How do you use the while command to populate a court with a set number of characters?

[Empires91]

Hi! I've tried with this command, but all it does is create a bazzilion characters and crash the game.

while = {
                    limit = {
                        check_variable = {
                            which = count
                            value = 20
                        }
                    }   
                    subtract_variable = {
                        which = count
                        value = 1
                    }
                    create_character = {
                        random_traits = yes
                        dynasty = 8000003
                        female = no
                        age = RANDOM
                        religion = ROOT
                        culture = ROOT
                    }
                }

 

[Arko]

Hi! I've tried with this command, but all it does is create a bazzilion characters and crash the game.

while = {
                    limit = {
                        check_variable = {
                            which = count
                            value = 20
                        }
                    }  
                    subtract_variable = {
                        which = count
                        value = 1
                    }
                    create_character = {
                        random_traits = yes
                        dynasty = 8000003
                        female = no
                        age = RANDOM
                        religion = ROOT
                        culture = ROOT
                    }
                }

Did you set the variable first ?

 

[Whizzer]

You can also use

while = {
    count = 20
    <commands>
}

 

[Empires91]

Did you set the variable first ?

Does this need to be a previous event?

 

[Empires91]

You can also use

while = {
    count = 20
    <commands>
}

huh odd. This does actually work, but it fires automatically at the start and infinity. Managed to fix that by adding triggered only and fires once conditions. TY!!

 

[Arko]

Does this need to be a previous event?

Not mandatory but maybe easier/more flexible/clearer. You can set it in a on start event f.e.
If not set, your check_variable and substract_variable do nothing, hence why the create_character repeats itself.

 

[Keizer Harm]

Not mandatory but maybe easier/more flexible/clearer. You can set it in a on start event f.e.
If not set, your check_variable and substract_variable do nothing, hence why the create_character repeats itself.

Non-existing variables are assumed to be existing but with value zero (that's how save files get optimised). So the above block should never fire, since the check_variable should fail the first time. I don't understand why it would fire infinitely.

 

[Arko]

Non-existing variables are assumed to be existing but with value zero (that's how save files get optimised). So the above block should never fire, since the check_variable should fail the first time. I don't understand why it would fire infinitely.

I guess it assumes it is at zero, so creates it at the first substract, so at -1. Since -1 will always be <20 and so valid it loops forever.