Removing the insane bonus of the AI in loyalty and authority

[Denizou]

Hi,

I just wanted to know how to reduce, or remove the bonuses of the AI in loyalty (for the generals) and in authority (for the kings) they're always maxed out and it's just unfair when you're playing BGRIV when your authority is maxed out at 3.

I read something about "commenting out" something in a readme but I don't know how to do it and what I should comment out.

THANKS!

[Denizou]

Also I wanted to know how to edit the amount of money necessary to bribe an army. And how the system works!

Last question (I promise) playing on hard, does the AI can run out of money? How does it gain money?

Thanks again ...

[Ferdiad]

export_descr_character_traits

;============================
; Kingdom Traits 
;============================
;------------------------------------------
Trait NaturalAiBoost
 Characters family
 Hidden

 Level GeneralAI
   Description GeneralAI_desc
   EffectsDescription GeneralAI_effects_desc
   Threshold 1 

   Effect TroopMorale 1
   Effect HitPoints 1
   Effect Loyalty 2

 Level HeirAI
   Description HeirAI_desc
   EffectsDescription HeirAI_effects_desc
   Threshold 3 

   Effect TroopMorale 2
   Effect HitPoints 2
   Effect Fertility 2
   Effect Loyalty 2

 Level LeaderAI
   Description LeaderAI_desc
   EffectsDescription LeaderAI_effects_desc
   Threshold 5 

   Effect TroopMorale 3 
   Effect HitPoints 4
   Effect Fertility 2

The section on bribery in descr_campaign_db.xml

    <bribery>
        <bribe_to_family_tree bool="false"/>
        <base_character_chance float="0.4"/>
        <religion_modifier float="0.66"/>
        <combined_attribute_modifier float="0.2"/>
        <briber_attribute_divisor float="3.0"/>
        <bribee_attribute_divisor float="3.0"/>
        <army_size_modifier float="0.035"/>
        <base_settlement_chance float="0.8"/>
        <settlement_loyalty_modifier float="0.01"/>
        <settlement_population_modifier float="0.0001"/>
        <faction_standing_divisor float="10.0"/>
        <max_bribe_chance float="100.0"/>
        <min_bribe_chance float="1.0"/>
        <bribe_chance_modifier float="1.0"/>
    </bribery>

Playing on Hard the AI gets several 1000 florins extra per turn IIRC, and the script dosnt take dfficulty into account.

[Denizou]

Great, what should I do with this now?

edit: I mean thanks but now should I delete these lines? If yes, exactly from where to where? And should I not delete also the "trigger" parts? (found this by searching the forum)

[Ferdiad]

First section delete it.

<bribery>
<bribe_to_family_tree bool="false"/>
<base_character_chance float="0.4"/> This is the base chance.
<religion_modifier float="0.66"/> Releigion modifier, multiplies the cost by this.
<combined_attribute_modifier float="0.2"/> Dunno.
<briber_attribute_divisor float="3.0"/> Dunno.
<bribee_attribute_divisor float="3.0"/> Dunno.
<army_size_modifier float="0.035"/> The army size affects this theres probaly a threshold when over 5 units the cost is multiplied by this and over 10 by this again etc...
<base_settlement_chance float="0.8"/> Settlements costs are multilpied by this factor.
<settlement_loyalty_modifier float="0.01"/> I dont know where you can find settlement loyalty, maybe theres a base and having a Family Member in there modifys thet?
<settlement_population_modifier float="0.0001"/> Population modifier, is it for ever 1 pop, every 100 or some other number?
<faction_standing_divisor float="10.0"/> Maybe how the factions that your bribing sees you, ie If your rep is Abysmal or something like that.
<max_bribe_chance float="100.0"/> Theres a limit to how expensive a bribe can be.
<min_bribe_chance float="1.0"/> Dunno.
<bribe_chance_modifier float="1.0"/> Dunno.
</bribery>
What you want to modify is this line <base_character_chance float="0.4"/> making it smaller makes it cheaper for character, <base_settlement_chance float="0.8"/> this one for settlemets.