Fixing the AI money script (preliminary tests)

[Sheep]

All right folks, it's time we did something about the money script. The EB team is rightfully focused on adding new content to the mod, working up to EB 1.0 for us. But just because we are not officially on the team does not mean we can't help.

As it stands, every AI faction receives 1200 mnai every turn for every city they occupy. This works out well for the smaller factions, to keep them in the game longer. However, some factions are very large from the start and do not need as much of a boost, but use it to rampage across the map. The most obvious example of this is the Arche Seleukeia ("Silver Death"). Other factions are surrounded by rebel provinces and are able to feast on the independents until they get big and fat and nigh-unstoppable (*cough*Sweboz*cough*), at which point they don't need the bonus as much either. And likewise, the large factions could become smaller and need more help.

So what we need is a script that will help out the smaller factions but not the bigger ones (at least not as much), but which is flexible to account for the changing status of any particular faction.

Eminos64 wrote a nice bit of code in this post. However, it has received very little testing. Eminos hasn't posted for at least a month so I have taken the liberty of extending his code for all the factions and I plan to test it and post the results here. It may be that some of the factions will need tweaking and testing should reveal which factions do.

Everyone is also welcome to test this file and tweak it in their own ways. If you think you have something to contribute to a final product, please post what you did in this thread. It's also nice to see screenshots as visual evidence.

The EBBS_SCRIPT.txt file goes into the Rome - Total War\EB\Data\scripts\show_me folder.
Don't forget: Cool kids back up their files before modifying them!

UPDATE 4/28/07
A few days ago I updated Redmeth's script to his 0.4 version (which he says is stable). Also updated TheErrant's script to 0.4 (which he says still needs work... anyone willing to help would be appreciated). Here are the download links:

Redmeth script: http://rapidshare.com/files/27804675...CRIPT.TXT.html
TheErrant script: http://www.axifile.com/?1839807

Please see the next post for details.

UPDATE 4/24/07
I changed the slave faction bonus to 2700 in my version, on the advice of Redmeth. I also updated Redmeth's script to his latest (excellent) version. TheErrant's update was causing script failure so I wrote a note below to tell people not to use it until it is fixed... seems pretty easy so it shouldn't be long.

UPDATE 4/21/07
I added more alternative scripts for you to choose from. Right now there are several different approaches to this, and we are trying to figure which one of them, if any, is the best. So feel free to pick whichever one you think is the most promising and run with it. Keep in mind these are NOT finished products and are still being tested.

UPDATE 4/19/07
Large empires (particularly the AS) had been nuked excessively with the old code. To counteract this, I increased the bonus for larger empires (600 for 16-24 provinces) and added a smaller bonus (300mnai) for empires over 25 provinces. My hope is that this will keep the AS stable but not excessively powerful.

Here is the original modified EBBS_SCRIPT.txt file for download in case anyone is interested (thanks to TheErrant).

[Sheep]

These scripts should be spliced into EB\Data\scripts\show_me\EBBS_SCRIPT.txt. The scripts are named for their major developers, although they are all derived from the stepped bonus idea of Eminos64.


SHEEP'S SCRIPT 0.3 (simple stepped bonus)
This script replaces everything in Section 4b: City Income Bonus

Gives 1200 mnai to each faction per city per turn (pcpt) if the faction has 3 or less cities, 1000 pcpt if the faction has 4-8 cities, 800 pcpt if the faction has 9-15 cities, and 600 pcpt if the faction has 16-24 cities. Factions with more than 25 cities receive 300 pcpt. Slave faction's bonus increased to 2700 pcpt, to make sure they are still somewhat of a challenge.

monitor_event CharacterTurnStart FactionType egypt
and AgentType = admiral
and not FactionIsLocal
console_command add_money egypt, 1200
end_monitor


;Rome
monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 4

console_command add_money seleucid, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 3

console_command add_money seleucid, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 8

console_command add_money seleucid, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 15

console_command add_money seleucid, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 25

console_command add_money seleucid, 300

end_monitor


;Saka

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 4

console_command add_money pontus, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 3

console_command add_money pontus, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 8

console_command add_money pontus, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 15

console_command add_money pontus, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 25

console_command add_money pontus, 300

end_monitor


;Arverni

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 4

console_command add_money scythia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 3

console_command add_money scythia, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 8

console_command add_money scythia, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 15

console_command add_money scythia, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 25

console_command add_money scythia, 300

end_monitor


;Saba

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 4

console_command add_money saba, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 3

console_command add_money saba, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 8

console_command add_money saba, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 15

console_command add_money saba, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 25

console_command add_money saba, 300

end_monitor


;Makedon

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 4

console_command add_money macedon, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 3

console_command add_money macedon, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 8

console_command add_money macedon, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 15

console_command add_money macedon, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 25

console_command add_money macedon, 300

end_monitor


;Ptolemies

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 4

console_command add_money numidia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 3

console_command add_money numidia, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 8

console_command add_money numidia, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 15

console_command add_money numidia, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 25

console_command add_money numidia, 300

end_monitor


;Seleukids

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 4

console_command add_money romans_julii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 3

console_command add_money romans_julii, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 8

console_command add_money romans_julii, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 15

console_command add_money romans_julii, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 25

console_command add_money romans_julii, 300

end_monitor


;Carthage

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 4

console_command add_money egypt, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 3

console_command add_money egypt, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 8

console_command add_money egypt, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 15

console_command add_money egypt, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 25

console_command add_money egypt, 300

end_monitor


;Parthians

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 4

console_command add_money parthia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 3

console_command add_money parthia, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 8

console_command add_money parthia, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 15

