modding

[unborn jetty]

how do I make a simple flag mod 🤔

[obtuse condor]

anyone know why i cant transfer a mod to my laptop and not appear in my playlist

[proven hatch]

Hey, looking to start modding, and i can't find any comprehensive guide anywhere, written or otherwise, anybody have a link to a "Hoi4 Modding for Dummies" type video or steam forum post?

[stuck flax]

idk i'd say The iron workshop is a good guide even tho its really outdated.

[sinful eagle]

Is there a mod that automates troop formation?

[pale sparrow]

what do you mean by that

Honestly that sounds like a pretty cool idea for a mod

Production you cant automate, but template and unit creation you could base off available equipment

[sinful eagle]

I always use the human_ai cheat, but with this, everything is automated, so it would be nice if only the national spirit and front line placement could be automated.

[pale sparrow]

Thats impossible

[obtuse condor]

House of Rockefeller

[pine sonnet]

no

non

nein

how could you

[valid apex]

Hoi4 wiki explain very well and The Iron Workshop(on yt) do a even better job

[slate latch]

how do i install the great war mod after i've downloaded it?

[sinful eagle]

oh…

[obtuse condor]

Good idea for the communist path

[valid apex]

And you could add a focus that add adviors for each ideology

[pallid warren]

ok my mod is done

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2888022784

The best mod ever

finally got the thumbnail to work

[iron olive]

Searching for a more detailed Romanian focus tree? Then you found it!
This is the mod link if you just wanna see it: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2896762677
READ THE DESCRIPTION ON STEAM

[obtuse condor]

does anyone know where is the "mod tools" button in the launcher

[uneven dawn]

Who do i set as state owner if i want it to be watter

[slender brook]

Uh, you can’t

To make a state water you’d havr to edit the map files

[uneven dawn]

So i cant make a custom map

[slender brook]

You can make a custom map, that’s one of the biggest modding features

[uneven dawn]

how

[slender brook]

Search up a guide dude

It’s not a one step process

[uneven dawn]

is that map gen thing safe?

[slender brook]

I dunno I never touched the map besides changing state ownership sometimes

[obtuse condor]

someone dm me the official milennium dawn link

please i cant find it

[copper loom]

I got some custom divisions right and they spawn on game start, BUT they start at absolutely 0% strength, which causes them to delete themselves after the game unpauses, is there any way to make them spawn at 100 % strength?

[obtuse condor]

u guys r gonna have so much fun when ww3 kicks off

but most likely 2nd cold war first

like 20 years and we are gonna have so many ww3 and 2nd cold war mods

[obtuse condor]

Waltuh

[lean agate]

Cringe

[valid apex]

start_experience_factor = 1.0
start_equipment_factor = 1.0
start_manpower_factor = 1.0
Put them behind division creation

[copper loom]

thx, got it

[valid apex]

create_unit = {
division = "name = "22" division_template = "22" start_experience_factor = 0.5 start_equipment_factor = 1.0"

it should look like this

[cosmic hill]

true

[red mango]

hello, i need some help fixing o problem, when ever i try to use a mod says i have an invalided descriptor. i use manual download because i have the Microsoft store version

[valid apex]

I dont know if this work but you could create a mod floder and transfer all kr file to the new mod folder

[red mango]

That did not work

[valid apex]

Then i give up

Try search on redit or froum it might help

[hollow summit]

Can someone tell me what this error is? It has been giving me a ton of trouble and I would really like to get a solution as it is making play testing impossible. All I know is that it is related to States and I believe provinces assigned to the states but IDK

[valid apex]

can you sent me your error txt?

[hollow summit]

You mean like a "Crash report" file?

[valid apex]

yes

[hollow summit]

I'm kind of new to modding, but, How would I go about doing that?

[valid apex]

Document/PDX/Hoi4/crash

[obtuse condor]

What are you talking about? The game doesn’t install a folder called ’PDX’?

[hollow summit]

I know what he is talking about

[valid apex]

it short for paradox interactive

[twilit arch]

how do i remove the 1939 start date

found it

[forest hatch]

what focus removes france disjointed govermat grat war redux

[twilit arch]

search disjointed goverment in the search bar and it will bring all foci that alter/remove it

where do i change the country description [the one that apears when you go to select a country

[waxen salmon]

King Nelson I

[dense aurora]

Question: in kaiserrerdux, during the American Civil War how do you perform the militia division trick which allows you to deploy better divisions?

[gentle lake]

anyone know how the barbarossa activates when declarin on russia as germany

[obtuse condor]

is there a mod that makes it so u can declare independence as puppets or fight for it

[weary timber]

does anyone know why The Great War Redux isn't installing?

[twilit arch]

2 questions
1st how do i make it so the country is centred
2nd it by default selects germany which i removed how do i make it select egypt instead

[pale sparrow]

at the top of bookmarks theres a default country entry

default_country = "GER"

[twilit arch]

as for centering it?

[pale sparrow]

its automatically sorted left to right, so idk if you can

maybe by changing the UI element

[twilit arch]

hell nah i aint getting into ui yet

maybe ill just add the others back in

anyways thank you

[uncut moss]

Guys, can't find "create a mod"/ "mod tools" option in my launcher. Did it change place?

[edgy solar]

go to 'all installed mods' 'upload a mod' 'create a mod'

[split cedar]

Is there a mod that makes the ui more less difficult to learn

[pale sparrow]

No

Honestly the only way I could imagine you could do that is if the key shortcuts were always visible

[half agate]

im intrested in modding, were do i start?

[valid apex]

Easy or hard way?

[obtuse condor]

I need a few people to help me with my red flood submod

Anyone interested add me, mod should be nearly done just having issues making things appear in game

[twilit arch]

why does it take 0 days to complete

[pale sparrow]

cost looks correct, maybe its glitched because prerequisite

[slender brook]

Definitley

[twilit arch]

so i remove the prerequisite

[slender brook]

Yeah

[twilit arch]

add a #?

[pale sparrow]

yeh

[slender brook]

If no earlier focus is required, do not have a prerequisite

[twilit arch]

nah its still 0 days

[slender brook]

Show the whole file

Relative position id

That's not valid

[twilit arch]

ok

[pale sparrow]

ah yeh the relative position id uses wrong syntax

[twilit arch]

yea that worked

[twilit arch]

whats the correct syntax

[pale sparrow]

No brackets, just the ID of the focus its relative to

[twilit arch]

ah

so should i first add the foci and make them work then add the names and description and all the other stuff?

like get the tree to function then worry about naming and other stuff

[forest hatch]

anyone got a god div attacking templat for great war redux

[pale sparrow]

You can for demonstration and identification purposes put the focus names inside the focus file by adding
text= "Your Focus Name"
Then move this to the loc files and write descriptions when its all done

[twilit arch]

i may have understood nothing but thanks for the help nonetheless

[obtuse condor]

Progressing with the focus tree

[half agate]

uhhh easy way

[obtuse condor]

HoW tO mAkE mOdS? 👁️ 👄 👁️

[obtuse condor]

https://mods.paradoxplaza.com/mods/54625/Any

[obtuse condor]

Uploaded the mod of Andorra

[thorny niche]

How do I change the name (not portrait) of a character in game easily? Tried some methods but none worked

[obtuse condor]

Common>characters>[COUNTRY TAG] (Example: GER for Germany, FRA for France)

Just search It's name there

[edgy solar]

For just the name I'd take a guess at changing the localisation for the character you're trying to rename

[obtuse condor]

Its not in localisation

[obtuse condor]

I already said where it is located

[edgy solar]

My bad, I don't change characters much so I assumed it be in localisation

[thorny niche]

I figured it out I screwed up the tag I was editing

[thorny niche]

Thanks but I got it just made an error

[valid apex]

Just search hoi4 edge

[honest eagle]

Lol

[lapis flame]

If one was to hypothetically make a dragon ball mod for hoi4, would it be too small scale or could you make it work with creative liberties?

