modding

[timber zenith]

How did you export it?

[thick knoll]

i overwrited it

[timber zenith]

what program?

[thick knoll]

photoshop

[timber zenith]

and what settings did u set when u exported it?

[thick knoll]

i do not know

it didnt had settings \

[timber zenith]

Do the islands look that blurry in vanilla?

[thick knoll]

ill check

it is but not as blurry as mine

[rough zinc]

@timber zenith when i install the visual studio code hoi4 thing should i set the game directory my directory or the directory of the mod

[timber zenith]

Your mod directory

[timber zenith]

When you click "save as" to make it a bmp file can you send a screenshot of those settings?

after you press save

[thick knoll]

ok

oh

it does show me

[rough zinc]

i installed the extension. how do i use it

[thick knoll]

@timber zenith

[timber zenith]

Check the instructions on the page

Hm idk then

I haven't seen that before

[thick knoll]

it needs to be 24 Bit i think so

thats what i remember

[timber zenith]

Yeah that's what I use

[rough zinc]

when i do browse mod file do i select the one inside of the mod folder or outside

[thick knoll]

maybe its the heightmap but if i leave it as it was before than its very pixelated and if i slightly change it then it becomes very blurry

so i dont know how to balance it

[timber zenith]

it should be the same

idk what u mean

[timber zenith]

Possibly i'm not sure

[timber zenith]

I'm not sure then

[rough zinc]

there is no map/default.map inside of magna europa

does it work for you to preview magna europa?

[timber zenith]

It used to but I can't figure it out now lol

[timber zenith]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/917868528332337152/947514252372103188/C46C581A-1866-4717-80A9-59394197D535.gif

[rough zinc]

rip my pc i guess cause i'll have to just run the game in debug mode

[timber zenith]

does that lag for u?

[rough zinc]

no

[timber zenith]

I'm normally always in debug for modding

[rough zinc]

it's just having multiple applications open

causes lag

[timber zenith]

true

[rough zinc]

especially when it's entire ass hoi4

[rough zinc]

where is the file which contains what states countries start with stored again?

[timber zenith]

history/states

[rough zinc]

👍

[rough zinc]

is there any tools which would simplify the process of setting which country starts with which states?

[timber zenith]

probably not

[rough zinc]

sad

this is gonna take days

[timber zenith]

yep

[rough zinc]

if i get the borders right in game, is there a way to make those borders appear on game start?

i can easily get the borders perfect in game

[timber zenith]

Unfortunately not

[rough zinc]

not even nudge?

damn

[rough zinc]

can i force the play to use a specific save file?

[timber zenith]

I'm not sure what you mean

[rough zinc]

like bundle a save file

with the mod

[timber zenith]

I don't think so

You're probably gonna have to put in the leg work lol

[rough zinc]

aghhhhhh

anyone here interested in helping me with this?

[timber zenith]

You can make an on_action to change state ownership on startup

but you should probably just change the state files themselves

[rough zinc]

wouldn't that just take the same amount of time?

since i'd still have to write down each state

[timber zenith]

you could specify core groups

like is_core_of

[rough zinc]

that would work for most of it

[timber zenith]

kongs_core_scripted_triggers might also help

[rough zinc]

what's that

[timber zenith]

did you download the utility or main version?

[rough zinc]

main

should i get utility instead

[timber zenith]

Yeah probably

[timber zenith]

it's a file I made in the scripted triggers folder that groups states together

[rough zinc]

alright, i'll install it

[rough zinc]

wait, does the utility version have a releasables option?

[rough zinc]

for example, could I make certain countries be released on game startup?

[timber zenith]

you could use set_owner = TAG

but don't

just modify the state files

[timber zenith]

wdym

[pallid ferry]

well, i got a problem where when i try to get an error log to inspect what went wrong but the game refuses to crash and instead started to freeze on the loading with a whiteish color, so.. how can i remedy it

actually its not responding

[gilded lava]

how to add modifier attack_bonus_against correctly? everything i do is wrong

[timber zenith]

Instead of being in the scope modifier the scope should be targeted_modifier

Like

targeted_modifier = {
  tag = GER #the target
  attack_bonus_against = 0.1
}

[gilded lava]

i have fixed it like 5 mins before but thanks for trying to help

[timber zenith]

damn

[gilded lava]

just forgot to say so

[timber zenith]

Use task manager to close it

[pallid ferry]

well i tried but the consequence is i didnt get any error logs

[timber zenith]

You have to wait for the game to load first

you dont have to crash the game to get an error log

[pallid ferry]

ahh, i see thank you

[timber zenith]

np

[obtuse condor]

How do i change the country leaders

i want to make austria fascist and start with kurt schuschnigg

...

[timber zenith]

check common/characters/AUS.txt and change schuschnigg's ideology

[obtuse condor]

thanks

[jovial crystal]

i need help trying to promote mosley to become leader of this dynamic country

code : set_cosmetic_tag = ENG_reichskommisariat
recruit_character = ENG_oswald_mosley
promote_character = {
character = ENG_oswald_mosley
ideology = fascism_ideology
}

(the prev is the country)

need help, spent 30 mins trying to figure it out but kept failing

[thick knoll]

how to reload provinces without restarting game?

[vast meadow]

Why there is no maoism sub ideology

When there is leninism and marxism

[thick knoll]

you can make it

but indeed it needs to be added to vanilla

[obtuse condor]

how do i make a city name change based on who owns it

[timber zenith]

You'd need to set up an on_state_change trigger in on_actions

Check out the files for a mod that does it already and copy off that

[thick knoll]

how to reload provinces without restarting the game?

