Modifying the Age of 'coming of age'

**Flambard** · September 06, 2008, 01:50 PM

Is this possible? I just stick 16 year olds in cities as I do not think that they would be leading Roma's legions, Can you change it from 16 to say 20? :hmmm:

**Aradan** · September 06, 2008, 01:57 PM

Nope, hardcoded.

**Flambard** · September 06, 2008, 02:13 PM

OK, thanks Aradan.

**HouseOfHam** · September 07, 2008, 01:25 AM

I believe you can emulate it with traits. The idea is to confine the character to the settlement until he turns 20. Something like...

Code:

;------------------------------------------
Trait FarTooYoung
    Characters family
    Hidden

    Level ATeen
        Description ATeen_desc
        EffectsDescription ATeen_effects_desc
        Threshold  1

        Effect MovementPoints -100

;------------------------------------------
Trait SeasonsOld
    Characters family
     Hidden
 
    Level Im20plus
         Description Im20plus_desc
         EffectsDescription Im20plus_effects_desc
         Threshold  16                                               ; assuming 4tpy
 
;------------------------------------------
Trigger FarTooYoungTrigger
    WhenToTest CharacterComesOfAge

    Affects FarTooYoung  1  Chance  100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger SeasonsOldTrigger
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnStart

    Affects SeasonsOld 1 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger OldEnoughTrigger
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnStart

    Condition Trait SeasonsOld = 16

    Affects FarTooYoung -1 Chance 100

**Aradan** · September 07, 2008, 05:27 AM

Good thinking. Can also make them anti-traits; sometimes the engine doesn't handle negative points well and keeps the effects of the trait that was lost.

**Flambard** · September 07, 2008, 07:44 AM

Interesting, thanks. REP to both.

**HouseOfHam** · September 07, 2008, 06:13 PM

Come to think of it, it could even be shortened to a single trait:

Code:

;------------------------------------------
Trait FarTooYoung
    Characters family
    Hidden

    Level ATeen
    Description ATeen_desc
    EffectsDescription ATeen_effects_desc
    Threshold 1
    
    Effect MovementPoints -100

    Level Not20Yet
    Description Not20Yet_desc
    EffectsDescription Not20Yet_effects_desc
    Threshold 16
    
    Effect MovementPoints -100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger FarTooYoungTrigger1
    WhenToTest CharacterComesOfAge
    
    Affects FarTooYoung 16 Chance 100

;------------------------------------------
Trigger FarTooYoungTrigger2
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnStart
    
    Condition Trait FarTooYoung > 0
    
    Affects FarTooYoung -1 Chance 100

I think this would work, but you'll have to test to make sure the effects are removed after the characters turns 20.