Character Ages

[Shautora]

Does anyone know how to change the age at which someone is allowed to marry? also, does someone know how to change the age at which a family member comes of age?

[alpaca]

Should be found in the campaign_db.xml

[FactionHeir]

Characters can marry when they are of age. Can't delay it further than that except in game by rejecting offers.

As for the second question, what alpaca said.

[Shautora]

so then its hard-coded that family members cant, say, marry before they come of age?

[Shautora]

so i tried editing the campaign_db.xml, i changed the age_of_manhood_uint and the age_of_consent_uint, but then when i played the game, there wasnt a difference, everything was the same. is there something else i need to change? also, does anyone know what the max_age_of_manhood_close_uint does? couldnt figure that one out...

[FactionHeir]

age_of_manhood is when you get a male character coming of age. age_of_consent is when your daughters come of age.

manhood_close is likely a variable having some impact on births, i.e. how many active generals you will soon be having.

[Shautora]

ok so it sounds like i edited the right variables then, no? any ideas on why it didnt work and the age stayed the same?

[FactionHeir]

You need to activate changes using io.file_first or bat file.

But you can trust us....its hardcoded and can't be done...

[Shautora]

wait, if its hard-coded and cant be done, then y didnt u say that initially? and more importantly, if its hard coded y did they put the variable in the campaign_db.xml file, does that variable not do nething?

[FactionHeir]

Figured you knew since you said it yourself

The variables are there to modify when your characters come of age and die and their spawning. Can't change when they marry.

[Shautora]

o! so yea, i when i said it didnt work, i was talking about the age of adulthood. i had pretty low hopes for the marriage thing. but i was hoping to get the age_of_mahood and age_of_consent things working tho. any idea y it didnt?

[FactionHeir]

As I said, you need to activate them using io.file_first or a batch script.

[Shautora]

but i did

[FactionHeir]

What numbers did you set them to? They need to be somewhat in line with the other numbers.

Say you set age_of_manhood to 14. This means all your sons should come of age when they hit 14 rather than 16.

[Shautora]

that is in fact what i tried to set it 2. i set them both to 14, but they still didnt "grow up" until 16...

[FactionHeir]

That means that your io.file_first is not working.

Fastest way would be to edit your medieval2.preferences.cfg by adding this to the top:

[io]
file_first = true

Then save and mark read-only.

[Shautora]

alright, thanx, ill give it a try ill let u kno how it works out.

[Shautora]

ok, so i figured it out. i didnt realize you had to KEEP launching from the batch file every time... sorry about that, i feel silly