How to create a new Triumph

5/7/2012: I discovered major problems with the traits and triggers this weekend. The Traits as setup have 4 levels, level 1 does nothing, level 2 is "Prospective Triumphor", level 3 is Triumphor and the description says wait to entr Rome till the senate approves it, however the actual triggers only move the character to level 3 on entering Rome. Level 4 was Celebrating the Triumph but it doesnt seem to be removed when the character actuall gets Celebrated Triumphor, a seperate trait. It looks like I will have to rewrite all of it if I want it to work.

The Romans celebrated triumph over many more people and places than the game is currently set to recognize. This example will show you how to add triumph over Lusitania and change the characters Cognomen to Hispanicus.
First do not use notepad. Use notepad++ for all editing.

  • Open export_descr_character_traits.txt. It should be in the EB/Data folder.
  • Find the section on the other Triumphs.
  • At the end of that section add a new trait with 2 levels. Change all occurrences of Hispania to the area you want the triumph to cover.
  • Set a Threshold. Most triumphs are 5 for the first level and 20 for the second but if it is a small area like Sicily you may want to go lower. 
    ;------------------------------------------
;Trait: RomanConquerorHispania
; o RomanConquerorHispania (15)

Trait RomanConquerorHispania
    Characters family
    ExcludeCultures barbarian, greek, eastern, egyptian, carthaginian, nomad

    Level Roman_Vanquisher_Hispania
        Description Roman_Vanquisher_Hispania_desc
        EffectsDescription Roman_Vanquisher_Hispania_effects_desc
        GainMessage Roman_Vanquisher_Hispania_gain_desc
        Threshold  5													;1st Threshold

   Level Roman_Conqueror_Hispania
        Description Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_desc
        EffectsDescription Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_effects_desc
        GainMessage Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_gain_desc
        Epithet Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_epithet_desc					;If you dont want him to have a new Cognomen leave this line out.
        Threshold  15													;Final Threshhold
 
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  • Now find the end of the Traits section and where the Trigger section begins. If you don't want to change the cognomen then you an leave this out. Make sure it is reall at the end of the traits section. Otherwise it cause strange name problems. 
    ;-------------------------------------------
;Cognomen	
		
Trait HispanicvsCognomen
    Characters family
    Hidden
    
		Level Hispanicvs
        Description Hidden_desc
        EffectsDescription Hidden_effects_desc
        Epithet HispanicvsCognomen_epithet_desc
        Threshold  1
  • Next go to the end of EDCT.
  • There are 3 type of Triggers you can add:
    1. Enslaving a population.
    2. Conquering a city.
    3. Fighting a battle (2 examples a small and a large battle)
    In this case I will set it up to give points for enslaving anyone in the Lustitanian faction (spain), for conquering Oxtraca which they should own, and for fighting battles against them. You will notice the number of points only adds up to 7. You will have to win a number of battles and enslave a lot of cities to get to 20. 
    ;---------------------------------------------					Enslaving a faction
Trigger RomanConquerorHispania_Enslave_01
  WhenToTest EnslavePopulation

    Condition TargetFactionType spain   						;the correct enemy faction
          and FactionType seleucid        						;Your faction not the enemies
          and Trait FamilyMember > 0

  Affects RomanConquerorHispania  1  Chance  100				;The number of points to assign.
	
;------------------------------------------						Conquering a City
Trigger RomanGeneralConqueredSOxtraca
  WhenToTest GeneralCaptureSettlement

    Condition SettlementName Oxtraca							; City name
          and FactionType seleucid								; your faction
          and Trait FamilyMember > 0

  Affects RomanConquerorHispania 3  Chance  100					;The number of points its worth

;------------------------------------------ 					Fighting a battle
Trigger Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_battle_01
  WhenToTest PostBattle

    Condition IsGeneral
          and WonBattle
          and FactionType seleucid								;your faction
          and GeneralFoughtFaction spain						; enemies faction
          and PercentageEnemyKilled > 25
          and Trait FamilyMember > 0

  Affects RomanConquerorHispania  1  Chance  100				;The number of points its worth

;------------------------------------------	 					Fighting a large battle
Trigger Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_large_battle_02
  WhenToTest PostBattle

    Condition IsGeneral
          and WonBattle
          and FactionType seleucid								;your faction
          and GeneralFoughtFaction spain						; enemies faction
          and NumFriendsInBattle > 250
          and not BattleOdds > 0.7
          and PercentageEnemyKilled > 25
          and Trait FamilyMember > 0

  Affects RomanConquerorHispania  2  Chance  100
  • Now add the Triumph Trigger to the end of EDCT. This will only be trigged when the threshholds in #1 are reached. 
     ;------------------------------------------
;Trigger: Prospective_Triumphator_Hispania_PostBattle
; o   1  Chance  100