console_command add_money parthia, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 25

console_command add_money parthia, 300

end_monitor


;Pontus

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 4

console_command add_money carthage, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 3

console_command add_money carthage, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 8

console_command add_money carthage, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 15

console_command add_money carthage, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 25

console_command add_money carthage, 300

end_monitor


;Aedui

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 4

console_command add_money gauls, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 3

console_command add_money gauls, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 8

console_command add_money gauls, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 15

console_command add_money gauls, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 25

console_command add_money gauls, 300

end_monitor

;Sweboz

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 4

console_command add_money germans, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 3

console_command add_money germans, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 8

console_command add_money germans, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 15

console_command add_money germans, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 25

console_command add_money germans, 300

end_monitor


;Casse

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 4

console_command add_money britons, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 3

console_command add_money britons, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 8

console_command add_money britons, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 15

console_command add_money britons, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 25

console_command add_money britons, 300

end_monitor


;Armenia

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 4

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 3

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 8

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 15

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 25

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 300

end_monitor


;Getai

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 4

console_command add_money dacia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 3

console_command add_money dacia, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 8

console_command add_money dacia, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 15

console_command add_money dacia, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 25

console_command add_money dacia, 300

end_monitor


;Greeks

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 4

console_command add_money greek_cities, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 3

console_command add_money greek_cities, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 8

console_command add_money greek_cities, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 15

console_command add_money greek_cities, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 25

console_command add_money greek_cities, 300

end_monitor


;Baktria

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 4

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 3

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 8

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 15

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 25

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 300

end_monitor


;Sarmatians

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 4

console_command add_money armenia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 3

console_command add_money armenia, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 8

console_command add_money armenia, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 15

console_command add_money armenia, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 25

console_command add_money armenia, 300

end_monitor


;Lusotanians

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 4

console_command add_money spain, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 3

console_command add_money spain, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 8

console_command add_money spain, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 15

console_command add_money spain, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 25

console_command add_money spain, 300

end_monitor


;Epirus

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 4

console_command add_money thrace, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 3

console_command add_money thrace, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 8

console_command add_money thrace, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 15

console_command add_money thrace, 600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 25

console_command add_money thrace, 300

end_monitor


monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType slave
and not FactionIsLocal

console_command add_money slave, 2700

end_monitor

THEERRANT'S SCRIPT 0.4 (faction-specific stepped bonuses with treasury caps)

Developer's statement:
"I got tired of the endless hordes of Seleukid elites coming my way. Stack after miserable stack in wave after wave. It made the game tedious and unrealistic. I wasn't the only one. On a thread dealing with this Eminos64 was the first one to voice the idea of an equalizing script.
When Sheep made that script into reality for all the factions I couldn't resist the temptation to try and improve it.
My two goals were simple. Stop the endless stacks and keep as many factions alive and powerful enough to provide a challenge and above all, variety in both your enemies and their tactics.
That's what EB is about. Conquering the world, or atleast part of it, and rewriting history in your image.
I wanted to make sure that the player is not just facing a few huge empires with vast resources but also smaller factions with unique challenges to overcome.
The variety of adversaries will help keep the players interest going, for far longer than fighting the same enemy for about 1160 turns.
I've done my best. The board is set. The pieces are moving. All that remains is for YOU. The Player. To decide how to rewrite history during this game."

This script replaces everything in Section 4: Money Assistance

Difficult Start Bonus now includes factions with up to 4 cities (up from 3). Different factions will receive this bonus for different amounts of time.

Empire builders (Rome, Saba, Makedon, Ptolemies, Seleukids, Carthage, KH, Baktria, Epirus): Difficult start bonus for 20 turns (5 years). Treasury cap reduces treasury by 30000 mnai if it exceeds 100000 at the beginning of the turn. Gives 1200 mnai pcpt for 5 or less cities, 1000 pcpt for 6-11 cities, 800 pcpt for 12-19 cities, 500 pcpt for 20-29 cities. No bonus for 30 or more cities.

Armenia: Difficult start bonus for 40 turns (10 years). Bankruptcy protection gives 5000 mnai if the treasury goes below -3000 at the beginning of the turn. No treasury cap. Gives 1200 mnai pcpt for 5 or less cities, 1000 pcpt for 6-11 cities, 800 pcpt for 12-19 cities, 500 pcpt for 20-29 cities. No bonus for 30 or more cities.

Barbarians (Arverni, Aedui, Sweboz, Casse, Lusotannan): Difficult start bonus for 40 turns (10 years). Bankruptcy protection gives 5000 mnai if the treasury goes below -3000 at the beginning of the turn. No treasury limit. Gives 1200 mnai pcpt for 3 or less cities, 1000 pcpt for 4-8 cities, 800 pcpt for 9-15 cities, 500 pcpt for 16-24 cities. No bonus for 25 or more cities.

Pontus, Getai: Difficult start bonus for 40 turns (10 years). Bankruptcy protection gives 5000 mnai if the treasury goes below -3000 at the beginning of the turn. No treasury limit. Gives 1600 mnai pcpt for 3 or less cities, 1200 pcpt for 4-8 cities, 1000 pcpt for 9-15 cities, 800 pcpt for 16-24 cities. No bonus for 25 or more cities.

Steppe tribes (Saka, Parthia, Sarmatians): Difficult start bonus for 60 turns (10 years). Bankruptcy protection gives 5000 mnai if the treasury goes below -3000 at the beginning of the turn. No treasury limit. Gives 1800 mnai pcpt for 5 or less cities, 1400 pcpt for 6-11 cities, 1200 pcpt for 12-19 cities, 1000 pcpt for 20-29 cities. No bonus for more than 30 cities.

