modding

[proven sage]

If you want from the start, then history file is the way, if you want by focuses, then you can look into UK focus Indian indepence to see how it works

[mortal pilot]

i think i understand it now

it doesn't get an icon

i straight up link it to the spritetype

NO IT'S NOT

HOW

[glass acorn]

Eh dynamic modifiers work a bit different than normal ideas

Instead of doing LIT_invested_in_farms

You add the GFX_idea part first

Since Dynamic modifiers don't auto write that like how Ideas do

I made a decent guide below

^^^

[mortal pilot]

uhhhh

[glass acorn]

Adding them in a focus tree simply looks like this

Adding them as a starting modifier looks like this

[mortal pilot]

what file is this

what folder

[glass acorn]

common > dynamic_modifiers

[mortal pilot]

there is such a folder?

😭

[glass acorn]

Yes

Here

Just borrow one of mine that you can edit off of

#PACIFICI#

Military Unrest From Demobilization

PCF_Arms_Race_Aftershock = { #NATIONAL SPIRIT
enable = { always = yes }

icon = GFX_idea_ast_classify_aliens

stability_factor = PCF_Race_Stability_Factor

war_support_factor = PCF_Race_War_Support_Factor

consumer_goods_factor = PCF_Race_Consumers_Factor

production_speed_buildings_factor = PCF_Race_Construction_Factor 

production_speed_arms_factory_factor = PCF_Race_Construction_Mils_Factor

production_speed_dockyard_factor = PCF_Race_Construction_Dockyards_Factor

industrial_capacity_factory = PCF_Race_Factory_Output_Factor

industrial_capacity_dockyard = PCF_Race_Naval_Output_Factor

experience_gain_air_factor = PCF_Race_Air_XP_Factor

experience_gain_navy_factor = PCF_Race_Navy_XP_Factor

experience_gain_army_factor = PCF_Race_Army_XP_Factor

}

To sum it up

You can assign a name to the effects, then when you change the value, use that new name

So if you wanna increase the army XP gain, you don't write "experience_gain_army_factor = 0.05" you write "PCF_Race_Army_XP_Factor = 0.05"

[mortal pilot]

i'm so cofused

[glass acorn]

In actual practice it'd look like this

add_to_variable = { PCF_Race_Navy_XP_Factor = 0.1 }

This would add 10%+ Navy XP gain

Dynamic modifiers are easy once you get the hang of em dw

[mortal pilot]

add_dynamic_modifier = { modifier = TGE_scientific_development }

can i put this in the completion reward?

[glass acorn]

Yes

[mortal pilot]

hmmm

[glass acorn]

Now do note

You must pre-write the modifier/effects before you implement them

So if you add TGE_scientific_development right now, it won't have any modifiers

You can add these in the country's history file

[mortal pilot]

not in the focus?

[glass acorn]

This is how (Without the add dynamic modifier part)

[glass acorn]

You can do it in the focus too

But dynamic modifier effects don't have change tooltips, so just keep that in mind

[mortal pilot]

what's it for research speed

[glass acorn]

It may look like it doesn't change but it will

Are you asking for the modifier for research speed?

[mortal pilot]

tbh i have no ideas what tooltips are

[mortal pilot]

yep

[glass acorn]

research_speed_factor = "Number"

So if you want +10% research speed

do "add_to_variable = { TGE_science_research_speed = 0.1 }"

TGE_science_research_speed can be what you want depending on what you assign in the dynamic modifier file

[mortal pilot]

oh so it takes the first word to identify it?

here science

[glass acorn]

You need to add the identities manually

[mortal pilot]

😭

[glass acorn]

Just copy and paste this

Then edit it to what you want

#COUNTRY#

COMMENT

DYNAMIC_MODIFIER_NAME = { #NATIONAL SPIRIT
enable = { always = yes }

icon = GFX_idea_IMAGE

MODIFIER = CUSTOM_MODIFIER_NAME

MODIFIER = CUSTOM_MODIFIER_NAME

MODIFIER = CUSTOM_MODIFIER_NAME

}

[mortal pilot]

yep i'm just making a normal idea and replacing it with a better one

sorry but i can't understand this

all i know is how to copy

i might have copied the whole reichkommisariat system but this is too much for me

[cursive atlas]

Where would I be able to change it in the history file?

