More Events?

[brymht]

One thing that I really like in EB are the events. I've even scripted a few myself. The limitation here is that many events; such as "add province" type events will screw up the AI for other factions; so this limits me to writing events for the slave faction.

Is this same limitation in M2TW Kingdoms? Will we be able to see many more?

If so I would love to assist in the scripting or Teutonic Invasions, Helveti Migrations, and such!

[Foot]

We have a very strict approach to events. Generally, if they appeared during our timeframe within our map then they don't appear as events (unless the causes can be reasonably addressed in the game). If appear during our timeframe but outside our map (or haves causes outside of our map) then we can add them. We can do this because we assume that the world largely follows the same course as it did in history.

The Teutonic Invasions, Helveti Migrations both don't seem to fit the criteria.

What events do you have in mind, and what ones are you thinking of in particular from EBI?

Foot

[/Bean\]

We have a very strict approach to events. Generally, if they appeared during our timeframe within our map then they don't appear as events (unless the causes can be reasonably addressed in the game). If appear during our timeframe but outside our map (or haves causes outside of our map) then we can add them. We can do this because we assume that the world largely follows the same course as it did in history.

The Teutonic Invasions, Helveti Migrations both don't seem to fit the criteria.

Foot

Is this beacuse they would either have to be shown on the map or not shown and it would be an empty event...both which mess up the gameplay?

[Foot]

Is this beacuse they would either have to be shown on the map or not shown and it would be an empty event...both which mess up the gameplay?

What?

Um ... probably yes to that question, but if you could clarify I might be able to answer slightly better.

Foot

[Jolt]

We have a very strict approach to events. Generally, if they appeared during our timeframe within our map then they don't appear as events (unless the causes can be reasonably addressed in the game). If appear during our timeframe but outside our map (or haves causes outside of our map) then we can add them. We can do this because we assume that the world largely follows the same course as it did in history.

The Teutonic Invasions, Helveti Migrations both don't seem to fit the criteria.

What events do you have in mind, and what ones are you thinking of in particular from EBI?

Foot

What about historical natural disasters of great proportions? There isn't really something which can be done within the game to alter it.

[Krusader]

What about historical natural disasters of great proportions? There isn't really something which can be done within the game to alter it.

We will probably make it random events. I still remember from vanilla RTW that I recruited as few men as possible from the Macedonia province, because an earthquake was scripted to hit it at some point reducing the population, making it even longer before it would reach 12000 people.

Basically, if people know disasters will strike at that and that time, they will simply reduce the garrison in cities that will be hit when they see a year approaching knowing a disaster will strike. As I recall, volcanoes and earthquakes did reduce the number of soldiers.

[Jolt]

It wouldn't be bad to do them both. It would be historical enough at least. And not many people will know the exact dates they hit. (Heck, I played RTW so many times, and I don't know when Etna erupts, Vesuvius erupts, Macedonia catches plague, Alexandria catches plague, Pontus gets hit by an earthquake)

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

Earthquakes and volcanos maybe, but plagues still have a huge human factor. Maybe a particular plague in history was brought from Persia to Hellas, but in your particular EB game you are at war with someone in between and there is no overly active trade routes to bring the plague to Hellas...