Handbook - Questions

**Swiss Halberdier** · February 28, 2008, 08:53 AM

@Repman

1. What does the "Age of Darkness" mean? In the "campaign_script.txt" I've found the entry "Age of Darkness" and it seems that is a trigger for war and the black plague? Am I right?

2. Could you please specify how great the radius is, in which the new "dynamic events" take place? In the whole capital province or just some squares around the capital itself?

3. You wrote that is good to install the "Microsoft .NET Framework". Which ".NET Framework" do you use? It exists "2.0 SP2", "3.0 SP1" and the new one "3.5" (all with XP or Vista)

Now I have to say THANK YOU for the very good explaining and interesting handbook you've created!

**Pompeius** · February 28, 2008, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by Swiss Halberdier

@Repman

1. What does the "Age of Darkness" mean? In the "campaign_script.txt" I've found the entry "Age of Darkness" and it seems that is a trigger for war and the black plague? Am I right?

Got the same question. Could anybody give a short explaination?

**d3v** · February 28, 2008, 01:24 PM

the age of darkness means a time when everyone was ignorant and confused. aka the dark ages. that's what the medieval era was all about.

**vonKrysiak** · February 29, 2008, 08:00 AM

@d3v - you are right but we want to know what is the effect of "age of darkness" added in DLV 5.4

**Werebear** · February 29, 2008, 08:41 AM

;----------------------------- The Dark Ages ---------------------------------------

declare_counter death_hit

monitor_conditions I_EventCounter black_death_hits = 1
and I_CompareCounter death_hit = 0

generate_random_counter stochastic_war 0 1

if I_EventCounter stochastic_war = 0
console_command diplomatic_stance england france war
console_command diplomatic_stance england scotland war
console_command diplomatic_stance hre poland war
console_command diplomatic_stance hre denmark war
console_command diplomatic_stance france spain war
console_command diplomatic_stance spain moors war
console_command diplomatic_stance moors egypt war
console_command diplomatic_stance egypt elo war
console_command diplomatic_stance turks armenia war
console_command diplomatic_stance timurids turks war
console_command diplomatic_stance kiev russia war
console_command diplomatic_stance russia poland war
console_command diplomatic_stance hungary byzantium war
console_command diplomatic_stance byzantium venice war
console_command diplomatic_stance venice milan war
console_command diplomatic_stance milan sicily war
console_command diplomatic_stance sicily venice war
console_command diplomatic_stance denmark norway war
console_command diplomatic_stance denmark teutons war
console_command diplomatic_stance lit russia war
end_if

if I_EventCounter stochastic_war = 1
console_command diplomatic_stance england ireland war
console_command diplomatic_stance france scotland war
console_command diplomatic_stance hre teutons war
console_command diplomatic_stance hre norway war
console_command diplomatic_stance france hre war
console_command diplomatic_stance spain portugal war
console_command diplomatic_stance moors spain war
console_command diplomatic_stance egypt turks war
console_command diplomatic_stance turks byzantium war
console_command diplomatic_stance timurids russia war
console_command diplomatic_stance kiev hungary war
console_command diplomatic_stance russia byzantium war
console_command diplomatic_stance hungary venice war
console_command diplomatic_stance milan hre war
console_command diplomatic_stance sicily moors war
console_command diplomatic_stance denmark france war
console_command diplomatic_stance lit poland war
console_command diplomatic_stance armenia elo war
end_if

link_faction_ai england kill_human
link_faction_ai france kill_human
link_faction_ai hre kill_human
link_faction_ai spain kill_human
link_faction_ai venice kill_human
link_faction_ai papal_states kill_human
link_faction_ai sicily kill_human
link_faction_ai milan kill_human
link_faction_ai scotland kill_human
link_faction_ai byzantium kill_human
link_faction_ai russia kill_human
link_faction_ai moors kill_human
link_faction_ai turks kill_human
link_faction_ai egypt kill_human
link_faction_ai denmark kill_human
link_faction_ai portugal kill_human
link_faction_ai poland kill_human
link_faction_ai hungary kill_human
link_faction_ai aztecs kill_human
link_faction_ai mongols kill_human
link_faction_ai timurids kill_human
link_faction_ai ireland kill_human
link_faction_ai flanders kill_human
link_faction_ai norway kill_human
link_faction_ai teutons kill_human
link_faction_ai lit kill_human
link_faction_ai kiev kill_human
link_faction_ai armenia kill_human
link_faction_ai elo kill_human
link_faction_ai hedjaz kill_human
link_faction_ai slave kill_human

set_event_counter black_death_hits 0
set_counter death_hit 1
end_monitor

monitor_event PreFactionTurnStart FactionIsLocal
and I_CompareCounter death_hit >= 1

inc_counter death_hit 1

if I_CompareCounter death_hit = 16

link_faction_ai england catholic
link_faction_ai france catholic
link_faction_ai hre catholic
link_faction_ai spain catholic
link_faction_ai venice catholic
link_faction_ai papal_states papal_faction
link_faction_ai sicily catholic
link_faction_ai milan catholic
link_faction_ai scotland catholic
link_faction_ai byzantium orthodox
link_faction_ai russia orthodox
link_faction_ai moors islam
link_faction_ai turks islam
link_faction_ai egypt islam
link_faction_ai denmark catholic
link_faction_ai portugal catholic
link_faction_ai poland catholic
link_faction_ai hungary catholic
link_faction_ai aztecs aztecs
link_faction_ai mongols mongols
link_faction_ai timurids orthodox
link_faction_ai ireland catholic
link_faction_ai flanders catholic
link_faction_ai norway catholic
link_faction_ai teutons catholic
link_faction_ai lit orthodox
link_faction_ai kiev orthodox
link_faction_ai armenia orthodox
link_faction_ai elo catholic
link_faction_ai hedjaz islam
link_faction_ai slave slave_faction

set_counter death_hit 0
historic_event turmoil_end
end_if

end_monitor

**Werebear** · February 29, 2008, 08:45 AM

black_death_hits - event on turns: 46, 53, 266

So wait until 46 turn and you will see

**Swiss Halberdier** · February 29, 2008, 08:12 PM

@Isilendil
Thank you for answering the "Dark Ages" question.

Do you have an answer to the other two questions?

2. Could you please specify how great the radius is, in which the new "dynamic events" take place? In the whole capital province or just some squares around the capital itself?

3. You wrote that is good to install the "Microsoft .NET Framework". Which ".NET Framework" do you use? It exists "2.0 SP2", "3.0 SP1" and the new one "3.5" (all with XP or Vista)

**Werebear** · March 01, 2008, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by Swiss Halberdier

@Isilendil
Thank you for answering the "Dark Ages" question.

Do you have an answer to the other two questions?

2. Could you please specify how great the radius is, in which the new "dynamic events" take place? In the whole capital province or just some squares around the capital itself?

This is old event with new effect.
You wiil see yourself. Hard to explain with my english

Originally Posted by Swiss Halberdier

3. You wrote that is good to install the "Microsoft .NET Framework". Which ".NET Framework" do you use? It exists "2.0 SP2", "3.0 SP1" and the new one "3.5" (all with XP or Vista)

i didn't wrote that

**Aeon`** · March 01, 2008, 05:42 AM

This came unexspected, lol

**Swiss Halberdier** · March 01, 2008, 11:41 AM

@Isilendil

3. You wrote that is good to install the "Microsoft .NET Framework". Which ".NET Framework" do you use? It exists "2.0 SP2", "3.0 SP1" and the new one "3.5" (all with XP or Vista)
i didn't wrote that

I meant that repman wrote this in his guide not you.