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wyltw812 said:

Is it possible for players to have a save on their character's appearance? Since i start a new game so frequently, I personally need this function.

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chiconspiracy said:

A looter wearing rags running stomach first onto a sharp spearpoint isn't going to require the spear holder to have a lot of stability... the simple physics of it will mean a spearheard in the gut.

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chiconspiracy said:

Well... if I'm firmly holding a spear and have it lowered, and you charge into it at speed (even on foot), you're going to be a lot more than "annoyed" at the result.

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1. It is generally a GOOD change that caravans are now seen as a higher priority target, and thus are a bigger risk. There may need to be some slight tweaking on exactly how much of a target they are seen as, since there are some weird instances where half the kingdom chases them down. But the added risk is a good change.
2. It seems strange that we have to use a Companion to do it, when there are so many caravans and traders out there. Would it be possible to instead hire caravans and be given the following options? Obviously a lot of people play the game to be a warlord but part of the sandbox experience is being able to carve out an existence in a lot of different ways, so not being limited by your Companion count if you are being a pure goods trader would be key.
   1. When creating the caravan:
      1. What town would you like the caravan to focus on? (This means that you could be in Imperial lands, create a caravan and instruct them to work their way towards Sturgian lands, and operate mostly in that area, rather than having to go all the way there just to start it.)
      2. How many caravan guards do you want to keep? (Options of 20, 30, 40, 50)
         1. This would change both the Up Front costs and the Wages
         2. Higher troops leads to more security but also slightly slower travel speed
      3. Do you want to send a Companion to lead the caravan?
         1. Sending a Companion would give additional profits based on their trade skill
   2. When encountering the caravan in the field, be able to talk to them and change any of the above options, including taking the Companion back, or disbanding the caravan.
3. Thanks for all your hard work!

Arkonahn said:

Unfortunately what you are describing is implementing a whole new mechanic (population) into the game, which would require some serious black magic without modding tools. However something similar was done in Prophesy of Pendor mod were recruit culture was tied to the owner's culture, which may be more plausible to have the settlement reflect the current lord's(Clan?) culture?

Spoiler: TaleWorlds.CampaignSystem.SandBox.CampaignBehaviours.RecruitCampaignBehavior

C#:

        private static void UpdateVolunteersOfNotables(bool initialRunning = false)
        {
            foreach (Settlement settlement in Campaign.Current.Settlements)
            {
                if ((settlement.IsTown && !settlement.Town.IsRebeling) || (settlement.IsVillage && !settlement.Village.Bound.Town.IsRebeling))
                {
                    foreach (Hero hero in settlement.Notables)
                    {
                        if (hero.CanHaveRecruits)
                        {
                            bool flag = false;
                            CultureObject cultureObject = (hero.CurrentSettlement != null) ? hero.CurrentSettlement.Culture : hero.Clan.Culture;
                            CharacterObject basicTroop = cultureObject.BasicTroop;
                            double num = (hero.IsRuralNotable && hero.Power >= 200) ? 1.5 : 0.5;
                            float num2 = 200f;
                            for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
                            {

Above is the chunk of code basing notable culture to current settlement culture, might be easier to change the code to reflect current owner's culture. Although not as in depth as what you are describing but would create the same end result, making conquered settlements make recruits based off of current owner's culture.

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 class Culture
    {
        public string CultureName { get; set; }
        public int Population { get; set; }
    }

    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
           
            // Instead of writing new Culture() lines manually these would be created foreach Culture and get assigned a starting Population of 0
            List<Culture> listOfCultures = new List<Culture>()
            {
                new Culture() { CultureName = "Aserai", Population = 8000},
                new Culture() { CultureName = "Battania", Population = 4000},
                new Culture() { CultureName = "Vlandia", Population = 500},
            };

           
            // Just a test to verify that the Population count can be changed
            // Instead of altering the Population of [1] (Battania) this would look at each Culture and increase/decrease as necessary
            listOfCultures[1].Population += 15;

            for (int i = 0; i < listOfCultures.Count; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(listOfCultures[i].CultureName + " has a population of " + listOfCultures[i].Population + ".");
            }
           
            // Summing all of the Population amounts to totalPopulation which will serve as the max value when using the Weighted Random
            int totalPopulation = listOfCultures.Sum(Culture => Culture.Population);
            Console.WriteLine(totalPopulation);
        }
    }

Arkonahn said:

Done! Was able to successfully add multiple branches of which you can recruit from notables in town, below is what I've done.