[mortal pilot]

can you just tell me what to put exactly where to make sure it works

and i just try to understand how it works?

i can't make sense of it reading it

😔

[glass acorn]

Mb I was busy

[mortal pilot]

my brain is exploding

[glass acorn]

Tell me the modifiers you want

and I'll write an example

[mortal pilot]

just research speed

in my industry branch i get research speed as i keep going

i'm trying to figure out how to do the whole thing

so tried to copy legacy of greatness or soviet 5 year plan

but i couldn't

and now i'm here

[glass acorn]

TGE_scientific_development = { #NATIONAL SPIRIT
enable = { always = yes }

icon = GFX_idea_IMAGE

research_speed_factor = TGE_science_research_speed

}

[mortal pilot]

this is not gonna mess anything up right?

oh i think it's getting somewhere

[glass acorn]

It shouldn't if the file name is unique

[mortal pilot]

GFX_idea_IMAGE is not an action icon is it?

[glass acorn]

It can just use a normal idea icon

[mortal pilot]

hmmm

[glass acorn]

But make sure you add the GFX_idea part

[mortal pilot]

lemme find the icons file

[glass acorn]

You want a good site for finding icons?

[mortal pilot]

the what

[mortal pilot]

yeah sure

[glass acorn]

https://yard1.github.io/HoI4-GFX-Search/

[mortal pilot]

checking the files sucks

😭

[mortal pilot]

omg thank you so much 😭

[glass acorn]

Np lmao

[mortal pilot]

alright the thing gets added

so now adding the bonus

set_variable = {TGE_science_research_speed = 0.05}

[glass acorn]

Now just note

It won't show the modifier in the focus's effects unless you add it manually

[mortal pilot]

damm...

[glass acorn]

So you have to code stuff like this manually

[mortal pilot]

custom_effect_tooltip?

[glass acorn]

"\n Modify §YScientific Development§! by:\n$MODIFIER_RESEARCH_SPEED_FACTOR$: §G+5%§! "

Which ingame would look like this

[mortal pilot]

completion_reward = {
custom_effect_tooltip = TGE_scientific_development_tt
set_variable = {TGE_science_research_speed = 0.05}
add_dynamic_modifier = { modifier = TGE_scientific_development }
}

i'm an idiot aren't i?

😭

[glass acorn]

Instead of set_variable do add_to_variable

set_variable's better for history files instead of focuses

[mortal pilot]

yeah still nothing

[glass acorn]

Did you add the localisation?

Should be like this

TGE_scientific_development_tt:0 "\n Modify §YScientific Development§! by:\n$MODIFIER_RESEARCH_SPEED_FACTOR$: §G+5%§! "

[mortal pilot]

well it doesn't work it seems like

[glass acorn]

What doesn't work about it

Oh ye have you set the base values in the history file of the country

[glass acorn]

^^^

[mortal pilot]

my dumbass replaced TGE_science_research_speed with the icon name

😭

[glass acorn]

Lmao

[mortal pilot]

i fixed it

now my game isn't loading up anymore

istg if have to reinstall the game again...

not again 😭

did i mess up the game files?

[glass acorn]

🤷‍♂️

I can't exactly see your screen yk

[mortal pilot]

completion_reward = {
custom_effect_tooltip = TGE_scientific_development_tt
add_to_variable = {TGE_science_research_speed = 0.05}
add_dynamic_modifier = { modifier = TGE_scientific_development }
}

what the tt do

[glass acorn]

^^^

[mortal pilot]

the game won't load up the mod anymore

it says i need .net framework and visual c++ redistributable

damm

or it just won'T open it at all unless i remove it mod

[spice knoll]

Sometime if the mod breaks the game to oblivion before load screen that may happen

[swift field]

i will add AFV ifv and apc units and templates to my hoi4 multi mod

aswell as new tank armored and MBT units and templates aswell

[wise cradle]

Does a hoi4 map have to be 5632 by 2080 or can it bigger ?

[pale sparrow]

It can definitely be smaller so I assume larger as well

[mortal pilot]

remember how it wan't working? it was because i forgot to add l_english 😭

[radiant salmon]

Does anyone have any Czechoslovakian focus trees mods that are working?

[pale sparrow]

Road to 56

I like going fascist militaristic, and yet still form a big faction

[autumn coyote]

can somebody please tell me how to edit tiles/create new ones? I tried editing the provinces.bmp file but as expected that didnt work.

