modding

[plucky crystal]

ok

i can give you and you remake it?

or not?

[proper acorn]

A namespace must be first created before defining any events that use it. This is done with the line add_namespace = my_event which must be outside of any event. If a namespace is not defined, then the event ID will be considered a malformed token, leading it to not working in-game. The event namespace consists of word characters (e.g. letters of the English alphabet or underscores). This includes dots: add_namespace = my_event.subtopic can be used for events of the type of id = my_event.subtopic.1. The numeric ID will be taken to be everything after the last dot converted to an integer, or 0 if the conversion fails.

[proper acorn]

best not

[plucky crystal]

I still don't understand it, sorry about myself

[plucky crystal]

ok i will trying

add_namespace = ref_ref.2
add_namespace = ref_ref.2

country_event = {
id = ref_ref.2
days = 10
random = 50
random_days = 10

}

}

like that?

[warm anvil]

Cosmetic TAG?

[plucky crystal]

i have it

[plucky crystal]

.

[proper acorn]

No

[warm anvil]

But?

[proper acorn]

Without option

follow this

The format

[plucky crystal]

ok but i have question

How does the game know which country this event is for? @proper acorn

[plucky crystal]

but I don't need it anymore

[warm anvil]

Can't remove recruit line in history/countries/AUS - Austria?

[warm anvil]

Ok

I'm reading previous messages in order

[proper acorn]

Tag = {
country_event = id
}

In focus, decisions

[proper acorn]

just remove the line of code

[plucky crystal]

where is tag here?

[proper acorn]

You don't define this in the events

[warm anvil]

    country_event = { id = ref_ref.2 days = 10 random_days = 50 }
} #max time to fire 10+50=60 days | why to add random = 50? random = 0.5 is 50% to fire event or not but into the event ref_ref.2 trigger```

If you want the event fire always remove random

In this script the time to fire is between 10 and 60 days

[warm anvil]

The event fire for the country that have CER as TAG (maybe CzEchoslovakia Republic, I don't know)

Please, someone helps me with my question

@plucky crystal what is the name of the mod you showed?

What is the difference between any_country, every_country and all_country?

I come from old CK2 modding 😅

[plucky crystal]

hmm

i will try

wait

[warm anvil]

Do it with calm, I wait

[plucky crystal]

can you give a screan

@warm anvil

?

do you mean the folder?

[warm anvil]

I don't understand

Please repeat me the concept

[plucky crystal]

do you mean the folder?

name

?

[warm anvil]

These are Scopes

[plucky crystal]

ah

i understand

Executes the contained triggers as if they are contained in an AND with a country context for each country. Returns false on the first country yielding false, true otherwise.

all_country =

any_country Executes the contained triggers as if they are contained in an AND with a country context for each country. Returns true on the first country yielding true, false otherwise.

every_country - Executes children effects on every country that fulfills the "limit" trigger.

You understand?

I'm sorry, but I don't know how to explain it, it seems to me

[warm anvil]

I remember in CK2 there are only two general scopes:

• random_character for one single random character
• any_character for all character
  We used limit for narrow the circle of the groups of results for "a random one" (limit) and "any of these" (limit)

[plucky crystal]

I see

[warm anvil]