[slender brook]

Yeah, just pull an OWB

[lapis flame]

Imagine the cool mechanics like op z fighter units with a special forces limit. Or the RR army having unique post-collapse mechanics where you can play as gero or another RR warlord.

[cosmic stag]

How do I remove autonomous state from a state like Galicia?

I pretend to do that for a mod

[twilit arch]

does someone know where the impassable sprite is i accidentaly edited it in the gamefiles and i cant find it now

[pale sparrow]

Just use console commands in-game to get the GUI element names to pop up when you select things

[twilit arch]

and whats that command?

[pale sparrow]

gui

[twilit arch]

ok thanks imma check it

i dont think it gives me that sprite

it gives me other elements tho

imma just sift through the files

[pale sparrow]

I thought you meant the state icon in the bottom corner when you click the state

Or did they mess with that now desert states behave weirdly?

[twilit arch]

i mean the sprite it self the spikey thing

[pale sparrow]

Oooh that

I didnt realize you meant that

[twilit arch]

thanks anyways

i found it

its in the terrain folder in map

i was looking in gfx

[robust linden]

Hey, so im modding Old World Blues and when i add a country, the game crashes on the main menu. like It loads fine but when the main menu pops up, the game crashes. I have asked 3 times on the Old World Blues discord server but i have had no help from anyone on that server. I have added 14 other countries and they work fine, but when i add a 15th then the game crashes. Im running 2 other mods that are required for my mod to work: old world blues battlegrounds and old world blues. can someone please help me?

[tardy warren]

maybe something in the code?

sometimes crashes can be blamed for faulty code so maybe check for mistakes

or maybe owb doesnt support adding a bunch of new nations as it is already massive

[robust linden]

i've done everything on my end to see if i did anything wrong. i found nothing in my country's files

[tardy warren]

weird

[robust linden]

i hope not

[tardy warren]

so 14 nations work but not the 15th?

[robust linden]

yeah

[tardy warren]

maybe thats all the mod can support before it kills utself

if so thats shit

i recommend waiting a bit, i myself am not very gifted coding wise and maybe someone ought to be able to help you

[robust linden]

yeah i guess i have no other choice really

[tardy warren]

im sorry i cant help but wait for someone else who might be able to help

[robust linden]

nah man you helped dont worry, at least you helped more than the people on the OWB discord server. they kept refusing to help by either ghosting me or talking about everything else about my mod then the problem at hand

[tardy warren]

maybe OWB doesnt like people messing with their mod

in that case its kinda bullshit

[robust linden]

nah because they helped me with other stuff

[tardy warren]

the mod is built upon messing with another game

weird

[robust linden]

maybe they doubt me? because im making my own East Coast mod so they probably don't have hope for me or smth

[tardy warren]

dunno

[robust linden]

in that case, i understand why but still it's rude to just ignore lol

[tardy warren]

but yeah

if you ever finish the mod send me the link and ill maybe check it out if ive got time

[robust linden]

it's barely playable at the moment, i hadnt uploaded it to steam and none of the nations have content on them

but when i have more stuff for the existing nations, yeah i'll send the link to you

[empty basalt]

Would there be any way to have two powers have the same puppet on the same territory? I'm making a mod which tries to make hoiIV more historically accurate and I'm looking for a way to make both Italy and Germany control the croatian and hellenic puppets.

[slender brook]

No

[long fern]

is there a mod that puts planes back to 1000

[slender brook]

What does that mean dude

1000 what?

[long fern]

planes are in groups of 100 now

they were in groups of 1000 before

[slender brook]

No they weren't

They were never in groups of 1000

Prior they were in groups of however many you wanted

[long fern]

wat

[slender brook]

In my time of playing I have never seen planes have to be in groups of 1000

[south folio]

When you made air-wings before you could only make them 1k I think you could probably still put two 1ks together for 2k.

[slender brook]

Why would there be any time air wings were 1000 planes if air ports go up in 200

[twilit arch]

maybe you could split the coutry

[pastel badge]

anyone know some country focus tree mods that are overpowered, dumb or just funny

[upbeat wave]

Any explanation why this happens

I tried to install MD but I keep getting this when I reach the menu

Ive tried reinstalling both the mod and the game, wiping my saves, etc

I install via Paradox Mods

[obtuse condor]

are you using the right game version lol

and are you using any mods

[upbeat wave]

Trying to get one installed and the game dies trying

[obtuse condor]

How do I create a mod that adds more supply hubs and naval bases to specific provinces?

[pale sparrow]

you override history folder files

[twilit arch]

[19:43:30][database_scoped_variables.cpp:323]: invalid database object for effect/trigger: set_technology. use var:var_name to explicitly use variables in effects/triggers
what does this error mean?

[median merlin]

could this be the result of mod being outdated?

i have tried to launch the mod with other ones being disabled

[twilit arch]

fixed it

[twilit arch]

check the error.log in Documents\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\logs

[median merlin]

what should i do next?

[twilit arch]

send it here

or search it on google

[median merlin]

send in the copied file?

[twilit arch]

send the error it gives you

it should open a notepad document

send the errors in it

[median merlin]

i guess that some mods just collide with eachother

[twilit arch]

so firstly it looks like there is a proplem with a dlc secondly the descriptor is wrong

did you install the mod manually

[median merlin]

ye

[twilit arch]

when you copied the files

did you replace the discroptor.mod or did you keep the orginal

[queen skiff]

The issue:
17357;64;16;12;sea;false;ocean;0
17358;2;31;3;lake;false;lakes;1 <-- this is alittle lake province (my only lake on the entire map) for what ever reason this little guy cause the mod to fail to launch and produce no error of any kind. also i have tried changing the integer to 0 as well. no luck there

The "working" (it will boot into nudge) version
17357;64;16;12;sea;false;ocean;0 <--- ends on this line.

paradox "fixed" CSV solution <---- obviously this one was not actually correct as it gave me two 17357 IDs and the province isent land its a lake or its suppose to be.
17357;64;16;12;sea;false;ocean;0
17357;2;31;3;land;false;unknown;0
i have a "healthy" and "unhealthy" Rar of both version of the mod and the ONLY diferance between them is these lines above.
The healthy version boots into nudge and the unhealthy crashes on launch
^
its still this issue but my new solution has been to try and just remove the lake it self i tried opening all the differant layers and removing the lake from each layer but that just caused the mod to not launch am i missing something obvious?
also found out if i launch nudge and go to database/terrain it causes a crash i think its tied to this issue

pls send elp :\

[drowsy orchid]

how do i change leaders potraits?