Slave faction's bonus increased to 2750 pcpt, to make sure they are still somewhat of a challenge. Carthage's fleet bonus reduced to 600 per fleet per turn.

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monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 20

console_command add_money romans_julii, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 20

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 20

console_command add_money egypt, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 20

console_command add_money seleucid, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money carthage, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 60

console_command add_money parthia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money gauls, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money germans, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money britons, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 20

console_command add_money greek_cities, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 20

console_command add_money macedon, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 60

console_command add_money pontus, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 60

console_command add_money armenia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money dacia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money scythia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money spain, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 20

console_command add_money thrace, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money numidia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 20

console_command add_money saba, 6000

end_monitor

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monitor_event CharacterTurnStart FactionType egypt
and AgentType = admiral
and not FactionIsLocal
console_command add_money egypt, 600
end_monitor


;Rome

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and Treasury > 100000
console_command add_money seleucid, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 6

console_command add_money seleucid, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 5

console_command add_money seleucid, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 11

console_command add_money seleucid, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 19

console_command add_money seleucid, 500

end_monitor


;Saka

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money pontus, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 6

console_command add_money pontus, 1800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 5

console_command add_money pontus, 1400

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 11

console_command add_money pontus, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 19

console_command add_money pontus, 1000

end_monitor


;Arverni

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money scythia, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 4

console_command add_money scythia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 3

console_command add_money scythia, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 8

console_command add_money scythia, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 15

console_command add_money scythia, 500

end_monitor


;Saba

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType saba
and Treasury > 100000
console_command add_money saba, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 6

console_command add_money saba, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 5

console_command add_money saba, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 11

console_command add_money saba, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 19

console_command add_money saba, 500

end_monitor


;Makedon

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType macedon
and Treasury > 80000
console_command add_money macedon, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 6

console_command add_money macedon, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 5

console_command add_money macedon, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 11

console_command add_money macedon, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 19

console_command add_money macedon, 500

end_monitor


;Ptolemies

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType numidia
and Treasury > 80000
console_command add_money numidia, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 6

console_command add_money numidia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 5

console_command add_money numidia, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 11

console_command add_money numidia, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 19

console_command add_money numidia, 500

end_monitor


;Arche Seleukeia

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and Treasury > 80000
console_command add_money romans_julii, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 6

console_command add_money romans_julii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 5

console_command add_money romans_julii, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 11

console_command add_money romans_julii, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 19

console_command add_money romans_julii, 500

end_monitor


;Carthage

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType egypt
and Treasury > 80000
console_command add_money egypt, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 6

console_command add_money egypt, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 5

console_command add_money egypt, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 11

console_command add_money egypt, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 19

console_command add_money egypt, 500

end_monitor


;Parthians

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money parthia, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 6

console_command add_money parthia, 1800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 5

console_command add_money parthia, 1400

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 11

console_command add_money parthia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 19

console_command add_money parthia, 1000

end_monitor


;Pontus

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money carthage, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 4

console_command add_money carthage, 1600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 3

console_command add_money carthage, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 8

console_command add_money carthage, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 15

console_command add_money carthage, 800

end_monitor


;Aedui

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money gauls, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 4

console_command add_money gauls, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 3

console_command add_money gauls, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 8

console_command add_money gauls, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 15

console_command add_money gauls, 500

end_monitor


;Sweboz

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money germans, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 4

console_command add_money germans, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 3

console_command add_money germans, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 8

console_command add_money germans, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 15

console_command add_money germans, 500

end_monitor


;Casse

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money britons, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 4

console_command add_money britons, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 3

console_command add_money britons, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 8

console_command add_money britons, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 15

console_command add_money britons, 500

end_monitor


;Hayasdan

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 6

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 5

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 11

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 19

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 500

end_monitor


;Getai

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money dacia, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 4

console_command add_money dacia, 1600

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 3

console_command add_money dacia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 8

console_command add_money dacia, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 15

console_command add_money dacia, 800

end_monitor


;Koinon Hellenon

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and Treasury > 80000
console_command add_money greek_cities, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 6

console_command add_money greek_cities, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 5

console_command add_money greek_cities, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 11

console_command add_money greek_cities, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 19

console_command add_money greek_cities, 500

end_monitor


;Baktria

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and Treasury > 80000
console_command add_money romans_brutii, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 4

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 3

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 8

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 15

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 500

end_monitor


;Sarmatians

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money armenia, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 6

console_command add_money armenia, 1800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 5

console_command add_money armenia, 1400

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 11

console_command add_money armenia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 19

console_command add_money armenia, 1000

end_monitor


;Lusotannan

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < -3000

console_command add_money spain, 5000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 4

console_command add_money spain, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 3

console_command add_money spain, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 8

console_command add_money spain, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 15

console_command add_money spain, 500

end_monitor


;Epeiros

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType thrace
and Treasury > 80000
console_command add_money thrace, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 6

console_command add_money thrace, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 5

console_command add_money thrace, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 11

console_command add_money thrace, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 19

console_command add_money thrace, 500

end_monitor


monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType slave
and not FactionIsLocal

console_command add_money slave, 2750

end_monitor

REDMETH'S SCRIPT 0.4 (flat bonus leading to stepped bonus after 20 turns

Developer's statement:
"My script tries to keep things the way the team intended, some factions are poorer some richer, some more advanced some less and my script does not try to balance them into equally powerful factions.
The Eleutheroi are balanced at 2850 per turn and in the first few years or so they may seem to stall and the factions conquer a few neighboring provinces, after that they produce their own roads ports and other buildings and start getting stronger and building troops to garrison their settlements stalling the factions from over-expanding too early. (more realistic)
Because some factions are supposed to develop slower (Getai) than others (Romans) but instead make sure they don't get into big debt early (the rough start bonus for 10 years) and encourage them to build their own infrastructure (20 years of flat 1200 bonus for all) and after that making sure they don't simply flood the map with stacks and bore you when you're fighting them but not turning them into pushovers (the stepped bonus).
The 100.000 cutoff point is made so that introducing my script in an ongoing campaign where some factions are very rich will let those factions be on their own without more bonuses. But as it is a few factions will get that rich.
Thank you for reading this and for testing my script.
And thanks to Eminos64 & Sheep for starting this and to The Errant, Gaias and Ower for their interest and work also."