Between

  any_country = {
    is_ai = no
  }
}```
and
```trigger = {
  all_country = {
    is_ai = no
  }
}```
what is the difference?

[warm anvil]

I solved for all_country

all_country is a special scope used only for trigger lines to report true if all country in the game has the conditions into his block

It can be limited by limit but all country narrowed by this must have the conditions into the block of all_country to report true the trigger

For any_country into trigger is enough that one report true

[plucky crystal]

Any is any

And all

Its all

Random?

Maube

Maybe

[warm anvil]

random_country is one but in trigger without limit has the same effect of any_country to report true because is enough that one exists to report true

[warm anvil]

What is the equivalent of ROOT_FROM?

I repeat I come from CK modding

[lunar basalt]

everythings fine

[desert current]

average modding experience lol

[haughty bison]

i get errors in vanilla whenever i enable debug i think it's 100% normal

[crystal folio]

Ive reuploaded the mod multiple times and still the same result. Ive checked and workshop version contains all the same files as the local version

[quick phoenix]

COMBAT_DAMAGE_STATS_MULTILPIER
what this define does? it multiplies with damage dealt on planes, or with the damage dealt on ground troops?

it's under NAir

[warm anvil]

What is the name of this mod?

[warm anvil]

If I remember correct, the valute of ground attack of plane or missiles can't be modify but only the percentage of success and his time

I wanted to create missiles that worked with animation of launch and nuclear explosion like ICBMs

Maybe it can also refer to CAS

I don't know

[brazen laurel]

currently having the joy of state modding, the game wont load in when the mod is active but loads fine when no mod is active, and when I got to the error log it provides no information that actually relates to states

it just lists 3 mods that aren't active having the wrong version, then 2 localisation files don't have quotation marks where expected, then 3 errors in the common folder, one about a character and 2 about leader traits, which obv have no baring on state edits

[plucky crystal]

@proper acorn

wants another event to be executed by 2 event

but my event is here but trigger dont work

anybody can help?

maybe I'll try another way to trigger the event with a different response in the event?

[proper acorn]

open the console and type "event id "

Id is the id of your event, if it works and the event appears, the code is correct

[plucky crystal]

ok i will try

it works but when i click it then it dont work

I want when you click this button, an event will happen in another country

[spiral comet]

why does austria have 0 strength in its tank divison

armoured stick divison

so real

[plucky crystal]

XD

but is 1768 year

and

[plucky crystal]

then?

[plucky crystal]

.\

[proper acorn]

then the trigger is wrong

Open the focus tree file

[plucky crystal]

but bro

event

i want to event triger other event

[plucky crystal]

when i click this button

@proper acorn

[crystal folio]

A Pleasant Peninsula [1.14.5]

[warm anvil]

Correct your files and scripts, cancel the cache folders, open the file.mod and change the version number into the text

[brazen laurel]

I was able to resolve the issue thx tho

[warm anvil]

What was the problem?

[warm anvil]

@plucky crystal pm

[warm anvil]

What is the effect that changes the frame to be displayed when the mouse passes over the element?

effectFile = "gfx/FX/buttonstate_nodowneffect.lua"?

[stray hatch]

how do i make a graphics mod that changes the nation leaders of every nation from scratch?

i got paint.net and know how to make dds files already

ping me once you respond aswell ty

[stray hatch]

pls help

[warm anvil]

Hi, is it for vanilla game?

[stray hatch]

yes

basically just want to change the nation leader photos to custom ones

want it as a mod tho since i dont want to mess my base game up

[warm anvil]

If you would change only the image and not the leaders you have two easy way

Create the image file into the folder of your mod gfx/leaders/[TAG]/[same title file of vanilla]

This way to overwrite the current image of the leaders

I don't know if you know how to create the mod folder

Alternatively you can insert your .dds file of same dimensions of other leaders images in gfx folder of your mod and write the file path of this in \interface_leader_portraits.gfx instead of what is already there in the right reference line

If you would create new leaders I recommend to watch the videos tutorial on YouTube

[stray hatch]

ok ty

[fallow marsh]

Hey, can somebody explain to me what the problem is here?

Idk why the description is saying the name of the file and not its contents

[proper acorn]

TAG = {
country_event = id
}

[obtuse condor]

after noticing several mods on workshop pertaining to paradropping tanks i decided to try to code in paradropping onto light tank divisions but no matter how many times i paste "can_be_parachuted = yes" into the units file (under #misc_abilities) and the equipment files i still cant paradrop god damn tanks.

i also have little clue of what im doing, i know very little programming

:3c:

[timber zenith]

What's the loc file look like?

Inside

[desert current]

make sure your localization file is: USA_FRYING_PAN_DESC_LOC:0 "Description"

[timber zenith]

You don't need the zero btw

[desert current]

really? i just always have

[timber zenith]

Yeah it's for some internal paradox metric i think most people just copy that

[desert current]

yeah i just do it anyway

[wide lynx]

for some reason my focus tree icons aren't appearing in game and I have no idea why only 1 of them is and there is no difference in the files, sizes, or formats.

interface file:

[timber zenith]

Have you added shine?

Check the focus_shine interface file

[wide lynx]

No, I haven't I didn't think it was required, never was with any other of my national focus mods

[timber zenith]

Wait are those vanilla icons or custom ones?

[wide lynx]

custom

[timber zenith]

Yeah you'll need shine

[wide lynx]

oh ok

[timber zenith]

Without shine It won't show the icon when it's available to select like your first two foci

It will in most other contexts

[wide lynx]

still not working

when I click on one it shows it but still not in the full tree

[timber zenith]

What's the shine file look like

Inside

[wide lynx]

in dms? its quite long

actually

nvm

[pale sparrow]

indent

[wide lynx]

i misunderstood

when I upload it to discord it forces as a .txt file and removes my indents

[pale sparrow]

didnt know that

[pale sparrow]

the name of the shine must be GFX name+_shine IIRC

[wide lynx]

alright it's working now

just one more question, is there a way I can add bonuses like weekly manpower using national focuses without creating ideas

[pale sparrow]

no

[wide lynx]

sad

[desert current]

but you could just make an idea called "Militarizing The Army" or something

[warm anvil]

Not even with flag, modifier or array?

[pale sparrow]

flags store variables, modifiers go on ideas[including advisors]/techs, arrays also just store variables

[rose heath]

hoi4 modding:
10%: actually making the mod
90%: fixing errors because modifying ethiopia's focus tree breaks czech military organization

[proper acorn]

delete soviet union focus tree

☠️

12k errors

[rose heath]

had 2000 errors
tried fixing errors
mfw

[toxic mirage]

Guys

How do i modify National ideas?

Like i have an ideas and want to modify it

[toxic mirage]

Help? :c

Gonna cry alone then c ;

[thin chasm]

Have to be a bit more specific there

Are you looking for the file to edit? How to actually add effects?

Other than that though, does anyone know of a good USA overhaul mod?

Vanilla's not really doing it for me, but I still haven't found one I like on the workshop

[toxic mirage]

Like i get a National idea from a army focus and while. I do more army focuses the Spirit gets more strong

Like

Focus 1= gains National idea "here"

Heer

Focus = modify National idea "heer" -5% Land doctrine cost

[thin chasm]

That's not what I asked

What specifically are you needing help with

[toxic mirage]

My brain: my Life Is potato

[toxic mirage]

I dont understand what you mean

[timber zenith]

You can make a second idea, called "heer_2" or something, and include in the modifier of that idea all the bonuses from the original "heer" as well as the doctrine cost reduction you want added. Then in the focus effect, do

swap_ideas = {
    remove_idea = heer
    add_idea = heer_2
}```

[toxic mirage]

But if i do this the focus Need to have a genetic line to follow

[timber zenith]

a genetic line? wdym

[toxic mirage]

Like, i created an army Path with differeents line in It like arty, inf and tanks

But if i do the way you said

I have to create all differents spirits for it

Because

If i do your way

The spirits cant work on other lines

Like

I tried to use add_to_variable = { ideas_bonus = bonus Number }
But it wont work

[timber zenith]

check what pdx did for the italian ideas

[toxic mirage]

They did add_to_variavle

[timber zenith]

I have no idea how it works but the stuff is in the italian history file

[toxic mirage]

But It wont work

[timber zenith]

You may have to set the variable first and add a dynamic modifier

i dunno though

[toxic mirage]

Oh

Thanks for your time

[timber zenith]

the italian history file has that stuff

all good

[timber zenith]

Ah yes it's common/dynamic_modifiers

that's the info you need in those files

[toxic mirage]

Damn

Gotta break my ass again :c

Noe

Now

Anybody Who knows how dynamic modifiers work?

[dry knot]