[broken kite]

So call me dumb but how do I install mods in the new yo

Launcher

Before there was a filter button but now I don’t see it

[slender brook]

Possibly. What mod is it?

[slender brook]

You don't install mods from the launcher, you install them from Paradox Mods or Steam Workshop

[obtuse condor]

Does anyone know how I can get in contact with the developer of scuffed mod?

[median merlin]

"Sweden: Krigsåren" paired with "Focus tree for Belgium" give me this outcome

[slender brook]

Both have to be enabled for this crash?

Sounds like a simple mod incompatibility then

[median merlin]

As I assumed

[queen skiff]

i am 100% certain the error is this province 17357;2;31;3;land;false;unknown;0 but any attempts to remove it seem to just crumple the mod, i have tried removing the definiton and replacing it on the map with 17356 and merging 17356s prior position with an province that was next too it. But that just causes the mod to crash when loading database. i tried removing it from each map layer (but i might have missed one) i removed it from the province layer/rivers/Hight/terrain/world_normal did i miss one?
Idk what else to do or try at this point any one got any ideas?

[valid egret]

im trying to run hoi on 1.12.5 version but there is not an option for it on the steam properties page. Does anyone one how i can change it to 1.12.5?

[obtuse condor]

hi i have never modded and just started today, im making a simple mod of a small country with a basic focus tree, im really bad at this right now so if any of you have some time to spare and want to help me text me 😇

[cosmic stag]

How do I remove autonomous state from a state like Galicia?

[brisk patrol]

Yes

[cosmic stag]

How

[brisk patrol]

Idk what you want honestly

To free a state?

[cosmic stag]

I want to remove the status of autonomous state, that's it, not being independent

[brisk patrol]

I honestly dont know whats a autonomous lol

I forgotten

[cosmic stag]

If you see in the screenshot, it cuts the country's manpower in half

[rare heron]

how do i mod air planes into the game?

i tried watching some tutorials but i cant find any that help me with my issue

baisically ive been trying to make a completly new airplane in the game

but all i have achieved is this

i do not own BBA btw

all of my air tree is gone, jet fighter 2 is gone

idk whats going on

[toxic turret]

the road to '56 is so good

how have i not been playing it

this whole time

[rare heron]

nvm i just had to restart game

it actually works

[verbal jewel]

hello everyone

[proud tangle]

I believe only Spain can remove those not Portugal

[half agate]

HOW TO MAKE MODS

[obtuse condor]

Hey! I am from there!

[cosmic stag]

But isn't there anything that I can do to remove for my mod? Like a decision or something

[thin chasm]

