Appointing an heir when you die and how it can cost you your entire inventory

[Flesson19]

Well here you get to "Choose" your heir, when you die. The problem with this is that only family-members that are currently 'Avalible' is able to be picked. So if your child is too young to rule at the moment of your death, you must pick one of your younger siblings for example. And then you have to play as them until they die before you get to choose again.

you can't pick your children even when they are 18 or older

 

[CrazyElf]

Well here you get to "Choose" your heir, when you die. The problem with this is that only family-members that are currently 'Avalible' is able to be picked. So if your child is too young to rule at the moment of your death, you must pick one of your younger siblings for example. And then you have to play as them until they die before you get to choose again.

What I am saying is you should be able to choose years before you die.

 

[FEARtheMoose]

At what age was your character when they died?

and is it common for player characters to die around that age?

 

[Flesson19]

I think I was around 58 or so, it was a playthrough when he started at age 30, from what I know you can die in your 40's super low % chance but possible

 

[Ganeic]

Yeah I think my character was 58 or 59 exactly when they died, but I had several npc's make it to 70+ years before kicking the bucket.

 

[Ganeic]

What I am saying is you should be able to choose years before you die.

Yeah but then it would get tricky if they were not old enough yet.

 

[Flesson19]

Yeah but then it would get tricky if they were not old enough yet.

or maybe a button where you can select an heir that can be changed anytime, like how you assign roles to companions

 

[Ganeic]

or maybe a button where you can select an heir that can be changed anytime, like how you assign roles to companions

Yeah being able to pick active character would be cool.

 

[CrazyElf]

Yeah but then it would get tricky if they were not old enough yet.

I think all kids over 18 or family over 18 and family (ex: spouse, siblings, etc) should be eligible.

 

[Ganeic]

I think all kids over 18 or family over 18 and family (ex: spouse, siblings, etc) should be eligible.

Yeah that's how it works currently. you can only select people above 18. But depending on when you got kids In the game when you die. it might mean that your current children are not 18 yet. In my first save for example my children was just 17 when my character died at the age of 58/59. So I had to pick a younger sibling to play as. I got a wife that late because before the beta you started like 25 years old or something. And now in the beta they seem to have reduced the starting age of the pc and many lords to 18.

 

[Flesson19]

Yeah that's how it works currently. you can only select people above 18. But depending on when you got kids In the game when you die. it might mean that your current children are not 18 yet. In my first save for example my children was just 17 when my character died at the age of 58/59. So I had to pick a younger sibling to play as. I got a wife that late because before the beta you started like 25 years old or something. And now in the beta they seem to have reduced the starting age of the pc and many lords to 18.

when i died I could only select my bit brother, little brother or sister or wife to take over, neither of my two children over the age of 18 could become an heir

 

[Ganeic]

when i died I could only select my bit brother, little brother or sister or wife to take over, neither of my two children over the age of 18 could become an heir

Hmm interesting: Were they actively leading a party at the time of your death or not?

 

[Flesson19]

Hmm interesting: Were they actively leading a party at the time of your death or not?

No, The video I posted shows you the whole thing, my 3 siblings were running a group, my wife and 2 children were in my group

 

[Ganeic]

Ah right, Im not sure you can test it in your save but maybe if your Children are currently leading parties or available to lead parties they can be selected?

 

[Flesson19]

Ah right, Im not sure you can test it in your save but maybe if your Children are currently leading parties or available to lead parties they can be selected?

I actually couldnt get my children to lead a party, they were greyed out although I tried it after I died, so actually they were niece and nephew of the leader so have to test it, but dont want them to lead a party that is what lead to the loss of my entire inventory

 

[Ganeic]

Yeah I will test that on my current campaign if they become avalible.

 

[Medivhtratos]

Aaaaaaand here the Code.

        private static void TransferOldPlayersEquipmentToNewPlayer(Hero oldPlayer, Hero newPlayer)
        {
            for (EquipmentIndex equipmentIndex = EquipmentIndex.WeaponItemBeginSlot; equipmentIndex < EquipmentIndex.NumEquipmentSetSlots; equipmentIndex++)
            {
                ItemObject item = oldPlayer.CharacterObject.Equipment[equipmentIndex].Item;
                if (item != null)
                {
                    newPlayer.PartyBelongedTo.Party.ItemRoster.Add(new ItemRosterElement(item, 1, null));
                }
            }
            for (EquipmentIndex equipmentIndex2 = EquipmentIndex.WeaponItemBeginSlot; equipmentIndex2 < EquipmentIndex.NumEquipmentSetSlots; equipmentIndex2++)
            {
                ItemObject item2 = oldPlayer.CharacterObject.FirstCivilianEquipment[equipmentIndex2].Item;
                if (item2 != null)
                {
                    newPlayer.PartyBelongedTo.Party.ItemRoster.Add(new ItemRosterElement(item2, 1, null));
                }
            }
        }
    }
}