[obtuse condor]

what

[thick knoll]

?

is it even possible?

[timber zenith]

No

[timber zenith]

changing a city name requires setting up a trigger in the on_actions folder. That can be done using the on_state_change trigger. I would recommend checking out any mod that does a similar thing, such as "dynamic states and cities rename" and copying their code

[obtuse condor]

i mean like

italy has that

in vanilla

[thick knoll]

is it possible to make the country outline to include thin and small areas? like those islands and thinner areas?

[obtuse condor]

fiume

its fiume in italian but rijeka if someone else owns it

[thick knoll]

btw how to change state name when specific country owns it?

[obtuse condor]

i have no clue

my localizations are still a bit broken

[jolly mural]

No, not easily. They are too small

[timber zenith]

@thick knoll

[thick knoll]

thanks

[timber zenith]

ok then copy off that

it's the same thing

[obtuse condor]

doesnt work

wait i can edit provinces in mspaint?

[silk frost]

I need help with my hoi4 states mod
i will send my error.log
ask me for any more files anyone may need to help me

error.log

211-burgas.txt

911-varna.txt

also hoi4 crashes when launching with this mod

nvm, i have decided to delete burgas and varna

[jolly mural]

Your { are out of place

Province buildings should prob be moved inside the buildings block. 211 has a broken block, the other ones naval base is outside the building block

[silk frost]

Thank you

I have decided to re-do these two faulty states, but i will use your advice in the future and pay more attention to blocks

[jolly mural]

It's probably easier if u download sublime or notepad++ and get some highlighting plugins

But np 🙂

[silk frost]

already got notepad++ but i used notepad that time for some reason lol

[thick knoll]

i cant believe i just made the most possibly accurate sudeten border

[silk frost]

that looks 🔥

altough i want to i never modded provinces

its almost..scary lol

[thick knoll]

its the first thing i did when modding

im still rookie at all the other stuff

[silk frost]

im best at making states

as in the only mod i released is a states mod lol

altough imo it is a pretty nice little mod

[silk frost]

just asking if this is any better 😅

ah already found two mistakes lol

[jolly mural]

Yeah the victory point is not enclosed, it's hard to see but history also looks weird

Easiest way to check is just restarting the game until the error log stops screaming

[silk frost]

ive fixed all the blocks

i am finally starting to actually learn how to debug 😂

[jolly mural]

If there's cascading issues like those it's usually a missing{ somewhere 🙂

[timber zenith]

If you highlight the bracket by selecting it makes it easier to see if it's closing where it's supposed to which should help

[silk frost]

yea should have used notepad++ on the previous build

no way

it actually worked

[fervent cove]

does anyone know how to like.. make the country independent?

like, how do i remove the countries from being puppeted? (Like Raj, Australia, etc)

[obtuse condor]

What mod did you get those provinces in?

[thick knoll]

i made it

[obtuse condor]

Can I get a link?

Looks sick

[thick knoll]

still not release my friend 🙂
i will try my best its only the second day of me working on this mod

as soon as i fix some issues ill let you know

[obtuse condor]

Looks amazing bro

[thick knoll]

thank you

[obtuse condor]

Yh please I need it lmao normal hoi4 states are stale

Pls add enough states so I can make ww1 German empire 😭

[thick knoll]

thats exactly what im working on

tbh the vanilla states of german empire so inaccurate

[fervent cove]

someone?

[thorny niche]

how do i create a division for my puppets via focuses?

[jovial crystal]

still need help on this

[silk frost]

I WORKED FOR 5 HOURS ON A BIG UPDATE FOR MY MOD AND RIGHT WHEN I WAS FINISHED AND I MOVED THE FILES INTO THE MOD FOLDER FOR NON-DEBUG MODE TESTING I ACCDITENTALLY DELETED THEM FEEYUFHBESIFAYF7GBWAFOIU 😭

[thick knoll]

what state category i should give to liechtenstein?

[silk frost]

city

prob

they got a small pop but dense

[thorny niche]

how do i create a division for my puppets via focuses?

[thick knoll]

[04:48:45][localize.cpp:1602]: Localization file 'localisation/english/countries_l_english.yml' should be in in utf-8-bom encoding
[04:48:45][pdx_localize.cpp:1015]: Missing UTF8 BOM in localisation/english/countries_l_english.yml
[04:48:46][localize.cpp:1602]: Localization file 'localisation/english/state_names_l_english.yml' should be in in utf-8-bom encoding
[04:48:46][pdx_localize.cpp:1015]: Missing UTF8 BOM in localisation/english/state_names_l_english.yml
[04:48:46][localize.cpp:1602]: Localization file 'localisation/english/countries_l_english.yml' should be in in utf-8-bom encoding
[04:48:46][pdx_localize.cpp:1015]: Missing UTF8 BOM in localisation/english/countries_l_english.yml
[04:48:46][localize.cpp:1602]: Localization file 'localisation/english/state_names_l_english.yml' should be in in utf-8-bom encoding
[04:48:46][pdx_localize.cpp:1015]: Missing UTF8 BOM in localisation/english/state_names_l_english.yml

how to fix this?

whenever i convert it to UTF8 BOM the game doesnt launch

but when i get it back to UTF8 the game launches but then crashes and shows me this in error log

well i managed to fix it by adding l_english on top, which i forgot to do.

