need help from a scripting guru

[Javolenus]

Hi There,

I'd like to introduce a change into MTW in order to make the economics more dependent on the personal qualities of faction leaders. The idea is that a 'good' king will generate income for his faction and a 'bad' king will be a financial disaster.

I want to do this because, in my experience, the economies of all factions just grow exponentially as the campaign goes on. It seems to me that, after 100 years or so, everyone is swimming in cash. That's OK, I guess, but I'd like to introduce a 'random' element, where a faction can go through financial ups and downs. I thought that using the faction leader's traits might be the way to go. Also, I want this to affect all factions, not just the human player's faction.

And so, my question is:

Is it possible to link the King's Purse to a faction leader's piety or authority rating? The idea being that a low rating means little or no extra cash, and a high rating means lots of extra cash?

I have no skill or experience regarding scripting, so I'd need basic help with this.

If someone could write a sample script for one faction, then I could copy it for all factions and paste it into the campaign script - would that work?

I'm keen to get this idea moving, so any help would be greatly apreciated.

I've heard of a script by GrnEyedDevl, which links Authority to trade income via scripting and the EDB, and perhaps this is the way to go? But I'd also be interested to know if my King's Purse idea is viable.

Thanks in advance for replies.

[The Count(er)]

there is a thread about authority related benefits talking about some scripts increasing trade bonuses as the Faction Leader has higher authority so that could get you a few ideas on how to make it work

Edit: I found the link

[Javolenus]

Hi There,

Many thanks indeed for this - I'll check it out! But I'd still like to know if the King's Purse could be linked to faction leader traits . . .

[GrnEyedDvl]

Hi There,

Many thanks indeed for this - I'll check it out! But I'd still like to know if the King's Purse could be linked to faction leader traits . . .

Just take that authority script and change the commands from set_event_counter to inc_kings_purse.

[Javolenus]

Hi GrenEyedDvl,

Many thanks - that's great, I'll do as you say. Just one more question: what's the correct format for increasing the King's Purse? For example, would "inc_kings_purse 2000" work? I'm just not sure of the correct format.

And also - sorry - is the authority script in your txt file attachment good for both human and AI? Or would I have to add another set of monitors/commands for the AI? Sorry to ask what must be absurdly basic questions!

Thanks again for your time and patience - I really appreciate your help.

[Gigantus]

They linked it somehow in the british isle campaign (to something else). So it should be possible.

[GrnEyedDvl]

The command is:

increment_kings_purse England 600

you can use negative numbers if you wish.

The authority script currently only works for the player, thats what FactionIsLocal means. You can make an identical counter that says "not FactionIsLocal" to make it work for the AI.

[Javolenus]

Many thanks GrnEyedDvl - but the script in txt file attachment that I downloaded doesn't say FactionIsLocal, it says Factiontype england. Have I downloaded the right script? Really sorry to ask another question - just need to get this bit clear. Otherwise, thanks again for your help and + rep.

[GrnEyedDvl]

lol may bad, reading too many scripts at once. You can change any of these scripts as long as you use the right syntax.

FactionType england obviously applies the condition to england only
FactionIsLocal applies only to the player
not FactionIsLocal applies only to the AI

[Javolenus]

Hi and many thanks for this. OK, I'll use the script that has FactionIsLocal and which specifies Authority level using = 0, = 1 and so on. Thanks again - very much appreciated.

[GrnEyedDvl]

Hope it works out for you. You might want to read through both Alpacas thread and mine about scripting for beginners.

[Javolenus]

Hi There,

I tried the script but it didn't work. The game played OK, with no crashes, but the King's Purse didn't change.

I guess I'll follow your suggestion and read your tutorial on scripting, then maybe try again. Thanks for your help.