So I found something useful for once.

[Skullheadhq]

I read a MedII modding tutorial, and this might be interesting and useful perhaps, it's about merging two factions mid-campaign...

The second part of the Kalmar Union script is the merging of the Danish & Norwegian factions or, more accurately, the acquisition of the Norwegian faction by the Danish.

This first one allows you to change a faction's icon in the middle of a campaign as part of the campaign script.


Merging two factions (having one faction acquire another) part-way through a campaign

The command is (as used in the Kalmar Union script):

		;turn over norways assets to denmark
		give_everything_to_faction norway denmark false

The first faction is the target faction, the second faction is the acquiring faction. Not sure what the true/false parameter is.


And so, here is a test script I used:

		monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType teutonic_order
		and I_TurnNumber = 1

		
		give_everything_to_faction mongols teutonic_order false

		
		terminate_monitor
		
	end_monitor

Turn 1 - Teutons start with original territory



Turn 2 - Teutons acquire Mongol territory - Mongol family members become Teuton generals




What use might it be?

A few different thoughts on this. The first is that medieval kings gained territory in more ways that outright conquest, this command could be used to represent the merging of crowns, perhaps through inheritance, perhaps through being offered (as the crown of the Sicily was by the pope), through purchase or indeed any other criteria that could be scripted. The other is that this could be an alternative to the repetative process of having to annihilate factions down to their last stronghold. If a faction has been beaten back to a single territory if it has its faction leader killed, then maybe they might be prepared to surrender to their aggressors - or alternatively they might try to merge with another neighbouring faction in the knowledge that their aggressors may back off.

[seienchin]

I would love to see pergamon and KH join into the roman empire peacefully

[HunGeneral]

Could work nicely if say Makedonia could take over epeiros if they have a royal marriage with Phyrrus's family and all his descendents (Molossons - although I know this means a tribe not actually a family) were to .... pass away .... out of different causes...

It could maybe work the other way around too, but I don't know if this script could be tied to FM's at all...

[Rahwana]

KH -> Pan Hellenic Reform
Useful after they beaten Epeiros, Makedonia, and Pergamon ... they could be roleplaying offering them membership in the League.... quite realistic

AS / Makedon / Ptolies -> Alexandrian Empire Reform
Yeah... if the other two could be "persuaded"....... you could bring back Alexander's Empire too

Aedui / Avernii / Casse -> United Celt Reform
Stop our difference brothers! and let us become one big and happy Celtai family... oh yes, hapiness can be brought here with a lot of beers and women!

[satalexton]

and the romaioktonoi reform: All factions set aside their petty differences, to destory the One True Barbaroi

[ziegenpeter]

But can you script this for several factions? Otherwise I guess the EB team won't use it for balancing reasons.

[antisocialmunky]

and the romaioktonoi reform: All factions set aside their petty differences, to destory the One True Barbaroi

You know, just because I made a joking trait post doesn't mean you should drag that stuff back into the forum if you remember what happened last time.

@Sonic, I don't think the reunificiation of Alexander's empire would be a good candidate. I doubt there would be any way to persuade those factions to get together. The only candidate in the East might be reunification of the Seleucid Empire.

[Macilrille]

and the romaioktonoi reform: All factions set aside their petty differences, to destory the One True Barbaroi

*Sighs and goes to put Sata back on ignore* some people just will not grow up...

Sorry Ludens for sending a jab Sata's way he cannot reply to in kind, and yes you will warn me, but I did unignore him in the naive belief that he had learned his lesson. guess I am naive as well... I held that belief for a week and let one other romaioktonoi-comment pass as "old-habits-die-hard"/"forgive-and-forget", but two in a week...

[Ludens]

Before we get run away with the possibilities, it is be important to investigate the limitations. How many of such "unions" can one faction have? Is it only one-sided (i.e. the Teutons get control over the Mongols but not visa versa) or does it work both ways? Does it put restrictions on faction-specific traits and units?