"RandomPercent" parameter

[BozosLiveHere]

As Aradan wrote, using RandomPercent in traits/ancillaries allows you to have non-integer probabilities for triggers, as in this piece here:

;------------------------------------------
Trigger harsh_lifestyle1
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

    Condition EndedInSettlement
          and RemainingMPPercentage = 100
          and SettlementBuildingExists = governors_house
          and RandomPercent > 50

    Affects Austere  1  Chance  2
    Affects Pragmatic  1  Chance  2
    Affects Stoic  1  Chance  1

You can also use it to save some lines of code: suppose that you want to trigger a certain trait B whenever a character acquires another trait A. You could either write it like this:

Trigger acquire_A
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

    Condition IsGeneral
          and Trait A < 1
        

    Affects  A  1  Chance  20

;-----------------------------------
Trigger acquire_B
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd
    
    Condition IsGeneral
          and Trait A = 1
          and Trait B < 1


    Affects  B  1  Chance  100

Or you can save some bytes writing it like this:

Trigger acquire_A_then_B
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

    Condition IsGeneral
          and Trait A < 1
          and RandomPercent > 80
        

    Affects  A  1  Chance  100
    Affects  B  1  Chance  100

[tai4ji2x]

As Aradan wrote, using RandomPercent in traits/ancillaries allows you to have non-integer probabilities for triggers, as in this piece here:

;------------------------------------------
Trigger harsh_lifestyle1
    WhenToTest CharacterTurnEnd

    Condition EndedInSettlement
          and RemainingMPPercentage = 100
          and SettlementBuildingExists = governors_house
          and RandomPercent > 50

    Affects Austere  1  Chance  2
    Affects Pragmatic  1  Chance  2
    Affects Stoic  1  Chance  1

ok, i think i understand the second part. and so following from the logic there, i'm assuming this means that in the above trigger, the possibility of adding one point of "stoic" is thus effectively 0.5% ?

thanks so much, bozoslivehere

[BozosLiveHere]

Yup.

[Quinn Inuit]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but it seemed better than starting a related new one. Can I use the RandomPercent parameter to spawn armies like this?

monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType scythia
    if RandomPercent < 3
    spawn_army
		faction scythia
		character Kudurmabug, general, age 30, , x XXX, y YYY
        unit		sarmatian noble cavalry				exp 0 armour 1 weapon_lvl 1
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer			exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer					exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
    end
    end_if
    if RandomPercent > 99   
    spawn_army
		faction scythia
		character Kudurmabug, general, age 30, , x XXX, y YYY
        unit		sarmatian noble cavalry				exp 0 armour 1 weapon_lvl 1
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer			exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer					exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian noble cavalry				exp 0 armour 1 weapon_lvl 1
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer			exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer					exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
    end
    end_if
end_monitor
    
monitor_event FactionTurnStart FactionType scythia
    while I_TurnNumber <= 399
    end_while
    if I_TurnNumber = 400
        console_command kill_character "Kudurmabug"
    spawn_army
		faction scythia
        character Kudurmabug, named character, command 0, influence 0, management 0, subterfuge 0, age 40, , x XXX, y YYY
        unit		barb chieftain cavalry scythian				exp 1 armour 1 weapon_lvl 1
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer			exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian noble cavalry				exp 0 armour 1 weapon_lvl 1
        unit		sarmatian archer					exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer			exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian noble cavalry				exp 0 armour 1 weapon_lvl 1
        unit		sarmatian archer					exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer			exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian noble cavalry				exp 0 armour 1 weapon_lvl 1
        unit		sarmatian archer					exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian horse archer				exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer			exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
        unit		sarmatian archer					exp 0 armour 0 weapon_lvl 0
    end
        console_command give_trait "Kurdurmabug" GoodCommander 3
    if I_TurnNumber >= 401
            terminate_monitor ; Loaded game.
    end_if
end_monitor