This script is considered stable by its developer. It replaces everything in Section 4: Money Assistance

Increases the difficult start bonus to 40 turns (10 years) for each faction with four or less cities (up from three or less).

Gives a flat bonus of 1200 mnai pcpt to every faction for the first 80 turns (20 years) to build up their infrastructure and conquer some initial territories, with a cutoff point if the faction's treasury is higher than 100000 mnai at the beginning of the turn.

Stepped function takes effect on the 81st turn, with a cutoff point if the faction's treasury is higher than 100000 mnai at the beginning of the turn. Gives 1200 mnai to each faction pcpt if the faction has 3 or less cities, 1050 pcpt if the faction has 4-8 cities, 850 pcpt if the faction has 9-15 cities, 650 pcpt if the faction has 16-24 cities, 450 pcpt if the faction has 25-34 cities, and 300 pcpt if the faction has 35 or more cities.

Slave faction's bonus increased to 2850 pcpt, to make sure they are still somewhat of a challenge. Carthage's fleet bonus reduced to 600 per fleet per turn.

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;Section 4: Money Assistance
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;Section 4a: Difficult Start Help
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monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money romans_julii, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money egypt, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money seleucid, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money carthage, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money parthia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money gauls, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money germans, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money britons, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money greek_cities, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money macedon, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money pontus, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money armenia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money dacia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money scythia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money spain, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money thrace, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money numidia, 6000

end_monitor

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and Treasury < 3000
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 5
and I_TurnNumber < 40

console_command add_money saba, 6000

end_monitor

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;Section 4b: City Income Bonus
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monitor_event CharacterTurnStart FactionType egypt
and AgentType = admiral
and not FactionIsLocal
console_command add_money egypt, 600
end_monitor


;Rome

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money seleucid, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money seleucid, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money seleucid, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money seleucid, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money seleucid, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money seleucid, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money seleucid, 300

end_monitor


;Saka

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money pontus, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money pontus, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money pontus, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money pontus, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money pontus, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money pontus, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType pontus
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements pontus > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money pontus, 300

end_monitor


;Arverni

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money scythia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money scythia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money scythia, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money scythia, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money scythia, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money scythia, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType scythia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements scythia > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money scythia, 300

end_monitor


;Saba

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money saba, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money saba, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money saba, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money saba, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money saba, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money saba, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType saba
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements saba > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money saba, 300

end_monitor


;Makedon

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money macedon, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money macedon, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money macedon, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money macedon, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money macedon, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money macedon, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType macedon
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements macedon > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money macedon, 300

end_monitor


;Ptolemies

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money numidia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money numidia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money numidia, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money numidia, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money numidia, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money numidia, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType numidia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements numidia > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money numidia, 300

end_monitor


;Seleukids

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_julii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_julii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_julii, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_julii, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_julii, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_julii, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_julii, 300

end_monitor


;Carthage

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money egypt, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money egypt, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money egypt, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money egypt, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money egypt, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money egypt, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType egypt
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements egypt > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money egypt, 300

end_monitor


;Parthians

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money parthia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money parthia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money parthia, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money parthia, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money parthia, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money parthia, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType parthia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements parthia > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money parthia, 300

end_monitor


;Pontus

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money carthage, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money carthage, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money carthage, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money carthage, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money carthage, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money carthage, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType carthage
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements carthage > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money carthage, 300

end_monitor


;Aedui

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money gauls, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money gauls, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money gauls, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money gauls, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money gauls, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money gauls, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType gauls
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements gauls > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money gauls, 300

end_monitor


;Sweboz

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money germans, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money germans, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money germans, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money germans, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money germans, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money germans, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType germans
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements germans > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money germans, 300

end_monitor


;Casse

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money britons, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money britons, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money britons, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money britons, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money britons, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money britons, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType britons
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements britons > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money britons, 300

end_monitor


;Armenia

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_scipii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_scipii > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_scipii, 300

end_monitor


;Getai

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money dacia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money dacia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money dacia, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money dacia, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money dacia, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money dacia, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType dacia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements dacia > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money dacia, 300

end_monitor


;Greeks

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money greek_cities, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money greek_cities, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money greek_cities, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money greek_cities, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money greek_cities, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money greek_cities, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements greek_cities > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money greek_cities, 300

end_monitor


;Baktria

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_brutii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_brutii > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money romans_brutii, 300

end_monitor


;Sarmatians

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money armenia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money armenia, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money armenia, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money armenia, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money armenia, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money armenia, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType armenia
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements armenia > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money armenia, 300

end_monitor


;Lusotanians

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money spain, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money spain, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money spain, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money spain, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money spain, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money spain, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType spain
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements spain > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money spain, 300

end_monitor


;Epirus

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_TurnNumber  < 81
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money thrace, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 4
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money thrace, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 3
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money thrace, 1050

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 16
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 8
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money thrace, 850

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 25
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 15
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money thrace, 650

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace < 35
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 24
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money thrace, 450

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType thrace
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements thrace > 34
and I_TurnNumber  > 80
and Treasury < 100000

console_command add_money thrace, 300

end_monitor


;Slave

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType slave
and not FactionIsLocal

console_command add_money slave, 2850

end_monitor

[Wolfshart]

You my friend rock! Thanks for doing the heavy lifting and I will be testing this out soon.

