Situation

Columbian Exchange

columbian_exchange

Contact with new foreign peoples from beyond the sea has opened our country to novel crops and animals from these faraway lands, and has brought great opportunities to develop trade relationships that provide our merchants access to strange and exotic new products.

The game's hint

The Columbian Exchange has commenced! Trade and Goods will henceforth flow between the Old and the New World!

Recommended Actions:
We may utilize any of the unique Actions through the Situation panel to bolster our profit by introducing new goods in our Market.

Lifecycle

1. Start

   Chance to appear each month

   100%

   Can start when

   • It is the Absolutism
   • America

     Any location in continent

     • Has a total population of > 0 (currently: )
     • Owner

       At least one of

       • Top overlord or this›Capital›Continent: Europe
       • Top overlord or this›Capital›Continent: Asia
       • Top overlord or this›Capital›Continent: Africa

       ↗

   Exact conditions

   When it starts

Who takes part

• New World Goods
  Owner

  • Has Variable: is_in_columbian_exchange
    Set by

    Columbian ExchangeSituation
  • Culture

    Religion is a Folk Religion

    Has culture with tag: native_american_tag

    ↗
• Old World Goods
  Owner

  • Has Variable: is_in_columbian_exchange
  • None of

    • Culture

      Religion is a Folk Religion

      Has culture with tag: native_american_tag

      ↗

Situation Outcomes 1

The Exchange Endures

Requirements

Actions 4

All of them require

Target

Choose a target

No restriction

Target

Choose a target

No restriction

Absorb Institutions

Price

• 30Government Power
• 20Stability

Cooldown 1 year

Requirements

What it does

Learn from Foreigners

Price

• 15Government Power
• 10Stability

Cooldown 1 year

Requirements

What it does

Spread a New World Good

Price

• 100Ducats
• 5Prestige

Requirements

What it does

Spread an Old World Good

Price

• 100Ducats
• 5Prestige

Requirements

What it does

How it runs

1. While active

   Visible when

   If

   Culture

   Religion is a Folk Religion

   Has culture with tag: native_american_tag

   ↗

   Then

   Any market present in country

   Any goods

   • Has an origin in the old world
   • An Old World good is produced or traded in our market
   • Temp market

     At least one of

     • Temp good is produced in this Market
     • Temp good is traded in this Market

   Otherwise

   Any market present in country

   Any goods

   • Has an origin in the new world
   • A New World good is produced or traded in our market
   • Temp market

     At least one of

     • Temp good is produced in this Market
     • Temp good is traded in this Market

   Exact conditions

   Each month

   Every countrywhere

   • Does NOT have Variable: is_in_columbian_exchange
   • Any owned location

     • Continent: America
     • Has a total population of > 0 (currently: )

   If

   • Culture

     Religion is a Folk Religion

     Has culture with tag: native_american_tag

     ↗
   • Any market present in country

     Any goods

     • Has an origin in the old world
     • Temp market

       At least one of

       • Temp good is produced in this Market
       • Temp good is traded in this Market

   Then

   • Set variable
     • Name: is_in_columbian_exchange
     • Value: yes
   • The Event 'The Columbian Exchange' happens

   Else if

   • None of

     • Culture

       is_culture_native_american
   • Any market present in country

     Any goods

     • Has an origin in the new world
     • Temp market

       At least one of

       • Temp good is produced in this Market
       • Temp good is traded in this Market

   Then

   • Set variable
     • Name: is_in_columbian_exchange
     • Value: yes
   • The Event 'The Columbian Exchange' happens

   Exact script

2. End

   After it ends

   • Add timeline note
     • Key: timeline_note_columbian_exchange_end
     • Show in pop graph: yes
     • Unique: yes
   • Every countrywhere
     Has Variable: is_in_columbian_exchange
     Remove variable: is_in_columbian_exchange

   Exact script

Connections

Requires 1

• AbsolutismCan start

Triggers 1

• The Columbian ExchangeEach month, When it starts

Members 5

Events

• The Columbian Exchangeby nameEvent namespace

Actions

• Absorb InstitutionsSelect trigger 1
• Learn from ForeignersSelect trigger 1
• Spread a New World GoodSelect trigger 1
• Spread an Old World GoodSelect trigger 1

Scripting 12

Requires 2

Variables

• Iis_in_columbian_exchangeMap color, After it ends…

Defines

• NNMapColors|DEFAULT_COLORMap color

Grants 1

• Iis_in_columbian_exchangeEach month, When it starts

Removes 1

• Iis_in_columbian_exchangeAfter it ends

Uses 2

• Iis_culture_native_americanMap color, Each month…
• Oowner_from_old_worldCan start

References 1

• Mmonthly_spawn_chance_uniqueMonthly spawn chance

Mentions 5

Game Concepts

• ActionGuide
• GoodsGuide
• MarketGuide
• SituationGuide
• TradeGuide

Definitionin_game/common/situations/columbian_exchange.txt:1

hint_tag = hint_columbian_exchange

▾outcome = {

name = "columbian_exchange_exchange_complete"

▾trigger = {

columbian_exchange_end_trigger = yes

}

}

▾tooltip = {

}

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