[QoL] Peace Deal suggestion

[SolSys]

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The war-score % on the shield should be replaced by the max war-score peace deal the AI is willing to give.

Based on the above comment by a fellow forumite I came up with a little QoL idea for the peace deal system.

As the game is now when you go to war a shield of the war-leader's flag appears with the current war-score at its bottom. The purpose of the system is to give you at a glance a rough idea of the war progress. As helpful as it is not all wars are meant to be fought to 100% and you will find yourself every so often opening the peace deal screen as if to check 'are we there yet?' with regards to your goals.

I would like to suggest enhancing this system by adding a 2nd indicator for QoL purposes. I believe it would help smoothen the experience and remove unnecessary clicking and opening of the peace screen deal [which in late game wars can lead to performance issues when warring with continental empires]. Hopefully this can also be used in some way to reduce the AI spamming its unwanted peace deals.


1. In addition to the Current war-score at the bottom of the shield add another value at the top of the shield. This value will represent the Needed war-score [at that moment] for the AI to accept peace deals. The Needed value will tick down as the war progress [in your favor or simply stagnates towards white peace].

2. When the Needed value is equal [or lower] than the Current value the shield will be highlighted to let the player know the AI is ready to accept peace offers. At this point the Needed value can change to an icon indicating the type of peace deal the AI is ok with. At first it will be a white flag icon [for a white peace] and as the war goes on it can change to a coins icon [for monetary concessions] and so on.

3. The system can be further improved upon by tying it to war demands [provinces, humiliate, trade transfer etc.]. If you have set war demands the Needed value will take that into account [meaning it will be higher than what is needed for white peace]. In case your current demands somehow exceeded 100% the value will change into a red X mark to indicate the AI will never accept those terms at any point. In case your demands are fine and you have achieved enough war-score for the the peace deal, but there is something specific preventing the AI from accepting, it will change to indicate that. For instance, an icon of a fort with red diagonal line over it for unoccupied fort near a province you want.

4. After all the conditions for your demands are met the icon will change into a green V mark [this icon appears only when the player sets demands so not to get confused with AI peace offers]. At this point you can open the peace screen deal for further analysis or to send it right away [optional quick-send by clicking the mark].


Any thoughts on the matter and further ideas for improvements would be appreciated.

**Also, please take the time to look at my Forts QoL suggestions:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/forts-and-army-movement-indicators.884900/

 

[Martin_Mortyry]

I am all for this idea! It would be very helpful and spare us unnecessary clicking.

 

[Andredie45]

When the Needed value is equal [or lower] than the Current value the shield will be highlighted to let the player know the AI is ready to accept peace offers. At this point the Needed value can change to an icon indicating the type of peace deal the AI is ok with. At first it will be a white flag icon [for a white peace] and as the war goes on it can change to a coins icon [for monetary concessions] and so on.

I was thinking more about numbers. Like it will start at -100 meaning they won't take peace unless it's for 100% in their favour, and then tick down to 0 meaning they'll take white peace then go up from there. Like if it says 60 they're willing to take any peacedeal at 60% in your favour as long as it doesn't involve provinces with no nearby forts occupied or whatever, just like it works now with the -1000 for certain things. Then go up to 100 for them being utterly defeated and willing to accept anything.

 

[SolSys]

I was thinking more about numbers. Like it will start at -100 meaning they won't take peace unless it's for 100% in their favour, and then tick down to 0 meaning they'll take white peace then go up from there. Like if it says 60 they're willing to take any peacedeal at 60% in your favour as long as it doesn't involve provinces with no nearby forts occupied or whatever, just like it works now with the -1000 for certain things. Then go up to 100 for them being utterly defeated and willing to accept anything.

I was thinking on adding that in, but then realized from some of the posts in the original thread that the AI will accept all peace offers if they are 100% in their favor.
Tried it out as well just to be sure. You won't believe how cheeky those OPM can get.

I decided to tie the Needed value to war-score as well instead of creating a whole new modifier for ease-of-use. That way you know where you are [bottom] and where you need to get [upper].
Also, If to be frank, the main reason I initially came up with the whole icon thing was so in some way it can be used to reduce the AI spamming the same unwanted peace deals every month**.


**
E: How about 10% of the income?
M: No! I don't want 10% of your income.
M: I need the land for cultural shift decision. GIVE ME YOUR FIRST BORN INSTEAD!!
E: ...
E: How about 10% of the income?