For anyone familiar with the debug console command, am I mistaken or is was there a command to clear the in game console history? I remember using it before and i think it was just “clear” but when i used it today it said it’s an unknown command.

[final tinsel]

i have question on making autonomy system:
im making system like: Colony - Princely County - Margraviate - Duchy - Grand Duchy - Personal Union - (released)

but my system does not work in game - in exactly saying: puppet can lower the puppet level like Duchy to Margraviate, but it cannot upgrade level like Duchy to Grand Duchy(in game: upgrade autonomy level from Duchy to Duchy)

is there something that i forgot to make?

[distant moat]

It is just set default wise that way
Below it should infact be Grand Duchy. It is usually in perspective of the overlord, but just in case, send a screenshot.

[distant moat]

Not sure, I barely know many console commands not gonna lie

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3245266695

[opal sparrow]

is there a mod that lets you release some sort of custom puppets / lets you do some sort of customisation to existing one

[still tangle]

am I the only one that struggles to find working cold war mods?

[pale sparrow]

no

[pale sparrow]

no, theres cold war iron curtain thats biggest I believe, but even that is mostly filler

which makes sense as not as much happened

[still tangle]

I'm playing iron curtain rn and it's....terrible

not as in content

content looks good

just terribly unplayable

[pale sparrow]

why then

[still tangle]

events happening multiple times in a row, out of date or out of conditions, playing as France, I can't even do vietnam war bc, the game doesn't allow me to move into some tiles for some reason, so we're just standing there not even fighting
also France's focus tree is locked behind events, one of them is named "elections of 1951, i guess I'll wait for the 51 elections, except is 53 now, so rip this entire focus tree I guess

also can't buy ressources, I have permanent 0 fuel

it's a shame bc the focus looks good, the events historical, the tech tree marvelous

but like...I can't play so

what to do but stare at it

[pale sparrow]

I see

[vestal ivy]

someone should make a mod that lets you choose models from different countries

like make a tank with the tiger model as argentina

or the spitfire model as china

like that

is it even possible?

[distant moat]

Not sure

[distant moat]

No

[distant moat]

Maybe, but the way im thinking would be incredibly tedious

[vestal ivy]

why?

[final tinsel]

autonomy_state = {
    id = duchy
    
    min_freedom_level = 0.6
    manpower_influence = 0.2
    
    rule = {
        desc = "RULE_DESC_IS_A_SUBJECT"
        can_not_declare_war = yes
        can_decline_call_to_war = no
        can_be_spymaster = yes
    }
    
    modifier = {
        autonomy_manpower_share = 0.0
        extra_trade_to_overlord_factor = 0.4
        overlord_trade_cost_factor = -0.4
        peace_score_ratio_transferred_to_overlord = 0.05
        lend_lease_tension_with_overlord = -0.1
    }
    
    ai_subject_wants_higher = {
        factor = 1.0
    }
    
    ai_overlord_wants_lower = {
        factor = 0.0
    }

    ai_overlord_wants_garrison = {
        always = no
    }

    allowed_levels_filter = {
        personal_union
        grand_duchy
        duchy
        margraviate
        princely_county
        colony
    }
    
    allowed = {
        if = {
            limit = {
                AND = {
                    OVERLORD = { original_tag = IMA }
                    OVERLORD = { NOT = { has_government = fascism } }
                    OVERLORD = { NOT = { has_government = communism } }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    
    can_take_level = {
    }

    can_lose_level = {
    }
}

...wait is there rule that ID should not be start with capital letter?

[valid apex]

Ya it is possible

Just a lot of work

[knotty tide]

i wanna add storm battalions and companies to my HOI4 MULTI MOD

[dusty flume]

Chat HoI4 Age of Imperialism is great

[dry knot]

Shame, this has been stuck on my mind since, I thought i was going crazy misremembering something that didn’t exist.

[distant moat]

Did you add the localization

[distant moat]

Because how I see it you would have to make copies of the skins and put in decisions only for certain countries, check each individual country has taken that decision, and make the copy skins available based on that.

[final tinsel]

nope not localization problem

[distant moat]

Possibly because the value is 1.0 to 0 which is like the full thing idk i dont usually add new autonomies

But I do with bop

Seems similar ebough to regards on the sides

[final tinsel]

and i found why this happened: there's a problem that if id starts with capital letter, the system broke

[distant moat]

Huh….

Did you backup an earlier save before that issue

Because Ids HAVE to start with all capital letters

[final tinsel]

just in autonomy system, fortunately

[distant moat]

Oh

Weird

[final tinsel]

i think someone should add the caution: you should make id with no capital letter when you make new autonomy system

[distant moat]

Good idea

[distant moat]

Acrually now that I think about it, its not that bad ive worked with variables before

Besides its simply changibg a variable from 0 to 1

To enable foreign design

[toxic mirage]

anybody can help me with dyn modifiers ?

[toxic mirage]

"i am so lonely"

"i have nobody"

[haughty bison]

what

[toxic mirage]

sup

[haughty bison]

hello

[wide lynx]

any thoughts on what I can add to this generic focus tree?

[toxic mirage]

gib gfx

xD

those icons are fire man

[wide lynx]

thanks

I use an icon pack

[toxic mirage]

how

please tell me the secret

[wide lynx]

https://github.com/Globvs/Ultimate-HOI4-GFX

this is where I got it from

its got pieces and backgrounds

[toxic mirage]

thanks man

[keen ruin]

What´s the best way to start with modding ?

[timber zenith]

tutorials by the iron workshop on youtube

[wide lynx]

yes i love those

[toxic mirage]

and start by making slow but precise progress

or you will end up like me

and not knowing why title of the focus wont fix

[distant moat]

Extend the civil and military branches, add potential neighbor wargoals

[distant moat]

Yes this saves a lot of time

[distant moat]

Tutorials, as he said, and another good way is to go through and just look at how the game files are structured

[limber badger]

Hello, i just started learning modding with some guy called "Iron workshop", but i can't seem to get past focus trees. I did everything according to the tutorial, even checked multiple wikis, but i can't seem to find the issue. I'm trying to slightly edit Czechoslovakian focus tree, but for some reason it doesn't work, i don't think that the mod even loaded in, is there any way to check?

[distant moat]

Sebd a screenshot of your code

Also make sure the brackets are properly closed

[limber badger]

That'd be too long since its the whole thing

[distant moat]

And send a screenshot of thr focus tree

Send a ss of focus tree then

Ill be able to tell you if its blank between a few issues

[distant moat]

Dynamic modifiers?

[toxic mirage]

yes

pls

[distant moat]

Just do it as if you’re making a normal modifier basically

[toxic mirage]

i am getting raped by it

[distant moat]

There isnt a huge difference

Stop overcomplicating it then

[toxic mirage]

i cant understand the code of it

like

i copied, changed it

[distant moat]

Whats giving you issues

[toxic mirage]

thing doesnt work

[distant moat]

Make sure brackets are closed always the first thing to check

[toxic mirage]

i putted liek in the hoi4 wiki, but wont appear in focuses

[toxic mirage]

i did

[distant moat]

Dynamic modifiers in focuses?

Just use a normal modifier

[limber badger]

Um sorry for being so dumb, but you want me to screenshot the focus tree code, right?

[distant moat]

Both

[limber badger]

wdym both?

[toxic mirage]

liek remove and add?

[distant moat]

Focus tree result and the code

[distant moat]

Focus tree modifiers can be used to trigger events and stuff without givingn effects midways through the focus and stuff

Dynamic modifiers arent necessary I dont think

The modifier happens until the complete effect

[toxic mirage]

so i can add modifiers without remove and add the ideas ?

[distant moat]

Ohhhh you just want to make an effect to change ideas?

What are you trting to do

Hold on one moment a little busy

[toxic mirage]

like focus 1 = gains national idea "heer"
focus 2(on the right) = +5% breakthrought
focus 2 (on the centre) +5% inf attack

[toxic mirage]

yeah sure

[limber badger]

Can i just send u the file itself? Would have to do a lot of ss since it's the whole game implemented focus tree with slight edits

the focus tree loads in normally, just without the changes i made

[timber zenith]

Have you actually activated the mod in the launcher?

[limber badger]

Yes

[distant moat]

Ih thats easy

[timber zenith]

You can change the modifier at the beginning of the tree to a number larger than 10 it might just need to load on top of the vanilla tree

[timber zenith]

You can use an if scope to check if one is selected first

[limber badger]

i set it to 20 and 100

didn't work either way

[timber zenith]

Could you upload the file then?

[toxic mirage]

liek ?

[distant moat]

Its like this
You have to make your national idea in a different folder
add_ideas = {
idea = IDEAIDHERE
}

[limber badger]

i use visual studio for editing, that is fine, right?

[toxic mirage]

dynamic folder ?

or just "ideas" folder

because i have bnoth

both

[timber zenith]

if = {
  limit = { has_idea = x }
  swap_ideas = {
    remove_idea = x
    add_idea = x_1
  }
}
else_if = {
  limit = { has_idea = x_1 }
  swap_ideas = {
    remove_idea = x_1
    add_idea = x_2
  }
}
```etc.