Trigger Prospective_Triumphator_Hispania_PostBattle
  WhenToTest PostBattle

    Condition IsGeneral
          and WonBattle
          and FactionType seleucid
          and Trait RomanConquerorHispania > 0
          and Trait Triumphator < 1
          and Trait CelebratedTriumphator < 1
          and Trait FamilyMember > 0

  Affects Triumphator  1  Chance  100
    If you included the cognomen, and want it to pass on to the General sons include this at the bottom of the file 
     ;------------------------------------------
Trigger Son_of_Roman_Conquerors_Hispania
  WhenToTest CharacterComesOfAge

    Condition FatherTrait RomanConquerorHispania = 2

  Affects HispanicvsCognomen  1  Chance  100

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Trigger Son_of_Roman_Conquerors_Hispania_b
  WhenToTest CharacterComesOfAge

    Condition FatherTrait HispanicvsCognomen = 1

  Affects HispanicvsCognomen  1  Chance  100
  • Now open EB/DATA/text/export_VnVs.txt.
  • find the Triumphs section and at the end add 2 new sections changing the text as needed. 
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{Roman_Vanquisher_Hispania}	Vanquisher from Spain over the Lusitani

{Roman_Vanquisher_Hispania_desc}
By defeating them in battle, looting their cities, and binding them in the chains of slavery, this man is well on his way to defeating the Lusitani, his first step towards receiving a Triumph in Rome!

{Roman_Vanquisher_Hispania_effects_desc}
He must win further significant victories against the Lusitani before he can be awarded a Triumph by the Senate and return to Rome to claim it.

{Roman_Vanquisher_Hispania_gain_desc}
By defeating them in battle, looting their cities, and binding them in the chains of slavery, this man is well on his way to defeating the Lusitani, his first step towards receiving a Triumph in Rome!

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{Roman_Conqueror_Hispania}	Conqueror from Spain over the Lusitani

{Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_desc}
This man has broken the backs of the Lusitani and deserves the acclamation of the Senate in a Triumph! From this day forward he shall be known by the Cognomen Hispanicvs!

{Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_effects_desc}
\nHe must wait to be awarded the Triumph by the Senate before he may return to Roma to claim his reward.

{Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_gain_desc}
This man has broken the backs of the Lusitani, and deserves the acclamation of the Senate in a Triumph! From this day forward he shall be known by the Cognomen Hispanicvs!

{Roman_Conqueror_Hispania_epithet_desc}	Hispanicvs

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  • If you include the cognomen include this section 
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{Hispanicvs}	Hispanicvs

{HispanicvsCognomen_epithet_desc}	Hispanicvs

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    Triumphs already setup
    Triumph Points Required Factions Cities Cognomen
    Victor Galliae 5/20 scythia/gauls (Arverni/Aedui) Bononia, Viennos, Gergovia, Vesontio, Mediolanum, Tolosa, Avaricum, Bibracte, Cenebum Gallicvs
    Conqueror of Carthago 5/20 carthagw (Karthadastim) Adrumeto, Alalia, Bocchoris, Gader, Ippone, Karali, Kart_Hadast, Atiqa, Lepki, Mastia, Lilibeo Africanus
    Conqueror of Germania 5/20 germans (Sweboz) Swebotraustastamnoz Germanicus
    Conqueror of Britain 3/10 britons (Casse) Camulosadae Britannicus
    Conqueror of Macedonia 5/20 macedon (Macedon) Demetrias, Chalkis, Korinthos, Mytilene, Pella, Macedonicus
    Victor over Dacia 5/20 dacia (Getae) Sarmiszegethusa, Buridava Dacicus
    Victor over Syria 5/20 romans_julii (Arche Seleukideia) Antiocheia, Edessa, Seleukeia, Tarsos Asiaticus
    Victor over Parthia 5/20 parthia (Pahlava)   Parthicus

    The following are all real Triumphs celebrated by Romans in pre-imperial times and how I would suggest to set them up in game. For those that require taking a single city I would create them with only 1 level. Almost all these that are against a people stress the Battles and enslavements, not the cities. For the location based ones stress the cities and make the potential Triumphor conquer them all to be awarded the Triumph.

    Cognomens/Agnomens are a funny thing. There are cases when Romans got cognomens from the relief of a single siege (Marcus Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla) and it was hereditary for 800 years. Other times it seems to have lasted for only the lifetime of the original holder. Just because a Triumph is awarded does not always mean there is a change in the cognomen, and cognomens change without a Triumph. Real Triumphs required that the prospective triumphor must have held the office of dictator, consul or praetor and must have had 5000+ enemy slain in 1 battle. Neither are scripted.

    Note the game uses the external name for cities (I think).

