The Complete EDB Guide - discussion

[PatricianS]

I know the code is huge, but I will narrow down for explanation.
We only need to include this line under upgrades (I have 8 of these for each level):
upgrades
{
won1_god2 requires factions { romans_julii, carthage, egypt, epirus, greek_cities, macedon, seleucid, thrace, armenia, pontus, britons, dacia, gauls, germans, romans_brutii, romans_scipii, spain, parthia, } and hidden_resource not_here
}

This code does NOTHING since I did not place the hidden resource not_here at all. But this will
1) SOLVE the issue of building gaps present upon game exit (not a major problem actually)
2) Render upgrades for all other unnecessary factions as NULL while actual upgrade are represented as other code lines.
3) And thus reduce / make the building level requirements unnecessary, hence prevent the culture to break due to not conditions.

Hehe - I actually use the exact same trick :P

I've had loads of problems with that annoying gap error... For some trees we even had to add counter HR (like requires HR not_indo_european instead of requires not HR indo_european), Obviousy this is such a shame of all those extra HRs that get lost because of this... this (in my case) "not_used" HR simply opens up a whole new world... Allowing the most complex trees without EDB starting to complain :D

Oh btw, you can make it look a bit more easy by simply using:
upgrades
{
won1_god2 requires factions { all, } and hidden_resource not_here
}

:)

Hopefully someone has advice on the population_loyalty_bonus issue I face?

Sorry... can't help you here...