Can someone explain..

[Riddermark]

How does the conditions and triggers work for these events about crusading.

mean_time_to_happen = {
years = 2700

modifier = {
condition = { type = not value = { type = year value = 1075 } }
factor = 20
}
modifier = {
condition = {
type = and
condition = { type = year value = 1075 }
condition = { type = not value = { type = year value = 1085 } }
}
factor = 0.5

So essentialy what does this mean? That it MUST happen between 75-85 or that it is most likely ? And how exactly the factors work and are determined?

I'm trying to shake things a bit to make it more historical and most likely for the Jerusalem-Antioch crusade cycles to happen all the time while the others should have very minimum chance. Because right now I see them 1 after the other Jerusalem - bam - Alexandria - bam next one and there you have it muslims are crushed.

Is there a way also to compell the AI to take Jerusalem's surroundings? As a prerequisite for ending the crusade maybe? And we are not talking just as bonuses.

 

[jordarkelf]

1st q: This specific MTTH is for 2700 years. If the year is not 1075, i.e. any time before 1075, the MTTH is multiplied with the modifier 20, so it becomes 54000 years.
If the years is between 1075 and 1085, the MTTH is multiplied with 0.5, so the MTTH becomes 1350 years.

2nd q: to make these two crusades most likely to happen, make sure they have the lowest MTTH.

3rd q: to make the AI go after Jerusalem's surroundings, write a new event that makes an active crusader declare war on the holders of these provinces. To make it a prerequisite to end the crusade, edit the crusade ending event and add the provinces to the list of provinces that must be held.

 

[Riddermark]

Thanks! I'll see what I can come up with with the new events. By active crusader do you mean that I can add as conditions - crusader, -declared war on crusade target holder ? I would aslo need to tell the AI to declare war on the Jerusalem surroudnings only if the crusade is for jerusalem

 

[jordarkelf]

Take a look at the triggers for event 1501 to see how you can check for a specific crusade target.

To check if the character is actively crusading, use condition = { type = on_crusade }.

 

[Riddermark]

Thanks! So on_crusade = ai is at war with crusade target? not just having the trait or at war in general?

 

[jordarkelf]

Yes and no. on_crusade is valid if there is an active crusade and the receiving character is at war with any religious enemy -- not necessarily the crusade target.
In CK (and of course DV) you're crusading when the Pope has called a crusade, and when you're busy bashing muslims, jews, or pagans -- not necessarily going after the Crusade target.

To check if someone is at war with the crusade target, I think you can use some construct like this:
condition = { type = any_enemy condition = { type = crusade_target_holder } }

 

[Riddermark]

Thanks! And one more thing that I just discovered, It seems I can enter this without any error:

condition = { type = religion value = catholic }
condition = { type = province
province = 774 #Jerusalem
province = 775 #Jaffa
condition = {

Multiple crusade targets in 1 crusade? Is it possible?