Evil Trait

**taldarus** · July 01, 2015, 11:34 PM

This is a little WIP that I am doing for my DaC version of TATW. I really enjoy the main mod and DaC and MoS, but I feel that they still don't give anything for 'being evil' so thats what this is.

export_descr_chracter_traits.txt

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export_VnVS.txt

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It's all going quite well, the trait works nicely. It still needs a lot of balancing, but before that I really want to make a second requirement for getting the trait. I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction for making a second, and pre-requisite trait. One that requires the governor to have sacked a city, or perhaps this city having been sacked by any general.

The idea is that a slave population doesn't really have much say in the way they live their lives, especially under the rule of a god-king. If they wont work, you put them to death, its that simple. If they work, you keep them alive. It will become very powerful, especially staking with other traits, but I really want to slaughter towns. Not occupy them gently, AND lower the taxes from what they were before. I'm playing as the freaking embodiment of evil, not the UN.

One problem: The trait doesn't actually show in the list for some reason. I would take advice for that as well.

**Ajpav** · July 02, 2015, 12:44 AM

#1 Props: TATW is perhaps the best mod of the TW series - but, I have always felt like the "evil" sides have had not enough attention; granted they get played less - but I concur - there should be rewards for "being evil" as "we are not the UN."

For a "Second Prerequisite": You could make an new Ancillary "Prized Slaves" and then make that "steal-able" by beating a General with it - and then apply an appropriate trait based off of allegiance.

So Ex: General BillyBobOrc of Mordor has the trait "Slaver 1" & the ancillary "Prized Slaves" -> The Elf, Legolas "the Whiny B" (epithets are important gents

) beats BillyBobOrc in battle -> Legolas "the Whiny B" then gets the ancillary "Prized Slaves" which then [this is important] STARTS him down the "path" of getting the trait: "Slaver 1" and then we could add some other triggers.

**taldarus** · July 02, 2015, 01:12 AM

I love it. Not sure how ancillaries work. Just started modding Medieval today. I have done some modding on Empire, but nothing publishable.

**taldarus** · July 02, 2015, 01:14 AM

Thanks Withwnar!

**Withwnar** · July 02, 2015, 01:08 AM

Originally Posted by taldarus

One problem: The trait doesn't actually show in the list for some reason. I would take advice for that as well.

Should be...

{Taskmaster} Taskmaster

...and so on. "Slaver1" is not the name of a trait level. The log is probably telling you about this error..

**Withwnar** · July 02, 2015, 01:31 AM

In case my answer was ambiguous...

The trait name VNV entry's key/label is whatever the level name is in EDCT. The reds should match...

EDCT:

Code:

Level Taskmaster

VNV:

Code:

{Slaver1} Taskmaster

Either make both red texts "Taskmaster" or make them both "Slaver1". I'd go with the latter, for consistency.

For other VNV entries the key/label is whatever EDCT is saying to use. e.g. For description EDCT is saying to use VNV entry with key = "Slaver1_desc".