[distant moat]

Its ideas folder

In common

Yeah there is also swap ideas

To edit an existing idea

[toxic mirage]

yeah

but it needs a specific order

liek

[distant moat]

In game it will appear as either replace idea with or modify idea by

[toxic mirage]

i need to put precise ideas for that

[distant moat]

It needs to be in common/ideas

No order

Just make sure brackets are closed

[toxic mirage]

i will try

[distant moat]

And when you apply it to focus

Make sure its within the complete_effect scope

[toxic mirage]

Wait

How

[limber badger]

Also i forgot to ask, is it forbidden to remake game made focus trees?

I don't plan on posting it on workshop or anything

[timber zenith]

do whatever you want to vanilla stuff

and you can still upload

[distant moat]

Focus = {
All your other code here
complete_effect = {
add_ideas = {
idea = Ideaidhere
}
}
}

[distant moat]

No

Its fine

[limber badger]

Okay, thanks

I'm currently checking for the brackets, but i'm not seeing anything

[distant moat]

I cant see your file on discord because I dont use discord on pc

[timber zenith]

I think They're trying to have two focuses side by side, not mutually exclusive and you can select either at the same time that add modifiers to the same idea

[distant moat]

Oh

[timber zenith]

brackets are fine the game just isn't detecting the mod

[distant moat]

Yeah now you gotta create scopes thatll check if you got the certain idea

[limber badger]

huh, so any ideas?

[distant moat]

Thats why I prefer decisions when it comes to that

[limber badger]

should i just try to make a new one?

and paste the files

[timber zenith]

make a new mod and paste

yeah

[distant moat]

But I got to work on japan

So cant talk now

Bye

[timber zenith]

yeah there's no real clean way to do that

[limber badger]

Welp that also didn't work

[timber zenith]

what folder is the focus tree file in?

[limber badger]

Documents\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\mod\czechoslovakia\common\national_focus

[timber zenith]

What in the file did you modify? so i can check if its working for me

[limber badger]

just a sec, i'll get it all

[timber zenith]

just something

[limber badger]

completion_reward = {
add_political_power = 200
add_ideas = CZE_democratic_bastion
add_trait = {
character = CZE_edvard_benesh
ideology = conservatism
trait = little_churchill
}

the add_trait part

forgot one bracket, but its in the code

[timber zenith]

works for me

[limber badger]

that's great, now just to fix it for myself :D

one step to success

[timber zenith]

something is broken tho

[limber badger]

hmm, maybe i corrupted my gamefiles somehow?

[timber zenith]

extra lines

likely an issue with prerequisites somewhere? idk tho

[limber badger]

That's weird

question

is there something like a live server?

so i don't have to turn off and on the game every time i update something in the mod

(in case i managed to make it work somehow)

[timber zenith]

debug mode

right click the game in the list of the steam library, click properties, under launch options type -debug

[limber badger]

got it, thanks!

Could i ask you to try the whole code?

[timber zenith]

wdym

[limber badger]

You added the add_trait only, right?

[timber zenith]

nah i put in your whole focus tree file

[limber badger]

oh

Then it's 100% fault on my side

[timber zenith]

strange

are you launching the game with the right playset?

[limber badger]

Yes i checked multiple times

Other mods work just fine

Is there anything else i should have in the common folder?

or in the mod folder itself

[timber zenith]

nope

your path is fine

[limber badger]

I'm actually going insane, i tried everything and nothing worked

[toxic mirage]

imagine me with dynamic modifiers ;3

[limber badger]

i don't know what that is YET so i think im good :3

[toxic mirage]

lucky you ;3

[limber badger]

I can't get past loading the mod, so maybe i'll never know >:3

[toxic mirage]

What mod are you creating?

