About event_text.csv

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Just trying to delve into event creating, and have a question:

Every time I make a new event, must I include its text in event_text.csv? What's exactly the purpose of this archive and how does it work?

Many thanks.

 

[richvh]

Just trying to delve into event creating, and have a question:

Every time I make a new event, must I include its text in event_text.csv? What's exactly the purpose of this archive and how does it work?

Many thanks.

Since all the text from Paradox events needs to be translated, they put all text somewhere central (one of the *text.csv files.) You can put the event name in the event file like this:

character_event = {
  id = 10000
  name = "This is my event!"
  trigger = {
...

but button text has to be put into one of the .csv files (exception: action_a/immidiate button text defaults to "OK"). If there is a way to include button text into the event file, no one has figured it out/revealed it to the mod community yet.