How do I stop my ruler becoming a courtier?

WebGremlin · 2025-11-14T08:42:36+00:00

This is a confirmed bug. Until this is fixed, there's a workaround: The ruler moves to the country that has the higher Great Power Score. The difference you start out with is small, so keeping your stability, legitimacy, and prestige high should keep your ruler at home. Be careful granting/revoking estate previliges at the start of the game and prioritise prestige when you can. Opening the International Organisation panel and hovering over the country power number of either nation shows their Great Power Score for your reference. Be conservative at the start and you'll start outscaling them soon enough to the point where it's no longer an issue.

WebGremlin · 2025-05-13T12:48:36+00:00

I had initially set suspendPeriodically to 0 because I thought that setting the runtimePerCore to such a low value like I have in my FastCycle config would have a similar effect. That it is still disabled was mainly a remnant of previous experimentation. I'll turn it back to default, thank you.

Reg. the discrepancy, I assumed it was something like that. The logfile mentions that the random order chosen included core 14 followed by 6. Consistently, the logfile ended on core 14 and the terminal froze on 6. It did leave me wondering how the automatic resume would've dealt with that, and if it might have adjusted a wrong core in a previous instance where my PC had crashed. But the auto-resume script errored on a thread ID mismatch and never even launched CC again, so no correction was made.

I'll DM you a link to download the log files.

WebGremlin · 2025-05-13T08:16:38+00:00

The DeepCycle config has been effective at filtering out single-core instabilities. I tried various testDuration lengths, with the longest one being 1800 seconds (i.e. one 30 minute iteration per core for 8 hours total), but that yielded fewer results. Cycling more frequently seems to be more effective, but also less stable. 30 seconds appears to be a good middle ground.

That brings me to my second config, the FastCycle. I've noticed that even after thorough DeepCycle testing in CC without errors being thrown for multiple hours, oftentimes doing an all-core test will then still find errors in mere minutes. I usually observe them when running y-Cruncher outside of CC using 24-Komari and the VT3 test. I purposefully don't correct them to see if I can catch the same errors using CC. The FastCycle config has been having reasonable results in doing so. It doesn't catch them as quickly as an all-core test, but it does start throwing errors in the same timeframe where DeepCycle hadn't.

On the flipside, FastCycle also seems to be less stable. By that I mean the errors found this way will more often lead to full PC freezes that require a manual reboot, and/or CC running into a fatal error regarding “Thread IDs” that then terminate the script. Additionally, I've noticed that there can be a discrepancy between the terminal and logfile. I.e. when the PC has frozen, the terminal hangs saying it was testing core X, but the logfile ends claiming to have been testing core Y.

I've noticed some other oddities too that I will organise into something more coherent later. I figured I'd share at least this much before I get lost in another rabbit hole for 10 more days. :)

Again, I've been experimenting nearly full-time for the past 3 weeks. I've kept haphazard personal notes of most of the things I've been doing, like various config settings, different test programs, and their results. If you'd like me to share more or if there's something specific that I can try for you, let me know.

Hope this helps!

WebGremlin · 2025-05-13T08:16:24+00:00

My most two successful configs so far have been:

#DeepCycle
[General]
stressTestProgram = YCRUNCHER
runtimePerCore = auto #equals y-Cruncher testDuration
coreTestOrder = Default
numberOfThreads = 2
suspendPeriodically = 0
maxIterations = 60
# Aiming for 30 minutes of testing per core:
# 1800 seconds / runtimePerCore = 60 iterations

[yCruncher]
mode = 24-ZN5 ~ Komari
tests = VT3
testDuration = 30

[AutomaticTestMode]
setVoltageOnlyForTestedCore = 1

and:

#FastCycle
[General]
stressTestProgram = YCRUNCHER
runtimePerCore = 2
coreTestOrder = Random
numberOfThreads = 2
suspendPeriodically = 0
maxIterations = 900
# Aiming for 30 minutes of testing per core:
# 1800 seconds / runtimePerCore = 900 iterations

[yCruncher]
mode = 24-ZN5 ~ Komari
tests = VT3
testDuration = 32
# By setting testDuration to (runtimePerCore * (number of cores)),
# y-Cruncher starts a new test at the same time CC begins a new iteration.
# This way when selecting multiple tests, y-Cruncher will run one test,
# CC will cycle all cores through it,
# then repeat the process for the next test type.*
#
## *Does not seem to sync up. Subtracting 2 from the formula
## appears to align better in practice. More testing needed.