  OR = { 
    original_tag = AAA
  }
  NOT = { has_global_flag = FLAG1 }
}```
```visible = {
  OR = { 
    original_tag = BBB
  }
  NOT = { has_global_flag = FLAG2 }
}```

Given two countries that want to share the same decision, but only visible to each under different circumstances, how would I go about merging these two blocks together?

I find the wiki confusing sometimes, hence my asking here

[thin chasm]

  AND = {
    OR = {
      original_tag = AAA
    }
    NOT = { has_global_flag = FLAG1 }
  }
  AND = {
    OR = {
      original_tag = BBB
    }
    NOT = { has_global_flag = FLAG2 }
  }
}```

Oh good, mentioning it here helped me rubber duck the solution

Cheers, all

[tired urchin]

idea: storage building , adds 100,000 equipment storage. Basically just to prevent late game lag and make it more realistic. don't know if it would be possible but I'd like to see it in game.

[obtuse condor]

What is a good mod for nuke Buff

[thorn harness]

Is there any good 1939 starting mods like rt56 but 1939 start

[wheat zodiac]

new ways

primo victoria I think

guys I am trying to update this mod called arabia which is "what if sykes-picot never happened", it hasn't been updated since 1.10.8 (around 2021 or late 2020) and I added in all the new states, removed the collisions between the old and new states, added in supply rails to update it to the modern map but it still gives me an error whenever I boot it up

[slender brook]

Are you starting the game in debug mode

[wheat zodiac]

i started it in debug mode

and i used nudge to update it

but whenever I do NOT use debug mode it crashes imediately

[slender brook]

Uh, yeah. Means there’s an issue

[wheat zodiac]

what is it?

railways (1.11 update) arent an issue, I guess I took care of it. New states are fixed, what else is something I should change/add in the files?

[slender brook]

Well what does the error say

[south folio]

You need to use to effect "remove_dynamic_modifier"

[wheat zodiac]

map definition error

[south folio]

I think he means the logs.

[cosmic stag]

But where? In historic > states and state region?

[south folio]

It depends on how you want to remove it.

[rare heron]

why does my modern fighter not work but every other fighter that i added work?

everything can and does its role very well but my top fighters just cant be sent on missions

[cosmic stag]

Let's just say remove autonomous state from the game, only for a few states

The Iberian Peninsula for example, is being ruled by Portugal in my mod

[south folio]

You can either track down the source or just use on_actions

[rare heron]

ok yeah i made a pretty powerful plane 💀

[south folio]

I found where it comes from

I'ts in history/countries SPR-Spain.txt on line 234 to 242

it adds the dynamic modifier autonomus state to Cataluña, Galicia and País Vasco

[cosmic stag]

Alright, I'll check it later, thanks

Btw, how do I add more building slots for a state? Instead of making a decision or focus tree for that

Everything basically from the beginning

[south folio]

Either you add a on_action or you change the state_category which determines such things. If you mean you want more starting building slots that is.

[cosmic stag]

Usually, It's to add building slots only for a few states, like add building slots in Lisbon, Porto, Madrid and etc

Just a few states

[south folio]

What I mean is do you want the building slots to be added on the start of the game or through an action during the game

[cosmic stag]

Start of the game

[south folio]

Then you can use on_actions or switch the state_category.

on_actions is probably more precise

I can go into more detail if you DM me since I don't want to make this chat overflow with my explanations.

[cosmic stag]

Sure, I'll DM you in 20 minutes

[obtuse condor]

Hello I'm iranian and I want to play as iran but not with the basic national focuses

Any mod suggestions

[pale sparrow]

Road to 56

[final slate]

mods are something...

[heady storm]

Yooo fellow iranian

خوبی

[obtuse condor]

Your iranian?

[heady storm]

Yes

[obtuse condor]

Sorry I'm just learning farsi again

I moved to Germany when I was eight

But I'm 100% iranina

Iranian

[heady storm]

Nice

[obtuse condor]

I tried that
Didn't like it

[heady storm]

Good for you

Cant wait to move out

[obtuse condor]

You got hoi 4

[heady storm]

There are specific mods for iran

[heady storm]

Yes

[obtuse condor]

It's late so can't play rn
Maybe tomorrow

But any mod suggestions

[heady storm]

Hmmm

Havent played much modded tbh

[obtuse condor]

Road to 56 was boring

I tried the 2001 mod

Got overwhelmed

Kaiserreich was fun but I lost to Afghanistan

[vestal blaze]

hi

need modding help

how would i alter the variable "AI aggression"? or "focus on attack"

is there a way i can do this in console?

[winged heron]

each country has either the generic or unique AI

I believe it's enough to just apply changes there, but besides the Command that runs of the AI there is nothing you can do via console

[pale sparrow]

Depends

AI priorities can be modified in focuses/decisions, or even traits like with Hitler, but the console doesnt include access to all usual effects

[slender brook]

This is why Stellaris has objectively better effect command because it just executes whatever you type instead of scripted effects

Which actually doesn't help here since those are modifiers

[copper loom]

Do you have any idea how that yan be possible? It is also not possible to send them to another air base

[vestal blaze]

am i missing something?

it just looks like you're missing the aircraft in your stockpiles so it doesn't reinforce the air wing

[copper loom]

The buttons where "no retreat" is are not pressable, it might be a interface error, but i dont know which one controls this UI part

[hollow cobalt]

Too sad lol

(literally the name of the plane)

[wheat zodiac]

road to 56, new ways, eastern kingdoms mod

https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2584679596

beware though it is outdated

also how do I update this mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2040232959&searchtext=arabia

I added the new states, removed collisions between new and old states and added railways for 1.11 update

i do not own it but want to update it

it still gives "error map definition failed to load"

what is the problem?

[obtuse condor]

Thanks mate

[wheat zodiac]

muslim?

[obtuse condor]

Ye

[wheat zodiac]

nice

[obtuse condor]

I'll try eastern kingdoms

Thus one?

[slender brook]

Not updated to current version

[obtuse condor]

Oh

Nah it worked

[slender brook]

Weird. I wouldn't expect a 2021 mod to still work, though I guess it didn't change any states.

Expect maybe some unexpected behaviour though and not everything to work properly

[obtuse condor]

Ok

[keen pumice]

What mod is that

[obtuse condor]

Eastern kingdoms

[keen pumice]

👍

[wheat zodiac]

just revert to 1.11 when playing it

or 1.10

[obtuse condor]

Bruh

[wheat zodiac]

did you revert?

[obtuse condor]

Ye

Guess who's going faschist

[wheat zodiac]

nice

[static epoch]

is there a mod which disables the tank and the air designer and reverts them back to how it was

[keen pumice]

Turn off bba and nsb

[heady shell]

he prob wants the focus tree and stuff tho

[keen pumice]

Maybe

If thats the case then idk

[static epoch]

yeah

[karmic summit]

Hey quick question: Editing the "units_name" file to include more historical division names for a specific country will break ironman mode?

[valid apex]

i dont think so

[karmic summit]

Damn it does break ironman...

[valid apex]

that sad

[karmic summit]

No idea why should it.. I just want to expand some division names, nothing to do with unbalancing the game

[cosmic stag]

I'm having problems with my mod about 2 flags, they're upside down for some reason, I already saw the TGA file and they're the problem, I tried to convert PNG to TGA to make sure everything would work, but looks like it's still the same

[obtuse condor]

Does novum vexillum have flavour? Or is it a walmart/wish version of millenium dawn

[sand bay]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2780506619
Mod in the making, please give it a try!

[drifting needle]

Novum Vexillum has some more possibilties for Alt History, and in my opinion, doesn't take as long to change the course of history. The focuses are a bit bland though, so I greatly recommend grabbing Novum Vexillum: Global Conflict to spice it up.

[ivory jasper]

hey is there any modding guide?

you recommend

because i want to learn

[pale sparrow]

Read existing mods

[slender brook]

Honestly might be better to just build it from scratch, but if you want you can send the code over and I can try to see what's going on

[trail tendon]

anyone want to make a multiplayer mod? I want to make one with a capital ship build speed bonus for naval duels

[valid apex]

I think you have to use Gimp

[tropic mirage]

can some one tell me the mod with this gate as the profile pic thing

[vestal blaze]

millenium dawn?

[tropic mirage]

no

its the building but its blacked out and has a gray back round or something like that

but thanks

[wheat zodiac]

ok I will send it over

[indigo lance]

mmmmmm revolution

[hollow cobalt]

Amazing

[indigo lance]

Thanks!

[autumn tiger]

millenium dawn

[patent sierra]

Hello
I have a little problem and want to find out what is wrong
Some time ago i was trying to make available one country from the start, so i just take as example already existed country and change to my own wish and all was running perfectly.
But when new dlc "By Blood Alone" was released it bring some issues.
Mostly all was working well as before, except three technoligies branches: armour techs and new separeted naval, they just were absolutely "stock".
But new air brach have all techs, just like it was edited by me.
So what can be wrong? I checked .txt file many times, but couldn't understand what i'm missing.

[ivory jasper]

Is existing mods a channel here? Because I don’t find it

[valid apex]

no it mean that you should look on hoi4 file and hoi4 mod file

[ivory jasper]

Oh ok

i dont have a mod file

[slender brook]

