"type = court" only for rulers?

[zoidberg]

In illness_events.txt I see stuff like this (abbreviated)

condition = { type = or
	condition = { type = and
		condition = { type = ruler }
		condition = { type = court value = 20 }
	}
	condition = { type = and
		condition = { type = not value = { type = ruler } }
		condition = { type = ruler_csc
			condition = { type = court value = 20 }
		}
	}
}

Does type = court really only work on the ruler? I've written some events that use type = court without the ruler_csc context selector, and they seem to work correctly even on non-rulers. I haven't tested exhaustively though. If it behaves correctly for both rulers and non-rulers, then the code above is kinda redundant. Am I missing something?

 

[Veldmaarschalk]

AFAIK as I know this line

type = court value = 20

means that the event will start once your court has more then 20 courtiers.

If that is not what you mean, then sorry.

 

[zoidberg]

The point is that that event first checks whether the current character is a ruler and his court size is 20. If the current character is not a ruler, then it selects the ruler of the current character and checks court size there. So why is there the distinction between rulers and non-rulers? "type = court" should be identical in both cases, because both are at the same court.

 

[unmerged(21937)]

That would be something to test out extensively, eh?

In other words, I don't have a clue

 

[kbromer]

Does type = ruler return true for an underage player character? If you have a 3-year old duke whose court is technically being ruled by his inbred, kinslaying excommunicated mother, then would the type = ruler return true if tested against the kid instead of his mother?

That might explain why it's written the way it is, to catch any ruler-type scenario.

 

[unmerged(2456)]

court[size] only includes adults, but that wouldn't matter in that case. The courtsize never checks the ruler. I'm not sure if it even checks your kids. I heard it only checks the adult memebers at the bottom of the courtscreen.