[limber badger]

I want to revamp central europe + balkans a bit

So that slovakia is playable, czechoslovakia as a whole would get expansion of their focus tree and probably better experience for releasables in yugoslavia

and also rework hungary, cuz commie branch is boring

wbu?

[toxic mirage]

Bigger focus tree for everyone

For now Just germany

192 focuses 💀

[limber badger]

Will you also make a generic one?

[limber badger]

nah 💀

[toxic mirage]

Dunno

For now i Will Just think to finish it

Its been 2 weeks

And i still have a lot tondo

To do

[limber badger]

Pheew thats a dedication

Hopefully i can get to making stuff on your level once i get through my biggest issue :D

[toxic mirage]

I am new too xd

Just

Putted more time

Now i am making wallpapers

Than i Will go to sleep

Its 2 a.m. now 💀 and i have school tomorrow

[proper acorn]

I deleted the German focus tree:

[toxic mirage]

Noice

[limber badger]

haha, good luck man :D

[toxic mirage]

You yoo

Too

[limber badger]

Hello i still can't get past my problem. As i already mentioned, i tried making my "own" mod, but it's not even loading into the game. I checked if i had the correct path and everything. Other mods work just fine. I also sent the code to someone on this server and the mod worked for them, so it's most likely me-sided issue. Any ideas as of what could be wrong?

[distant moat]

Ai strategy

[distant moat]

Restart pc for steam to update first just in case

[proper acorn]

I'm fixing it now

[distant moat]

It doesnt need fixed

Its just ai strategy

[proper acorn]

ok

[limber badger]

will do

[proper acorn]

I just deleted everything that starts with has_completed_focus = GER

[limber badger]

Didn't fix the issue

[proper acorn]

how do I fix it?

[desert current]

You got it so low😭

[wise sundial]

Is there a way to make variable which will count players in each faction? Tried different things, but doesn't work that way

[rose heath]

bro thinks 704 errors is a lot

https://tenor.com/view/gamer-gif-19988235

[desert current]

gotta love the 9k errors in base game

[dry sandal]

Best HOI4 mods ranking?

On my opinion:

1. Player-Led Peace Conferences
2. Europe in Flames
3. Military Topographic Map / Supreme Graphics Collection
4. MI2 / MI3

[warm anvil]

Clear doesn't clean the history of fired commands saved in a dedicated file but the that in the console commands window in game

[warm anvil]

Have you solve?

[dry knot]

Oh yeah i know that they’re stored in console_history file, i was more confused about clear being registered as an unknown command on my end

[warm anvil]

What is the name of this mod?

[merry trout]

does anyone know why factories from focuses spawn the factories but still I cannot use them in my mod

[toxic mirage]

Nope

Still havent

I Will try again when i go back home

[merry trout]

@tepid notch yo bro

ty for trying to help

but it isnt working idk why

[tepid notch]

was passiert

[merry trout]

falls ich land tag switche

kommen die factories

oder econonomy law änder

aber normal nicht

[tepid notch]

ah I see

so probably there is a problem in your consumer goods

[merry trout]

i dont think so

because when the factories spawn there in the state

but the factory count on top doesnt change

[tepid notch]

ah

I am not that good in modding lol

[merry trout]

thast fine

thank you tho

can anyone help pls.
In my mod I have focuses that spawn factories, in the state the factories do spawn after the focus is done, however the factory count on top doesn't go up/change and the factory isn't useable even though it exists in the state where it should spawn, if I change economy law or tag switch to a country and tag switch back, the factories work normally, I think its because how factories refresh, does anyone have an idea on how to fix this please?

[final tinsel]

actually duchy is just example

[warm anvil]

Read the wiki

And search video tutorial on YouTube

[timber zenith]

unpause

[merry trout]

BRO

😭😭

[timber zenith]

lol

[merry trout]

Anyone pls 🙏

[timber zenith]

im not joking

[merry trout]

Im gonna quit modding Inna sec

[merry trout]

I did unpause

And wait

Nothing happened

Im not that dumb

[warm anvil]

What?

[warm anvil]

Write what you want and we make it together

[merry trout]

Read this

Explained better

[warm anvil]

What is the name?

[tepid notch]

btw, only civs / mils or both?

[warm anvil]

Send the text of these factories adding

Extra factories maybe doesn't count

[merry trout]

no i found the problem

its the order of battle thing

but idrk what that i

s

[timber zenith]

oob? that's units

history/units

[merry trout]

yes

[merry trout]

but idk what i have to do

[timber zenith]

Did you make a new country?

[merry trout]

yeah

[timber zenith]

Probably make a copy of one of the regular oob files from history/units and change the tags to your own

and delete the actual units, keep the templates and stuff

[merry trout]

ill try

thank you

[timber zenith]

no problem

[merry trout]

isnt working

idk whast wrong w the file but nothing in it works

[tepid notch]

bit of a wierd question, but how do I make good looking idea pictures/ leader pictures

[merry trout]

Leader is hard ive been trying for a while but for ideas u can use stuff from vanilla or other mods and change them a bit

In paint.net

[tepid notch]

yes ik

I just use irl pictures rn

but it looks cursed

[merry trout]

Yes I used to do that too but it looks bad

[tepid notch]

yes

[merry trout]

I just stole my leader from rt 56

They have many leaders

[tepid notch]

same o.O

I copy from other mods

[merry trout]

Even for irrelevant countries

LOL

ye me too

Greece reworked also has some fire stuff

We needa make a red dead redemption 2 mod

Best game

[tepid notch]

o.O

I only have rdr2 on pc

but my pc is a potato

so the graphics are trash

[merry trout]

😭

Better than nothing

[tepid notch]

I will buy ps :/

[merry trout]

Buy ps 5 Xbox series

Don’t get 4

[tepid notch]

but my parents said they will kick me out of the house if I buy one

[merry trout]

LOL

[tepid notch]

yes ik

hard life

[merry trout]

Js Save up

[tepid notch]

I have enough money :/

but I dont want to get kicked out

[merry trout]

Beg them till they give up

Always works

[tepid notch]

they said it will ruin my life

[merry trout]

Nah tell them ur doing the same thing on a bad pc and it didn’t ruin ur life

[tepid notch]

its my mom

she like hates games

my dad doesnt care

if I do anything wrong she says its bc of games :/

[merry trout]

Nahhh

Convince her wrong

[tepid notch]

and like my sister can do anything

she never gets critic

[merry trout]

Move out 🔥🔥

[tepid notch]

where can I move to

I dont want to live in a trash can bruh

[merry trout]

😭

Poor u bro

[tepid notch]

is this a good leader picture lol

[merry trout]

Looks 🔥

[hybrid coyote]

I am developing a mod with my friends and there is a need to straight up remove a few large features. How could i remove a large feature like for example the whole of trading?

