VIP - Caribbean and Central America

Mettermrck · Jan 20, 2004

Ok, I think I've wrapped up my list for Guatemala, Here's what I have. Next will be Honduras.

Code:

##############################################
# Liberal Uprising by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##############################################
event = { 
id = 167010
random = no
country = GUA
trigger = {     government = { type = conservative }
                event = 167004
          }

name = "Liberal Uprising"
desc = "With the death of Rafael Carrera in 1865, the power of the conservative government was weakened in Guatemala, and new momentum was granted to the liberal opposition, led by Serpio Cruz. Starting 1867, his unsuccessful bid for power threatened to lead to years of tension in the country."
style = 0
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1865 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1868 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Keep the Conservatives in power"
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = conservative }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 2 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 2 }
}

action_b = {
name = "We give in - Liberals take power"
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = liberal }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 167011 }
command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
}
}

##################################################
# Justo Rufino Barrios by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##################################################
event = { 
id = 167011
random = no
country = GUA
trigger = {     government = { type = conservative }
                event = 167010
          }

name = "Justo Rufino Barrios"
desc = "Inspired by the unsuccessful rising of Serpio Cruz, young liberals in Guatemala, such as Justo Rufino Barrios and Francisco Cruz took up the mantle of liberal opposition and mounted a series of unsuccessful revolts for several years, leading to a crisis in the government. Barrios arrived in Guatemala from Mexico with just 45 men, to start a Liberal Revolution."
style = 0
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1870 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1872 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Barrios takes power!"
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = liberal }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -2 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = -2 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
}

action_b = {
name = "Crush the Liberals!"
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -1 }
}
}

#################################################
# The Rise of Cabrera by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#################################################
event = { 
id = 167012
random = no
country = GUA
trigger = {
                event = 167001
          }

name = "The Rise of Cabrera"
desc = "Foreign investments, particularly by the United Fruit Company, and other American and German companies, had produced a need to ensure that a stable government ruled in Guatemala. Foreign interests backed the rise of Manuel Estrada Cabrera, who yearned for the powers of a dictator in Guatemala and favored tighter controls on government and the establishment of a secret police."
style = 0
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1898 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1903 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "The dictator comes to power"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = conservative }
command = { type = relation which = USA value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = GER value = 25 }
command = { type = constitution which = presidential_dictatorship }
command = { type = national_value which = order }
}

action_b = {
name = "Back the Liberals"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
command = { type = relation which = USA value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = GER value = -50 }
}
}

#####################################################
# Eruption of Santa Maria by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#####################################################
event = { 
id = 167013
random = no
country = GUA
trigger = {
               owned = { province = ID tag = GUA } #will add ID
          }

name = "Eruption of Santa Maria"
desc = "In 1902, the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupted, causing widespread devastation and killing over 6,000 people."
style = 0
date = { month = june year = 1902 }

action_a = {
name = "Yikes!"
command = { type = life_sustainability which = ID value = -1 when = 1 }
command = { type = treasury value = -500 } #damages
}
}

#############################################
# The Postal Code by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#############################################
event = { 
id = 167014
random = no
country = GUA
trigger = {
               owned = { province = ID tag = GUA } #will add ID
          }

name = "The Postal Code"
desc = "In 1904, in an attempt to improve communications in Guatemala, the government passed The Postal Code, which established a General Administration of Mail and Telegraphs for better regulation of all mails."
style = 0
date = { month = june year = 1904 }

action_a = {
name = "Good"
command = { type = literacy value = 0.01 }
command = { type = research_points value = 1 }
}
}

###############################################################
# Corte de Justicia Centroamericana by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
###############################################################
event = { 
id = 167015
random = no
country = GUA
trigger = {
               exists = HON
               exists = ELS
               exists = NIC
               exists = COS
          }

name = "Corte de Justicia Centroamericana"
desc = "In an attempt to ease tensions in Central America and minimize the incessant conflicts that plagued these nations, a proposal was made for a Corte de Justicia Centroamericana, or Central American Court of Justice, which would regulate disputes. The court had one judge from each of the five countries of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. It functioned for ten years and unfortunately, was considered to be ineffectual."
style = 0
date = { month = june year = 1907 }

action_a = {
name = "Support the Court!"
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = 50 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = pacifism }
}

action_b = {
name = "We hate the idea"
command = { type = relation which = HON value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = -50 }
}
}

#####################################################################
# Corte de Justicia Centroamericana (HON) by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#####################################################################
event = { 
id = 178006
random = no
country = HON
trigger = {
               exists = GUA
               exists = ELS
               exists = NIC
               exists = COS
          }

name = "Corte de Justicia Centroamericana"
desc = "In an attempt to ease tensions in Central America and minimize the incessant conflicts that plagued these nations, a proposal was made for a Corte de Justicia Centroamericana, or Central American Court of Justice, which would regulate disputes. The court had one judge from each of the five countries of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. It functioned for ten years and unfortunately, was considered to be ineffectual."
style = 0
date = { month = june year = 1907 }

action_a = {
name = "Support the Court!"
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = 50 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = pacifism }
}

action_b = {
name = "We hate the idea"
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = -50 }
}
}

#####################################################################
# Corte de Justicia Centroamericana (ELS) by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#####################################################################
event = { 
id = 156017
random = no
country = ELS
trigger = {
               exists = GUA
               exists = HON
               exists = NIC
               exists = COS
          }

name = "Corte de Justicia Centroamericana"
desc = "In an attempt to ease tensions in Central America and minimize the incessant conflicts that plagued these nations, a proposal was made for a Corte de Justicia Centroamericana, or Central American Court of Justice, which would regulate disputes. The court had one judge from each of the five countries of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. It functioned for ten years and unfortunately, was considered to be ineffectual."
style = 0
date = { month = june year = 1907 }

action_a = {
name = "Support the Court!"
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = 50 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = pacifism }
}

action_b = {
name = "We hate the idea"
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = -50 }
}
}