What they meant is look at how other mods do things

[ivory jasper]

ok

if i watch a tutorial from before 2 years is that ok? or i need to find a more recent tutorial

[slender brook]

It will largely depend on what that tutorial is teaching

[ivory jasper]

basically everything

[slender brook]

In a topic as large as modding, everything is nothing

[valid apex]

Likely it will work

[slender brook]

Most of it will probably work, yeah

[ivory jasper]

thanks

[slender brook]

Emphasis on how I said most and they said likely

[obtuse condor]

youre welcome

[proud estuary]

my mod doesn't update when i change the code

[pale sparrow]

Do you have the Steam version installed? could be conflicting

If you mean live while the game is open, debug mode needs to be on and some files will never refresh regardless

[proud estuary]

i got that on

[proud estuary]

no but it might

[magic harness]

how do i switch to older version of a mod

[edgy solar]

far as I know you can't

[pale sparrow]

You cant

Steam backs up the versions for the author but for some reason doesnt allow users to do that

[valid apex]

You could search on hoi4 skymod

[eager lagoon]

Hi!

I have a problem spawning divisions and units through an event

Can anyone help me?

[valid apex]

Wdym like you cannot spawn it?

[eager lagoon]

I just need to know how to spawn new divisions

[valid apex]

Hmm let me check ,can you wait?

[eager lagoon]

No hurry m8!

[valid apex]

VIN = {
division_template = {
name = "Dan Quan"
division_names_group = VIN_INF_01
is_locked = yes
regiments = {
militia = { x = 0 y = 0 }
militia = { x = 0 y = 1 }
militia = { x = 0 y = 2 }
militia = { x = 1 y = 0 }
militia = { x = 1 y = 1 }
militia = { x = 1 y = 2 }
}
support = {
artillery = { x = 0 y = 0 }
}
}
}
every_state = {
limit = {
is_core_of = VIN
is_controlled_by = VIN
}
create_unit = {
division = "name = "Dan Quan" division_template = "Dan Quan" start_experience_factor = 0.5 start_equipment_factor = 1.0"
owner = VIN
}
}

something like this

[eager lagoon]

Oh oh thank you

I already had my divisions designed I just didn't know how to spawn them

[valid apex]

take from every_state

it can be change to state number

then create_unit

[eager lagoon]

Btw can I do this in the same event that releases this nation?

The event releases ZET tag from MEX tag

[valid apex]

yes and i think you can also use oob to create unit

[eager lagoon]

I tried with OOB but I couldn't nail it properly

thanks for your help!

[valid apex]

no problem

[obtuse condor]

how do I get rid of the grey stuff around it

[valid apex]

You could check from this https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1AvqJ6TopmhZg1xHPxhBRQ1aVrzQ0OMDvD8cITYvZdTw/mobilebasic

[atomic peak]

Photoshop

[obtuse condor]

I tried it

but it doesnt work

[tidal flume]

How do i fix this bug? The country i just made has no name and it should be called Omsk, the focuses are also broken

Except the communist thingy, i need to change it

[obtuse condor]

How do I change conscription laws

through script

[waxen kestrel]

5 states for Tuva

[waxen kestrel]

go to the history/countries/COU-CountryThatYouMod then find or add something call add_ideas

example:

add_ideas = {
limited_conscription
}

[waxen kestrel]

did you set name in localisation?

check if you gave the correct country tag

[pale sparrow]

Check error log, will state most loc errors

[obtuse condor]

how to I core territories through script

youtube tutorials are hard

and can I core entire nations or only states

[twilit arch]

[18:48:22][database_scoped_variables.cpp:323]: invalid database object for effect/trigger: set_technology. use var:var_name to explicitly use variables in effects/triggers

whats this error

[twilit arch]

you can only core states

you core by doing add_core [state_id]

[twilit arch]

please i cant even launch the game to check trough debug mod

[obtuse condor]

So if I want to core ussr from a focus

I gotta write like 60 lines of code

[twilit arch]

no

i dont know how to exactly do it

but i know that there is a way to check every state

then apply something to each of them

so how the anschluss focus does it

[obtuse condor]

Ima check the anchluss focus

[jolly mural]

Tag =
{
Every_core/owned/controlled_state = {
add_core_of = ROOT
}

}

[twilit arch]

does someone know what this is

[obtuse condor]

So I replace TAG with a tag

[jolly mural]

The countrys tag yes.

Any owned/controlled/cored state depending on how you wanna transfer

[obtuse condor]

and the ROOT?

[twilit arch]

the country you want to give it to

[jolly mural]

Root is an operator that targets the country executing the effect

In this case, whoever is gaining the states

[bitter tusk]

hi

anyone know a vanila reskin for minor countries like brasil? i used mi2 but my game is crashing now as it hasn't been updated in a long time

[twilit arch]

[18:48:22][database_scoped_variables.cpp:323]: invalid database object for effect/trigger: set_technology. use var:var_name to explicitly use variables in effects/triggers

cmon please what is this error

[obtuse condor]

its an invalid database object for effect/trigger: set_technology. use var:var_name

[gaunt forum]

that really clears things up

[atomic peak]

Ur not using photoshop right

[tidal flume]

Nobody answered here but i fixed it

[hard hinge]

Best ww1 mod for hoi4?

[valid apex]

Can you try this

[slender brook]

Doesn't that just mean there is no technology with the specified name

[wind plume]

i need one of you to make a mod about avatar since the second movie released 🙏

[wind plume]

great war redux

[hard hinge]

My Game keeps on crashing with the mod : (

[waxen kestrel]

Can you send error log or something?

[waxen kestrel]

Nice GFX work.

[twilit arch]

i didnt even mess with the techonolgies

[small mango]

can someone explain me why with the mods there is some missing labels?

[obtuse condor]

Sometimes localisation doesn’t work because two mods are conflicting.

[small mango]

I found it it's languages yeah

changed my game to english

[obtuse condor]

https://tenor.com/view/grogu-yaddle-gif-21715897

[obtuse condor]

wait why is Rhineland and Moselland state number files swap places?

[gaunt forum]

what

oh sorry that was in response to the gif

[obtuse condor]

anyways whenever i put slovakia in the start date and make them a german puppet (along side with Czechia), Germany becomes democratic instantly on start up

when i tried again it still sets the germans to democratic

[obtuse condor]

@obtuse condor

[waxen kestrel]

how can i fix it

?

i mean weird focus conection

[pale sparrow]

wdym

[twilit arch]

are you sure you got the prereuisites right?

[pale sparrow]

Yeh

Also, itd not be surprised if theyre bugging out from the weird symbols in the focus tokens

[twilit arch]

also make sure you got the relative position id correct

[pale sparrow]

Just to be safe in anything but localization Id not use ö/ó/á/à/ä etc

[waxen kestrel]

Ok thanks guys

[slender brook]

Well what is there then, what does that exact line of code do that is producing an error

[twilit arch]

it is propaply when i messed with a state anyways i have dleted the mod and im going to start over but imma be more organized with what i do

there wasnt that much in the mod to bein with

[grim tendon]

What’s a unique scenario I can use to make an alt history mod that hasn’t been or is rarely done

[twilit arch]

hitler took over austria instead of germany

[midnight finch]

das interesting

[midnight finch]

@grim tendon

[grim tendon]

Ooh

[twilit arch]

he never went to germany so he never got into the nazi party

he was treated well and got an arts degree and austria is a major econimic power due to bis fantastic policy then you fight the hungarians of something

@grim tendon

[grim tendon]

lol

[twilit arch]

https://youtu.be/XulAELfxPDc?list=PLt_7vUaEvaGTJ0ISBqY2v4EyfmPALiVS7

this guy makes almost everything you need in modding

[vague meadow]

does anyone know if the exp ai works with rt56

[pale sparrow]

It doesnt

[vague meadow]

aw man

why doesnt it

why dont they try and make it compatible isnt rt56 liek the biggest hoi4mod

[pale sparrow]

We have our own AI improvements, but they got broken by BBA

Our AI people are working on it

[vague meadow]

alright

i played rt56 yesterday and

[pale sparrow]

Germany sucks yeh

[vague meadow]

nah i was germany and

i steamrolled the soviets

by august 41

like it was too easy the game

i've not played other nations besides germany in a long time but last time when i did

they couldnt break france

like damn bro

not only thta

they barbed while france wasnt even dead

so yea

[pale sparrow]

👍

Idk about this because Ive never had trouble against the Soviets in vanilla either

[vague meadow]

yeah true

hoi4 as a whole

the ai system is broken

like the only way to make the game harder on vanilla is to up the difficulty

but that only buffs the ai by giving them better efficiency and production and construction it doesnt make them be smarter and make better templates etc

[pale sparrow]

mhm

[pale sparrow]

TNO moment

[analog iron]

how will this end for this person???

[pale sparrow]

🤡

Surely it can't be that bad

[analog iron]

What a wee bit of community trolling does to a mf

[pale sparrow]

I wanna play endsieg oofies, makes me wanna convert it to 1.12

[obtuse condor]

anyone knows how to fix this?

[obtuse condor]

this too

[obtuse condor]

Would you mind telling what your error log says? It’s hard to pin-point the cause with only two screenshots

[obtuse condor]

their is no error, just somehow germany becomes democratic when i put slovakia as a german puppet (same for bohemia), but it goes back to normal when slovakia isnt a german puppet (same for bohemia)

think its due to the country history file

but idk

[obtuse condor]

Are you running the game on debug mode?

[obtuse condor]

using -opengl

[obtuse condor]

That’s not… debug mode… https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aMhmkrYOvMk

[obtuse condor]

oksay

[obtuse condor]

Anyways, since you believe the error is in the history file of Germany, would you mind sending the said file to me and I could take a look?