[sand parcel]

any 1v1 mod recommendations?

[obtuse condor]

This would make for a good HOI4 focus icon

[vagrant aurora]

how do you change the loading screen background? i have images, but i want to set one of them exactly to be the background once the game loads

[flat fox]

why not? its free real estate

arturd morgan?

[tall ferry]

xxtentincles facist monarchy for coloumbia

[tepid notch]

😱

[stoic briar]

There should be a mod which gives Germany a debuff called "one ball" and gives -0.001% population growth debuff.

[grim onyx]

gawd damn, its been only a week

[stoic briar]

I wonder if there's a mod that allows you to make claims on land, or even one that allows joint controll of a state

That'd be pretty dang cool tbh

[primal mantle]

Hey, is someone here that know how to use variables in national ideas like :

add_dynamic_modifier = { modifier = SOV_the_politburo_good_dynamic_modifier }

custom_effect_tooltip = SOV_the_centre_ns_tt

[toxic mirage]

I am Trying to learn too >;3

[primal mantle]

i only found were the variables are

[gritty wigeon]

A new MOD, currently only do the UI, the plot has not yet figured out, I hope there are coder and writers can join

[toxic mirage]

You Need Dynamic modifier folder, like in the hearts of iron 4

Thats a bit i know

Write in that file the modifier

And shit

[primal mantle]

ok

thx

[toxic mirage]

Look on other dynamic modifiers like the One from soviets or italy

But still

Mines doesnt work

[primal mantle]

someone else know something?

[merry trout]

Does anyone know what this

Is

Its been a problem in my mod and idk what I need to do

[primal mantle]

what is this about?

[primal mantle]

there is other way

like this

completion_reward = {
add_ideas = MPL_unions
if = {
limit = {
has_idea = MPL_two_people_union_1
}
swap_ideas = {
add_idea = MPL_two_people_union_2
remove_idea = MPL_two_people_union_1
}
}
else_if = {
limit = {
has_idea = MPL_two_people_union_2
}
swap_ideas = {
add_idea = MPL_two_people_union_3
remove_idea = MPL_two_people_union_2
}
}
else_if = {
limit = {
has_idea = MPL_two_people_union_3
}
swap_ideas = {
add_idea = MPL_two_people_union_4
remove_idea = MPL_two_people_union_3
}
}
else = {
effect_tooltip = {
swap_ideas = {
add_idea = MPL_two_people_union_2
remove_idea = MPL_two_people_union_1
}
}
}

checking if you have one of the ideas

[torpid reef]

I was making a mod for a custom national focus for Sweden but it didn't work in the mods folder. I put it into the vanilla file and it worked perfectly. its put into all the right folders and has been turned on in the launcher any idea what's going wrong?

[primal mantle]

maybe you miss something in other folder

or file

@torpid reef

[torpid reef]

wdym?

[primal mantle]

for example when you make idea for focus tree and make mistake or forget to add something in this idea

something like that

[torpid reef]

Ah okay

I'll look around

[primal mantle]

or you can send me piece of focus so i can check it

[primal mantle]

@torpid reef and you founded something?

[merry trout]

My factories don’t spawn from for example focuses

[toxic mirage]

yeah but thats normal modifier, i want to make it easier with dynamic one's

[toxic mirage]

if focuses dont spawn maybe you put a barrrck to much

[merry trout]

No factories

No focuses

[merry trout]

:

Thats the problem

I think

[toxic mirage]

show the code

[merry trout]

I can’t rn

[toxic mirage]

dayum >:c

[merry trout]

But pretty sure the code is right

[toxic mirage]

hava

nagila hava

nagila hava something in jewish

ddint saw the varialble video on YT 💀 spent days to beg someoen for lessons and its the only video on yt

ironworkshop the best?

[toxic mirage]

did you copied and paste ?

[merry trout]

Yes

This is the problem tho

[primal mantle]

you want factories from focuses?

[merry trout]

Yes

[primal mantle]

random_core_state = {
add_extra_state_shared_building_slots = 2
add_building_construction = {
type = industrial_complex
level = 1
instant_build = yes
}
add_building_construction = {
type = industrial_complex
level = 1
instant_build = yes
}
}

here you go my friend

and for military

random_core_state = {
add_extra_state_shared_building_slots = 1
add_building_construction = {
type = arms_factory
level = 1
instant_build = yes
}

        }

"random_core_state" you can change to id of state

[limber badger]

Reposting my still on-going problem
Hello i still can't get past my problem. As i already mentioned, i tried making my "own" mod, but it's not even loading into the game. I checked if i had the correct path and everything. Other mods work just fine. I also sent the code to someone on this server and the mod worked for them, so it's most likely me-sided issue. Any ideas as of what could be wrong?

[merry trout]

Are u starting it from the steam version?

Or the mods path

[primal mantle]

@merry trout did you see code for factories that i sended you?

[merry trout]

Oh I just did

Thanks you bro

I’ll try it out rn

And tell u

[limber badger]

steam version i suppose

[merry trout]

Then that’s why

[limber badger]

i don't think there is a way to start it from the mod one

[merry trout]

Wait lemme see

[primal mantle]

where do you have your mod folder?

localization

[limber badger]

\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\mod\

and then the folder of the mod (inside mod folder)

[primal mantle]

what do you see when you open hoi4 with mod?

[limber badger]

default game

with no changes

[primal mantle]

no

with this mod enabled

in launcher

[limber badger]

ye i said that

default game shows up

no changes i made

while its on

the mod is not registered by the game

but other mods work just fine

[primal mantle]

you created mod in launcher?

[limber badger]

Yes

[primal mantle]

hmm

i don't really know wtf

[limber badger]

I did everything shown in Iron workshop's tutorial

[primal mantle]

what about dlc?

[limber badger]

What about those?