#####################################################################
# Corte de Justicia Centroamericana (NIC) by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#####################################################################
event = { 
id = 230004
random = no
country = NIC
trigger = {
               exists = GUA
               exists = HON
               exists = ELS
               exists = COS
          }

name = "Corte de Justicia Centroamericana"
desc = "In an attempt to ease tensions in Central America and minimize the incessant conflicts that plagued these nations, a proposal was made for a Corte de Justicia Centroamericana, or Central American Court of Justice, which would regulate disputes. The court had one judge from each of the five countries of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. It functioned for ten years and unfortunately, was considered to be ineffectual."
style = 0
date = { month = june year = 1907 }

action_a = {
name = "Support the Court!"
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = 50 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = pacifism }
}

action_b = {
name = "We hate the idea"
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = -50 }
}
}

#####################################################################
# Corte de Justicia Centroamericana (COS) by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#####################################################################
event = { 
id = 142004
random = no
country = COS
trigger = {
               exists = GUA
               exists = HON
               exists = ELS
               exists = NIC
          }

name = "Corte de Justicia Centroamericana"
desc = "In an attempt to ease tensions in Central America and minimize the incessant conflicts that plagued these nations, a proposal was made for a Corte de Justicia Centroamericana, or Central American Court of Justice, which would regulate disputes. The court had one judge from each of the five countries of Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Costa Rica. It functioned for ten years and unfortunately, was considered to be ineffectual."
style = 0
date = { month = june year = 1907 }

action_a = {
name = "Support the Court!"
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 50 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = pacifism }
}

action_b = {
name = "We hate the idea"
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -50 }
}
}

Mettermrck · Jan 21, 2004

Alright, I believe I finished all the Honduras events. Some good stuff in here - Morazan's invasion of Costa Rica in 1842, the 1849 British occupation of Trujillo, and the 1907 crisis with Nicaragua. What a mess Central America is going to be!

Code:

######################################################
# Morazan's Ambition (HON) by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
######################################################
event = { 
id = 178007
random = no
country = HON
trigger = {     
		ruling_party = conservative
		event = 167005
                NOT = { exists = UCA }
          }

name = "Morazan's Ambition"
desc = "With the United Provinces of Central America breaking apart, its President and Honduran general, Franciscan Morazan, was unwilling to accept this. The election of a liberal President in Costa Rica provided Morazan just the pretext he needed to make one final bid to restore the UCA."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "The UCA will not die! Invade Costa Rica!"
command = { type = relation which = COS value = -100 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -25 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = -25 }
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = -25 }
command = { type = war which = COS }
command = { type = prestige value = 5 }
}

action_b = {
name = "It's too late"
command = { type = relation which = COS value = 25 }
command = { type = prestige value = -2 }
}
}

##############################################
# Debts to Britain by Bob ‘Mettermrck’ Kraus #
##############################################
event = { 
         id = 178008
         random = no
         country = HON
         trigger = { 
             NOT = { war = { country = ENG country = HON } }
                   }
         name = "Debts to Britain"
         desc = "By 1849, the volatile Honduran government found itself on the wrong side of the British Empire, which began to increase pressure for payment of past debts."
         style = 0
         date = { month = May year = 1849 }
         action_a = {
                name = "We don’t have enough money"
                command = { type = prestige value = 1 }
                command = { type = pop_militancy which = spanish value = 2 where = Trujillo } #will add ID
                command = { type = relation which = ENG value = -100}
                    }
         action_b = {
                name = "Alright, alright! Pay them something!"
                command = { type = sleepevent which = 178009 }
                command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
                command = { type = treasury value = -250 }
                command = { type = trigger which = 157025 }
                command = { type = relation which = ENG value = 100}
                    }
}

#########################################################
# The Bombardment of Trujillo by Bob ‘Mettermrck’ Kraus #
#########################################################
event = { 
         id = 178009
         random = no
         country = HON
         #Triggered by HON178008

         name = "The Bombardment of Trujillo"
         desc = "After Mexico refused the 600,000 pesos, the French sent their fleet to bombard and take the fortress at San Juan de Ulua and seize the port of Veracruz. Technically at war since November, fighting had broken out around the port city. Faced with this show of force, the Mexican government had to decide whether to pay the money after all, or intensify the war with France."
         style = 0

         date = { month = september year = 1849 }

         action_a = {
                 name = "Very well, Pay the money"
                 command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
                 command = { type = treasury value = -250 }
                 command = { type = trigger which = 157024 }
                 command = { type = relation which = ENG value = 100}
                 command = { type = pop_militancy which = spanish value = -2 where = Trujillo } #will add ID
}

        action_b = {
                 name = "No! We won't pay!"
                 command = { type = relation which = ENG value = -100}
                 command = { type = prestige value = 10 }
                 command = { type = war which = ENG }
                 command = { type = pop_militancy which = spanish value = -2 where = Trujillo } #will add ID
                    }
}

############################################
# Soto's Reforms by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
############################################
event = { 
id = 178010
random = no
country = HON
trigger = {     government = { type = liberal }
          }

name = "Soto's Reforms"
desc = "With the liberals in power in Honduras, its President, Marco Aurelio Soto, was able to make some reforms of the country though the government remained volatile."
style = 0
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1874 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1878 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Some reforms are enacted"
command = { type = plurality value = 10 }
command = { type = prestige value = 2 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = liberal }
command = { type = literacy value = 0.01 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -1 }
}
}


##########################################################################
# New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##########################################################################
event = { 
id = 178011
random = no
country = HON
trigger = { atwar = NO }
name = "The New York and Honduras Rosario Mining Company"
desc = "In 1880, the Honduras government was approached by US investors who wished to establish a mining consortium in their country to mine large deposits of precious metals. With the prospects of increased employment and income, the offer was tempting, though the increased influence of foreign business interests was worrisome."
style = 0
date = { month = january year = 1880 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1882 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Who could say no?!?"
command = { type = prestige value = -2 }
command = { type = treasury value = 500 }
command = { type = militancy which = labourers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_cash which = labourers value = 100 }
}
action_b = {
name = "Say no."
command = { type = prestige value = 2 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 178012 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
}
}