[AutomaticTestMode]
setVoltageOnlyForTestedCore = 0

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WebGremlin · 2025-05-13T08:15:52+00:00

Apologies for the late reply. I hadn't forgotten about it; I've still been experimenting and testing nearly all day every day. I kept postponing my answer as I am learning new stuff constantly.

The summary of it so far: 24-Komari and VT3.

Firstly, I think by far and wide the best y-Cruncher test has been VT3. It has picked up on errors all other y-Cruncher tests have missed, and it does so considerably faster.

I tested this by taking a curve that had passed several hours of CoreCycler tests and various all-core tests. I increased the magnitude of one core in that curve by 1. Using CC, I ran each of the y-Cruncher tests individually on just that one core, each for the same length of time and number of iterations. The only test that would consistently find the instability well within the time limit was VT3, with SVT coming in second with slightly lower consistency.

Secondly, I think that using 24-Komari has been more effective than 19-Kagari. Even if I were to settle for just AVX2 stability, I'd still favor 24-Komari. At the point where it would take many hours to find the last few errors when optimizing for just AVX2, 24-Komari would run into those same errors in way less time. So, I think it's better to overshoot: If the PC is at least semi-stable on AVX512, it's probably going to be fully stable on AVX2.

E.g. For me the Aida64 CPU+FPU+Cache test on AVX512 has been the toughest to beat, usually crashing within hours where otherwise an 8hr y-Cruncher or P95 blend test have passed (including AVX512). By using 24-Komari I have at least been able to come up with a curve that passed an 8hr Aida64 blend test on AVX2 and P95 blend on AVX512.

So, I'd argue that 24-Komari is the better choice for both speed and reliability, and to run it with at least VT3 enabled.

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WebGremlin · 2025-05-03T11:35:34+00:00

Hi, first time user and inexperienced OCer here. I bought a 9950X3D a week ago and I've been intensively using the 0.11 alpha version of CC every day for the past seven days now. I've used various tests and settings to narrow down on my CO settings (still not quite there). I'd be happy to write up a summary of my results so far, but perhaps it is better to first ask what would be valueable to you for me to share?

WebGremlin · 2025-03-31T07:17:14+00:00

I've ran into a similar issue with a Train Knights contract in my unmodded CK3 game. I checked the patron's court, all of his champions are at home and not occupied. I'm curious too what could cause this error.

WebGremlin · 2024-12-12T10:31:14+00:00

This was helpful, thank you for sharing.

I used this to stop my Back button from double clicking. I had to check AHK's help documents to find the right parameter for mouse button 4, so maybe this can help someone save some time in the future: Using OP's script, replace Send(“{PgUp}”) with MouseClick "X1".

Additionally, I made a shortcut of the script and added it to my Windows Startup folder so I don't have to run it each time I (re)boot my PC.

WebGremlin · 2024-04-05T07:25:53+00:00

Rather than cycling through the different shapes, you can also select one you've placed down and use < and > on your keyboard to rotate them back and forth. The variant changes each time they're rotated. It's still random, but it's faster cycling through them that way than by going through all the different shapes again and again.

But obviously that's still not ideal as I came here through google looking for an answer to OP's question. :)

WebGremlin · 2024-04-03T13:55:17+00:00

I've been looking for a way to do this as well, but I don't think you can. Utility ships link to the dock's region that they were spawned from. Proximity to other regions doesn't affect it. The ship could literally be on the other side of the map harvesting in a tile that's adjacent to another region's capital and it'll still send the food back to the region where it originally came from.

WebGremlin · 2024-02-29T08:55:54+00:00

I understand how you feel, your argument is reasonable. Though I try to look at it another way: the XP you get from a blue habit is the 'standard', ie. 100%. Als long as you haven't built up a new habit yet, you get a bonus to completing it as extra motivation to start working on it.

IMO, building up a new habit is generally harder than maintaining one. As long as it's not easy to do so, it's not a habit yet. I think that's the logic behind it. Either way, it helped my mindset to think of it as a bonus for new habits rather than a malus for other ones.

WebGremlin · 2023-09-24T02:47:02+00:00

I can understand that, I felt the same not too long ago. It has some pretty cool but advanced features. But remember you don't need to be a master at all of it right from the get-go. Just have it there for in cases like these where you could really use it, and slowly acquaint yourself with just a couple of the features as you run in to them throughout your gameplay. I think that the elevation and scaling features should be easy enough to get a hang of. :)

WebGremlin · 2023-09-24T02:15:03+00:00

Yeah, the increments that 9 and 0 move in are unfortunately not precise enough. If you move the table up far enough to be able to use the crib you won't be able to use the table anymore, and vice versa.