[thorny niche]

i kind of got it working but it only works the second time

[solid flume]

Any mod for early mechanized?

[obtuse condor]

you moving ostrava to moravia?

[obtuse condor]

Is that BSR?

[obtuse condor]

VICTORY_POINTS_11564_Yug:0 "Rijeka"
VICTORY_POINTS_11564_ITA:0 "Fiume"

This isnt possible?

[pale sparrow]

Its not automatic

You need to make the original automatic name into scripted loc if I remember correctly

[obtuse condor]

what file do i need?

[pale sparrow]

common/scripted_loc or smth like that

Check Road to 56

[obtuse condor]

This good?

[obtuse condor]

[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_3581_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: Prešov
[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_3581_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: Preschau
[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_6573_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: Košice
[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_6573_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: Kaschau
[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_11539_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: Žilina
[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_11539_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: Sillein
[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_9692_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: Bratislava
[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_9692_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: Pressburg
[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_3581_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: Prešov
[11:20:04][localize.cpp:630]: l_english: Duplicate localization found, key: VICTORY_POINTS_3581_GER, file: localisation/english/victory_points_l_english.yml, value: P

[timber zenith]

go to history/countries/ENG - Britain.txt and remove the line that says set_autonomy or puppet

[cosmic leaf]

Hi, I'm trying to change weapon names, but they're not in the localisation I guess anymore. For example, in equipment_l_english.yml file,
USA_motorized_equipment_1:1 "GMC CCKW"
But in game, it's "CCKW 353" how's new localisation working for them?

[pallid ferry]

hello so i got a problem where i basically tried to remedy a problem instead of solving it created more problem
and my problem is about "Bitmap adjacency result will be prefered." so i just tried to change it to true from false in the file but instead it created hundreds or even thousands more problem with it from the original 7, so did i did it wrong or.. is there an another way to solve it, thanks

[thick knoll]

how to check if a province is coastal or not?

[pallid ferry]

its on a file called definition.csv in the map file of the mod

[thick knoll]

i know how to change it

but how can i detect if it is wrong?

if it shows on error log then its wrong?

[obtuse condor]

i was tryna add a new country, followed the iron workshop guide and nothing worked
it didnt even appear on the world map and i cant say whats the problem because the text file with errors pops up empty sayin "system could not find the following path"

[thick knoll]

dont follow his guide its very basic and probably will create issues

use the wiki instead

[pale sparrow]

no

[pale sparrow]

something is

[thick knoll]

after an hour i fixed all this long coastal thing

[pale sparrow]

Theres a file that defines whether something is coastal, and theres the BMP with all the provinces drawn out

[thick knoll]

i just changed it to the opposite value 1 by 1

was frustrating

[obtuse condor]

TOS_SPR_neutrality_party_autonomy:0 "House of Bourbon"
TOS_TTS_neutrality_party_autonomy:0 "House of Bourbon"
TOS_FRA_neutrality_party_autonomy:0 "House of Bourbon"

I want tuscanys neutral party to be the house of bourbon when its a puppet of france spain or two sicilies

how do i do that?

[thick knoll]

Map invalid X Crossing.?
whats invalid in here?

[obtuse condor]

there’s a modding wiki or something? how do i find it

[thick knoll]

search in google hoi4 wiki modding

how can i generate new RGB colors without the game? i cant access it because it crashes

help

im crashing without error log

[lofty plaza]

You'll have an error log in your crash folder

Look there

[thick knoll]

[14:51:47][dlc.cpp:147]: incorrect checksum for DLC

its the only thing i have on error log

and my game still crashes

is it really critical?

how do i even fix that?

???

[lofty plaza]

Wait so when does it crash

When you open nudge?

[thick knoll]

no

when loading the game

ive fixed lots of issues now and this is the only one left

[lofty plaza]

Maybe something is up with your game itself, you could try verifying/reinstalling.

Otherwise I don't really know what to tell you sorry

[thick knoll]

if i reinstall will it delete my mod file?

[timber zenith]

Nope it's a different folder

[thick knoll]

well reinstalling didnt work

its something within the mods map folder

which i dont know what it is

[west turtle]

Should i try make a mod about the Napoleonic wars

[pallid ferry]

well did you got a lot of it i mean is there like hundreds of it that you need to change?

[modern solstice]

Hey I have a problem with creating submode for rt56 rp.
So, when I created a mod, and wanted to test is it even works, I simply launched it, but when everything loaded, it seems, my mod "dissapeared", nothing changed at all, BUT when I replaced some other submode for rt56 files, with mine, and lanuched it, it worked. How to fix it ?

it shows that the file isn't corrupted or smth

[obtuse condor]

do you have a team?

[west turtle]

no i came from another community and was a major modder there

so i'l guess i can do it for ther first days

[obtuse condor]

so you have made a focus or two before

[west turtle]

yes i did and i'l sue youtube and the wiki if i don't know how

[obtuse condor]

which mod have you worked on?

[west turtle]

not any public mod. i created a small focus for Belgium

but i lost the files

[obtuse condor]

all i have done is make the hungarian focus more compact

[west turtle]

i see

[obtuse condor]

How do you make a custom game rule?

[modern solstice]

reposting

[vestal vapor]

Hi, I have a problem with making a new country (I followed the tutorial from the iron workshop). When I load the mod, firstly, almost non of the country names are showing up, not even in the menu. Then, all the colors are randomized and finally, the flag of my modded country isn't showing up. Anyone having a solution?