##############################################
# Capital Railroad by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##############################################
event = { 
id = 178012
random = no
country = HON
trigger = { atwar = NO }
name = "Capital Railroad"
desc = "With foreign backing, the Honduras government considered the construction of a railroad from the Atlantic coast to the capital."
style = 0
date = { month = january year = 1886 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1890 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "We need this"
command = { type = treasury value = -1000 }
command = { type = railroad which = coastprovince value = 2 } #will add ID

}
action_b = {
name = "Too expensive!"
command = { type = prestige value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
}
}

############################################
# Exiles Invade! by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
############################################
event = { 
id = 178013
random = no
country = HON
#Triggered by NIC230005
name = "Exiles Invade!"
desc = "Nicaragua has secretly backed exiles to invade Honduras and attempt to topple the government of Manuel Bonilla."
style = 0
action_a = {
name = "Oh no!"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = spanish value = 2 } #general militancy/crisis
command = { type = revolt which = spanish value = irregular where = north } #northern Honduras
}
}

############################################
# Bonilla Crisis by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
############################################
event = { 
id = 230005
random = no
country = NIC
trigger = {     government = { country = HON type = conservative }
		ruling_party = liberal
		exists = HON
          }

name = "Bonilla Crisis"
desc = "The ambitious liberal President of Nicaragua, Jose Santos Zelaya, had long harbored ambitions of reviving the United States of Central America. Eyeing its neighbor, Honduras and its dictatorial President, Manuel Bonilla. Zelaya considered arming Honduran exiles, letting them invade Honduras from his territory, and supporting them with Nicaraguan funds, equipment, and even troops."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Topple Barrios - support the exiles"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = -100 }
command = { type = prestige value = 2 }
command = { type = trigger which = 178013 } #Exiles Invade! (HON)
command = { type = trigger which = 304497 } #Honduras Crisis (USA)
}

action_b = {
name = "We must not anger the United States"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 50 }
command = { type = prestige value = -2 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 178013 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 304497 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230006 }
}
}

#############################################
# US Intervention by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#############################################
event = { 
id = 230006
random = no
country = NIC
#Triggered by USA304497A
name = "US Intervention"
desc = "US Marines have landed in Honduras and Nicaragua in an attempt to forestall the crisis and end the Zelaya-backed invasion of Honduras. There is a strong cry in the government to give in and back down, not risking war."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Might makes right - back down"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = 50 }
command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = spanish value = 2 }
}

action_b = {
name = "Gringos go home!"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = -100 }
command = { type = prestige value = 10 }
command = { type = war which = USA }
}
}

##############################################
# Braulio Carrillo by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##############################################
event = { 
id = 167005
random = no
country = COS
trigger = { event = Costa Rican Independence event } #will look up ID

name = "Braulio Carrillo"
desc = "The independence of Costa Rica meant the rise to power of the liberal President, Braulio Carrillo, a move which worried Costa Rica's neighbors and threatened those who wished to see the UCA restored."
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1836 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1845 }

action_a = {
name = "The Liberals take charge"
command = { type = prestige value = 2 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = liberal }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = clergy value = 1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
}
}

######################################################
# Morazan's Ambition (UCA) by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
######################################################
event = { 
id = 301000
random = no
country = UCA
trigger = {     
		ruling_party = conservative
		event = 167005
                NOT = { exists = HON }
          }

name = "Morazan's Ambition"
desc = "With the United Provinces of Central America breaking apart, its President and Honduran general, Franciscan Morazan, was unwilling to accept this. The election of a liberal President in Costa Rica provided Morazan just the pretext he needed to make one final bid to restore the UCA."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "The UCA will not die! Invade Costa Rica!"
command = { type = relation which = COS value = -100 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -25 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = -25 }
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = -25 }
command = { type = war which = COS }
command = { type = prestige value = 5 }
}

action_b = {
name = "It's too late"
command = { type = relation which = COS value = 25 }
command = { type = prestige value = -2 }
}
}

##############################################
# Honduras Pays Up by Bob ‘Mettermrck’ Kraus #
##############################################
event = {
        id = 157024
        random = no
        country = ENG
        #Triggered by HON178008B or HON178009A

        name = "Honduras Pays Up"
        desc = "Honduras has seen reason and will pay 1,200 pesos as compensation for past debts. This is acceptable."
        style = 0

        action_a = {
                name = "We expected nothing less"
                command = { type = treasury value = 250 }
                command = { type = prestige value = 2 }
                   }
}

###################################################
# Honduras Crisis by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
###################################################
event = { 
id = 304497
random = no
country = USA
#Trigged by NIC230004
name = "Honduras Crisis"
desc = "The liberal Zelaya government in Nicaragua had long been a concern to the U.S., primarily because of the ambition of its President. An army of Honduran exiles has invaded Honduras in an attempt to topple its President, Manuel Bonilla, and it is widely believed that Zelaya is behind it. The government had to consider its course of action."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Intervene - send in the Marines!"
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 25 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -50 }
command = { type = trigger which = 230006 }
command = { type = prestige value = 5 }
}

action_b = {
name = "We must not interfere in the affairs of others"
command = { type = relation which = HON value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 25 }
command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230006 }
}

action_c = {
name = "Silly banana republic!"
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -100 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 50 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230006 }
command = { type = war which = NIC }
}
}

aprof · Jan 21, 2004

Very nice, Met.

Mettermrck · Jan 21, 2004

Finished up with El Salvador. A lot of these Central American events are clones of ones in other countries, since each country seemed to have the same problems. Conservatives hating liberals, invading their countries, the problems with foreign influence, and dictators taking power. The rise of Regalas in 1898 would tie in nicely, Aprof, if you're doing a series of events on the Greater Central American Republic of 1896.