[pale sparrow]

definition.csv got info on all the tiles

while history/states has which state theyre assigned to

[autumn coyote]

i am kinda new to modding, but I want to make more tiles in northern africa, how do i get them on the map?

[pale sparrow]

Draw new tile with unique RGB, then define it using that RGB at the bottom of definition.csv, then assign it to a state in history/states

See the wiki also

[autumn coyote]

so editing the provinces.bmp file was correct, i just had to pull all of the info of the tiles in definition.csv and assigne them to a state?

[pale sparrow]

yup

[cursive atlas]

How can I easily rename all the flag files to a new created ideology?

[mortal pilot]

generic_research_bonus

for some reason it doesn't show it when i use it

[azure summit]

Do it with the nudger

Also just Look at a Tutorial on YouTube

Way easier

If you only define it and put it into the State, it will Crash the Game, you also need to put in the Stratetig region

And validate it with the troops and buildings, since some stuff may bug and also crashes u the Game of the error keeps on repeating Itself

[vague grail]

I'm using mod 通用坦克模型修改 Generic tank model modification. The tank models do appear in the tank design section, but how can I make them appear in the division design section?

[gilded socket]

so if i wanna mod the game do I have to have a paradox account or is it ok if i just use a steam account?

[crystal sand]

you just need the paradox launcher and the game on steam

[gilded socket]

oh ok

[pale sparrow]

You need the PDX launcher to upload mods, but you dont need a PDX account to do that IIRC ^^

[gilded socket]

Ok

One more question. What language does hoi4 mods use?

[pale sparrow]

Can support as many as the main game, and more

[gilded socket]

Oh no i meant in programming

[pale sparrow]

Typically you just put English, and if its a really popular mod you could try to find translators

ah

Its more of a...data format?

[gilded socket]

Oh ok

[stray ore]

i cant mod but can sb teach me

?

[pale sparrow]

most the code is just pure content

[pale sparrow]

Read the wiki and watch the guides on YT

[gilded socket]

Ah

[stray ore]

okay

[pale sparrow]

Official Paradox beginner modding guides:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7zIU3L2eUs&list=PL6EAZcF5cWbg57Srq6BTVvguMl6YfP9pG

[stray ore]

thanks

[mortal pilot]

i'm having some trouble giving a dynamix modifier an icon

[lapis flume]

chat hypothetically if i integrate a map graphics mod in my 1.14.5 mod and then i try to update my mod to 1.16.5 and it crashes should i just remove it

or is it crashing just cuz the game added more states

nnnevermind same crash

i hate this

[proven sage]

anyone got an idea how to make the limit work?? since this is not working properly every_possible_country = { limit = {date < 1936.2.1} add_timed_idea = {idea = no_trade days = 729}}

[proven sage]

depends on what files your mod has

can crash bc of building files

[lapis flume]

well in short i made a new country in the soviet union and thats pretty much it everything else has the same mechanics

[lapis flume]

?

wdym

[proven sage]

does it also crash nudge tool?

[lapis flume]

it crashes while the game is loading

so idk

[proven sage]

if it just creates a new country, then the file count is low prob, join vc helping lounge 1, can help with that

[lapis flume]

forgot to say i cant speak nor hear cuz family's home

e

[proven sage]

just stream your mod files

go to map files

ok, wait

just stay at the main place, since you dont have that

go history

and states

[lapis flume]

all of those are siberian states and idk if paradox changed anything for soviet union in 1.15 and 1.16

[proven sage]

my first guess is air zones, but cant figure that much out of this

[lapis flume]

hmmm

well if the map stuff is the only problem i guess i could copy all the other files over to my 1.16.5 backup mod

like this

[proven sage]

actually wait, if its crashin nudge, than it cant be

[lapis flume]

but i can never know that if it crashes while loading

like

it almost finishes loading and then im hit with a 50 megabyte crash file

[proven sage]

go to steam, and open setting on hoi4, then properties, and write debug, and then open hoi

[lapis flume]

wont that do the same thing

but aight

i already got a shortcut here

oh wow

weird

why this mf gone

its supposed to be green russian state

is that the problem

[proven sage]

umm, i see that history aint workin properly

wait, let me see the map

lemme think

ok, so your country is not properly written, so go to history files first, and lemme see the new country file

[lapis flume]

it worked perfectly in 1.14.5 so thats probably the change

here

[proven sage]

thats fine, go to countries, colors in common

oh, common, then countries

[lapis flume]

OH THATS THE THING I DIDNT COPY IT

hold up

wait

[proven sage]

that stuff does not crash debugg

[lapis flume]

this one fine?

