Campaign start date.

[Nergui]

Basically I want to create a mod which changes the start date from 1080 to 1380 and use half year turns.

These are the required changes I've found so far -

descr_strat.txt -

start_date 1380 summer
end_date 1530 winter
timescale 0.50
Set up the mongols and timurids with some starting regions
Increase the populations and developement across the board for all regions.
Change who starts with what.

descr_events.txt -

Remove any event with a date earlier than 300.

campaign_script.txt -

Remove any entries based on dates in descr_events.txt

EDU/EDB -

Change the Mongol and Timurid units so they function the same as normal factions. (recruiting, maintainence etc)

Is there any thing else I would need to edit or remove?

[Ishan]

Basically I want to create a mod which changes the start date from 1080 to 1380 and use half year turns.

These are the required changes I've found so far -

descr_strat.txt -

start_date 1380 summer
end_date 1530 winter
timescale 0.50
Set up the mongols and timurids with some starting regions
Increase the populations and developement across the board for all regions.


descr_events.txt -

Remove any event with a date earlier than 300.

campaign_script.txt -

RemoveEdit any entries based on dates in descr_events.txt

EDU/EDB -

Change the Mongol and Timurid units so they function the same as normal factions. (recruiting, maintainence etc)

Is there any thing else I would need to edit or remove?

Remove the dead till resurrected entry from the mongols and timurids in descr_strat.txt file.
Delete the horde entries & spawned_on_event entry from the descr_sm_factions.txt file as well for the above case.
U might also want to edit the dates in descr_mercenaries.txt file.
Apart from that i can't think of any other file.

[Squid]

You can probably leave the horde stuff so that if they lose their last settlement they can horde (assuming horde on its own works similar to how it did in BI).

[Nergui]

Got that done. Thank-you both for your help.

[Ishan]

Glad to help bro.

[Nergui]

I just remembered something else I wanted to ask.

How would I de-pope the Pope? eg - remove the excommunication power. By 1380, papal power was much diminished and the crusades were all but over.

[Ishan]

In the file descr_sm_factions.txt under the entry of papal_states delete the entry highlighted in red.

faction                    papal_states
culture                    southern_european
religion                    catholic
special_faction_type                papal_faction
symbol                    models_strat/symbol_papacy.CAS
rebel_symbol                models_strat/symbol_rebels.CAS
primary_colour                red 239, green 239, blue 239
secondary_colour                red 221, green 176, blue 69
loading_logo                loading_screen/symbols/symbol128_papal_states.tga
standard_index                3
logo_index                    FACTION_LOGO_PAPAL_STATES
small_logo_index                SMALL_FACTION_LOGO_PAPAL_STATES
triumph_value                5
custom_battle_availability            yes
can_sap                    yes
prefers_naval_invasions            no
can_have_princess                no
has_family_tree                no

Apart from that i can't think of anything else. It will be just a normal faction and can be destroyed also.

[chris7ian]

oooh one could make the Holy Roman Empire the papal faction, muuuaaaahhaaaahhaaaahhaaaa

[Nergui]

oooh one could make the Holy Roman Empire the papal faction, muuuaaaahhaaaahhaaaahhaaaa

Except that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, roman or an empire.

[irishron]

Except that the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, roman or an empire.

It was, even if in name only.

[Nergui]

It was, even if in name only.

So much for that joke.

[Ishan]

HRE was like a Nazi empire for the Italians and the papacy at that time.

[Nergui]

Back on topic.

With descr_events.txt and event requirements in export_descr_buildings.txt.

These are the modded events. I wasn't really sure how to edit campaign_script.txt (I suck at scripting) so I moved the Mongol and Timurid invasion events forward a bit.

One question I have is about gunpowder discovered event.

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;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;;;;;;;;;;  MODDED EVENT LIST  ;;;;;;;;;;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

; ------------ CORE GAME EVENT --------------
event    historic    gunpowder_discovered
date    2 4
movie    event/gunpowder_invented.bik

event    historic    first_piano
date    20

; ------------ CORE GAME EVENT --------------
event    historic     world_is_round
date    20 28

; ------------ CORE GAME EVENT --------------
event    historic    mongols_invasion_warn
date    32 40

event    historic    first_oil_painting
date    40

event    historic    science_de_docta_ignorantia
date    64

; ------------ CORE GAME EVENT --------------
;TRUE TIME event    historic     world_is_round
;TRUE TIME date    366 374

event    historic    first_printing_press
date    74

event    earthquake    earthquake_in_naples
date    76
position    157, 82

; ------------ CORE GAME EVENT --------------
event    historic    timurids_invasion_warn
date    80 88

event    historic    malleus_maleficarum
date    106

event    historic    science_da_vinci_ornithopter
date    112

event    historic    first_watch
date    130

Would it be easier to just remove the event from descr_events and the event requirement from the units and buildings in EDB?

eg -

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                recruit_pool "Cossack Musketeers"  1   0.5   4  0  requires factions { russia, }  and event_counter gunpowder_discovered 1 

changed to 

                recruit_pool "Cossack Musketeers"  1   0.5   4  0  requires factions { russia, } 
.

[Taiji]

Yes, that's what you'd do with the gunpowder event.

With regards the mongol invasion stuff just look for 'mongol' and delete any scripts which look like they are involved.

If you mess up then check the log, it's easy to learn to script because the log is usually very helpful.

Or here, I've done it for you: Attachment 101009

[Nergui]

Oh, I thought it would be more complicated that that. Thank-you

[Ishan]

Well Taiji will always amaze u with his magic tricks.

[Taiji]

Nergui, you're welcome

Ishan, I appreciate that you're being friendly and nice, I know you're a good guy, so please don't take this the wrong way. But stop it please, I don't see that it does anyone else any good, to see me praised unrealistically, and personally it just makes me feel uncomfortable about helping. Cheers

[Ishan]

so please don't take this the wrong way

No problem bro and won't happen again.