random = no/yes) a line with persistent = yes.

This will make the event been abled to trigger multiple times, however as you dont want the event to trigger twice for the same nation, you should add the NOT if the country has all events allready. That should work fine

 

[tyrel68]

add at the first lines of the event (like random = no/yes) a line with persistent = yes.

This will make the event been abled to trigger multiple times, however as you dont want the event to trigger twice for the same nation, you should add the NOT if the country has all events allready. That should work fine

That will not work.

I tested this type of event through VIP and found it does not work. The only two ways to make an event trigger for all countries are as follows:

1) random = yes and invention = no
This method is prone to pure randomness

2) random = no and invention = yes with start and end dates
This event will fire for every nation but it will only fire once

Both of these would not have any country = XXX lines

As a side note:

random = no
persistent = yes

This will only fire for the country that the PLAYER is currently playing. If you put an incflag in the event you will find the event fired only that once time and no others.

My findings show that if you have random = no and invention = no with no country = XXX specified, then the program defaults the specified country to the one you are currentl playing

 

[Sute]{h]

Tyrel68 can you explain why the event I've posted above doesn't trigger then?

 

[tyrel68]

Tyrel68 can you explain why the event I've posted above doesn't trigger then?

It fires fine save for the religon lines in the trigger, which seem to be bugged maybe?