Vassal Lawmaking - AI at its Finest

[Daelix]

So as my Empress of Spain moved from a Duchess to a Queen to an Empress, I used the 5 year increments to alter the various laws for the efficacy of the realm - Max feudal levies, low feudal taxes, max bishop and burgher taxes, etc. The -15 or -20 net opinion is easily manageable (Prestige bonus. Boom. Managed.) As this time went on and my realm expanded, I naturally had to begin parceling out titles. Whether counties or duchies, the first thing I always noticed was that the new ruler, almost 100% of the time, dropped their Burgher taxes to minimum, even at a time when I also had Burgher levies at minimum. Decades passed, with no hint of raising the tax rates. The same problem with duchies - making me suddenly realize that I was seeing 2.25% of the income of city baronies.

Am I doing something to cause this phenomenon? Or is this just a tendency of the AI to do something dumb?

 

[unmerged(281782)]

Yes, AI tends to drop its city taxes for some reason. Though I've rarely seen them making it minimum at once, usually they do it gradually.

 

[Chevaresqye]

Unlike you, the AI don't have that much prestige bonus, and their vassal opinion with them are quite low. Therefore, maximum tax rate/levy rate only make a net loss. They are also very weak due to single holding per vassal tactic, and small retinue, thus can't handle the vassal rebel. Your income would hurt a little bit if you have doge/prince-bishop as vassal, but overall, those loss income would be use by the baron to upgrade their holding.
If you want to maximum income, give every county in a duchy to your doge, so you could tax him directly. You only lost the income from the barony under him, and most of the times, barons only spend their money on good purpose.

 

[esbenmf]

AI maybe would like the mayors to invest in building up holdings ?

Esben

 

[riknap]

the incremental drop in city taxes is due to an event, which could fire for anyone, wherein the mayors ask for the taxes to be lowered. Refusing gives an opinion hit, while with high stewardship you could bribe and high diplomacy you could persuade against it, ie. keeping the tax.

the instant-zero tax rates for new holdings, though, IIRC is WAD

 

[Kingsims]

Be glad you didn't get the Pants Act Law change -10 with all vassals. Working as intended right?

 

[Portal]

I took the nonviolence law. I don't see why that's a bad idea. Yay, pacifism!

What WAS odd was that the guy who passed it, Princeps Hilarius 'The Chaste' Valentinian of the Senatus Populusque Romanus (Lux Invicta) had literally just launched invasions against the heathens and massacred thousands of people.

 

[Daelix]

Be glad you didn't get the Pants Act Law change -10 with all vassals. Working as intended right?

Please tell me this is real and not a Photoshop gag.

 

[Daelix]

I took the nonviolence law. I don't see why that's a bad idea. Yay, pacifism!

What WAS odd was that the guy who passed it, Princeps Hilarius 'The Chaste' Valentinian of the Senatus Populusque Romanus (Lux Invicta) had literally just launched invasions against the heathens and massacred thousands of people.

A guilty conscience is a heavy burden.

 

[Lessing]

Please tell me this is real and not a Photoshop gag.

Well, judging from the health_events.txt :

# Pants Law (Liege)
narrative_event = {
	id = 6306
	title = "EVTNAME6302"
	desc = "EVTDESC6306"
	picture = "GFX_evt_courier"
	
	hide_from = yes
	
	is_triggered_only = yes
	
	option = {
		name = "EVTOPTA6305"
		any_vassal = {
			opinion = {
				modifier = opinion_insane_law
				who = ROOT
			}
		}
	}
}

Other stuff in there: Hole Law, Turnip Law, Violence Law, Gopher Maid (wtf), Horse Chancellor...

It's all under "### Lunacy Events"

 

[Portal]

I also had the Gopher Maid. You hallucinate that a maid is a gopher and leap on her. I also made my horse chancellor, which is ironic because, you know, SPQR.