[Sheep]

Thanks. It's Eminos64's work though, I just did a bit of cut and pasting. Looking forward to seeing what happens.

[Veris]

I've tweaked this for two campaigns now, but to a set amount regardless (just for challenge) of how many cities. Check out my Roman/Saka campaigns in the a.i progression thread to see a rough idea, at least for Ptolemaic/Seleucid progression. I gave certain factions in game cash bonuses and those are listed in the posts. I don't know how helpful this will be to you because it's a raw amount and not the variable that you have, but I hope it can be of some use. Also to note no rebel spawns and few pirate spawns.

In general it was: Slave was reduced to 1000 to keep them ok but reduce wait time for the a.i to get big. All factions were upped to 1800. Special help was upped to 12000. With the Ptolemies at 1800 and the Seleucids at 300, they got totally crushed in my Saka game, while with both at 1800 the Seleucids rolled over them in my Roman game. Well totally rolled over as in at 235 the Ptolemies had conquered Seleucia and the Seleucids had only taken two out of the 6 eastern territories available to them. In both they were still able to bully around the Saba though, even with them getting a 250k grant. Saba are at 18000/2700 even in my Saka game, so I really don't know how to help them.

This is purely conjecture, but from experience it seems certain factions simply have better a.i than others. The Getai, Saba, and Hai, as well as the Steppe factions, seem to be always hopeless even when I give them several hundred thousand in the first 10 years and 50% more income than the others in both ways. In my Saka game the Parthians were making Grivpanvers and noble cataphracts with their three territories but really didn't use their troops very well at all despite having over two full field armies. They tried attack Bin-Kath and Gava-Maszakata each twice but for the most part sat around and did nothing; which end result let me defeat them with a 5-10 man army over a few years. Often times these factions just end up sitting around and doing nothing and giving them 100-400k+orders to attack the rebels doesn't do anything. Bactria has also been like this in my campaigns in general. They didn't do anything in my Saka/Roman ones, just sat around with two big armies.

The Romans, Carthaginians, Greeks, Luso, and Gauls are in between. They can get big and can flounder. The Greeks have a problem of being stuck in war with each other for potentially a long time but if one conquers the entire hellenic area they expand very fast. The Romans generally do well as long as they can kick Epiros out of Italy. The Luso do nicely if they win against Carthage in Iberia and die otherwise, whereas Carthage would be fine if they simply didn't fight at Kyrene and could manage to ship their troops places. Usually they just end up being stuck somewhere where they aren't needed. The Gauls have early war problems like the Hellenics but they do fine if one of them reaches an early supremacy.

The Ptolemies, Sweboz, and Seleucids seem excellent at using their troops, it's just their Ptolemies get into wars with Kyrene and are outmatched by the Seleucids and the Sweboz have a tough start. But the Sweboz seem to either to great or flounder horribly. Every campaign I play/see them get to a decent size they just keep on growing and don't stop, especially eastward, but if they can't get on their feet then they just sit around and die. Pontus usually does that but when I gave them 50% more income and a 300k grant they managed to take some cities nicely and have a 6-7 large northern Anatolian empire in both.

I don't know if this is relevant or not due to possible changes, but in my .80 Macedonian campaign the Ptolemies had their armies mostly of agema or galatian heavy infantry troops in 215 whereas the Seleucids were still using mostly mediocre troops despite having 45 provinces. Only a few times did they use TA, Argyraspidai, Agema, or Cataphracts. The Bactrians with 25 provinces only were using medium infantry at the best and had very little cavalry.

I don't know very much about how the a.i works and what is hardcoded or not, so I can't really change anything to test it. But it would be very nice to make a.i factions in general more aggressive to each other, not just to the human who takes one of their starting territories, and to make them produce more elite units when they have the access money to it.

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

If you are altering the money scripts you should probably up the 'rebel' money. When mines were scaled back, the rebel faction took the biggest hit. They can't even build units from the second turn on. Somewhere around 3000-4000 should keep them above going into debt.

Sorry to be a little off topic. Keep testing. I'm curious what you find out.

[Sheep]

That's good info (both of you). I'm running a test right now, next time I'll see if giving the rebels more money helps any.

[Redmeth]

I really think you should consider something like this for the next build, but somehow tweaked, because to my surprise in my campaign the "Silver Backed Beast" the Seleucids are stretched from the Byzantion to India and also have parts of Arabia and have nearly wiped out the Ptolies, BUT they're broke their financial stat is flatlining if not for the script they probably wouldn't train so many troops, they're annoying building lots of units every turn but it seems that even with a huge empire the AI can be in great debt...

[The Errant]

THANK YOU !!!

You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this. I actually sent a PM to Eminos64 asking for more info on the script. Hoping that it would actually be possible to implement it.

Now you come along and make a working prototype. This is possibly the greatest improvement to 0.81 to date. Thank you very much!

edit. I still got the original unmodded EBBS if you need/want it I can post it on a free server for you.

[Thaatu]

Testing. If I don't respond in 24 hours, I have played too much.

[Sheep]

edit. I still got the original unmodded EBBS if you need/want it I can post it on a free server for you.

