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crschnick / pdx_unlimiter

A smart savegame manager, editor, and toolbox for all current major Paradox Grand Strategy games.
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Could you add a way to revive dead characters with this mod? #82

Closed AngerySnek closed 2 years ago

AngerySnek commented 2 years ago

Thank you

crschnick commented 2 years ago

Now in theory everything is possible with savegame editing (although it takes a lot of effort).

The problem with reviving is that all data like titles etc. is removed from a character once it dies. To revive a character, I would look it up in dead_unprunable/<char id>, move it to living/<char id> and remove the field dead_data from it.

crschnick commented 2 years ago

Closing this for now

AngerySnek commented 2 years ago

Now in theory everything is possible with savegame editing (although it takes a lot of effort).

The problem with reviving is that all data like titles etc. is removed from a character once it dies. To revive a character, I would look it up in dead_unprunable/<char id>, move it to living/<char id> and remove the field dead_data from it.

Hey, thank you. Sorry for late reply. I figured out how to revive characters by changing the game's files but that seems to be clunky compared to editing save files which I'm having great difficulty with (Tbh, i'm having difficulty with both which is why I would like to edit my save files to do what I want How do I copy, paste, and delete or delete and make a new file in pdx unlimiter?

Also, offtopic (kinda?) but do you know how I can add a new character that would connect 2 dynasties? For example, I'm trying to add Aslaug Sigurdsdottir (Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye's daughter, who isn't in the game) as Sigurd Hjort's mother which would make Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye into Harald Fairhair's ancestor.

Also off topic: Another thing which I had the same issue with (Characters disappearing from Dynasty completely despite still being in the Game->History->Characters->Norse.txt) is when trying to edit Hrolfr de Normandie (Rollo in the Vikings show) to be Sigurd Ring's son/Ragnar Lodbrok's brother but either Ragnar Lodbrok disappeared or Sigurd Ring did and Ragnar and Rollo had no relation to each other.

Thanks for considerations, I appreciate your time

crschnick commented 2 years ago

Also sorry for my late reply, I'm also quite busy right now.

About the character modifications in general, I would advise you to stay away from it, especially if you're not experienced with it. The CK3 save game structure is horrible for editing characters and even small changes can be very complex.

About the copy, paste, and deletion of files in the editor: The editor currently does not support these operations, it is a very primitive tool to edit game files and save games. You would have to perform these operations outside of the editor. In case you're asking about how to copy paste or delete save games: https://github.com/crschnick/pdx_unlimiter/wiki/User-Guide#savegame-actions