The Republic was originally Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. The constitution was due to go into effect in 1898, and the country would be renamed The United States of Central America. Costa Rica and Guatemala were considering joining. But it was Regalas' rise that wrecked the project, so maybe his rise could sleep a potential unification event for the alliance-system you were planning to set up for this.

Code:

#################################################
# The Coffee Republic by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#################################################
event = { 
id = 156018
random = no
country = ELS

name = "The Coffee Republic"
desc = "By the late 19th century, liberalism was coming to the fore in El Salvador and supporters of free trade and anticlericalism supported the establishment of a liberal republic."
style = 0
date = { month = april year = 1871 }

action_a = {
name = "Set up the Coffee Republic"
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = liberal }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_dominant_issue which = 25 value = laissez_faire }
command = { type = pop_dominant_issue which = 25 value = atheism }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
}

action_b = {
name = "We prefer the Conservatives"
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = conservative }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = aristocrats value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_dominant_issue which = 25 value = protectionism }
command = { type = pop_dominant_issue which = 25 value = moralism }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = conservative }
}
}

##################################################
# Communal Land Reform by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##################################################
event = { 
id = 156019
random = no
country = ELS
trigger = { government = { type = liberal } }
name = "Communal Land Reform"
desc = "Throughout the early history of El Salvador, there had been tensions involving the steady enroachment of private plantations, or hacendados, on the communal lands of the Indians. By 1881, the government was considering formally abolishing these forms of land ownership."
style = 0
date = { month = february year = 1881 }

action_a = {
name = "Abolish the Tierras Communales"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_dominant_issue which = 10 value = assimilation } #need to check issues
}

action_b = {
name = "Favor the Indians"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_dominant_issue which = 10 value = oppositeassimilation } #need to check issues
command = { type = sleepevent which = 156021 }
}
}

############################################
# National Guard by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
############################################
event = { 
id = 156020
random = no
country = ELS

name = "National Guard"
desc = "To protect the fruit and coffee plantations from peasant thefts caused by land reform and expropriations, the government contemplated forming a national guard, the GN, modelled on the Spanish Civil Guard. Under the control of the Ministry of Government and Development, it became an effective government tool to regulate its citizenry and protect the interests of the plantation owners."
style = 0
date = { month = march year = 1912 }

action_a = {
name = "Institute the GN"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = -1 }
command = { type = treasury value = -100 } #setup cost
command = { type = relation which = USA value = 10 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 10 value = conservative }
command = { type = leadership value = 5 }
}

action_b = {
name = "We do not need this"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = soldiers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 10 value = liberal }
command = { type = relation which = USA value = -10 }
}
}

#############################################
# Peasant Revolts by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#############################################
event = { 
id = 156021
random = no
country = ELS
trigger = { random = 5
            event = 156019
          }
name = "Peasants Revolt"
desc = "Angered by the government abolition of communal land holdings and forced expropriations, there were many rural revolts in El Salvador in the late 19th century."
style = 0
action_a = {
name = "The peasants are revolting!"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 } #general militancy/crisis
command = { type = revolt which = spanish value = irregular where = -1 }
}
}

#################################################
# Regalas Seeks Power by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#################################################
event = { 
id = 156022
random = no
country = ELS

name = "Regalas Seeks Power"
desc = "With the chaos surrendering El Salvadors relations with its neighbors and schemes to revive a version of the old UCA, it was a perfect opportunity for General Tomas Regalas in his bid to seize power and establish a hardline conservative government in El Salvador."
style = 0
date = { month = may year = 1898 }

action_a = {
name = "Regalas takes power!"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = conservative }
command = { type = constitution which = presidential_dictatorship }
command = { type = national_value which = order }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = -25 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -25 }
}

action_b = {
name = "Put him down!"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 25 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 25 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
}
}

Grosshaus · Jan 22, 2004

Would capitalists truly care for what happens at plantasiums? I know it's a long shot since most propably there are none, but nevertheless plantasiums are ran by aristocrats only.

Forming the guard should give manpower, right?

If the coffee republic was about anticlericalism and free trade, then you might use militancy/consciousness raises for pops with those issues. I'm not sure how it works (or if there even is such an option), but remember seeing such events.

aprof · Jan 22, 2004

Met: recorded your event IDs for reservation with Generalisimo.

Please note two changes:

157000 ("Brit-Gua Convention" for ENG) is already taken (reserved by JRaup), I labeled the event as 157100

Your event 167005, "Braulio Carillo", is for COS but you have a HON number (which is a duplicate, too). I gave 142005 to the "Braulio Carillo" event which is what you probably meant anyway.

Mettermrck · Jan 22, 2004

Grosshaus said:
Would capitalists truly care for what happens at plantasiums? I know it's a long shot since most propably there are none, but nevertheless plantasiums are ran by aristocrats only.

I was thinking that since plantations, particularly coffee and bananas, partly represent foreign interests in that country (United Fruit Company, coffee barons, etc.), that capitalists would have a vested interest in the plantations themselves, as investors, etc.

Grosshaus said:
Forming the guard should give manpower, right?

That was my first thought, though I'm noticing that manpower is not a popular command with small countries since they rarely have a lot to give up. I could put in 1 or 2, but I don't thinnk these small countries can afford to put a lot of manpower into their pool.

Grosshaus said:
If the coffee republic was about anticlericalism and free trade, then you might use militancy/consciousness raises for pops with those issues. I'm not sure how it works (or if there even is such an option), but remember seeing such events.

I can do that...probably consciousness is the better choice as later events, such as communal land reform, will take care of the militancy, with peasant revolts, etc.