I'm happy with the other changes I made to EBBS for my home game, so I don't really need the original, but if you want to upload the original EBBS plus these changes, I'll link to it in the first post!

First test game - played as Casse so as to minimize impact on the AI, moved all characters into Camulodunum, then just hit end turn 208 times :)

Screenshots:


Now we have a sample size of exactly one, but preliminarily, it looks like the Seleukids have been effectively nuked, probably too well. I'm gonna run this scenario a couple more times before I make any changes.

(edit) Out of curiosity, I ran a few more years to see what happened. Baktria captured the western Saka province and began to look like a giant octopus, Carthage rampaged through Egypt to the Red Sea, but got completely kicked out of Europe by Rome and the Lusotannans, the Ptolemies and Sweboz added another province or two each, and Makedon looked like it was poised to reconquer Greece after having been reduced to only Mytilene only 20 years prior!

[The Errant]

Here you go. Happy to be of assistance! http://www.axifile.com?2045851

[L.C.Cinna]

Great idea thanks for your work.

There's just one thing. I looked at your testscreens. Looks a lot like in some of the campaigns I played. I'm a bit afraid you nerved the AS a bit too much. I read some posts by people that they are uber but in all my previsous campaigns they have been beaten severely by 220.

The faction I worry about most in the original are the Parthians. Never saw them do anything useful, rather make Bactria weaker, imho they are the overpowered faction in the game not the AS. The KH are really strong as well now in .81a because of their bodyguards but that's nothing the script can change.

[Thaatu]

The AI faction expansion is very, very, very random. I too have never experienced Seleukid domination, but I have seen screenshots of it. Weird since I have played about eight different campaigns in 0.81, one of which was with Seleukids. In one game the Ptolies and Seleuks were in a perfect balance, fighting for the levant all the time for 65 years.

[alatar]

In one the egyptians won, in the other the AS are ruling everything, gave Parthia a massive income bonus to help out and raided the AS's tressury, since then there provinces are rebelling but there still holing on.

[Sheep]

Second test game - same procedure and same script as Test #1



Notice:
Very active Armenians, Pontics, Saba, Getai and Lusotanians!
Aedui win the Gallic Wars this time!
A real First Punic War - Rome vs. Carthage in the western Med!
Rome invades Germany and Gaul - Europe looks like a patchwork quilt!
Seleukids nuked again in an exciting new way!
Baktria once again becomes a giant octopus with Parthia and the Saka as protectorates!
Ptolemies concentrate on Africa, capturing the coast almost all the way to Spain!
Epirus shares a border with the Sarmatians!

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

I like Seleucia in those Sheep. But Baktria is still growing out of control.
Maybe the script should be faction specific. Those who generally need help get more money and those who generally expand get less. Also maybe the cutoff number of cities for barbarians should be lower than the cutoff number for civilized factions (in an attempt to recreate history and possibilities). But this stuff is way down the road, after the basics get tested, and based on different people's oppinions. Anyways, nice!

[Redmeth]

@MAA
Aren't changes to the money script an objective of the official EB dev team? With all due respect to the other modders in generally I trust the "official" stuff.

[The Errant]

@MAA
Aren't changes to the money script an objective of the official EB dev team? With all due respect to the other modders in generally I trust the "official" stuff.

The team has confirmed that they will not be directing any effort to balancing out the money script until the release of EB 1.0. They have their hands full tracking down bugs, including new content and fixing recruitment zones and the like.

Since EB 1.0 will take a long time to be released, this issue with the money script will take an even longer time to be adressed by the team. However if we find a working model that balances out the game, that solution will be available to all EB players before the team gets around to fiddling with it in EB 1.x. Who knows. If it's good enough it may be included in 1.0 as a standard.

Right now it's still a test. Sheep has kindly provided us with the working code based on Eminos64 original concept. It's up to users to test and modify to try to find the right balance between factions. We will get it right eventually. But the more people who download and test and adjust the script. The sooner we will find the perfect balance between factions. So don't be afraid to try it, just because it's not "official" content from the team.

[Morte66]

Will the altered script be picked up when you load a save, or restart EB, or do you need to start a new campaign?

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Will the altered script be picked up when you load a save, or restart EB, or do you need to start a new campaign?

Any script changes are savegame compatible (basically). So you can apply it to a game in progress.

[The Errant]

Eminos64 kindly found time to answer my PM conserning the original testscript. Here is his answer to my question in full.

"Hi.

I'm glad that you and others has found this topic interesting. Yes I've continued with my tests but found that the 0.81a version was better than previous versions, i.e. I played as Casse and just watched the other factions. What I could see was that its quite likely that the EB team must have made some changes, intentional or not, that to some extent cured the problem I was talking about in my thread. I'm not saying that the Seleucides are weaker, but the Ptolies now more often manages to fight back. However, I tried to play as Sauromatae and got second tired again of some ridiculously rich factions. They don't need to pass the million mnai line I think, so I've used my step function approach but has also added some lines that Epistolary Richard wrote in his tutorial about scripting (see below where I give you the lines I added for KH, maybe I will change it and allow them to get a little bit richer, I don't know yet but I simply hate too much bribing in my campaigns.) I added similar lines for Romani (and to lesser extent to the Ptolies and Baktrians). I did not add them to Karthadast since I want them to be rich so they can have a big navy and dont get stuck on some of their Islands. Since I'm a Sweboz lover I didn't add the lines to them either, not historically accurate maybe, but personally I just love to see the Romani get some hard resistance from Sweboz. Maybe I will even boost up the Gauls, by giving them a very kind "step function" with more than 1200 mnai per city. Compared to the EB teams level of historical knowledge I'm a nobody, but I know that the Romani should have to wait way past 230 B.C. or something before they can crush Vercingetorix et. al.
OK so here are an example of some lines that makes it harder for the A.I. to get very very rich, and I think
it has given me a nice effect that I like, and that is that I don't see "stack parades" as often as before.
I think its more realistic and makes every "full stack" battle more crucial:

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType greek_cities
and Treasury > 100000
console_command add_money greek_cities, -30000

end_monitor

I'll have to stress once again that they are not mine, I simply took the idea from the excellent tutorial at the Guild.
Players that likes fighting stack after stack of Selucides or whatever can simply chose to not add these lines. Looking back at your initial question I can just say that I think that my tests has shown very promising results, but thats what I think, some players are way better than I am and wants four or five full stacks attacking them, maybe not every turn but not far from it, I don't (at least not when I'm trying some of the very poor step factions). The point is that with the "step function" approach you can make your game tailor made for your preferences. By the way, feel free to quote this answer in your thread if you like."

Apparently Eminos didn't abandon the idea but simply sought help from the Guild to refine the idea further. Thank you Eminos64.

edit. Sheep. We now have a method to put a cap on the AI treasury. Not all the factions will need one I think but some of the richer ones certainly do (Bactria, Seleukids etc.). We can adjust the values for the script on a per faction base. Depending on who gets rich and powerful and who dosen't. This bit of code will still stop them from getting that humongous treasury that allows six or seven, fullstack field armies and enough money to bribe any settlement lacking a governor.

;Arche Seleukeia

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and Treasury > 100000
console_command add_money romans_julii, -30000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 6

console_command add_money romans_julii, 1200

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 12
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 5

console_command add_money romans_julii, 1000

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 20
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 11

console_command add_money romans_julii, 800

end_monitor

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType romans_julii
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii < 30
and I_NumberOfSettlements romans_julii > 19

console_command add_money romans_julii, 500

end_monitor

OK. In light of the developments and some constructive critisism from MAA I decided to make some alterations to the script. First. All empire building factions (Rome, Arche Seleukeia, Ptolemai, Macedon, Saba, Baktria, Epeiros and Koinon Hellenon) received higher cutoff numbers in their money script. As per the example above. They also however received Eminos64 new AI treasury cap. Which monitores AI treasury and immediatly reduces some 30000 mnai if their treasury exceeds 100000 mnai.
Second. All steppe factions (Saka Rauka, Pahlava, Sauromatae and Hayasdan) get the full benefit of the higher cutoff numbers without Eminos64 new AI treasury cap.
All remaining factions (Pontus, Kart-Hadast, Sweboz, Getai, Lusotannan, Casse, Arverni and the Aedui) keep Sheep's original AI trasury cutoff values without Eminos64 new AI treasury cap.

I'll start running some tests to figure out what needs improvement.

[Jarardo]

I think the treasury cutoff is a good idea.

I've never looked at how The Team had the per turn/per city script set up, but from looking at the script in the first post, it seems that a given faction will recieve a bonus for having a number of cities, not individual ones.

For instance, This will give the Romans 1200 per turn altogether.

;Rome
monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 4

console_command add_money seleucid, 1200

And, this will give the romans 1000 per turn all together etc...

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 3

console_command add_money seleucid, 1000

Or does this somehow count for every city a faction owns?

[The Errant]

I think the treasury cutoff is a good idea.

I've never looked at how The Team had the per turn/per city script set up, but from looking at the script in the first post, it seems that a given faction will recieve a bonus for having a number of cities, not individual ones.

For instance, This will give the Romans 1200 per turn altogether.

;Rome
monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 4

console_command add_money seleucid, 1200

And, this will give the romans 1000 per turn all together etc...

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart FactionType seleucid
and not FactionIsLocal
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid < 9
and I_NumberOfSettlements seleucid > 3

console_command add_money seleucid, 1000

Or does this somehow count for every city a faction owns?

The effect is actually cumulative which is the reason the unmodded script is so unbalancing. Lets say the Seleucids start with 28 or so provinces. Thats 28x1200 mnai = 33600 mnai on the first turn just from the script. Add trade and mining income you get an even higher number. From that starting income you reduce the upkeep of whatever standing units in garrison and on the field and whatever is left is what the Seleucids have at their disposal at the beginning of the turn. That money can be used for city improvements and the recruitment of new troops. For every new settlement the Seleucids conquer they get an additonal 1200 mnai per turn/per settlement.
This leads to a virtually limitless treasury that allows them to train full stacks of elites, hire mercs if their armies get destroyed, bribe settlements and enemy family members.

The modified script puts a cap on how many settlements they can own and still get the full benefits of the money script. In Sheep's script the cap is 3 provinces. Any more and the sum gets reduced from 1200 to 1000 per held province. The higher number of held provinces the less money per held settlement comes from the script. Eminos64 adds an additional trigger where if an AI faction has somehow gained a treasury of more than 100000 the script immediatly reduces 30000 from that AI factions treasury. Basically the bigger you empire is the less "free money" comes your way. From a historic point of view you can justify this by saying all that free money dissapears due to corruption of such a far flung and difficult to control burocracy.

"It's those damn civil servants. They're costing me an Empire!"

[Cataphract_Of_The_City]

Does anyone know how much of the approx 180000 talents of gold captured by Alexander were left by the time Arche Seleukeia was established? I am asking because these guys had the richest territories of the now conquered Achaemenid Persia so its only natural if they have a huge income.

