AI events for bad trait rulers

lenny · Aug 17, 2004

Inspired by a thread on collapsing AI realm in GD, I tried to script some AI-events to de-throne rulers with bad stats, i.e. madness, schizophrenia, heretic and excommunicated. These are first trials and the only test I performed was to load CK to see if I get an error message at start.

Currently, I have 3 events:
1) A palace revolt against a mad or schizophrenic ruler.
2) A palace revolt against a heretic or excommunicated ruler.
3) A vassal revolt against a heretic or excommunicated ruler.

I use low MTTH because these traits can ruin a Kingdom quite quickly. Also, I am not sure whether the law-change to elective works before the inheritance as I would want it.

Please comment.

Event 1:

Code:

##############################################
# Mad ruler ousted by palace revolt	     #
##############################################

character_event = {
	id = 90100
	picture = "event_intrigue"
	name = "He has gone mad. We have to get rid of him!"

	trigger = {
		condition = { type = ai }
		condition = { type = ruler }
		condition = {
			type = or
			condition = { type = trait value = maniac }
			condition = { type = trait value = schizofrenia }
		}
	}

	mean_time_to_happen = {
		months = 12
	}

	immidiate = {
		effect = { type = death }
	}
}

Event 2:

Code:

##############################################
# Heretic ruler ousted by palace revolt	     #
##############################################

character_event = {
	id = 90101
	picture = "event_intrigue"
	name = "God will punish us all if we do not act now!"

	trigger = {
		condition = { type = ai }
		condition = { type = ruler }
		condition = {
			type = or
			condition = { type = trait value = heretic }
			condition = { type = trait value = excommunicated }
		}
	}

	mean_time_to_happen = {
		months = 36

		
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 1 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 2
			}
			}
		factor = 0.6
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 2 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 3
			}
		}
		factor = 0.7
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 3 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 4
			}
		}
		factor = 0.8
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 4 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 5
			}
		}
		factor = 0.9
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 5 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 6
			}
		}
		factor = 1
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 6 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 7
			}
		}
		factor = 1.1
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 7 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 8
			}
		}
		factor = 1.2
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 8 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 9
			}
		}
		factor = 1.3
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 9 }
			condition = {
				type = not
				value = {
					type = intrigue
					value = 10
				}
			}
			factor = 1.4
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 10 }
			factor = 1.5
		}
	}

	immidiate = {
		effect = { type = death }
		effect = { type = death value = random_courtier }
	}
}

Event 3:

Code:

##############################################
# Heretic ruler ousted by vassal revolt	     #
##############################################

character_event = {
	id = 90102
	picture = "event_intrigue"
	name = "The rule of the heretic is unbearable. We have to act know with the church at our side."

	trigger = {
		condition = { type = ai }
		condition = { type = ruler }
		condition = { type = religion value = catholic }
		condition = { type = has_vassal }
		condition = {
			type = or
			condition = { type = trait value = heretic }
			condition = { type = trait value = excommunicated }
		}
	}

	mean_time_to_happen = {
		months = 60
		
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 1 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 2
			}
			}
		factor = 0.6
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 2 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 3
			}
		}
		factor = 0.7
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 3 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 4
			}
		}
		factor = 0.8
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 4 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 5
			}
		}
		factor = 0.9
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 5 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 6
			}
		}
		factor = 1
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 6 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 7
			}
		}
		factor = 1.1
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 7 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 8
			}
		}
		factor = 1.2
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 8 }
			condition = {
			type = not
			value = {
				type = intrigue
				value = 9
			}
		}
		factor = 1.3
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 9 }
			condition = {
				type = not
				value = {
					type = intrigue
					value = 10
				}
			}
			factor = 1.4
		}
		modifier = {
			condition = { type = intrigue value = 10 }
			factor = 1.5
		}
	}

	immidiate = {
		effect = { type = set_law value = elective_law } 
		effect = { type = death }
		effect = { type = loyalty for = worst_vassal value = 0.25 }
		effect = { type = loyalty for = random_vassal value = 0.1 }
		effect = { type = loyalty for = random_vassal value = -0.1 }
		effect = { type = loyalty for = best_vassal value = -0.25 }
	}
}

Carmagnola · Aug 26, 2004

Very good idea. It should help keeping kingdoms together, without taking the fun of mad rulers away from players. I'll test them next time I play.

unmerged(2456) · Aug 26, 2004

The events are good, but they need tweaking...
The MTTH should include for the 1st event whether or not the province is in rebellion (more likely), the piety and presitge of the ruler (less likely as it goes up), more likely if its negative, and any_heir = 1 having either of those traits should make it much less likely (yes i know any_XXXX can be resource intensive, but limiting it to 1 shouldn't be that bad and is deifnatly apporpirate.

Also the any_heir = 1 should be used for the other events, but obviously changed for appropriate traits. Also for both the last 2 events the more negative the piety, the more likely. Finally heretic rulers being outsted should be less likely than excommunicated (excommuncation is more severe than being a heretic).

lenny · Aug 27, 2004

Jinnai said:
The events are good, but they need tweaking...
The MTTH should include for the 1st event whether or not the province is in rebellion (more likely), the piety and presitge of the ruler (less likely as it goes up), more likely if its negative, and any_heir = 1 having either of those traits should make it much less likely (yes i know any_XXXX can be resource intensive, but limiting it to 1 shouldn't be that bad and is deifnatly apporpirate.

Also the any_heir = 1 should be used for the other events, but obviously changed for appropriate traits. Also for both the last 2 events the more negative the piety, the more likely. Finally heretic rulers being outsted should be less likely than excommunicated (excommuncation is more severe than being a heretic).

Thanks for the feedback. I will try to incorporate some of these suggestions, soon.

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