I have them on

[primal mantle]

ok

[merry trout]

@limber badger

this is what i meant

one is from steam

and other from the mods path

[primal mantle]

?

waht do you mean?

[limber badger]

I am a little confused, but i have it in the launcher if thats what you meant

[merry trout]

u can start ur mod

[merry trout]

dou have 2

like me

or one

[limber badger]

One

[merry trout]

ohh

then i dont know

but dissabling the one from the steam path worked for me

i had the same issue

[primal mantle]

maybe you don't see changes because you do something wrong in code (national focus etc.)

[limber badger]

No the code was checked

[merry trout]

no he said it works for others

[limber badger]

As i said, one person tried the code

[merry trout]

i had teh same issue

the*

[primal mantle]

so there is one solution

[limber badger]

aw man, i have been trying to fix it for three days now :D

[merry trout]

is ur mod up on steam

[primal mantle]

make new one and copy code

[limber badger]

tried that

[limber badger]

elaborate?

[primal mantle]

wtf

[limber badger]

like uploaded?

or

[merry trout]

yes

[limber badger]

its not

Its only for me

[merry trout]

hmm

so is it

in the steam workshop files

or not

[limber badger]

no

its in the documents mod folder

[merry trout]

oh alr

[limber badger]

that paradox created automatically

[merry trout]

then idk

sorry

[limber badger]

No worries, thanks for the help anyways

[merry trout]

are u in modding den server

maybe they can help

[primal mantle]

what is this server?

[merry trout]

i dmed u it

[limber badger]

I am not, i'll join it if i don't fix it today

[merry trout]

hoi 4 modding server

[primal mantle]

can u send me on priv?

[merry trout]

sure

[meager epoch]

hey I was making my mod but I accidentally got rid of the remote file id, is there any way to get it back cuz now the game says its missing a descriptor file

[meager epoch]

how do I do this?

[merry trout]

In ur description file

In mod folder

It should be ur mods name

The directory to ur mod folder isn’t right

[meager epoch]

the remote file id should be the mod name?

or the mod folder?

[merry trout]

What’s the remote file id

Never heard of that

There should be a notepad file in ur mod folder

Named after ur mod

[meager epoch]

this is what I have in my mod folder

[meager epoch]

is it this?

[limber badger]

Any kind soul that could help me swap country leader traits?
current code:
completion_reward = {
swap_ideas = { remove_idea = CZE_democratic_bastion add_idea = CZE_beacon_of_liberty }
if{ limit = { country_leader = CZE_edvard_benesh}
swap_country_leader_traits = {
remove = indecisive
add = SWI_conservative_democrat
ideology = conservatism
}
}
}

[timber zenith]

remote file id is the steam workshop ID for your mod. inside the folder with the directory documents/paradox interactive/hearts of iron IV/mod there will be a file named yourmodname.mod or whatever you named your mod (likely the mod's folder name)

if that file doesn't exist you should copy-paste an existing one from the same area and modify it for the information of your mod

[meager epoch]

ok

are there any guides or tutorials you guys would reccomend for learning how to mod

[limber badger]

iron workshop

on youtube

its even in the pinned here on discord

[limber badger]

@timber zenith

Sorry for pinging you like this, but would you happen to know where i can assign leaders to political parties?

I can't use wiki atm for some reason

[pastel crater]

Is there a mod that lets you change your flag without making a formable

[obtuse condor]

I need help with the GFX

[lofty plaza]

The shine name has a double underscore

[obtuse condor]

Same problem...

[lofty plaza]

I don't think hoi4 takes PNG

At least for focuses

[limber badger]

it should be dds form, right?

[lofty plaza]

Yep

[obtuse condor]

Ok, wait a minute

[lofty plaza]

Can do it with gimp or paint.net

[lofty plaza]

Have you checked the error log?

[obtuse condor]

Oh

[lofty plaza]

Hm yes

[obtuse condor]

What I can do?

[obtuse condor]

@lofty plaza ?

[gaunt merlin]

I have this two problems in my mod, the first one is the name of Nestor Makhno, which is "MAK_nestor_makhno_army", and I want to be just "Nestor Maknho". The other problem is the name of nation doesn't appears in diplomatic actions. Could anyone help me? Sorry for my bad english.

[meager epoch]

I followed the Iron workshop guide on how to make new states, so I started with a state for the american side of the mexican border. Currently it just doesnt show up

[bronze trellis]

for some reason, it spews both "Partido Liberal" and PCCh as the ruling party, even though I have never put the Partido Liberal group into the code.

fixed

[median hollow]

guy can anybody help me

my mod is on but when i start the game
vanila version starts

[bronze trellis]

if you installed it from the paradox mods and or other platforms, go into "Show in Folder" and unzip the .zip file if there is one.

leave it as a folder plainly.

not a zip file.

[median hollow]

now its showing this

[merry marsh]

Hey, I'm looking for 5 people who want to create a mod with me. If you feel like it, contact me 😄

[bronze trellis]

launcher version and mod version.

check.

[median hollow]

how can i check it?

[bronze trellis]

i can already see you have the wrong version installed for your launcher

should look like this

if you hover over the

warning sign

[median hollow]

yeah it has the same sign

[bronze trellis]

the version should be in the "Home" tab

on the right side of your screen

okay so hold on

is this YOUR mod.

or is this a mod you installed

[median hollow]

yup i can see it

[median hollow]

i installed it

not my mod

[bronze trellis]

try to find a version that is basically up to date with the version of your HOI4 instance, if you can't find one try scrolling through

Steam - Hearts of Iron IV - Properties - Betas and you should be able to enroll into the older versions, if you can't then get yourself a private beta key.

which should give you a list of more versions you can update your launcher too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsO8atg9_6M

[thorny cypress]

I litteraly joined the serv for a simple issue... THIS

Im creatung my first mod as a test, and I have a national focus that remplace the italian leader by an assembly. Everything is working, except the image. I've searched but didn't find anything, does anyone know what's happening?

[toxic mirage]

Pixels?

[thorny cypress]

I don't know much, but you should check the brackets, sometimes they're not closing the right line and it messes up everything

[thorny cypress]

No, I checked many times, even tried with an untouched portrait and it's still the same bug

[toxic mirage]

Have you modified the corners of the potrait?

