Passing event targets?

[Zuriki]

REMOVED

I'm stupid, I didn't realise that an event fired from within an effect/function inherits the variables of it's invoker. For example:

effect = {
    save_event_target_as = foobar
    country_event = { id = example.1 }
}

...

country_event = {
    id = example.1
    #.....#

    immediate = {
        foobar = {
            #do a thing
        }
    }
}

 

[Foraven]

Nice to know, i think i have a good use for that.

 

[Zuriki]

Nice to know, i think i have a good use for that.

Yeah it was only by chance that I came across it in one of the official files for synthetic crisis.

# Ruler Assassination (HIDDEN)
country_event = {
    id = crisis.2207
    hide_window = yes
   
    trigger = {
        #...
    }

    immediate = {
        #....
        leader = { save_event_target_as = ruler }
        random_list = {
            50 = {
                country_event = { id = crisis.2208 }
            }
            50 = {
                country_event = { id = crisis.2209 }
            }
        }
    }
}

# Ruler Assassination Succeeds
country_event = {
    id = crisis.2209
    #...
   
    is_triggered_only = yes
   
    immediate = {
        kill_leader = {
            type = ruler #THIS IS USING THE EVENT TARGET FROM 2207
            show_notification = no
        }
    }
   
    option = {
        name = crisis.2209.a
    }
}

 

[Foraven]

It would be nice if i could use that trick for my pirate event, i could finally get those darn pirates to go home.