[obtuse condor]

ye hold on

sent it in dm

[blissful valley]

Is there a way to personally pin this?

[blissful valley]

The horrific aspects of TNO are what got me into that mod, it's so good.

[vague meadow]

what are some

good mods for sp

like hearts of oak

or blackice

actually

total war ive not tried that out

and then world ablaze aswell

gotta try these mods out

they seem fun

lmfao i had tno and total war both on and i forgot to turn off tno now its all weird

i wanna see what happens

[obtuse condor]

can someone help me? i put czechia as a reichsprotectorat and changed the cosmeic to Reichsprotektorat Böhmen but it still says "German CzechoSlovakia"

[reef oxide]

I want to change italy so that it doesn't become a puppet when ww2 ends

and keeps their pre-war colour

any pointers to how i do that

[obtuse condor]

I wanna learn to mod but I see no common folder

[brisk turtle]

You're in the wrong folder, you need to be in the steam folder

It might look like this: Local disk/program files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Hearts of Iron IV

[lapis flame]

I should learn modding too, I think I’ll get a laptop for Christmas to mod hoi4 with. Heck, hoi4 should run a lot better on a proper PC.

[brisk turtle]

If i had a half decent computer, i might consider it, but for now ill stick with what talented people can do

However, i do know how to find the correct folders and files

[valid apex]

Impossible unless you mess with ai peace treaty

[grim tendon]

I have the idea and it wont add, anyone know why?

[slender brook]

Well there appears to be two ideas trying to be added

So the top one just looks like a bad key

[grim tendon]

removed it and still no change

[slender brook]

So hold on, what are you trying to do, just add that one idea?

[grim tendon]

yes

[slender brook]

What type of idea is it? Just a country idea?

[grim tendon]

yes

[slender brook]

Hmm. Not sure why that error would be occurring. If it says it should show up properly, I don't see what would be causing it to not show up

[grim tendon]

damn

anything I can do?

[reef oxide]

Shit

[obtuse condor]

When I go under steam this is all that comes up

[brisk turtle]

Go to program files (x86)

Its under there

[obtuse condor]

This is what shows up. No hoi4 for some reason

[brisk turtle]

Steam is a folder within program files

[obtuse condor]

I get that it's supposes to be but it just doesn't show up under program files 86

[brisk turtle]

Huh

[obtuse condor]

These are the only files that show up under it. This is it

I even redownloaded steam yesterday so I don't really get it

[brisk turtle]

Go to local disk and use the search bar to search for steam, its obviously installed in a wierd location

[valid apex]

If you have hoi on your desktop i could just right click it and open file location

[brisk turtle]

Thats actually what i just realized for steam, on the taskbar just right click it and go to properties, it shows the target location

[obtuse condor]

Ok I finally managed to find it thanks

[brisk turtle]

Cool

Good luck with modding! 🙂

[vague meadow]

total war is such a hard mod to get used to

so much micro

the research micro is insane

[obtuse condor]

whyyyy

germany keeps on going democratic when i make slovakia and bohemia it's puppets

im lost, heres the german history file, i believe the problem is here i just dont know what, Diplomat section is on Line 192, ping me if you found answer

[junior haven]

I can't play in hoi4 because USSR's mods aren't working whatsoever and they're going more then ham on the game

because there's no potrait of any sort of leader

[grim tendon]

How do I add more construction speed through a focus without using an idea

[obtuse condor]

man)

I have a thing for you

even though you left

[hollow cobalt]

No commamder my beloved

[rich heart]

Guys can someone link a good modern day mod

There is lots of them idk which one if good

[obtuse condor]

u know how to fix it and change "German CzechoSlovakia" to reichsprotectorate Bohemia?

[hollow cobalt]

sadly I don't

[obtuse condor]

oof

[muted vessel]

Is there any mod that allow 2 or more players to play as one country, so each of them can control one or 2 armies? I'm getting lost when I have to control 80 division, so it could be helpfull adn fun, becasue that way each player could concentrate more on single divisions

[grim tendon]

That’s legit in the base game lol

[muted vessel]

How to enable it?

[grim tendon]

Multiplayer

[edgy solar]

I think it'd be in either the localisation file somewhere or the country file itself along with all the other names

[pale sparrow]

co-op in the corner of the lobby with hotjoin

[valid apex]

Found it

I think you have 3 } on else

[obtuse condor]

okay thanks

[valid apex]

And missing one on if

[obtuse condor]

o

[valid apex]

Is it working yet?

[hexed quartz]

anyone got mods that increase shipbuilding speed?

most of the ones on workshop are outdated

im just looking for a boost where it makes naval warfare actually playable instead of waiting 5 years for one ship

[valid apex]

Just add idea

[hexed quartz]

nothing too overpowered

[hexed quartz]

most tend to be way too overpowered

[valid apex]

You can modify it if you want

[hexed quartz]

how so

i actually have no clue how modding works

[lapis flame]

As soon as I get my laptop for Christmas Eve, I’m gonna get into hoi4 modding. Call it my New Years resolution.

My ultimate goal is to make a Dragon Ball hoi4 mod with super events and whatnot

[hexed quartz]

how would dragon ball in hoi4 work

[slender brook]

All divisions have 5 people

[lapis flame]

I have some ideas:

1. Planet scale map like palpatine’s gamble, with a bunch of fan made planets and the Frieza force being this all encompassing faction that can fall into a warlords era as soon as the namek incident happens.

2. Scale it on earth, with playable martial arts school and red ribbon, OP Z fighter unit mechanics that can only spawn by event and “Heal” overtime. Also an event controlled story chain.
   Oh, and special red ribbon mechanics where after it falls you can be one of the warlords or create OP androids from the shadows.

I have a lot to work out but it’s a final project.

[slender brook]

A final project? For school?

[lapis flame]

Nope lol

It’ll be my magnum opus

[slender brook]

How old are you?

[lapis flame]

24

[slender brook]

That's some very low ambitions. You still got 50 odd years to work something better than a Dragonball HOI4 mod

[lapis flame]

Fair enough, but it’s a start.

Anyways, time to play red flood.

[slender brook]

Communism

[lapis flame]

Oh wait no I don’t have the red flood music, another time then.

Millennium dawn it is.

[valid apex]

Wow that is a big mod for a starter like you.

[lapis flame]

Ikr

[brisk turtle]

When you get your new computer are you going to change your name to good pc?

[stuck mist]

If this is you're first mod, I'm going to heavily discourage you from starting with that

[lapis flame]

Likely yes, if it has enough GBs maybe I can finally play war thunder again. But more likely it’ll be a hoi4 modding and game design pc.

[lapis flame]

My first mod probably won’t be much, maybe an emergency services flavor mod to vanilla, later millennium dawn.

[brisk turtle]

Nice

[stuck mist]

Good, as long as it's not like a total rework or map rework or something like that. Something small to learn the basics should always be your first mod, regardless of your previous coding background or anything like that

[lapis flame]

Good because I basically have no coding background. I completely forgot my coding lessons in high school computer class.

[shut rock]

I think I'm using these effects in the wrong way on my national spirit I'm creating. the syntax is

modifier = {
political_power_cost = .5
fascism_drift = .03
communism_drift = .03
consumer_goods_factor = .1
}

they do not show up ingame but i did a different command & it showed up just fine?

new to this so any help would be greatly appreciated

nevermind im stupid

i had to add a 0 to the beginning so .03 became 0.03

[hollow summit]

I have been trying to make a mod that asks the question "what if everyone lost ww1?", and it is very early in development, but I have no idea why the country name isn't showing up. I have a "localization" file with a "countries_l_english.txt" file inside of it, but the names of my custom countries won't show up. Also my custom portrait for Ernst Thalmann won't show up properly, but that's fine.

[slender brook]

Is that localisation file in .YML with UTF + 8 with BOM?

[hollow summit]

I have no idea

[slender brook]

Well then that's probably the issue

What file editor do you use?

[hollow summit]

Notepad++

[slender brook]

Huh. Not sure how to change that on Notepad++
My recommendation would be to copy a basegame localisation file, change the name, gut all the basegame content, then stick your own stuff into it

[hollow summit]

Ok

[wind plume]

I need one of you psycho people that know how to mod to make me a avatar pandora mod. I pay 200 roubles

[slender brook]

That's uh... Tough sell you got there. Make me an entire overhaul mod and I'll pay you enough to buy a couple chocolate bars

[median mantle]

Where would you find the techs for BBA air designs for a nation.

[magic shale]

Yo, this seems like a dumb question but for some reason my event's title and description are based on what I set on the event file rather than the localization file?

[valid apex]

did you check if you write the input in localization

[magic shale]

yeah, it's all typed up

[slender brook]

Is that .YML file in UTF 8 with BOM?

[magic shale]

yup

[slender brook]

Does it have the right file path

[magic shale]

how would i check that?

[slender brook]

Does the file path look like that

[magic shale]

yup that's good too

[slender brook]

If you don't mind, could you send over the files?

[magic shale]

it

it's just this in my localization file:
```english_l.yml:
rotermorgenGCW.99.t: "hi"
rotermorgenGCW.99.d: "Test"
rotermorgenGCW.100.t: "Test"
rotermorgenGCW.100.d: "Test"
rotermorgenGCW.101.t: "Test"
rotermorgenGCW.101.d: "Test"

