How to unclaim abandoned settlements in Eco 10?

Originally posted by Objective_Vacation_5

Update: If I put the names of the players (the abandoned and the citizen) directly into the law, it works. But if I just put the demographics ("Abandoned" and "Citizen of..." resp.) it does not. I also tried putting an explicit player in one place and only the demographic in the other. No luck.

Originally posted by Objective_Vacation_5

I don't see the option tp post a screenshot here. The law I was trying to create reads as follows:

On event PROPERTY TRANSFER where Current Owner is ABANDONED where New Owner is CITIZEN OF XYZ Ignore Auth

This does not work, when I try to initiate the property transfer it says I am not authorized to do it. However if I replace the demographics with real player names, it does. And yes, in our tests the players in question were definitely part of the demographics.

Originally posted by Objective_Vacation_5

Thank you! But it does not really cover our use case. As I understand it, this triggers the moment a citizen enters the "Abandoned" demographic and therefore it is fine for all citizens in our country who stop playing.

But our main use case is this: There is property of abandoned players in the world. As our country gains culture and expands borders, these properties can be annexed (for free). We would like to also claim the property, but the moment this law takes hold, the people in question already are abandoned. I tried tinkering with a law that executes every hour or something to do this, but also no luck.

I now modified the law to check for the demographic change "Someone becomes citizen of our country" and then if that person is also abandoned to transfer the property. Will test it once we have the case again. Thanks for your help, much appreciated!