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• BaseCulture = the original culture of a Settlement, defined as soon as the game starts by looking at the owner of each Settlement
  • example: a Village owned by Battania would have a BaseCulture = Battania
  • This would never change regardless of the status of the Culture as a whole
• ForeignCulture = any culture other than the BaseCulture
• CurrentCulture = the Culture of the Current owner of each Settlement
• 
  
• CulturePopulation = number from 0 - 10000, that determines how relevant a certain culture is within a settlement, and therefore the likelihood of a recruit being from that culture
  • At start of game, set the following values for each settlement:
    • CulturePopulation for the BaseCulture: 10000
    • CulturePopulation for every ForeignCulture: 0
  • Every Day, make the following changes to every Settlement's CulturePopulation
    • Increase CulturePopulation of the CurrentCulture
      • If CurrentCulture = BaseCulture, Increase CurrentPopulation of CurrentCulture by 20, to a max of 10000
      • If CurrentCulture = ForeignCulture, Increase CurrentPopulation of CurrentCulture by 15, to a max of 10000
    • Decrease CulturePopulation of all Cultures other than CurrentCulture
      • If Culture = BaseCulture, Decrease CurrentPopulation of Culture by 5, to a minimum of "500"
      • If Culture = ForeignCulture, Decrease CurrentPopulation of Culture by 10, to a minimum of "250"
• 
  
• GetDailyVolunteerProductionProbability
  • For each individual Recruit, randomize Culture by pulling a Probability of each Culture's CurrentPopulation
    • Example: A Battanian Village that was first conquered by [Vlandia for 300 days], then taken over by [[Aserai for 100 days]], then reclaimed by [[[Battania for 30 days]]]
      • CurrentPopulation of Battania = 8600
        • 10000 + [-5 * 300] + [[-5 * 100]] + [[[20 * 30]]] = 8600
      • CurrentPopulation of Vlandia = 3200
        • 0 + [15 * 300] + [[-10 * 100]] + [[[-10 * 30]]] = 3200
      • CurrentPopulation of Aserai = 1200
        • 0 + [0] + [[15 * 100]] + [[[-10 * 30]]] = 1200
      • CurrentPopulation of Khuzait = 0
      • CurrentPopulation of Empire = 0
      • CurrentPopulation of Sturgia = 0
    • TotalPopulation = Sum of each Culture's CurrentPopulation
    • VolunteerCulture = Random number (min = 1, max = TotalPopulation) where each Culture is assigned to a range (ie. Battania would be (1, through CurrentPopulation.Battania), Vlandia would be (CurrentPopulation.Battania + 1, through CurrentPopulation.Battania + CurrentPopulation.Vlandia), and so on...
      • I don't know how Randoms or Probability work in code so there may be a more elegant solution
  • Based on the Culture of the Recruit, you'd then apply the other aspects like Elite, Bandit, etc.

Cheyros said:

I like the ideas, I just uploaded this recently which I hope is the start of something bigger. Updating will be slow as I learn the framework but if I can use some ideas and do them I will try... see my planned features on this page, I'm Tired - Nexus Mods

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charles_321 said:

I agree! They could balance it by adding stamina just like smithing. Can only do so much per day and then you need to rest.

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Chips said:

Think you misunderstand.

They do increase *if* they can increase. So on character screen, there's attribute points and focus points - whereby attribute points are invested into the overall lines (e.g. Intelligence, social, endurance) and the focus points affect the learning rate for (under intelligence) Steward, Medicine, Engineering.

So if they have ZERO attribute points in an attribute, at the rate their XP gains in order to get an attribute point it (essentially) never happens. My game ended due to the blobbing of the Empire, and in the entire duration to that point not a single of my 6 associates gained an attribute point.

I am not aware we can preview the potential companions attributes before hiring them though, maybe this could have been avoided. However, even having (is it willlowsomething as medic?) she has no skill points to Steward despite starting with 40 or 60 Medicine. So trying to get her to level up steward (as she already had intelligence attribute points assigned, so just a case of needing focus points accumulating and investing) as well got her to about 18... and then no more no matter what happened. Why? Because there's no focus points to invest in stewardship in order to get her to learn past the imposed cap.

So the skill points increase the rate, but there's a cap limit on where you can go. No other companion had a single attribute point allocated to intelligence, so she seemed the best option to additionally level up. Just getting focus points for companion was equally impossible as attribute points.

Hopefully that clears it up? Basically, unless you find specific companions with specific attributes assigned and specific skill points assigned, you're screwed in being able to train one to perform as a role.


So why have roles and be assignable? The intent is good/fine, but the current balance is decidedly undermining it. I'm sure it's a bug as the grind otherwise is basically utterly insane to achieve it.

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zMasterofPie said:

I disagree with limiting practice fights. In warband, they were absolutely NOT a source of infinite XP, you gained skills very slowly and it's even harder to level up skills in this game. Besides, going up against 20+ people, most of the time you will get knocked out, so if you lose 1/3 health everytime you can only fight 3 times and then have to rest for like 2 days. Practice fights are not a great source of leveling and they shouldn't be limited.

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• Grant XP
• Allow you to choose your weaponry
• Cause 1/3 damage to your real HP (ie. taking 60 points of practice damage would cause 20 points of real damage afterwards). So if you're getting demolished over and over eventually you'll need to rest and recover.
• Time elapses during/between fights, or have a limit to how many practice fights take place per day.