Mettermrck · Jan 22, 2004

aprof said:
Met: recorded your event IDs for reservation with Generalisimo.
Please note two changes:
157000 ("Brit-Gua Convention" for ENG) is already taken (reserved by JRaup), I labeled the event as 157100
Your event 167005, "Braulio Carillo", is for COS but you have a HON number (which is a duplicate, too). I gave 142005 to the "Braulio Carillo" event which is what you probably meant anyway.

Ok, I'll adjust. Carillo is a carbon of an earlier event so I'm not surprised I forgot something. I'll change the IDs and adjust accordingly.

Grosshaus · Jan 22, 2004

Mettermrck said:
That was my first thought, though I'm noticing that manpower is not a popular command with small countries since they rarely have a lot to give up. I could put in 1 or 2, but I don't thinnk these small countries can afford to put a lot of manpower into their pool.

I guess you are talking about troops in mobilization pool, while I'm talking about manpower. There is no downside in giving manpower, it costs nothing.

Mettermrck · Jan 22, 2004

Grosshaus said:
I guess you are talking about troops in mobilization pool, while I'm talking about manpower. There is no downside in giving manpower, it costs nothing.

Hmm...when I give a country manpower, does it come out of the blue, or is it still based off population, meaning that if I give too much, I turn everyone into soldiers?

I just want to make sure I don't overload a small country, but I think 1 or 2 manpower can be handled. I'll add it in.

Mettermrck · Jan 22, 2004

Alright, here's my stuff for Costa Rica. More of the same, seizures of power, foreign influence, etc., a common theme in Central American it appears.

Code:

###############################################
# The Coffee Barons by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
###############################################
event = { 
id = 142006
random = no
country = COS
trigger = { event = Costa Rican Independence event } #will look up ID

name = "The Coffee Barons"
desc = "By the late 1840s, the new elite in Costa Rica was the plantation owners who were beginning to invest in the lucrative coffee crops, the cafetaleros. In 1849, they used their newly gained power in an attempt to overthrow the country's first President, the progressive Jose Maria Castro, and replacing him with Juan Rafael Mora. Castros policies of free press and education had alienated the barons."
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1848 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1850 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Flex our muscles - replace Castro with Mora"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = -1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = conservative }
}

action_b = {
name = "Support the progressives - keep Jose Maria Castro"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
command = { type = press_rights which = free_press }
}
}

###################################################
# Guardia Seizes Power! by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
###################################################
event = { 
id = 142008
random = no
country = COS

name = "Guardia Seizes Power!"
desc = "Costa Rica had suffered political turmoil during the decade of the 1860s, and it was an opportunity for the ambitious to seize power and reform the country. General Tomas Guardia sought to take power as a military power, though he favored progressive reforms of education and modernization."
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1869 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1871 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "The dictator comes to power"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = conservative }
command = { type = constitution which = presidential_dictatorship }
command = { type = national_value which = order }
}

action_b = {
name = "Back the Liberals"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = spanish value = 1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = aristocrats value = 1 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 142009 } #The Olimpos
command = { type = sleepevent which = 142010 } #Minor Keith
command = { type = sleepevent which = 142011 } #The Boston Fruit Company
command = { type = sleepevent which = 142012 } #Fruit Company Merger
command = { type = sleepevent which = 142013 } #The Democratic Constitution
}
}

#########################################
# The Olimpos by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#########################################
event = { 
id = 142009
random = no
country = COS
trigger = {     event = 142008
                government = { type = conservative }
          }

name = "The Olimpos"
desc = "Guardias rise to power allowed the programs of mandated reforms to take place, the ideas of an aristocratic group called the Olimpos. The members of the group, who were intellectuals, scientists and political leaders, encouraged agrarian reform, capitalism, bureaucracy and free and obligatory primary education. This group favored science and attacked religion and the Church as an institution, thus provoking a growing tension between government followers and religious supporters."
style = 0
date = { month = march year = 1872 }

action_a = {
name = "The Olimpos Reforms"
command = { type = plurality value = -5 }
command = { type = prestige value = 3 }
command = { type = literacy value = 0.01 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = clergy value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = aristocrats value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = clergy value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = research_points value = 2 }
}
}

#########################################
# Minor Keith by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#########################################
event = { 
id = 142010
random = no
country = COS
trigger = {     event = 142008
                government = { type = conservative }
                atwar = NO
          }
name = "Minor Keith"
desc = "An American businessman who had spent years in Central America, in mining and railroad enterprises, Minor Keith was invited by the Costa Rican government to help build a railroad in the early 1880s, a move which both helped the country modernize and also opened the door for increasing foreign influence."
style = 0
date = { month = january year = 1880 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1882 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Railroads are vital - invite him"
command = { type = treasury value = -2000 }
command = { type = prestige value = 2 }
command = { type = railroad which = coastprovince value = 2 } #will add ID
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = aristocrats value = 1 }

}
action_b = {
name = "Too expensive!"
command = { type = prestige value = -2 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 142011 } #The Boston Fruit Company
command = { type = sleepevent which = 142012 } #Fruit Company Merger
}
}

######################################################
# The Boston Fruit Company by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
######################################################
event = { 
id = 142011
random = no
country = COS
trigger = {     event = 142010
          }

name = "The Olimpos"
desc = "By the mid-1880s, Minor Keith was in a position of power in Costa Rica, having married the President's own daughter and able to support foreign investors who wanted to move into the country to develop its coffee and banana crops. Keith helped found the Boston Fruit Company, which was part of a growing trend of foreign influence."
style = 0
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1880 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1889 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Foreign interests grow"
command = { type = prestige value = -2 }
command = { type = treasury value = 500 } #development, payments, etc.
command = { type = pop_cash which = capitalists value = 100 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = aristocrats value = 1 }
}
}

##################################################
# Fruit Company Merger by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##################################################
event = { 
id = 142012
random = no
country = COS
trigger = {     event = 142011
          }

name = "Fruit Company Merger"
desc = "Two decades of growing foreign influence in Costa Rica was evident by the growing power and prestige of the foreign investors and their enterprises. In 1899, the Boston Fruit Company merged with the larger United Fruit Company, continuing the grip foreign investors had on Costa Rica's fortunes."
style = 0
date = { month = november year = 1899 }

action_a = {
name = "They keep gaining power"
command = { type = prestige value = -3 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_consciousness which = aristocrats value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = clergy value = 1 }
}
}