[obtuse condor]

the colours for the new countries i added are messed up

hessen baden thuringia oldenburg and russia

OLD = {
color = HSV { 103 96 127 }
color_ui = rgb { 253 24 49 }
}

[vestal vapor]

@pale sparrow someone said i should ping you in modding topic when ur online or smth (sorry if u are the wrong person)

[obtuse condor]

Oldenburg is cyan?

[modern solstice]

again reposting 😦

[vestal vapor]

i can relate w ths

[vestal vapor]

repost

[obtuse condor]

Do your new countries colours start with HSV?

In the common/countries

commmon/colors

[vestal vapor]

no its an rgb color scale thingy

[obtuse condor]

i have the same problem oldenburg for me allegedly has a blueish gray rgb while its orange in the game

its a clown show

[vestal vapor]

fr

but bro

you can be happy that your whole world isnt a clown show

look at this

[obtuse condor]

what the hell

[vestal vapor]

yes

what the hell

thats one of my biggest problems

[edgy solar]

my advice would be just take a brand new color file and see if it fixes the clown show

[vestal vapor]

ok i will tell if it worked

[pale sparrow]

launch in debug mode, check error log

[vestal vapor]

it didnt fix anything lul

[vestal vapor]

how to launch in debug mode

[pale sparrow]

check google/wiki

[timber zenith]

Looks like you're missing a localisation file

[timber zenith]

Are you trying to make a submod for rt56?

I'm not sure I completely understand if that's what you're asking

[timber zenith]

need to add a file in common/countries/colors.txt

[obtuse condor]

Its fixed now

russia isnt pink anymore

[timber zenith]

defo a better colour

also yous don't need to "repost", if someone knows the solution to your query they'll respond

[obtuse condor]

westphalia

[pale sparrow]

is that my toolpack I see

[obtuse condor]

yes sir yes sir

use it 100% of the time

when i play hoi4

[pale sparrow]

I made it because I like to manually do stuff instead of use player lead peace

[modern solstice]

yes I do

I mean, when I'm trying to launch my mod, it seems, the file is corrupted or just dissapear

but when I replace other submod rt56 files, with mine, and launch it, somehow it works

[pale sparrow]

Did you correctly set it as a submod

[modern solstice]

how?

dependencies?

yes I did.

[pale sparrow]

Yes

Ok good

[modern solstice]

description, and everything look the same, as other submods for rt56

but mine doesnt work

thats the diffrence

I mean it works, when I replace other submod files with mine lol

[pale sparrow]

Steam mods load differently than normal annoyingly

But its usually an issue for the Steam user, not you, so probably not it

[modern solstice]

idk man

I've tried almost everything

I have this problem for like 3 days now

and Im kinda pointless

rn

more like confused

I can send u id, so u can check, is it works

may I send my mod link here, or I need to do it pv?

the only thing u need to check, is the lobby gui diffrent from r56 discardian edition

||https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2998942085||

it should look like this

u dont need to check any new focuses etc.

loading screen will tell u, if it works or not

if the launched lobby gui looks like this:

it doesnt work

pls tell me if it work for you, thanks

[timber zenith]

did you also set it as a dependency in the .mod file in the hoi4/mod folder?

[chilly field]

where in the english localisation file would i find how to rename austria-hungary

[timber zenith]

it's localisation/english/countries_cosmetic_l_english.yml

[chilly field]

ty

[timber zenith]

np

[timber zenith]

the one not inside your mod i mean

[modern solstice]

u mean here?

or here

there're 2 files

I can manage to see

[timber zenith]

Yeah both of them

[modern solstice]

so yes, I did

[timber zenith]

need it changed

I'm not sure then

[modern solstice]

there is the descriptor

there's the other file

everything done...

idk rn

what to do

cause, when I copy my mod, replace some other rt56 submode files with mine, it works

[chilly field]

where are dlc focus trees kept

trees added in dod

[pale sparrow]

Only GFX/models are kept in the DLC folder, everything else is in the normal places

[modern solstice]

guys, how to add variables? I wanted to add something to my created idea from national focus, and I dont know how

can somebody explain me how to add variables?

like the red army focuses

that modify Red Army idea

?

I wanted to do the same for germany in my submod

[chilly field]

Where are the focus trees (most specifically Hungarian dod focus tree)

[edgy solar]

they are just stored in common/national_focus

[edgy solar]

the red army focuses are dynamic modifiers which can set in the history/countries file for a country of your choosing

[chilly field]

Ty

[thick knoll]

please help... ive been trying to fix this for 4 hours and still couldnt. 😦 please suggest me how can i fix it?

[edgy solar]

what does the crash log say?

[thick knoll]

[dlc.cpp:147]: incorrect checksum for DLC

[edgy solar]

back up any files you need in the documents folder of hoi4

like the mod folder, savegames folder and anything else

and then delete the whole thing

[thick knoll]

i did removed the game

and reinstalled

[edgy solar]

not the steam files

[thick knoll]

it didnt do anything

[edgy solar]

in your documents

[thick knoll]

i did it too

still didnt do anything

but fine

ill try it again

[thick knoll]

well it didnt work either now...

i dont know what to do else so please suggest me more fixes

[jovial crystal]

Probably something wrong with your provinces, map or code

check on them and see if anythings wrong

[grim owl]

why does my game crash halfway through loading when i try to make units for a custom country (i have the oob set as well for the specific country btw)

[sly basalt]

Oh my God the Millenium Dawn mod is so bad.

Seriously.

The UI is awful.

International relations make no sense.

