The King's Approval

[Comrade Kalle]

I'm playing as Korea and just got this event (despite being a republic..?). I had a look at the paradoxian wiki and the KoreanEvents.txt file, here's the event:

[COLOR="#FFFFFF"]country_event = {

	id = 10501

	trigger = {
		tag = KOR
		NOT = { has_country_flag = kings_approval }
	}

	mean_time_to_happen = {
		months = 2000 # Random Country Event

		modifier = {
			factor = 2.0
			NOT = { ADM = 4 }
		}
		modifier = {
			factor = 0.8
			ADM = 7
		}
		modifier = {
			factor = 0.5
			ADM = 8
		}
	}

	title = "EVTNAME10501"
	desc = "EVTDESC10501"
	
	option = {
		name = "EVTOPTA10501"		#All decisions should be approved by the King
		ai_chance = { factor = 50 }
		legitimacy = 0.1
		centralization_decentralization = -1
		random_list = {
			50 = {
				random_owned = {
					create_revolt = 9
				}
			}
			50 = {
				any_owned = {
					revolt_risk = 5
				}
			}
		}
		set_country_flag = kings_approval
	}
	option = {
		name = "EVTOPTB10501"		#The current system works well enough
		ai_chance = { factor = 50 }
		prestige = -0.05
		set_country_flag = hidden_tooltip
		any_neighbor_country = {
			limit = {
				THIS = { has_country_flag = hidden_tooltip }
				NOT = {
					alliance_with = KOR
					vassal_of = KOR
				}
			}
			add_ai_strategy = {
				antagonize = {
					id = KOR
					value = 50
				}
			}
		}
		clr_country_flag = hidden_tooltip
	}
}[/COLOR]

Now I have two questions:

1. What does the country flag "kings_approval" do exactly? Surely there must be something that it does? I can't find anything though.

2. Looking at the bottom of the second choice, it says
add_ai_strategy = {
antagonize = {
id = KOR
value = 50
I assume this means that the AI will be messing around with me more than before, no?

I've never had this event before (didn't play Korea until now) and I have never seen this "antagonize" thing before either. Can somebody explain what will happen?

 

[Silly]

1. The flag at least prevents the event from firing again.
2. Yes, the command makes any neighboring AI that is not a vassal or under a personal union more antagonistic towards you.

 

[cywang86]

The flag is just there to make sure you've triggered such event or choice, so you don't get repeatedly spammed with it in the future.

As for antagonize, my best guess would be -50 relation towards you unless they're already allied or vassalize by you, or more aggressive.

 

[Comrade Kalle]

Fair enough. I chose the second option (every neighbour hates me anyway lol) and soon I got the event again, so I guess that's why there's the country flag in the first option. Thanks.

Btw the second option doesn't say anything about negative relations so I think it makes the AI more aggressive towards me.

 

[Silly]

Yes, it doesn't decrease relations directly, just alters AI behavior. You can see the difference if you use the view_ai-command in the console.

The event should probably not fire for republics in the first place though.

 

[The-King]

I approve of this thread.