#########################################################
# The Democratic Constitution by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#########################################################
event = { 
id = 142013
random = no
country = COS

name = "The Democratic Constitution"
desc = "The increasing unpopularity of the Olimpos and their programs of aristocratic reform, coupled with the rule of dictators such as Guardia, led to attempts to reform the nation's political system with a new constitution. In 1889, such a document was prepared which would restore the country to a democracy."
style = 0

date = { month = august year = 1889 }

action_a = {
name = "Yes! Support the Constitution!"
command = { type = plurality value = 10 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = clergy value = 1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
command = { type = constitution which = democracy }
command = { type = national_value which = liberty }
}

action_b = {
name = "The people need to be guided - reject it"
command = { type = plurality value = -5 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = clergy value = -1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = conservative }
command = { type = constitution which = presidential_dictatorship }
command = { type = national_value which = order }
}
}

###########################################
# Labor Strikes by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
###########################################
event = { 
id = 142014
random = no
country = COS
trigger = {     event = 142012
          }
name = "Labor Strikes"
desc = "The growing power of foreign companies such as the United Fruit Company was causing widespread amongst the work force in Costa Rica. The beginnings of a national labor movement were evident by the early twentieth century, and soon a series of strikes broke out against the Company and its foreign backers."
style = 0

date = { month = april year = 1913 }

action_a = {
name = "Indecisive - let the Company deal with their workers"
ai_chance = 80
command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 2 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 2 }

}

action_b = {
name = "Support the Company - crush the workers!"
ai_chance = 10
command = { type = prestige value = -10 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 4 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 4 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -2 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = -2 }
command = { type = trade_unions which = none }
command = { type = maximum_workhours which = 24 }
command = { type = minimum_wages which = none }
command = { type = safety_regulations which = none }
}

action_c = {
name = "Enough of these foreigners - take a stand against the Company"
ai_chance = 10
command = { type = prestige value = 10 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -2 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = -2 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 2 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = 2 }
command = { type = trade_unions which = all }
}
}

Mettermrck · Jan 22, 2004

And here's Nicaragua. Note, this country is heavily involved with the Canal stuff and since we haven't really delved into the canal yet, what I've provided here is more background flavor, though I hope it will form the basis for the various paths the Canal construction can take. Regarding Zelaya, I do have his rise and fall, though his flirtation with Germany and Japan was a direct result of the US picking the Panama route for the Canal, so since we haven't done those yet, I haven't factored this in.

For the Mosquito Coast, I had Nicaragua get it in 1860, which is when they controlled it (although it became autonomous until 1894). In 1894, there's a minor event about its annexation, which gives prestige and annoys Britain, but nothing much else. It's the easiest way to do it, I feel. I gave the UCA an event where they could buy the Mosquito Coast if Nicaragua doesn't exist in 1860. So, we'll need to adjust the setup so that Britain controls the Mosquito coast at the start.

And finally, US intervention in Nicaragua in 1907 will cause the Central American Peace Conference, which will cause the five Central American Court of Justice events. It's the historical progression of events, and I find it looks nicer.

So that's about it for Central America for me. Obviously I got a lot of IDs to fill in and a ton of errors to compile and test. But I really look forward to seeing these events in the game. Central America is one crazy place!

Code:

###################################################
# Vanderbilt's Contract by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
###################################################
event = { 
id = 230007
random = no
country = NIC
name = "Vanderbilt's Contract"
desc = "Increasing movement of American settlers westward created an interest in Central America, and particular, routes across its narrow width, whether it be by canal or rail. In August 1849, Cornelius Vanderbilt, American railroad magnate, approached the Nicaraguan government for exclusive rights to build a ferry and rail line across their country, and also rights to build an isthmian canal within twelve years."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Accept!"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = 50 }
command = { type = prestige value = 3 }
command = { type = treasury value = 500 }
command = { type = railroad which = -1 value = 1 }
}

action_b = {
name = "No thanks"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = -25 }
command = { type = prestige value = -2 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 304498 } #US-Nicaraguan Treaty
}
}

##############################################
# The Thirty Years by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##############################################
event = { 
id = 230008
random = no
country = NIC
trigger = { random = 3 }
name = "The Thirty Years"
desc = "Despite the many shifts of Nicaragua's government from liberal to conservative and back again, the period from 1857 through 1893 is generally regarded as one of progressive stability, with increasing reforms and modernization. Historians labelled it The Thirty Years."
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1857 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1893 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Nice"
command = { type = plurality value = 10 }
command = { type = prestige value = 2 }
command = { type = literacy value = 0.01 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = aristocrats value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -1 }
command = { type = research_points value = 2 }
command = { type = railroad which = -1 value = 1 }
}
}

##################################################
# The Mosquito Kingdom by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##################################################
event = { 
id = 230009
random = no
country = NIC
#Triggered by ENG157101A
name = "The Mosquito Kingdom"
desc = "Britain has decided to cede the Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua, yet only if it retains autonomy and is set up as an independent Mosquito Kingdom."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Better than nothing"
command = { type = prestige value = 5 }
}
}

################################################
# The Mosquito Coast by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
################################################
event = { 
id = 230010
random = no
country = NIC
trigger = { event = 230009 
            event = 230011
}
name = "The Mosquito Coast"
desc = "Though Nicaragua had gained the Mosquito Coast by 1860, it remained an independent, autonomous state for decades until finally, in 1894, Nicaragua was able to fully annex and absorb it. Jose Santos Zelaya, the liberal dictator, forcibly seized the land from Britain."
style = 0
date = { month = november year = 1894 }

action_a = {
name = "It's about time"
command = { type = prestige value = 5 }
command = { type = relation which = ENG value = -50 }
}
}