[Dayve]

Has anybody tried simply leaving the handout at 1200 a turn, but giving the rebels a huge handout? I think that would stop most factions from getting huge, especially my personal most hated, the Sweboz, who, in every Romani campaign i play, ruin my campaign by about 230BC by sending 4-5 full stacks at northern Italy every turn, and making it impossible for me to progress.

[Thaatu]

Does anyone know how much of the approx 180000 talents of gold captured by Alexander were left by the time Arche Seleukeia was established? I am asking because these guys had the richest territories of the now conquered Achaemenid Persia so its only natural if they have a huge income.

They were stinking rich, but I think it's good to draw the gap between human and AI economy a little more narrow. Personally I'd be all for Seleukids getting an economic boost, while AI income is nerfed.

[Sheep]

OK. In light of the developments and some constructive critisism from MAA I decided to make some alterations to the script.

Please let us know how that works, I'm going to test the original script a few more times. Sample size is still 2 for me at least (haven't seen anyone elses' screenshots).

I'm concerned that we already nuked the Seleukids too hard. I mean, the Sabaeans and Armenians conquered them in my second test. So I dunno if we want to nuke them further. I was actually thinking about adding a very small bonus (like 200mnai) for empires with 25 or more settlements, just to keep them around if not expanding. But that depends on a little bit more testing. I have a scientific background so I am cautious. :)

Or does this somehow count for every city a faction owns?

monitor_event SettlementTurnStart

In case you were wondering, this is the bit of code that makes it cumulative. It checks the script at the start of each turn once for every settlement. So if a faction has 3 settlements, it will check it 3 times. Each time that turn that it checks and finds that the faction has 3 settlements (ie, every time), it will add 1200mnai to the treasury. 3x1200. Ditto for more than 3 settlements, with different amounts of money.

Does anyone know how much of the approx 180000 talents of gold captured by Alexander were left by the time Arche Seleukeia was established? I am asking because these guys had the richest territories of the now conquered Achaemenid Persia so its only natural if they have a huge income.

They will probably still have a huge income, but not quite so ridiculously huge. In my Baktrian campaign with the unmodified EB script, it's 235 and they currently have NINE armies in just three of my territories. That's not realistic either.

Has anybody tried simply leaving the handout at 1200 a turn, but giving the rebels a huge handout? I think that would stop most factions from getting huge, especially my personal most hated, the Sweboz, who, in every Romani campaign i play, ruin my campaign by about 230BC by sending 4-5 full stacks at northern Italy every turn, and making it impossible for me to progress.

The rebels already get a bigger handout, and that would only work for factions surrounded by rebels, like the Sweboz. For the Seleukids, it would just give them over 33,000 mnai a turn to spend on armies to annihilate every faction around it. I think we will probably end up doubling the rebel handout every turn though.

[Sheep]

Wacky... I just starting running another test and after 88 turns, it is EXACTLY the same map as test #2. Like 100% province for province. In fact, I could predict which provinces would change color next, like now Nabataia, now Pamphylia.

[The Errant]

I only had time to play to 257 B.C. so I'm not going to post any screens just yet. I'm playing everybodys favorite testfaction the Casse and these are my observations to date.

1. In my altered script I gave the Eleutheroi 3500 mnai/turn instead of their previous 2000 mnai/turn. Big mistake. Sure they have the money to improve infrastructure like roads and mines, but they seem to have completely stalled the expansion of the smaller factions (Getai, Lusotannan, Pontos, Sauromatae etc.)

2. The active players are AS and the Ptolies who have a nice game of exchange the cities going on in Asia Minor. The Ptolies took Antiocheia and the AS took Sidon. The AS recaptures Antiocheia but is left with a weak defense of three units against an almost full stack of Ptolies besieging Sidon.
The Ptolies have managed to grab Petra but not much else.
Hayasdan has taken two provinces but seems to have stalled since then. The Pontics are their usual inactive selves along with the Pahlava. Baktria has also failed to expand anywhere although they do have some nice armies running arund the Parthian border. The Saka have taken one province and gotten into a war with Parthia.
The Sabyn made an early push against Tamane with an impressive stack but got beaten by a similarly impressive Eleutheroi stack in Tamane. They have stalled since then.
Carthage has made some interesting forays into the north African provinces south of Carthage proper. But the Eleutheroi seem to be resisting so far.
Koinon took control of southern Greece but seem to have stalled at five provinces. The Macedonians are down to their capital and Mytilene.
Epeiros is stuck on passive mode fortifying their Capital and building large stacks to fight of invaders. The Getai aren't moving either.
Rome has expanded north taking Segesta but seem to have trouble fighting the other Eleutheroi settlements in northern Italy. They do have some impressive Camillan stacks moving towards Massilia though.
The Aedui have done absolutely nothing except defend against Arverni incursions. Seems like they still have all their starting provinces. Same case for the Arverni.
The Lusotannan took one province and went for a second but got beaten back. So far no movement but could be they are still building up for another attempt.
The Sweboz took one province with their starting army but seem to have stalled since then. The Sauromatae are stuck with their starting provinces.

3. Armies are varied with a good mix of levies and professionals. The AS and Ptolies are still fielding large mercenary armies. I have no idea where they cough up the funds for it.

It's too early to tell how the game will develop in the future but it seems like the AS is still in the game even though it has pissed off most of it's neighbors. And Baktria isn't looking like a giant octopus which is allways an improvement.

Btw. does anybody know of a console command that lets you see the AI treasury. It would be nice to know just how much cash the AS and Ptolies have in their pockets.

I'll test until 200 B.C. then I'll make some additional alterations to the script depending on the results. I'll post some AI progress screenies every decade game time.