Bad trader good trader

[HernanU]

For good reasons (insane trade income) in this mod is a hell nigthmare become a good trader and almost certain to be a bad one. This is my modest grain of sand to improve the mood of angry player who look his best governor become a total buying-painted-glass-for-gems idiot (and if you take mariemburg or another wealthy trade place this is really anoying). I left for a good soul with better english speaking skills the explanation (is pretty clear nevertheless). Extra goodfarmer and goodminer for the good dwarves.

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Bad trader (points 1/3/5 penalty% 10/20/30)

Trigger not_building_trade
WhenToTest GovernorBuildingCompleted
Condition SettlementBuildingExists >= wooden_wall
and not SettlementBuildingExists >= market_3
Affects BadTrader 1 Chance 100

Good trader (points 12/24/48 bonus% 10/20/30)

Trigger governing20
WhenToTest GovernorAgentCreated
Condition AgentType = merchant
Affects GoodTrader 2 Chance 100

Trigger building_trade
WhenToTest GovernorBuildingCompleted
Condition SettlementBuildingFinished >= market_4
Affects GoodTrader 2 Chance 100

Trigger building_ports
WhenToTest GovernorBuildingCompleted
Condition SettlementBuildingFinished >= port
Affects GoodTrader 3 Chance 100
Affects GoodBuilder 1 Chance 25

Trigger building_roads
WhenToTest GovernorBuildingCompleted
Condition SettlementBuildingFinished >= roads
Affects GoodTrader 1 Chance 100
Affects GoodBuilder 1 Chance 50

Trigger building_bank
WhenToTest GovernorBuildingCompleted
Condition SettlementBuildingFinished >= market_2
Affects GoodTrader 3 Chance 100

Trigger building_seatrade
WhenToTest GovernorBuildingCompleted
Condition SettlementBuildingFinished >= market_3
Affects GoodTrader 1 Chance 80

Trigger building_caravans
WhenToTest GovernorBuildingCompleted
Condition SettlementBuildingFinished >= alchemists_lab
Affects GoodTrader 3 Chance 100

[odyseusz79]

I'll add a bit of info: BadTrader has a no-going-back level of 2. This means that if your general is already an "Incompetent Trader", you have NO CHANCE of ever improving him.

Luckily, GoodTrader also has a no-going-back level of 2, so if you train a general up to the trait "Trader", he will not regress into a poor trader.

That said, I do remember reading somewhere that the no-going-back level doesn't work properly in this game, so I guess just see what results you get.

[HernanU]

Sorry, I forgot add the goodfarmer goodminer in the spoiler above.

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Good farmer (points 3/6/12 bonusFarm 1/2/3)

Trigger building_farms
WhenToTest GovernorBuildingCompleted
Condition SettlementBuildingFinished >= farms
Affects GoodFarmer 2 Chance 100


Good miner (points 1/3/5 bonus% 10/20/30)

Trigger building_mines
WhenToTest GovernorBuildingCompleted
Condition SettlementBuildingFinished >= c_mines+1
Affects GoodMiner 1 Chance 100

[AllianceDeath]

Where do we put this? This was actually quite annoying in my campaign in cities like Altdorf/Averheim for sure.

[vonVince]

I personally can't be arsed with Total War games randomized traits and ancillaries - they've never made much sense to me. So, yeah, I always use Console to get around them: I don't like cheating, but when it feels like the game itself is cheating the player there's little choise.

[HernanU]

It´s chalenging but rewarding if you have the patience and timing for building markets (without governor in the last turn for completion) and delay other buildings for a while (except religious). Coordinated moves between the best of your men catching the perfect moment. But you don´t need to do this, with a decent play you literally swim in money by turn 20 (empire-dwarf campaign). Is only for obsesive players like me.