What are the requirements for Acknowledge Governor in CK3?

You: Is an Adult and Is not at war with the target. The character you target: Has the Trait: Governor and Governor experience at least 80. (patch 1.20.1.2)

Will the AI accept Acknowledge Governor?

Yes: it is accepted automatically.

Interaction · Vassal actions

Acknowledge Governor

100InfluenceAccepted automatically

Send a token of appreciation to the recipient to publicly recognize their experience and successes as Governor

What you need

You

To send it

Is an Adult
Is not at war with the target

To see it in the menu

Highest held Title is at least Empire Rank
Is an Independent Ruler
you has administrative government mechanic

The character you target

To send it

Has the Trait: Governor
Governor experience at least 80

To see it in the menu

Is a vassal (or below) of you
Highest held Title is at least Duchy Rank
they has administrative government mechanic
… is the Ceremonial Monarch

Acknowledge Governor is a vassal character interaction in Crusader Kings III. You need: Is an Adult and Is not at war with the target. The character you target needs: Has the Trait: Governor and Governor experience at least 80. Accepted automatically. It costs 100 Influence. Patch 1.20.1.2, from game/common/character_interactions/06_ep3_interactions.txt.

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Quick answers (3)

What are the requirements for Acknowledge Governor in CK3?: You: Is an Adult and Is not at war with the target. The character you target: Has the Trait: Governor and Governor experience at least 80. (patch 1.20.1.2)
Will the AI accept Acknowledge Governor?: Yes: it is accepted automatically.
How much does Acknowledge Governor cost?: 100 Influence (patch 1.20.1.2).

Will they accept?

The other character has no choice: the game accepts it automatically.

What happens

Effects

The character you target: Event ep3_interactions_events.0040 (after 1 days)
… will receive a token of your appreciation
You: Gain a Loyalty on the target
If
- The character you target: Is played by the AI
Then
- The character you target: Opinion: Feeling Appreciated (+30)

Events it fires: ep3_interactions_events.0040

• the game's own tooltip text · ◦ our reading of the script line · code the script where neither exists

Who can use it and sees it (is_available, is_shown) (10 lines of game script)

is_available = highest_held_title_tier >= tier_empire
top_liege ?= this
government_has_mechanic = administrative
is_shown = scope:actor != scope:recipient
scope:recipient = {
	target_is_liege_or_above = scope:actor
	highest_held_title_tier >= tier_duchy
	government_has_mechanic = administrative
	tgp_is_ceremonial_liege_trigger = no
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/06_ep3_interactions.txt.

Can be sent when (is_valid…) (13 lines of game script)

scope:actor = {
	is_adult = yes
	NOT = {
		is_at_war_with = scope:recipient
	}
}
scope:recipient = {
	has_trait = governor
	has_trait_xp = {
		trait = governor
		value >= 80
	}
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/06_ep3_interactions.txt.

Effects (on_send, on_accept, on_decline) (33 lines of game script)

on_accept = scope:actor = {
	save_scope_as = emperor
}
scope:recipient = {
	trigger_event = {
		id = ep3_interactions_events.0040
		days = 1
	}
}
custom_tooltip = acknowledge_governor_interaction_tt
show_as_tooltip = {
	scope:actor = {
		add_hook = {
			target = scope:recipient
			type = loyalty_hook
			years = 5
		}
	}
	if = {
		limit = {
			scope:recipient = {
				is_ai = yes
			}
		}
		scope:recipient = {
			add_opinion = {
				target = scope:actor
				modifier = feeling_appreciated_opinion
				opinion = 30
			}
		}
	}
}

As written in game/common/character_interactions/06_ep3_interactions.txt.

Category: Vassal actions
Cost: Influence: 100
Again on the same character: after 10 years
In the menu: under More…
ID: acknowledge_governor_interaction

Source: game/common/character_interactions/06_ep3_interactions.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.1.2. “You” is the character who sends it (scope:actor, or a puppet acting for you); “the character you target” is the recipient.