I get it's a mod and it's not gonna have the same "polish" as Paradox's own shovelware.

But holy cow I did not like playing that mod.

[modern solstice]

what can I do, if the game cant find Error Log files

I mean, I launched debug hoi4, but system gave me a message "Couldn't find error file" or smth like that

what can I do

[clever solstice]

a

[modern solstice]

I fixed it alreadu

[orchid swan]

hi

ive bought the game recently

any fun mods you recommend?

ive only got one now and its germany but instead of adolf the leader is doofenshmirtz

[silent isle]

mogulo#0 | 7/5/23, 02:32:50 PM

ive only got one now and its germany but instead of adolf the leader is doofenshmirtz

what the actual

[whole oxide]

Hello, I have just finished my first "country event".
and my first " news event".
The country event is triggered by a focus and the news event should be triggered contiguously.
I would be happy if someone could explain to me how this works that the news event gets triggered.

[modern solstice]

kaiserredux for example, alternative hist, many new focuses, I just cant describe this mod so well, its perfect, thats it

[obtuse condor]

Madagascar automatically becomes a core of this country

its the capital

of the country

is it possible to remove the core?

[orchid swan]

thx !!

[modern solstice]

how to make variables like the Red_Army thing, have someone got any tutorial or just can explain

[modern solstice]

I mean, what's wrong here

[valid apex]

Did you define them in common/dynamic_modifier

[modern solstice]

wdym

like this?

( its Heer idea )

[valid apex]

Yes like that

[modern solstice]

oh

no I didn't

then

as u can see as an example I will take Heer idea,

so

[valid apex]

Also if you dont see it on the select country you should try and play that coubtry and check again

[modern solstice]

if I want to add modifier for imperial_army_idea

I need to create smth like this?

but replaced names?

GER_imperial_army_idea_modifier = {

?

[valid apex]

Yep any name you want

[modern solstice]

okeee

but the name need to be same, as this one that I put into folders named "countries" ?

cause here I added this:

so the name need to be GER_imperial_army_idea_dynamic_modifier = {

or GER_imperial_army_idea_modifier = {

( without "dynamic_" )

am I right ?

[valid apex]

Yep just copy what you put in here

[modern solstice]

btw

what's that?

what does _ns or _tt mean?

[slender brook]

Tooltip

I dunno what ns is

[modern solstice]

so I can just simply remove it

from my code

[slender brook]

Uh, maybe? I dunno what you’re doing

[modern solstice]

I mean, when I checked Red Army idea, everytime u've done some focus

at the bottom of the code, there is :

or smth like this

I took this example from ger focus tree

[slender brook]

It’s just saying to replace the effect with an effect you manually write in the localisation file

Effect text that is

[brisk snow]

Hallo can I get a bit of help? I have division templates and also divisions but they don't appear in the game. I don't know if maybe I haven't assigned the OOB the right way but it just doesn't feel like it ):

[slender brook]

What code are you using to set the OOB

[brisk snow]

Hold up let me check

i have these templates

and then

[slender brook]

No no, in the history/country file

[brisk snow]

oh

wdym

oh ye i think i did that

[slender brook]

Btw I just spotted a missing closing bracket

After the regiments in cavalry

[brisk snow]

Oh

I'll come back here in like 30 mins

[slender brook]

Well I’ll be asleep but hopefully that’s the only thing you need to fix

[brisk snow]

Thanks!

[modern solstice]

em, something doesn't work

4 focuses dissapeared

and now this focus gives nothing

[slender brook]

Bracket issue probs

[real whale]

the id?

[modern solstice]

of my mod?

wait

what

xd

srr

oh good

now its good

and there's the modifier

I dont see any bracket issue here

[brisk snow]

this is what i did to assign oob to a country

is it right or do i need to put the whole file path

nvm i fixed it

am dumb

lel

[valid apex]

Idk maybe try and complete it and check the idea place

[modern solstice]

done

I mean, I've done the focus

still nothing

[silent isle]

never ask what was doofenshmirtz doing during 1933-1945

[valid apex]

Did you check if the dynamic work properly? Try put it on the country file

If that doesnt work then i am out of idea

[modern solstice]

I will try thanks

okey first of all, I still didn't checked your idea

but

I fixed the tree

but still nothing

is the code wrong?

pls check it

I mean, I dont see any problem here

in this code

[valid apex]

How about trying Soviet dynamic modifer let see if it the idea or the focus the problem

[modern solstice]

u want me to check the red army dynamic modifier code?

or just to test in game

if it works

cause I dont understand

[valid apex]

Just to test the code

[modern solstice]

the code look like this

and it works

[valid apex]

It really dont understand why it give you the dynamic modifer

[modern solstice]

I think I know

cause its programmed in rt56

so I need to check their files right?

BUT

whats strange

there's no modifier for soviets

[valid apex]

Ya it in the main game it self

[modern solstice]

but I dont know where can I find it

I mean, dynamic modifiers from the base game

Im soo confused rn

[valid apex]

Common/dynamic_modifiers

[modern solstice]

but I want base game files

[valid apex]

Can i see your file input

Like where it is placed

[modern solstice]

yes

C:\Paradox\mod\rt56submod\common\dynamic_modifier

[valid apex]

How about adding a 's' in the dynamic_modifer

[modern solstice]

hm

I will try

omg, if that's the reason I will... yea be happy

that's what I mean

OH

IT KINDA WORKS

but not like I wanted

when I created game

it automaticly gave me this idea

where can I change its name?

