triggering events?

[crazikat1]

I was wondering if it's possible to trigger specific news events and, if so, how would I be able to? I'm trying to trigger the Marco Polo incident in which Japan has a favorable outcome

[Mansen]

Through the console assuming you know the name of each event? Yes.

[crazikat1]

how would I be able to specifically?

[[NL]Ibahalii]

go into your game files.
in the event folder.
and look at japan.txt

then find your event you are looking for.
then in the console type event.*eventname*

events are usally called by country tag.number or coutnryname.number.
so japan could have jpn.1 as a event or japan.1 for instance.

[Mansen]

Keep in mind - depending on how the chain code plays out, you might get the event twice, because it's already queued up to run.

[crazikat1]

is there any way to make it so that I can avoid it happening twice because I think that's what happened with me when I tried earlier. For example, I tried to make it so that in the Marco Polo Incident China ceded territory with Japan to avoid war but when I inputted the cheat a few in-game days later the default historical event happened anyways, hence twice.