Heir Orb

**Studpuffin** · September 27, 2009, 02:22 PM

As I was reading through the file export_ancillaries I noticed a strange icon next to an ancillary that I then proceeded to look at... Heir Orb?

¬{heir_orb}Heir Apparent
¬{heir_orb_desc}The holder of this promise will inherit the throne of your Kingdom.
¬{heir_orb_effects_desc}+1 Loyalty

What is this, exactly? How does it work? Does it really dictate who becomes faction heir?! What will happen if I unlock this?

**billydilly** · September 28, 2009, 04:32 AM

Sorry, it's in BBB 4 but it doesn't work. So the trigger has been deactivated.

**Studpuffin** · September 28, 2009, 01:12 PM

What is BBB 4?

**billydilly** · September 28, 2009, 02:54 PM

Blood, Broads and Bastards 4.x
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=256587

**Studpuffin** · September 28, 2009, 05:04 PM

ty bd!

**Pnutmaster** · September 29, 2009, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by billydilly

Sorry, it's in BBB 4 but it doesn't work. So the trigger has been deactivated.

o_O

It does work, provided the player understands how it works.

In light of Konny's findings, the Heir Orb ancillary adds 10 Authority to the holder, ensuring that he is chosen by the game as the next faction heir. When the holder becomes the heir or faction leader, he gains a hidden trait which offsets the Authority bonus of the Heir Orb.

EDIT:

Whoops! The ancillary in question indeed did not work. However, the ancillary was updated and reimplemented in the BBB build of XAI 3.4 for PDER.

**Studpuffin** · September 30, 2009, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by Pnutmaster

o_O

It does work, provided the player understands how it works.

In light of Konny's findings, the Heir Orb ancillary adds 10 Authority to the holder, ensuring that he is chosen by the game as the next faction heir. When the holder becomes the heir or faction leader, he gains a hidden trait which offsets the Authority bonus of the Heir Orb.

EDIT:

Whoops! The ancillary in question indeed did not work. However, the ancillary was updated and reimplemented in the BBB build of XAI 3.4 for PDER.

Well, it is at least nice to know what it does. I will try XAI for PDER then!

Thanks
StudPuffin

**billydilly** · September 30, 2009, 02:54 AM

@Pnutmaster

Excellent! So if I activate the Trigger in my version everything shold be alright? And it is transferable?

**Pnutmaster** · September 30, 2009, 10:21 AM

Billy, you would need to download XAI 3.4 and extract the appropriate trait, ancillary, and triggers from there. But yes, the ancillary is transferrable. I even managed to influence the AI's faction heir selection (and, in turn, dynasties) by a selective trigger that grants the Heir Orb and a campaign_script that removes it from the Faction Heir or Faction Leader ASAP.

If you'd like either without dissecting the XAI 3.4 file, I'll be happy to send the coding to you!

**billydilly** · October 01, 2009, 02:42 AM

@ Pnutmaster

Please do, I've added BBB4.x to the Regions & Provinces Mod, and the Heir Orb would be a nice addition.

**WhiteEagleKnight** · March 30, 2011, 12:22 PM

I know this is old..but i am also interested in adding the heir orb, so could you send the same files to me?

Many thanks, i always feel that this is the only thing missing from the great BBB mod...