[valid apex]

localisation

[modern solstice]

oh yea xD

I forgor

but how about the icon?

[valid apex]

We all do

[modern solstice]

cause I did change i

it *

[valid apex]

Interface

[modern solstice]

and what to do now

[modern solstice]

oh okeey

[modern solstice]

what

this icon is implemented in road to 56

already

I need to add it here?

or smth

[valid apex]

No just interface

[rough zinc]

@timber zenith sorry for ping, but to avoid this, how can I tell which files in a mod are incompatible with magna europa to make it compatible?

[modern solstice]

I dont have it cause I dont need to add any gfc

gfx *

anyways,

can I implement already existing GFX from the road to 56?

like this :

[valid apex]

Yep

[modern solstice]

how then xD

[modern solstice]

wait wait wait

what's inside "interface"

I mean when I looked at the rt56 folder

it seems there's nothing important

I think

[wet plinth]

Hello, hello, can anyone help me? I started to make a mod, but I got stuck, does anyone know what to write here?

[valid apex]

They define the icon entry

[valid apex]

Hoi4 modding website right

[modern solstice]

so wait, to implement new gfx for my idea

what should I do?

[wet plinth]

Yea

[valid apex]

Just pick one and add this
spriteTypes = {

spriteType = {
    name = "GFX_div_designer_colonial_flag_frame"
    texturefile = "gfx/interface/div_designer_colonial_flag_frame.dds"
}

}

[valid apex]

Add country tag like ENG or LAO

[valid apex]

But i do think you use the old one

[wet plinth]

Oh

[modern solstice]

okey, I've created folder called "interface" now I need to copy some .dds file from roadto56, and replace it with mine picture?

• I need to add notepad++ document with this code that u posted?

[wet plinth]

But I'm making a focus tree

Its a tag?

[wet plinth]

Is there a newer version, if so, how can I use it?

[valid apex]

Still need it

[valid apex]

Edge hoi4 modding site

[valid apex]

But beware it has a lot of problem

[wet plinth]

with the new one?

[valid apex]

The icon go to gfx/interface

[valid apex]

Most people say so

[modern solstice]

what to do, if I want to use already existing icon, but from national focuses

[valid apex]

Idk maybe the icon doesnt fit

[modern solstice]

okey I wont try then xD

[wet plinth]

What should I write there?

@valid apex

[modern solstice]

what to do with code?

should I create new file?

or smth?

in the "interface"

I mean here

C:\Paradox\mod\rt56submod\interface

[valid apex]

3 random word or anything really

[wet plinth]

Okay

Can there be numbers?

[valid apex]

Copy one .gfx from other file and copy the code above

[valid apex]

Idk but you shouldnt

[modern solstice]

how should I name this file

[wet plinth]

What should I write for the first and second? I think the first one is the name of the mod, but what do you need for the second one?

[valid apex]

Second doesnt matter it just for coder to identify what file is this

While the first is … wait did you create a mod

[modern solstice]

is the code good?

or I need to add .dds

[valid apex]

Anything really it just need to be .gfx

[modern solstice]

nvm ye .dds is needed

I see

[valid apex]

Add .dds

[modern solstice]

okie

[wet plinth]

I can't select the mod

I can't click on it

[valid apex]

See this icon click on this and create a mod

It should have a plus on it side

[modern solstice]

so the translation need to be here?

yup?

[wet plinth]

Sooo, so I'm supposed to create a mod not a focus tree, right?

[valid apex]

Mod first focus tree second

[valid apex]

Yep

[modern solstice]

ok its working, kinda...

still got it after start of this game

and sadly, any of these focuses, dont give modifier to "Imperial Army" idea

looks like its working

but I've got it before even doing this focus

somethings wrong

[valid apex]

Try use cheat code fa and complete them

It doesnt show up i think it normal bc it var after all

[modern solstice]

oh wait

it gave me things

after completing

but it doesnt show up

hmm

but hey, its working right

this is the code

of it

somethings wrong here?

[valid apex]

Ya if you want it to show up like the Soviet you have to write manually

Via tooltip

[valid apex]

Nothing wrong

[modern solstice]

like that?

its heer focuses

[valid apex]

Yep

[modern solstice]

so its simmilar to soviets

okeyy

so

I need to add them

then go to localisation

and translate it?

[valid apex]

Yep

[modern solstice]

thanks

I'm really thankful

u're here with me for hours

wooh.

peoples like u should get special award here

or smth

[lofty plaza]

@modern solstice You making a rt56 submod or something?

[modern solstice]

yup

balancing, and adding new thing

I've already added new air focuses to germany

[lofty plaza]

Nice

[modern solstice]

thanks ❤️

I really enjoy making this

the air focuses looks like this

[wet plinth]

@valid apex I'm done, I made the mod, how do I add a focus tree?

[modern solstice]

it seems balanced, maybe "Expand Luftwaffe" is a little bit broken

idk

I also implemented this

[valid apex]

Redo the thing you done with focus now you should be able to see your focus tree has been selected by the mod

[modern solstice]

hey Emile, how to add icons like here:
to the tooltips

[valid apex]

Now that idk there should be a mod for it

[modern solstice]

okey

and btw, how to fix the "Imperial Army" modifier

cause I get it everytime I join the game

its not like it was supposed to do

[modern solstice]

maybe its the _ns?

[valid apex]

Remove it from the country file

Just the dynamic idea only

Dont touch it varible

[modern solstice]

okey

[modern solstice]

u mean this?