    Selected Historical Triumphs converted to Game Triumphs
    Real Triumph Faction/Cities In game factions for battle and enslavements In game cities Cognomen Notes
    over the Regini Independants 1 level, no battles or enslavements Rhegion None 270 B.C. Cn. Cornelius Blasio one of the starting Romans.
    over the Tarentines Independants 1 level, no battles or enslavements Taras None 280 B.C. L. Aemilius Barbula
    over the Baleares Independants 1 level no battles or enslavements Bocchoris Balearicus (not hereditary) Independent after the fall of Carthage. 123 B.C. Q. Caecilius Metellus son of Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus.
    from Crete Anyone 1 level no battles or enslavements Kydonia Creticus (not hereditary) 62 B.C. Q. Caecilius Metellus. Nephew of Q. Caecilius Metellus Balearicus and grandson of Q. Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus.
    from Judea Independants 1 level no battles or enslavements Hierosolyma None 34 B.C. Gaius Sosius
    Over the Carthaginians
    In all I counted 14 Triumphs that included Carthage in some fashion. About half were naval Triumphs and only 4 did not include Carthaginians allies as well. There is a lot of potenial for different Triumphs against the same foe. C. Aurelius Cotta and Cn. Cornelius Scipio Asina both had Triumphs against the Carthaginins in some fashion, Asina had 2. Both are starting Roman generals.
    over the Carthaginians, Sardinia and Corsica Karthadastim egypt Alalia, Karali (both required)   259 B.C. L. Cornelius L.f. Cn.n. Scipio, one of the starting Romans
    over the Carthaginians and Sicilians Karthadastim egypt Syrakousai, Lilibeo, Messana (all required)   263 M' Valerius Maximus Messalla
    over the Carthaginians Karthadastim egypt   None See below on changes to existing Triumphs.
    over the Carthaginians Karthadastim egypt Kart_Hadast (required) Africanus See below on changes to existing Triumphs.
    Over Peoples
    over the Arverni Gauls Arverni scythia     122 Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus
    over the Getae Getai dacia   Dacicus already exists
    Over Spanish Peoples
    over the Lusitani Lusitani spain Oxtraca, Tyde, Sucum-Murgi   3 versions. 178 L. Postimus Albinus, 98 B.C. L. Cornelius Dolabella, 89 P. Licinius Crassus.
    over the Celtiberi Independants no battles or enslavements Numantia (required), Vellika, Pallantia, Tyde   178 B.C. Ti. Sempronius Gracchus
    From Regions
    from Spain Anyone no battles or enslavements Oxtraca, Tyde, Sucum-Murgi, Numantia, Vellika, Pallantia, Tyde, Gader, Baikor, Mastia, Arse, Emporion   107 B.C. Q. Servilius Caepio the Elder.
    from Gaul Anyone scythia/gauls   Gallicvs already done
    from Mt. Taurus and the Parthians Pahlava parthia   Parthicus already done
    from Macedonia Macedonians macedon   Macedonicus already done. 147 B.C. Q. Caecilius Metellus
    from the Alps Anyone 1 level no battles or enslavements Veldideno, Iuvavoaeta, Aventicos None  
    over Illyricum Anyone 1 level no battles or enslavements Segestica, Dalminion None  
    from Asia Selucids in Asia Minor romans_julii Sardis, Mytilene, Ipsos, Side, Nikaia, Pergamon Asiaticvs see changes below

    from Asia, Pontus, Armenia, Paphlagonia, Cappadocia, Cilicia, Syria, the Scythians, the Jews, Albania and the pirates Messala: Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus 263B.C. relief of seige of Messana. Seperate triumph De Paeneis et Rege Siculorum Hierone.
    Achaicus: Lucius Mummius after conquering Greece with Triumph
    Africanus: Publius Cornelius Scipio w Triumph. 2nd Punic War
    Africanus: Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus w Triumph, 3rd Punic War grandson of above awarded Africanus on his own.
    Numantinus: Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus (above), 133B.C. over Numantia Spain.
    Macedoniucs: Lucius Aemilius Paulus
    Isauricus: Publius Servilius Vatia 74B.C. triumph Cilicia and Isauri
    Asiaticus: Lucius Cornelius Scipio older brother Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. For victories in Asia Minor over Selucids

    Siculus: Fanciful etymologies such as the above are not taken seriously but there is a sober case for a Sicilian and Siculian influence on early Latium. For example, the Cloelii claimed to be from Alba Longa and used the cognomen Siculus.

    Africanus - Allobrogicus - Asiaticus - Atticus - Balearicus - Briganticus - Britannicus - Creticus - Dalmaticus - Gaetulicus - Gallicus - Germanicus - Helveticus - Isauricus - Italicus - Macedonicus - Numidicus - Sparticus Cassianus Gallicus Nervicus Veneticus Germanicus Manlianus Gallicanus Massiliensis Mithridaticus Bosporanus Sertorianus Hispaniensis Graecius Asiaticus Cyzicenus Ostiensis Tiberinus Cretensis Atheniensis Karthaginiensis Punicus Tarentinus Reginus Spartanus Sidonius Dardanius Argivus Phoenissus Achaicus Geticus Lilybaeus Alpinus