How to disable (and then re-enable) brigands and pirates

[TheSocialist]

Is their a way to just cut down on the brigand and pirate spawn rate? I would like to cut them down to about 1/3 of what they currently are.

Go to descr_strat.txt, and there should be a bit right at the start that looks like so.

start_date	1080 summer
end_date	1530 winter
timescale	2.00


marian_reforms_disabled
rebelling_characters_active
gladiator_uprising_disabled
night_battles_enabled
show_date_as_turns
brigand_spawn_value 20
pirate_spawn_value 28

Now change the brigand_spawn_value and pirate_spawn_value down.

[Veresov]

Go to descr_strat.txt, and there should be a bit right at the start that looks like so.

start_date	1080 summer
end_date	1530 winter
timescale	2.00


marian_reforms_disabled
rebelling_characters_active
gladiator_uprising_disabled
night_battles_enabled
show_date_as_turns
brigand_spawn_value 20
pirate_spawn_value 28

Now change the brigand_spawn_value and pirate_spawn_value down.

Lowering the values INCREASES the spawn of rebels. To lower the spawn you need to increase the number. If you add 9999 as a value you get no rebels. For 1/3 of the spawn, multiply the default value by 3.