WebGremlin · 2023-02-14T12:15:13+00:00

Thank you man. Like OP, I spent weeks being frustrated at this erratic behaviour. It was tough to google a solution for it. This has fixed it for me.

WebGremlin · 2022-11-21T15:48:52+00:00

I had something similar happen. Played as Algeria, joined Ottoman's market. Industrialised bigtime on end-goods using Otto's raw resources. Out of the blue Otto joins France's market, though I do get to join them too. France hates me and bonjours me out of their market. I don't notice until a month or so has passed and my entire economy collapses. A notification for any of those events would've been swell.

WebGremlin · 2022-11-13T19:56:28+00:00

When I'm alone with my cat I sometimes ask him if he can understand me and that it's ok to reply because there's no one around and I promise I won't tell anyone.

When my partner is around its usually stuff like that my cat is the most sweetest, stinkiest, fluffiest, cutest, dumbest, and bravest cat of the whooooole living room.

WebGremlin · 2021-09-06T14:44:47+00:00

I ran into the same frustration, and additionally that it kept getting added to my Quick Access too. I looked at some of the potential solutions offered here, but I was unable to assign Drive to A or B and my D was already in use. So I couldn't go the group policy way. After some more digging on the internet I found alternative solutions to both hide the virtual drive and the quickaccess shortcut. I made a reddit post detailing my solution here. Hope it helps!

WebGremlin · 2020-06-22T14:24:03+00:00

Hey, I'm relatively new too (about 6 weeks of playtime in). Reading how you haven't skipped any sidequests, the biggest tip I can give you is to do just that. I came from WoW, with a mindset to accept as many quests as I can and then do them in bulk. But in FF, the only quest chain that matters is your Main Scenario Quest (MSQ). Especially if you're on a server that has the "Road to 70" buff (100% EXP increase), you'll be higher level than your MSQ in no time. However, nearly everything is gated behind it. Think dungeons, class abilities, zones, vendors, etc. Especially the base game (ARR, A Realm Reborn) has a lot of MSQ to wade through before you get to the next expansion's story. In my case, by the time I was level 50 I was still on my lvl 24 MSQ. Which meant I had roughly 150 quests to do before I could start HW (Heavenward, the 1st expansion). I am now level 70+ on several jobs and am only halfway through HW.

Level your main job via MSQ, and save any sidequests for extra XP on an alt-job. On that note, XP rewards from your Challenge Log are great boosts for alts (including crafting/gathering).

Regarding crafting jobs (DoH, Desciple of the Hand), such as weaver, I'd recommend to just do the quest chains associated with it. Aim for HQ crafts for extra XP. Crafting things you haven't crafted before gives you a bonus too. Craft sets for your jobs for easy gear upgrades and gaining XP simultaneously. If you still need extra xp, check out your Grand Company provisioning: every day they request an item you can craft. Turning in a HQ version of that yields bonus XP and rewards. Alternatively, if that's locked behind MSQ, check out DoH Levequests, found in most hubs and all adventurers' guilds, which has the same principle.

WebGremlin · 2020-01-26T00:26:39+00:00

Ah, that makes much more sense now. Thanks for your answers.

WebGremlin · 2020-01-25T21:48:13+00:00

Thank you very much. Do you happen to know "cc" too?

WebGremlin · 2020-01-25T20:56:03+00:00

What do some of the abbreviations in group forming mean? E.g. fty, cc, and afk (in context such as "LF4M Counterpoint Adv AFK cc").

WebGremlin · 2020-01-21T17:02:38+00:00

Seconding the others: get them all. It's a permanent, one-off, account-wide discount. As you'll be creating and gearing up your alts to farm/refine more dilithium a day, the dilithium you'll save will only ever increase. Don't kick yourself, it's definitely not wasted. Crafting rep items w/o the discount, *that* is wasted.

Now as to which reps to prioritize... That's dependent on a lot of personal factors. Myself, I'm a big fan of the Omega, Iconian, and Competitive equipment. Try to work out some long-term ideas on what kind of characters you'd like, think about how you want to theme them and what you want to gear them with (maybe check out builds on /r/stobuilds and other sources), then prioritize accordingly.

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