[valid apex]

No the history file

[modern solstice]

okey

[gilded lava]

how to create custom main menu background? there is literally no info in internet

[modern solstice]

u mean gui?

[gilded lava]

in the main menu of game

photo

[modern solstice]

yea

I know

wait

[gilded lava]

that is usually a plane one

[modern solstice]

just to make it clear, u mean this?

smth like that?

[gilded lava]

but only the photo

not buttons location

[modern solstice]

okey.

go to gfx

then, interface

and create .dds file with your photo

idk what to do next, for more informations ask for example Emile

this guy is genious, and kind

he'll help u, I think

scroll a little bit up, u will find him

[gilded lava]

creating main menu background is more complex than creating country focuses

pretty fun

[modern solstice]

you're right

I was luckier than u, cause Im creating submod

so the only thing I need to do, is to replace background photo with mine

[gilded lava]

i do need to do it either

[modern solstice]

so you're doing submod?

if u do, go here
gfx\interface

[gilded lava]

nvm i accidentally did it

[modern solstice]

and find file that ends with .dds

[gilded lava]

but thanks for helping

[modern solstice]

oh xD

no prob

guys, is it possible to make dynamic modifiers like this? ( I mean with icons?

Im using mod called "Modifier Icons" rn

and I wanted to create cool dynamic modifier for germany

and I did it

but desc of these focuses looks like this:

how can I change it

[modern solstice]

@valid apex yo, sorry for ping, how to fix this?

I mean I want to delete one of Recruitable population ( 2.5%)

or to set it higher, to 5%

I've tried 2 diffrent ways

add, set

same results

[obtuse condor]

im trying to add a new country and it just doesnt appear on the world map

i even downloaded some mods from paradox plaza and analyzed how they are built

literally the same as mine but theirs work and mine dont

[brisk snow]

Did you add the states owner to be the countries tag?

I would recommend the Iron workshop tutorial

[obtuse condor]

yeah i did and i also did watch iron workshop tutorial

[brisk snow]

Damn

[obtuse condor]

nvm just found it

i forgot to switch the tag in country tags

[brisk snow]

E

[obtuse condor]

apparently fixing tag didnt do anything

it still acts like vanilla

do i have to write in replace path for the states and countries??

[spare crest]

hybrid carrier in the works

[brisk snow]

Hello I'm asking how to add daily communism gain in a focus tree

Like what the syntax for it is

Or preferably a place where a list of all of the syntaxes are

[tepid coyote]

can someone help me with tno

i literally cannot make money because my minimum army spending is too high

how do i fix thiss

[gilded lava]

how to stop game from using dlc loading screens?

[gilded lava]

either communism_drift or stalinism_drift , try both

[gilded lava]

nvm fixed by myself

i think so at least

[obtuse condor]

ignores my mod the point i can get achievements

what the hell man 😭

[timber zenith]

Files that are straight up incompatible would be anything from the map folder, or anything from history/states

The rest are only incompatible in the sense that they might have some bugs due to MER changing them in some way or another

Such as focus trees, events, decisions, etc

Any files you think might be connected to states in any way have been modified, so would need a patch if they were to be replaced

Oh and common/bookmarks might cause issues

[modern solstice]

Hey, what can I do to upload my mod correctly on steam, cause I did it like Iron Workshop said in his video, and mod doesnt work when I try to launch it. The only way, for me, to make it works, is to launch it not from workshop, but from my disk. Anybody can help?

mod id to check it, if it works:https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2998942085

[valid apex]

Delete the conscription line in the common/dynamic modifier

[rough zinc]

Thank you

[fervent cove]

How can i change the faction colour?

[frail sapphire]

You can‘t change the Faction color, because ir always use the color of the Faction leader

[modern solstice]

btw, is it possible to add texticons to tooltips?

[jolly mural]

£text_icon_id

[modern solstice]

thanks

and second, how to add tooltip, or info here

[jolly mural]

custom_effect_tooltip /effect_tooltip

[modern solstice]

that contain "Add Imperial Army which grants: Conscription +2.5%!"

[modern solstice]

where should I add this?

to localisation

?

[jolly mural]

custom_effect_tooltip is for localization, effect_tooltip allows you to construct a tooltip without executing the code, show_ideas_tooltip = idea_id shows the idea

[modern solstice]

is this "thing" contained in Sovier vanilla focus tree for Red Army modifier, or Five Years Plan?

am I right, or its built diffrent

[jolly mural]

what

[modern solstice]

I mean, I wanted same result for my modifier, like the Red Army Modifier

[modern solstice]

look here, I pinned u this question

[jolly mural]

add it to localization and use the loc in custom_effect_tooltip in the focus that adds it

[modern solstice]

okey

I will try this thing, I will update my situation, thanks anyway ❤️

[pale sparrow]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/842912218391380028/994330262982885526/makesweet-ikkd8k.gif

[modern solstice]

update 1.0:

I love Craniummuppet

thank u sooo much

now Im going for the custom effect toolitp

update 2.0:

god I made it

thanks <33

[jolly mural]

np 🙂

[modern solstice]

btw, can u check if my mod is uploaded correctly on steam? I mean, it works on my disk, but it seems corrupted on steam

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2998942085

its 4.12mb only

cause its submod

dependecies are ok, I think

somethings wrong with descriptor I think

but it looks ok for me

[slender brook]

Looks fine to me. What you’re probably doing is subscribing to your own mod

Don’t do that

[modern solstice]

oh

so that's the reason

okey

thanks xD

[pale sparrow]

Yeh its pinned that you cant have the Steam and local version at the same time

[dense condor]

I have exactly the same issue, anyone can help?