[thorny cypress]

Nope

[toxic mirage]

Dayum

Cant help ;c

[thorny cypress]

Rip, u tried atleast so still thanks .-.

[merry trout]

Is the imagine png?

[thorny cypress]

No, .dds

[merry trout]

Image

Oh

Maybe u need to make it bigger

[thorny cypress]

It's shown correctly everywhere BUT ingame

[merry trout]

Do u use paint.net

[thorny cypress]

Yea

[merry trout]

Maybe take another portrait and see if there the same size

Because I had something fimiliar

[thorny cypress]

That's what I said, I checked with an original portrait and the same thing happens

[merry trout]

And that did it for me

[merry trout]

Oh

Idk them sorry

[thorny cypress]

Np, but still thanks

[merry trout]

If this server doesn’t help ask in Hoi 4 modding server

I can send u an invite

[thorny cypress]

I'll see

[primal mantle]

hey, anyone know how can i gei character as leader by focus?

[lofty plaza]

scope character, promote_leader = yes

[primal mantle]

i have but still is previous leader

[lofty plaza]

That's if they have a leader already defined

If not then you'll have to do it there

[primal mantle]

how can i define them?

[merry marsh]

Hey, I'm looking for 5 people who want to create a mod with me. If you feel like it, contact me 😄 all are welcome

[primal mantle]

what is your mod about?

[merry marsh]

Idk i want to create a mod wehn you have an idea then we do it

[primal mantle]

i could help but i have a problem with coutry leader

[merry marsh]

no problem

[thorny cypress]

I can do some things if u want, like GFX and synthaxes ofc

[toxic mirage]

What Is the mod based on?

[scenic sonnet]

Bro if you send the image you wanna use I can make it for u

[lucid stag]

does anyone know a mod similar to GDW's army insignias but for Field Armies

And maybe more army insignias

i love having larpy options

[obtuse condor]

Hello i'd like to ask if anyone could help me with a problem. I've recently tried giving focuses in my mod a name. for some it works for some not really
in those pictures the slovakian one works but the ''nert'' one doesn't would anyone know the cause?

[wicked birch]

does someone know how to add image to description?

[obtuse condor]

Remove the -

[dry knot]

Stumped on trying to change the cosmetic tag from British Malaya to British East Indies, but aside from that I’m cooking something

[mossy delta]

does somebody know a good mod for time period between ww1 and ww2?

[pseudo python]

I have a modding question? Is it ok to ask it here?

[merry trout]

Yes

[pseudo python]

Ok then, I am using this mod for vanilla with Kaiserredux which adds advisors via a decision but it doesn’t always show the advisors when I do the decision.

[toxic mirage]

Maybe you should add the advisors folders

And recruit them

And make them avaiable via decision

[pseudo python]

I might be able to fix it because if I click the decision before starting the clock it works.

[wanton slate]

Hey! Would anyone here happen to be good at making models/reskins?

[timber zenith]

You might just be able to do set_cosmetic_tag = INS

the regular indonesia has a specific line of localisation that makes subjects change their name to fit the overlord

INS_subject: "$OVERLORDADJ$ East Indies"

basically whenever INS is a subject it will use that loc

So you could just slap that into one of your loc files and change the INS to MAL instead

[valid apex]

maybe i can help with that

[gritty dragon]

great war redux has a 1919 start date

[errant mural]

What is the most common reason for the nudge tool to crash?

I am trying to update my map mod to the newest version of the game

but my game crashes whenever I click on the state option of the nudge tool

[haughty bison]

actually

that's just the great war mod

great war redux only has 1910 and 1914

[obtuse condor]

Nope still nothin

[subtle plover]

My map isn't working

I got a balkans map

and the game wont open

[dry knot]

Hell yeah

[thorn barn]

I downloaded a mod and extarct it now it is like this but the tutorial im watching showes something elese what should i do?

[wide lynx]

?

[dry knot]

Hm?

[wide lynx]

what about the image?

[dry knot]

Changed “Batavia” to “Pretania”

[wide lynx]

when occupied by british malaya?

[dry knot]

Still undecided, it’s either early during Colonisation era or when the Dutch gets invaded by Napoleon

[obtuse condor]

Would anyone know what could cause some focus names not to work at all even tho they are written in the localisation file for it to work and the other focuses have names with the same naming format as the ones that don't work?

i keep getting that some focuses have names and some dont at all and it doesn't work when i try to assign them names.

[hard mirage]

idk why but pictures in events kinda broke after some editing do somone know why?

i made this event to work with my new country

here too

[late vector]

maybe the res is wrong but idk

ive been having problems too, my leader portrait doesnt show up and it just says "no commander", could anyone just list potential reasons for this happening? i'll see where it goes wrong

[hard mirage]

hmm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1r4_KZbrL4&list=PLt_7vUaEvaGTJ0ISBqY2v4EyfmPALiVS7&index=17

this guy helped me much

[late vector]

yep

my only beef is he's a bit verbose with his explanation

[hard mirage]

whats verbose? im polish

[late vector]

using needlessly large amounts of words

[hard mirage]

ah

kinda ye

but when i did the leader exactly as him it worked

[late vector]

mh i guess i'll try again from the start

[hard mirage]

maybe check for these {}

[toxic mirage]

Guys

How do i link the dynamic modifiers and the custom effects so i can activate the bariable?

Variable

[pure scaffold]

is there console command to reload state files

[toxic mirage]

You mean literally the states?

Ike

Territories?

[lofty plaza]

No, reload the game

[plucky crystal]

what is the code to make an event trigger another event in another country?

pls help me

[pure scaffold]

Sad

[lofty plaza]

Scope it to that country

[plucky crystal]

like that?

CER = {
country_event = {
id = res_res.1
days = 10
}

}

but it dont work

@lofty plaza

[lofty plaza]

Yep

[plucky crystal]

hmm

but is dont work

it is here but it is not triggered in that country

[proper acorn]

Have you already checked by changing country to see if it worked?

[plucky crystal]

but with another country? Is it about changing it and seeing if the event occurred?

@proper acorn

[proper acorn]

the trigger is not working or the event is not arriving in Russia?

[plucky crystal]

yes

It doesn't arrive, I guess