Colonial events

[artemis667]

That doesn't work. There's still a probability that those two events will trigger at the same time to the same country. (I encountered this in testing, and I did have the NOT = { core coded ) This is because the triggers do not take into account events that are active, but haven't been 'clicked' yet.

There are only two solutions as I see it - multiple dates, or multiple events for different countries.

I've recompiled the event listing with multiple dates (I used four periods) - it increased the event file size from about 1 meg to 2.5 meg, but EU2 doesn't have any issues parsing it. A quick playtest, and it works fine (I haven't tested it with anything complex yet, though - didn't have the time).

I should be back online in the next three weeks or so, assuming there aren't any delays setting up DSL at my new place.

 

[ForzaA]

I don't know EXACTLY how it works -
but shouldn't the combination of NOT = { Core with event = XXXX work?

Ie. that the second claim can only happen when the first has already happened, and only to nations that do not have the cores yet.

That way, I won't have to wait till 1700 to get cores on provinces I conquered in 1425 (exagerating now, but you get the point)

It would even open up the opportunity to give you an extra bonus (since you managed a credible claim after someone else already HAD the claim)

 

[unmerged(21937)]

I think that should work, Forzaa.

 

[TheArchduke]

Makes sense, yep.

 

[artemis667]

I don't know EXACTLY how it works -
but shouldn't the combination of NOT = { Core with event = XXXX work?

Ie. that the second claim can only happen when the first has already happened, and only to nations that do not have the cores yet.

That way, I won't have to wait till 1700 to get cores on provinces I conquered in 1425 (exagerating now, but you get the point)

It would even open up the opportunity to give you an extra bonus (since you managed a credible claim after someone else already HAD the claim)

You know, that's a very good idea... it gets around the problem nicely.

I'll get this coded in.

 

[artemis667]

ONE THOUSAND POSTS!

Now to celebrate, and since I've got a dialup connection going at home, I'll get the colonial events finished tonight.

 

[TheArchduke]

Yay. Contact me per icq if you need any help.

 

[artemis667]

All done

Now, we need shields for the following potential revolters:

U11 - California
U12 - Texas
U13 - Massachusetts
U14 - Cuba
U15 - Recife (Northern Brazil)
U16 - Chile
U17 - Australia
U18 - New Zealand

I'm not overly confident with graphics, so if anyone wants to have a go, you are most welcome

 

[TheArchduke]

We prolly need to work on monarchs and leaders, too.

Art, we need flag ideas, too.

Australia and New Zealand can't have the uk-connected ones.

 

[artemis667]

We prolly need to work on monarchs and leaders, too.

Art, we need flag ideas, too.

Australia and New Zealand can't have the uk-connected ones.

Yeah, we do need to look at those.
I haven't given them much thought at present, yet.

 

[Nikolai II]

We prolly need to work on monarchs and leaders, too.

Art, we need flag ideas, too.

Australia and New Zealand can't have the uk-connected ones.

As a workable suggestion until someone gets imaginative I'd suggest the UK-connected ones, but without the Jack.

 

[TheArchduke]

Mexico is okay, I guess. Only the U.S. are a bit problematic, don't know how to solve this..

 

[unmerged(1047)]

As for flags and shields, I'm fairly certain there are California and Texas sets around that are useably not too similar to European flags. (The Lone Star and the Bear Flag) I see no reason not to use these...

For the USA as a whole, if you want something that doesn't look semi-colonial, we could use the simple thirteen alternate red and white stripes or all-blue with thirteen stars (both of which were used as simplified designs during the Revolution), or the Continental Navy flag (thirteen stripes with a superimposed copperhead snake. The text is probably too small to show up anyway.)

Note: Interestingly, the flag General Washington often flew on his own tent for identification was a dark blue square (not the usual rectangular flag) with thirteen staggered stars (offset rows like the modern flag, in a 3-2-3-2-3 arrangement).

 

[unmerged(1047)]

Just a thought (based partly on current events)... the Carribbean islands and the North American coast from roughly Roanoke province down into Honduras at least (I'm not sure about the southern shores of the Caribbean), as well as the western coast of Mexico in the southern Baja California province and the area around Acapulco, should be subject to rather evil random "devastated by hurricane" events. Something like massive population loss and loss of ALL structures other than fortifications.

If possible, in order to get historical accuracy, these events should be limited to the actual hurricane season, which is (I believe) August-November.