Random Nation Selection

[UlrichVonBaden]

Hello!

Loving the Game so far!

One of my favorite aspects of playing CK2, EUIV, and Stellaris is the ability to select a random nation to play during the nation selection phase. I find that this can alleviate some of the indecisiveness of playing the game, but not being particularly committed to any one thought out play through; for me this helps not always playing majors - or playing to my strengths, and rather having to deal with the hand that was given to me. Hopefully you can implement this?

Thanks!

 

[freebiscuit]

Hello!

Loving the Game so far!

One of my favorite aspects of playing CK2, EUIV, and Stellaris is the ability to select a random nation to play during the nation selection phase. I find that this can alleviate some of the indecisiveness of playing the game, but not being particularly committed to any one thought out play through; for me this helps not always playing majors - or playing to my strengths, and rather having to deal with the hand that was given to me. Hopefully you can implement this?

Thanks!

I think the IR wiki has a list of all the provinces, each with an ID number. Find the highest number. Let’s say it’s 4321. Then use an online random number generator to select a random number between 1 and 4321. Then find that specific numbered province, and its owner is your randomly selected nation/tribe for the game. (This method takes into account the fact that some regions have more nations/tribes than others, and others have some larger nations/tribes, so it simulates a bit better the likelihood of ‘you’ being ‘born’ to lead a random nation/tribe.)

 

[Napoleon1971]

I think the IR wiki has a list of all the provinces, each with an ID number. Find the highest number. Let’s say it’s 4321. Then use an online random number generator to select a random number between 1 and 4321. Then find that specific numbered province, and its owner is your randomly selected nation/tribe for the game. (This method takes into account the fact that some regions have more nations/tribes than others, and others have some larger nations/tribes, so it simulates a bit better the likelihood of ‘you’ being ‘born’ to lead a random nation/tribe.)

It will land you Seleukid or Mauryan more often than many other choices too though. I get that its weighted to provinces held and that may have a semi-realistic feel for the "being born" part. But, it lowers the chance of playing a random barbarian tribe quite a bit compared to a "pick from the list of polities/tribes randomly"

 

[r3xm0rt1s]

It will land you Seleukid or Mauryan more often than many other choices too though. I get that its weighted to provinces held and that may have a semi-realistic feel for the "being born" part. But, it lowers the chance of playing a random barbarian tribe quite a bit compared to a "pick from the list of polities/tribes randomly"

Count the number of starting countries in https://imperator.paradoxwikis.com/Countries and generate a random number in the appropriate range then?

 

[Napoleon1971]

Count the number of starting countries in https://imperator.paradoxwikis.com/Countries and generate a random number in the appropriate range then?

That would work if they're in a list for sure.

 

[Herennius]

That would work if they're in a list for sure.

They are - the only problem is that there is no numbering, so you first have to count them manually to get the total number to draw the random one from...and then you have count again to find which country you have rolled.
I assume though that it would be technically possible for someone to just modify the wiki-table by adding an extra comlumn and assigning a number in alphabetical order.