################################################
# Jose Santos Zelaya by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
################################################
event = { 
id = 230011
random = no
country = NIC

name = "Jose Santos Zelaya"
desc = "The liberal President of Nicaragua, Zelaya was able to play off both the Liberals and the Conservatives against one another, giving him the opportunity to set up an unchallenged dictatorships. He was committed to asserting Nicaragua's national interests, modernizing the nation, and improving the national economy."
style = 0
date = { month = october year = 1894 }

action_a = {
name = "A liberal dictator"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = 1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = -1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = liberal }
command = { type = relation which = GER value = 25 }
command = { type = relation which = USA value = 25 }
command = { type = constitution which = presidential_dictatorship }
command = { type = national_value which = order }
command = { type = plurality value = -5 }
command = { type = prestige value = 3 }
command = { type = literacy value = 0.01 }
command = { type = research_points value = 3 }
}

action_b = {
name = "Zelaya fails!"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = farmers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = labourers value = -1 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = capitalists value = 1 }
command = { type = force_ruling_party which = conservative }
command = { type = relation which = USA value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = GER value = -50 }
command = { type = pop_ideology which = 25 value = conservative }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230010 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230012 }
}
}

################################################
# Anti-Zelaya Revolt by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
################################################
event = { 
id = 230012
random = no
country = NIC
trigger = { event = 230011 }
name = "Anti-Zelaya Revolt"
desc = "By 1909, the people of Nicaragua had had enough of their dictator, Jose Santos Zelaya, and the first revolts against his rule began in earnest in 1909, triggering a regional crisis."
style = 0
date = { month = march year = 1909 }

action_a = {
name = "Drats!"
command = { type = pop_militancy which = spanish value = 2 } #general militancy/crisis
command = { type = revolt which = spanish value = irregular where = -1 } #random revolt
command = { type = trigger which = 304499 } #Nicaraguan Intervention (USA)
}
}


#################################################
# US Intervenes Again by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#################################################
event = { 
id = 230013
random = no
country = NIC
#Triggered by USA304499A
name = "US Intervenes Again"
desc = "Tiring of Zelaya's government, US Marines have landed in Nicaragua to help stabilize the country and topple the Zelaya's liberal dictatorship. Most of the government supports his removal, though a few insist on backing him and going to war."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "He's not worth it"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = 50 }
command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
command = { type = pop_militancy which = spanish value = 2 }
}

action_b = {
name = "Butt out!"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = -100 }
command = { type = prestige value = 10 }
command = { type = war which = USA }
}
}

#############################################################################
# Britain Offers Sale of the Mosquito Coast (UCA) by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#############################################################################
event = { 
id = 301003
random = no
country = UCA
#Triggered by ENG157103A
            
name = "Britain Offers Sale of the Mosquito Coast"
desc = "After applying pressure for years, the United Provinces of Central America has finally convinced Britain to offer up the Mosquito Coast for sale."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Naturally!"
command = { type = relation which = ENG value = 25 }
command = { type = prestige value = 10 }
command = { type = treasury value = -2500 }
command = { type = receiveprovince which = MosquitoCoast }
command = { type = addcore which = MosquitoCoast } #will add IDs
command = { type = trigger which = 157104 }
}

action_b = {
name = "We can't afford it"
command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 157104 }
}
}

########################################################
# British Reaction to Treaty by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
########################################################
event = { 
id = 157101
random = no
country = ENG
name = "British Reaction to Treaty"
desc = "The investments of American businessmen in Nicaragua along with the ratification of a formal canal treaty angered many in the British government who saw a blow to their economic influence in the region. Great pressure was brought to bear for the British government to protest the treaty and make the Americans come to terms."
style = 0
date = { month = january year = 1850 }

action_a = {
name = "Offer protest"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -25 }
command = { type = prestige value = 2 }
}

action_b = {
name = "Let's not be too hasty"
command = { type = relation which = USA value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 25 }
command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 304498 } #Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
}
}

################################################
# The Mosquito Coast by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
################################################
event = { 
id = 157102
random = no
country = ENG
trigger = { owned = { province = MosquitoCoast tag = ENG } 
            exists = NIC
          } #will add ID
name = "The Mosquito Coast"
desc = "By 1860, Nicaragua was increasingly pressuring for a resolution to the question of the MOsquito Coast. Desired by Nicaragua for decades, this long coastal territory was considered vital to its national interests. Reluctant to let the territory go, Britain considered a compromise whereby though the Mosquito Coast would be ceded to Nicaragua, though it would become an autonomous state."
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1859 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1861 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Hail the Mosquito Kingdom!"
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 50 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = NIC value = MosquitoCoast } #will add ID
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230010 }
command = { type = trigger which = 230009 }
}

action_b = {
name = "We'll just hold on to it"
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -100 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230009 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230011 }
command = { type = trigger which = 230010 }
}
}

######################################################
# The Mosquito Coast (UCA) by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
######################################################
event = { 
id = 157103
random = no
country = ENG
trigger = { owned = { province = MosquitoCoast tag = ENG } 
            exists = UCA
	    NOT = { exists = NIC }
          } #will add ID
name = "The Mosquito Coast"
desc = "By 1860, the United Provinces of Central America was increasingly pressuring for a resolution to the question of the Mosquito Coast. Desired by the UCA for decades, this long coastal territory was considered vital to its national interests. Reluctant to let the territory go, the British finally considered selling the land to the UCA."
style = 0

date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1859 }
deathdate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1861 }
offset = 30

action_a = {
name = "Offer to sell it"
command = { type = prestige value = -2 }
command = { type = relation which = UCA value = 50 }
command = { type = trigger which = 301003 }
}

action_b = {
name = "Keep it
command = { type = prestige value = -2 }
command = { type = relation which = UCA value = -100 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 301003 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 157104 }
}
}

