Do NOT auto-assign positions!

[Emperor Leo]

Is there a mod available or any way that I can modify Rome VV 2.1 so that it doesn't auto-assign tech/government positions at the start of a new game. I like to customise my government positions with worthy characters rather than settle with the numnuts that the game assigns. When VV came out, I could resign everyone from their positions at a severe loyalty cost (which was irritating), but now with VV 2.1, I can't resign anyone for a least 12 months (which is even worse).

Is there a modifyable text entry I can alter or anything? Bear in mind that I rarely tinker with or modify Rome's text files or savegames.

 

[blwizard]

Is there a mod available or any way that I can modify Rome VV 2.1 so that it doesn't auto-assign tech/government positions at the start of a new game. I like to customise my government positions with worthy characters rather than settle with the numnuts that the game assigns. When VV came out, I could resign everyone from their positions at a severe loyalty cost (which was irritating), but now with VV 2.1, I can't resign anyone for a least 12 months (which is even worse).

Is there a modifyable text entry I can alter or anything? Bear in mind that I rarely tinker with or modify Rome's text files or savegames.

I think it's probably hard-coded?

 

[Powerslave]

Is there a mod available or any way that I can modify Rome VV 2.1 so that it doesn't auto-assign tech/government positions at the start of a new game. I like to customise my government positions with worthy characters rather than settle with the numnuts that the game assigns. When VV came out, I could resign everyone from their positions at a severe loyalty cost (which was irritating), but now with VV 2.1, I can't resign anyone for a least 12 months (which is even worse).

Is there a modifyable text entry I can alter or anything? Bear in mind that I rarely tinker with or modify Rome's text files or savegames.

Well actually you can't change the fact that the titles are auto-assigned at start of the game... however you can change the period where the title can be resigned.

look for this line in defines.txt

12 # _CHDEF_MINIMUM_JOB_TERM_

12 is the number of month a new title holder can't be resigned. Just change it to whatever you want.

 

[mp84]

Is there a mod available or any way that I can modify Rome VV 2.1 so that it doesn't auto-assign tech/government positions at the start of a new game. I like to customise my government positions with worthy characters rather than settle with the numnuts that the game assigns. When VV came out, I could resign everyone from their positions at a severe loyalty cost (which was irritating), but now with VV 2.1, I can't resign anyone for a least 12 months (which is even worse).

Is there a modifyable text entry I can alter or anything? Bear in mind that I rarely tinker with or modify Rome's text files or savegames.

Ya maybe the next patch they can include something like that.. I do understand why they put it in though, as people could always get a Praetor, then remove him, then he's a propraetor and now he can control the army and all.. (Using Rome as a example, I'm usre their others for other factions too) But agreed, it doesn't make up for the mistakes it makes in the beginning ...

MP

 

[Emperor Leo]

Well actually you can't change the fact that the titles are auto-assigned at start of the game... however you can change the period where the title can be resigned

That's a pretty good idea. I don't really mind the fact that the government officials have to serve a term, it's just that the game assigns total cretins. lol

Ya maybe the next patch they can include something like that.. I do understand why they put it in though, as people could always get a Praetor, then remove him, then he's a propraetor and now he can control the army and all.. (Using Rome as a example, I'm usre their others for other factions too) But agreed, it doesn't make up for the mistakes it makes in the beginning ...

It's like Paradox don't trust us to play fair! Is there a way to modify the characters' loyalty after they have been sacked from their positions? For example: start a new game, resign all the magistrates (taking the loyalty hits) and then edit a file to bring their loyalty back up to it's original state and remove titles (i.e. Ex-Pontifex Maximus), so that you are essentially left with a game that hasn't auto-assigned government postions.