[EU3] Removing Pirates in Saved Games

**Gwyn ap Nud** · August 11, 2009, 06:22 PM

Hey everyone. I have already removed the pirates from my future games, but I also want to delete them in my saved game. I know the answer is floating around here, but I couldn't find it, so I'm gonna ask you guys. How do you change pirates tech group from Latin to new_world in saved games?

**Alkarin** · August 11, 2009, 06:27 PM

you cant? it does not affect saved games

**Gwyn ap Nud** · August 11, 2009, 08:09 PM

I'm 90% certain I read a way on this forum how to do it. Than again, there is that 10%...

**Pious Agnost** · August 12, 2009, 04:04 AM

Open your savegame in notepad. You must search "PIR" until you find their country entry with their leader and tech-levels and all that.

Change their tech-level from latin to new_world or african or something.

Show no mercy

**Gwyn ap Nud** · August 12, 2009, 12:36 PM

Thanks Pious! +rep

**Musthavename** · August 12, 2009, 12:53 PM

I don't think that alone would work. You'll also need to lower their tech levels to 0 or 1 or so. Otherwise they'll keep building ships.

Be careful you don't change the first numbers you come across, as those are the starting figures, not the current figures. They're slightly further down that factions entry.

**Gwyn ap Nud** · August 12, 2009, 09:04 PM

So, after lots of tweaking of save files, I finally got it to work. Yay! Now I can stop bothering with all those stupid pirates and instead use my money on converting the heathens.