#########################################################
# UCA Buys the Mosquito Coast by Bob ‘Mettermrck’ Kraus #
#########################################################
event = {
id = 157104
random = no
country = ENG
#Triggered by UCA301003A

name = "UCA Buys the Mosquito Coast"
desc = "The United Provinces of Central America has gladly accepted Britain's offer to sell the Mosquito Coast, a move which has greatly reduced tensions in the region."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Good"
command = { type = treasury value = 2500 }
command = { type = secedeprovince which = UCA value = MosquitoCoast } #will add ID
}
}

##################################################
# US-Nicaraguan Treaty by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##################################################
event = { 
id = 304498
random = no
country = USA
name = "US-Nicaraguan Treaty"
desc = "The investments of Vanderbilt in Nicaragua and the move to secure a canal route prompted the United States to move in and formalize a treaty guaranteeing those rights, which upset British interests greatly."
style = 0
date = { day = 13 month = september year = 1849 }

action_a = {
name = "Conclude a treaty"
command = { type = relation which = ENG value = -50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 25 }
command = { type = prestige value = 5 }
command = { type = trigger which = 157101 } #British Reaction to Treaty
}

action_b = {
name = "No need to upset Britain"
command = { type = relation which = ENG value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -25 }
command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 157101 } #British Reaction to Treaty
command = { type = sleepevent which = 304498 } #Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
}
}


#########################################################
# The Nicaraguan Intervention by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
#########################################################
event = { 
id = 304499
random = no
country = USA
#Trigged by NIC230013
name = "The Nicaraguan Intervention"
desc = "The United States was growing tired of Nicaragua's northern dictator, Jose Santos Zelaya, having had to restrain his ambitions in Honduras and through his machinations with other great powers. Anti-Zelaya revolts in 1909 soon generated calls for intervening once and for all in Nicaragua and overthrowing Zelaya."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Intervene - topple Zelaya!"
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -50 }
command = { type = trigger which = 230013 }
command = { type = prestige value = 5 }
}

action_b = {
name = "Leave him alone"
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 25 }
command = { type = prestige value = -5 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230013 }
}

action_c = {
name = "Its not the man, its the country"
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -100 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 50 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230013 }
command = { type = war which = NIC }
}
}

##############################################################
# Central American Peace Conference by Bob 'Mettermrck' Kraus #
##############################################################
event = { 
id = 304444
random = no
country = USA
#Trigged by NIC230006A
name = "Central American Peace Conference"
desc = "After intervening in Nicaragua in 1907, the United States was growing tired of the constant conflict in the region, and called for a Peace Conference between the five Central American nations. It established a General Treaty of Peace and Amity and provided for the establishment of a permanent Central American Court of Justice for the peaceful resolution of international disputes in the region."
style = 0

action_a = {
name = "Stop bickering! Propose the Court"
command = { type = prestige value = 5 }
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = 25 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = 25 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = 25 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 25 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = 25 }
}

action_b = {
name = "Not our problem"
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = 25 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 167015 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 178006 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 156017 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 230004 }
command = { type = sleepevent which = 142004 }
command = { type = relation which = GUA value = -25 }
command = { type = relation which = HON value = -25 }
command = { type = relation which = ELS value = -25 }
command = { type = relation which = NIC value = -25 }
command = { type = relation which = COS value = -25 }
}
}

aprof · Jan 24, 2004

Mettermrck said:
So, we'll need to adjust the setup so that Britain controls the Mosquito coast at the start.

I don't think they had it in 1836. I think the British took control of the Mosquito Coast around 1848-49. (Control of isthmian crossings because of the California gold rush, and all that, don't ye know?)

I've gathered ID numbers for your last two groups of events and will submit when I send tweaked events to the General.

(two things: you skipped 142007; check 142011 "Boston Fruit Company" - it's named "The Olimpos" in the "name =" line Is that correct?)

Mettermrck · Jan 24, 2004

aprof said:
I don't think they had it in 1836. I think the British took control of the Mosquito Coast around 1848-49. (Control of isthmian crossings because of the California gold rush, and all that, don't ye know?)
I've gathered ID numbers for your last two groups of events and will submit when I send tweaked events to the General.
(two things: you skipped 142007; check 142011 "Boston Fruit Company" - it's named "The Olimpos" in the "name =" line Is that correct?)

Now that I didn't know, about the Mosquito Coast. If that's the case then I'll need to write an event giving it to England. As for Olimpos, it sounds like another case of copying and pasting events and not changing all the lines. I'll take a look and edit it.

Mettermrck · Jan 24, 2004

Ok, I added in all the necessary IDs for these events and I tested them in VIP and they compile. I added a few events for Rafael Carrera and the Cabanas Crisis that will occur for the UCA if it still exists (and Guatemala doesn't). I also had it so that the British protest to the US-Nicaraguan Treaty of 1849 will include seizing the Mosquito Coast, since that was the big reason Britain did it. So now it fits into the storyline nicely. Oh, aprof, I sent in the rest of my IDs to Generalisimo. Sorry about forgetting 142007. I'll think of something to slip in there.

Generalisimo · Feb 24, 2004

*bumped*
updates from here??

aprof · Feb 24, 2004

Generalisimo said:
*bumped*
updates from here??

Everything is in that we have so far.

Mettermrck · Feb 24, 2004

Generalisimo said:
*bumped*
updates from here??

I worked on my events and had mentioned them in the NA thread.

A little confusing, I know. But we're good to go.

Generalisimo · Feb 24, 2004

the thread had almost dissapeared.... that's why i posted that little message, to make it appear at the beggining again...

(if you look carefully, you will see that i put the same message in all the threads

)

Mettermrck · Feb 24, 2004

Generalisimo said:
the thread had almost dissapeared.... that's why i posted that little message, to make it appear at the beggining again...
(if you look carefully, you will see that i put the same message in all the threads )

You're too good at this, General, sir.

Keeping up with you is an impossibility.

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