[valid apex]

for some reason you should have 0 behind :

[slender brook]

No I think that's a myth. The 0 is used for iterations

Also the issue is at the top

It should just be l_english:

[valid apex]

oh yea you are right

[magic shale]

YES THANK YOU 😄

works wonderfully

[magic shale]

On another note, a country idea I put in my "mod/common/ideas/MOD ideas.txt" file is not recognized when the event triggers it

[slender brook]

Is possibly because there is a space in the file name

[magic shale]

no luck there unfortunately

[chrome epoch]

This is something I made related to TNO lol

[magic shale]

    country = { # Necessary for the game to consider them spirits rather than a different idea type.
        test = {
            picture = my_picture        # Using GFX_idea_my_picture
            modifier = {
                training_time_factor = -0.1
            }
            targeted_modifier = {
                tag = QAT
                defense_bonus_against = 0.2
            }
            research_bonus = {
                infantry = 0.1
            }
            equipment_bonus = {
                infantry_equipment = {
                    instant = yes
                    defense = 0.2
                }
            }
            rule = {
                can_join_factions = no
            }
        }
    }
}``` 
I am using the default one as a test

[valid apex]

Maybe the mistake is the event itself

[magic shale]

                add_ideas = test
                set_country_flag = GER_LEFT_REVOLT
                transfer_units_fraction = {
                    target = GRU
                    size = 0.3
                    stockpile_ratio = 0.5
                    army_ratio = 0.4
                    navy_ratio = 0.3
                    air_ratio = 0.3
                    keep_unit_leaders_trigger = {
                        NOT = { has_unit_leader_flag = my_test_flag }
                    }
                }

                dismantle_faction = yes
            }```

[valid apex]

Werid everthing seem to be fine

[magic shale]

yeah, i'm not sure why it may be happening

[valid apex]

ya open debug mode when start the game

[magic shale]

i get an error when i trigger the event in console

:499: add_ideas: Invalid idea: test. If you wanted to reference a variable, you need to explicitly prefix it with var: or temp_var:.

[valid apex]

i suggest changing the idea input

[magic shale]

the name of the idea?

[valid apex]

test to something else

[magic shale]

i have already changed it, test was one of a few names i've used

[valid apex]

how about on add_ideas remove s

[magic shale]

wow

thanks so much

i'm pretty sure that worked

[slender brook]

That's a bit peculiar because in my code, add_ideas is right but if it works it works

[magic shale]

damn, i made an error there

only reason I thought it worked is because it didn't run an error back

but when I switched all the code back, still no luck unfortunately

[slender brook]

Well the best idea is usually to remove things piece by piece
I would delete parts of the idea until it is just an empty husk

[magic shale]

i think the idea itself isn't the issue, but rather the trigger

as the idea is just a template I found for tutorials

[slender brook]

Well it's saying invalid idea so I reckon it is the idea

[magic shale]

alright i'll give that a go then

    country = {
        my_idea_1 = {
        }
        my_idea_2 = {
        }
    }
}

I put it down to this, and then triggered "my_idea_1" in the event and I received the same invalidated error

[slender brook]

The file pathing is correct?

[magic shale]

the idea file?

[slender brook]

Yeah

[magic shale]

is it root/common/ideas/*.txt

[slender brook]

Yeah that should be fine

Hmm. Very peculiar. The rest of that effect works but not the idea. Very strange. Everything looks correct

[magic shale]

Ok, I do have an update luckily. Let me make sure this is correct before I suggest it

rightio, so I have worked out, potentially, what may be happening

the error only appears on the lines for the options, rather than if i put it before the options

if that makes sense

[obtuse condor]

whats the most popular multiplayer mod used rn?? i wanna practice

[obtuse condor]

Hello, I want to start learning how to make mods, but all the tutorials I see use the old launcher.
how to open the mods tool in the new launcher

[obtuse condor]

can you tell me what line is it on it would be helpful, sorry for the late reply, been busy with stuff

[valid apex]

Here

[cold mica]

can I mod hoi4 if I purchased it from xbox gamepass?

[obtuse condor]

how do I change a country's name from a focus

[fringe quiver]

Yes, with great difficulty

[cold mica]

damn

[obtuse condor]

https://www.reddit.com/r/hoi4modding/comments/6vx9tk/changing_name_through_national_focus/

Literally just googled your question and this was the first result.

[obtuse condor]

how

I was looking for this for like 5 minutes and found nothing

[obtuse condor]

“Hoi4 how to change country name from focus?”

[obtuse condor]

I googled hoi4 change name from focus

and nothing

[obtuse condor]

so where i put the if and remove the }

wat line on notepad ++

[obtuse condor]

so remove the } where the yellow thing is?

[valid apex]

Ya

Add } under the white +

[obtuse condor]

so where the } (above the else) put a + next to it?

wait

o

[valid apex]

Wdym

[obtuse condor]

so where the + is add a } above the already } under neith the +?

[valid apex]

Ya like that

[obtuse condor]

alr

[valid apex]

Try it

[obtuse condor]

germany just refuses to be the baddie

[twilit arch]

where are the 3d models and how can i open them in blender i dont nessecirallywant to edit them for the game i just wanna play around with the models in blender

[valid apex]

Let me try

[obtuse condor]

so ill send in the mod in dm?

[obtuse condor]

context: trying to make Slovakia and Czechia a puppet but fails

[obtuse condor]

doesn't work lol

[pale sparrow]

Anyone who is not new happen to know where Italy is getting puppeted when they get a civil war?

