Driftwood,
I (for one) got the .zip you sent me.
In my first game I invaded Trebazon in 1420, got 'Pretender to the Throne' in 1421 while my army was abroad, so I put Mustafa to the sword. That december the ungrateful bastard Murad DoW on me and we got slaughtered to the last man. Then in 1424 we declined vassalage the City of Men's Desire fell 30 years early.
Loved every minute of it.
My only question is should event 16000 action_c ("Execute Mustafa to please Murad") perhaps trigger something like:
# Treaty of 1424 #
event = {
id = xxxxx
trigger = {
OR = {
event = 16002
event = 16003
}
year = 1424
}
random = NO
country = BYZ
name = "Treaty of 1424"
desc = "With Mustaffa out of the way Murad rapidly consoladated his rule. To the dismay of Manuel, Murad viewed the execution of Mustaffa as little more than the obligation of a City State which owed him tribute. Murad saught to formalize the status of Byzantium as a vassal state. However, the Christian nations lobbied Manuel to resist Ottoman rule and a small contingant of Italian knights even offered help defend the ancient city against the Turks."
style = 1
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1424 }
offset = 180
action_a = { # Accept the Treaty
name = "Accept the Treaty, become Ottoman vassal"
command = { type = stability value = 1 }
command = { type = relation which = TUR value = -200 }
command = { type = trigger which = 16005 }
command = { type = trigger which = 16006 }
}
action_b = { # Resist the ungratefull bastard!!!
name = "With the support of the West we crush the ungrateful bastard!"
command = { type = INF which = -2 value = 5000 }
command = { type = CAV which = -2 value = 5000 }
command = { type = stability value = -1 }
command = { type = relation which = TOS value = 150 }
command = { type = relation which = MLO value = 100 }
command = { type = relation which = PIS value = 100 }
command = { type = relation which = PAP value = 100 }
command = { type = relation which = MAN value = 100 }
command = { type = relation which = PAR value = 100 }
command = { type = relation which = VEN value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = GEN value = 50 }
command = { type = relation which = ATH value = 50 }
}
}
This would replace 16004 if Mustaffa is executed.
Ideally the CAV unit would be created with a minor leader with a good Italian Crusader name. But I don't know if that would be possible.
Basically I'd like to extend the ahistorical choices in 16000 to give scenario in which Byzantium either becomes an Ottoman vassal and so secures a few decades in which to attempt to over throw the Turks (security at the cost of paying tribute) or, as in this event, buys itself a year and a little help (comprable to the level of help that the Ottoman revolts in 16000 provide).
This is my first event (and only my second post) so feel free to point out problems, stupidies and the like.
Cheers,
duckboy