[dense condor]

what exactly do you mean by that and how can i fix it?

[modern solstice]

u cannot

[pale sparrow]

#modding message

[modern solstice]

u cannot launch your mod from steam workshop

ask your friend to try it, like me

mine works

[pale sparrow]

Unless you move your local mod version somewhere else

[dense condor]

im trying to launch my mod from pdx launcher, but while other mods that i installed work this one doesnt

[dense condor]

hmm, like?

also where can i find my local version

[pale sparrow]

Documents/Paradox Interactive/Hearts of Iron IV/mod

[modern solstice]

maybe its all about ASCI

what's your localisation

of folder

cause my issue, that I fixes, was all about localisation

[dense condor]

of the mod?

[modern solstice]

yes

on your disk

like idk C:/User/Documents etc.

[dense condor]

ohhh wait i also have a mod folder on my steam folders maybe thats issue?

[dense condor]

let me see

[modern solstice]

no its not

[modern solstice]

copy and paste it here

[dense condor]

i dont have localisation in paradox documents only in steam folder

[modern solstice]

wait what

how?

try to go to Documents

then Paradox Interacitve

and folder called "mod"

and find name of your mod

[dense condor]

oh on mod you mean

bruh

i thought here

lol

[modern solstice]

can u copy and paste localisation like this:
C:\Paradox\mod\rt56submod\common\ideas

click the top

like me

copy

and paste

[dense condor]

oh yes 1 min

C:\Users\gioal\OneDrive\Έγγραφα\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\mod\unireworked\localisation

εγγραφα is documents

dont let it confuse you

[modern solstice]

yea

thats the reason

its cyrlic ?

[dense condor]

greek

[modern solstice]

u need letters that we're using in ASCI

[dense condor]

ohhh

how do i change it

[modern solstice]

wait I have an article on paradox page that will help u

wait

[dense condor]

it shows up like this though

[modern solstice]

https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/Modding#Common_mistakes

rep thats it

[dense condor]

meaning ASCI may not be the problem

[modern solstice]

go and read "Imposible Path"

[dense condor]

before i do what it says though, how do other mods work while this one doesnt, my other mods are in the same impossible path as well.

[modern solstice]

look, your mod is localisated on your disk

while others from workshop

[slender brook]

Documents is still located in Users/UserNam

[modern solstice]

at the steam folder

[dense condor]

alright i will try it

[modern solstice]

I've had the same issue

but with polish "ż"

Użytkownik ( user )

[dense condor]

btw is this correct? i created a folder on my hard drive and put my paradox folder in there

[modern solstice]

yup

if u created these folders, it should work

nah wait

u need to change " \ " for the " / "

[dense condor]

oh how come

i copied the path

[modern solstice]

when you're done, simply launch your launcher, and look if it works, if some weird message will show up on your screen, not typical gui of your launcher, it means its broken

[dense condor]

i didnt type it manually

[modern solstice]

I know

[dense condor]

👀

[modern solstice]

same mistakes like me heh

[dense condor]

lets hope that doesnt happen

[modern solstice]

it won't, I think xD

and what, is it working?

[dense condor]

want me to send json file information?

[modern solstice]

nah

I mean, u can give me screenshot of your gamedatahapath

like u did before

[dense condor]

"gameDataPath": "D:\hoi4 modding\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV"

[modern solstice]

lemme check mine now

[dense condor]

btw its on a hard drive

i do not put things in my ssd

on my hdd

[modern solstice]

okey

wait

remove "\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV"

it should look like this
"gameDataPath": "D:\hoi4 modding"

then tell me if its working or not

[dense condor]

still

[modern solstice]

?

not working?

[dense condor]

can you send me the text of your launcher settings file maybe

[dense condor]

ill transfer it to my ssd i guess

@pale sparrow can you possibly help on this?

[modern solstice]

it doesnt matter

wait have u got "," after this line?

like me?

[dense condor]

yes

[modern solstice]

and second, did u create folder on your D: called "hoi modding" ?

[dense condor]

maybe you can send all of the text file, the data path might not be the issue? also yes i created hoi4 modding file and transffered paradox interactive folder in there

[modern solstice]

wait

    "browserDlcUrl": "https://store.steampowered.com/dlc/394360/Hearts_of_Iron_IV/",
    "distPlatform": "steam",
    "dlcPath": ".",
    "exeArgs": [
        "-gdpr-compliant"
    ],
    "exePath": "hoi4.exe",
    "gameCachePaths": [
        "buildings_nudger_markers.txt",
        "cache/",
        "continue_game.json",
        "game rules/",
        "map/",
        "mod/",
        "naval_dist.cache",
        "naval_dist_checksum.cache",
        "playlists/",
        "pops_filestorage.index",
        "pops_filestorage/",
        "shadercache/"
    ],
    "gameDataPath": "C:/Paradox",
    "gameId": "hoi4",
    "ingameSettingsLayoutPath": "settings-layout.json",
    "modLoadOrderDisabled": true,
    "rawVersion": "1.12.14",
    "themeFile": "launcher-assets/theme-settings.json",
    "version": "Avalanche v1.12.14.50e7 (5555)"
}```

hopefully u will fix it, somehow

[dense condor]

can you open the descriptor file on notepad++ and paste it here so i can see waht it says?

whenever you want send it and ping me

[modern solstice]

oh

I can help

heh