[obtuse condor]

https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/Cosmetic_tag_modding

[hoary gate]

are we allowed to advertise mods we ourselves have made?

this is a bit vague on that topic

[twilit arch]

can i open entity files in blender

found a way

[hoary gate]

ok i havent received an answer so im going to assume its ok

tl;dr, mod where you play as santa claus and save the world, merry crimbo and happy holidays
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2905192082

[quasi wyvern]

Hi guys! I'm having a map error because my buildings/airports/rockets.txt files are empty. The problem is, when I try to use the nudge tool to fit all buildings in states, the game crashes! Can someone help? It's literally impossible to add every single building to provinces manually

[hoary gate]

are they empty before you load the game?

copy-paste the necessary files from the base game over to your mod file respectively and erase all of the lines from the copied files except the first line

[quasi wyvern]

I almost forgot, i'm making a map mod overhaul, I'm sorry

[hoary gate]

yes

i have done that too lol

i know your pain

[quasi wyvern]

hahahhahahhaha

[hoary gate]

have you tried this already?

[quasi wyvern]

No, I haven't

But I didn't understood ahhaha

oh

[hoary gate]

sorry i am not the best at explaining

[quasi wyvern]

You mean I need to copy buildings/airports/rockets from base game and maintain just the first line?

[hoary gate]

yup

in your /map folder

[quasi wyvern]

I'll try that

[hoary gate]

delete everything from all three files except for the first line in each

[magic pumice]

Epic modding

[quasi wyvern]

This fix is for the nudge tool? or just to see the game works?

I'm running my game right now

[hoary gate]

just to get the game to launch

[quasi wyvern]

god help me

[hoary gate]

the nudge should be able to open now

it sucks

[hoary gate]

is this your first mod?

[quasi wyvern]

For hearts of iron, no but I stopped modding since death or deshonor

[hoary gate]

ok cool

[quasi wyvern]

and I'ts my first map modding

[hoary gate]

i recommend not doing a total overhaul as your first ever mod lmao

[quasi wyvern]

ahhaha

It worked, thx

[hoary gate]

ayyyyyyy

[quasi wyvern]

I promisse I will go to the end

me or the mod

[hoary gate]

i cant use custom emojis here why

also did you get my dm

[quasi wyvern]

yess

thx a lot

[hoary gate]

yup

[quasi wyvern]

I was dumb thinking the basic c++ modding war the worst part...

[hoary gate]

ive done my fair share of modding over the past three years

[hoary gate]

unfortunately not

[quasi wyvern]

hahahha

Thats cool

At least HOI modding community seems to like sharing knowledge

[hoary gate]

aye

unlike eu4

[valid apex]

Change it to obj online

[wet jay]

is there are mod there the non-aligned (monarchies especially) get to use the same laws as fascist/commie countries?
obv excluding stuff like anarchist etc

[valid apex]

I dont think so

[lyric sleet]

Is there a mod that adds a bridge between Eurasia and the Americas?

[silk tide]

What does it mean when it says "Mod is missing a descriptor file"

it seems to be not allowing me to play Kaiserredux whatever it is.

[valid apex]

Can you show me you file that you have the mod on

[silk tide]

wat

[heady storm]

He/she prob means folder

[grim tendon]

Hmm has anyone done a mod where Germany lost WW2 but capitulated the Soviets before so? Anyone know? If not I might try to make a cool one

[slender brook]

A descriptor file is essentially a sign that points towards the mod. It being missing means it doesn’t know which folder is which

Try reloading cache.
To do this, go to all installed mods
Click the reload button
Check the box
Click yes

[worldly depot]

is there any mod that allows me to build bunkers in my allies?

[pale sparrow]

If there is none itd be very easy for me to upload

[pale sparrow]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2664189359&searchtext=Build+forts+in+Allies

[worldly depot]

ah

thanks

[obtuse condor]

Any mods that give better focuses for iran and Pakistan?

[obtuse condor]

How do I reduce justification time from a focus

justify_war_goal_time = -0.1

?

[valid apex]

yep

[dreamy spire]

how can i change country colors with console

[reef oxide]

is there a way I can make the kingdom of italy tag from their civil war not change colour?

and then ig make the social republic have a different colour

so they don't conflict

[valid apex]

common/countries and search for RDS and change for the color you like

[reef oxide]

ah

another thing

I've modded colours before

but they always come out a little differently than in vanilla

[obtuse condor]

how tf do spirits work

[reef oxide]

I used console to revert italy's colour (67 127 63) but it came out as somelike like KR's Italian Federation's colour

am I doing anything wrong?

[valid apex]

it would be nice if you give the full picture

[obtuse condor]

the country and ideas are closed later in the code that I don't consider important for this^

[valid apex]

the idea it self it fine maybe the problem is the part that fire it

[obtuse condor]

completion_reward = {
  add_ideas = TAN_eye_1
  add_named_threat = {threat = -5 name = "Tannu Tuva has stopped...?"}
}

[valid apex]

seem fine

[valid apex]

oh wait did you open debug mode

[valid apex]

F

[obtuse condor]

yes

[valid apex]

can you send me the mod

[obtuse condor]

alr

[obtuse condor]

[15:07:51][effectimplementation.cpp:1715]: common/national_focus/127350.txt:448: add_ideas: Invalid idea: TAN_eye. If you wanted to reference a variable, you need to explicitly prefix it with var: or temp_var:.```

[reef oxide]

wait

which of these do I use?

@valid apex here look

this is italy colour according to the files

[valid apex]

Idk never use it before

[reef oxide]

I apply it to yugoslavia

and it becomes a brighter colour

omg

okk so

console sucks

so the tag RDS is for the kingdom? @valid apex

and not the social republic

[valid apex]

yes

[reef oxide]

there's no colour file for rds

[valid apex]

No it in comsitic if i write it right

[unreal ibex]

Sorry for asking but what is the name of the rule that makes you to cant train units and change conscription laws (like the bulgaria "army_restriction" one)

[reef oxide]

oh

@valid apex if I modify something in a mod, will steam automatically fix that?

or only if the creator uploads a new update

[valid apex]

Steam wont change anything

[reef oxide]

ok

what does colour_ui do?

ok I think rsi colour is too dark

[valid apex]

Oh so that RDS stand for

[reef oxide]

ye

I need a new colour for this

im looking at colours from other mods

but I can't really find one

[reef oxide]

@valid apex which would you say fits better?

[valid apex]

The upper

[reef oxide]

yup same

thanks

I took the one from greater italy I think

or the other cosmetic italy

italian empire

whatever that is

ideally id use a colour from either kr of fr

but alas

[reef oxide]

boo

italy still changes colour after peace deal

[obtuse condor]

Have you tried If ={ NOT = ITA ={ colour = (your colour) }}}

[faint lichen]

how would I update states from a pre-NSB mod to work in current game version?

[pale sparrow]

From the states you override, remove provinces (and factories/population) if the state has been split

Anything put into new states you remove from the originals basically

[faint lichen]

ok thanks

I just remake them basically?

[pallid bridge]

Is there any mod for Focus trees?

[gaunt forum]

i feel like there are quite a few mods involving focus trees youre gonna have to be more specific than that

[grim tendon]

Lmao