Why are scripts checking for Ottawa (Allied) all over the place?

[DarkHorse2]

The scenario scripts are checking for Ottawa as follows:

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#ALIGNMENT_POSITION= 6,93 [2]

When I say, all over, to be precise:

• 16 times in decision.txt
• 75 times in popup.txt

Is this a condition that needs to be tested for? Is Ottawa in real danger of being Axis occupied?

I am inclined to believe that this is script-garbola that got copied/pasted all over the place. - or -
it is being used as a dummy condition to satisfy that the block contains an ALIGNMENT_POSITION statement?

For example, what in the world does Ottawa have to do with the following?

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{
#NAME= DE 664 - Germany: Dummy Event for Romania to switch sides (AI - 100% Yes)
#POPUP=
#MESSAGE= 
#IMAGE=
#SOUND=
#FLAG= 1
#TYPE= 2
#AI= 0
#LEVEL= 0
; Set global variable condition to always trigger (dummy value)
#GV= 1[1,100]
#LINK= 0[0]
#COUNTRY_ID= 45
#TRIGGER= 75
#DISPLAY_ORDER= 0
; Set decision value
#DECISION= 664
#MPP_UPDOWN= 0
#MPP_TURNS= 0
#MPP_TEXT=
#NOTES=
#NOTES_POSITION=
; Set AI acceptance % (AI will accept 100% of the time)
#AI_RESPONSE= 100
#AI_RESPONSE_POPUP=
#DATE= 1943/01/01
#TEXT_RGB= 0,0,0
#SHADOW_RGB= 0,0,0
; Ottawa is in Allied hands
#ALIGNMENT_POSITION= 6,93 [2]
;Set National Morale Trigger (dummy value)
#NATIONAL_MORALE_TRIGGER= 0 [0]
; Set variable conditions:
; 1st Line - Romania politically aligned with Axis and not surrendered
#VARIABLE_CONDITION= 93 [1] [100] [0]
; 2 Allied units within 3 hexes of Bucharest
#CONDITION_POSITION= 198,95 [3,3] [2,2] [2] [0]
}

[DarkHorse2]

another example....

why isn't this checking for Leningrad = Allied?

{
#NAME= DE 401 - Soviet Union Invades Finland (Historical)
#POPUP= USSR Invades Finland
#MESSAGE=
#IMAGE= winter_war_1.png, winter_war_2.png, winter_war_3.png
#SOUND= war1.ogg
#FLAG= 1
#TYPE= 0
#AI= 0
#LEVEL= 0
; Set global variable condition to always trigger (dummy value)
#GV= 1[1,100]
#LINK= 401[1]
#COUNTRY_ID= 116
#TRIGGER= 100
#PRIVATE= 0
#DISPLAY_ORDER= 0
#DISPLAY_TURN= 0
#DISPLAY_STYLE= 0
#MESSAGE_STYLE= 0
#TEXT_RGB= 0,0,0
#SHADOW_RGB= 0,0,0
#MAP_POSITION=
#DATE= 1939/11/30
; Ottawa is in Allied hands
#ALIGNMENT_POSITION= 6,93 [2]
#VARIABLE_CONDITION= 116 [2] [0] [0]
; Dummy condition position (always satisfied)
#CONDITION_POSITION= 0,0 [0,0] [0,0] [0] [0]
}

[BillRunacre]

what in the world does Ottawa have to do with the following?

Nothing, and that is the point, as we want these events to happen providing their other conditions are met.

An alignment position has to be set, and therefore choosing a location that is very unlikely to not be in Allied hands is generally the safest place to pick.

[DarkHorse2]

Ok,

So it is a requirement.

Surprised you guys did not provide a use-case similiar to the following for this:

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; Dummy condition position (always satisfied)
#CONDITION_POSITION= 0,0 [0,0] [0,0] [0] [0]