[proven sage]

it is, so go country tags next

[delicate tangle]

Anyone know how to solve this? I can't continue with it.

[lapis flume]

u reactivated my brain

theres new french and british puppets right

thats the problem

[proven sage]

possibly, but not sure about it, since your nation does not appear on the map

[lapis flume]

thats cuz when we were checking it i didnt insert the common file, which included colors

the states were independent

thanks alot bro

ill update u if 1.16.5 works later

[wispy bear]

Anyone have a guide for Great War redux Germany?

[graceful rune]

I believe you have to make a certian type of unit to have a fighting chance

I think it involves mortars

you would have to check tho

[wispy bear]

1 have no clue what todo

👍

[wispy bear]

what would a good shock trooper template be for great war redux germany?

[stable merlin]

Defense or offensive

[lapis flume]

the most recent update made artillery and mortar have same soft attack but mortars have a higher production cost so its legit a scam

[hazy vault]

Good evening Soliders!

I'm fairly new to the game, and one of the issues I am facing is basically knowing how many Mills to put on X production and why. I was wondering (pretty sure I saw this in a video somewhere) Is there a mod that adds a button or something, or indicators, that automatically sorts mills to your production depending on your needs, how many factories you have etc.

And are there more quality of life mods you may suggest!

Thanks in advance (please do tag me when someone answers)

[cursive heron]

any mods to stop mega factions? I'm tired that everyone joins the allies for no reason

[pale sparrow]

Not as far as I know

[pale sparrow]

I like recall volunteers and unlimited dockyards per line
And then a peacedeal fixing mod, either Toolpack or Player Lead Peace

[hazy vault]

Would that give me a button thing to auto sort how many mills I put per production line?

[pale sparrow]

No I dont know such a mod

A good guideline is to just compare how many your production line is making and how big your deficit is

If itd take 400 days to fix your gun shortage and 800 to fix the artillery one, you maybe reassign 1 factory

[vague quail]

Hi, does anyone know how to guide me on how to create these models for my mod?

[pale sparrow]

https://youtu.be/so6xUpYNoWA

this is the only model guide I could find

[vague quail]

Thanks, and I already have the 3D models or .mesh files created, but I would like to create the small models like the one I sent, but they don't turn out the same. I don't know if I need to process them through Photoshop or how to make them have the game's artistic style. I'm attaching a model from the game and one of the models I was able to extract from Blender.

[red mason]

can spot optimization worked in single player?

[deep pendant]

question

so i made a 1991 scenario

no new states

added all 1017 states (i think thats how many)

but what do i change?

history or 1939

i wanna make 1991 borders

and the map shows the 1939 map

[acoustic wraith]

tommykay what are you doing here

[surreal dune]

Should give 3 research slots and research speed since technocrat

[lapis flume]

im gonna lose it do i have to change anything else outside game rules what groups what the hell is this

[pale sparrow]

Nothing worthwhile

Spot optimization doesnt actually optimize anything

It just changes how lag is triggered in MP, maybe AI behavior a bit

[delicate tangle]

I'm making a mod that adds a 1942 start date. So that means that vichy france exists. Do I just need to use their country tag (VIC) or do I first need to create a Vichy France country?

[pale sparrow]

VIC is actually not a tag you can use for effects at game start

VIC is a tag alias for a FRA tag with the Vichy focus tree

The game either creates a dynamic country or civil war (idk which of the two by heart), and gives that the Vichy tree, only then can it be addressed with VIC

[delicate tangle]

Oh alright thanks

[twilit pier]

quick question, do any of you guys use debug_smooth command in ANY of your games?

[glass acorn]

Y'all know how to fix this? I have a feeling it might be breaking strat bombing

[analog coral]

Can you code a nation to focus on certain objective during a multiple war. Example, France gets in a war with Spain and Germany, is there a way to code the AI to prioritize capitulating Spain rather than Germany?

[spice knoll]

I'm sure the new ai strategy thing from GotDam dlc free update allow you to do that

[kindred axle]

When Turkish portrait

https://tenor.com/view/turkey-tommykaylive-tommykay-tommykay-twitch-tommykay-hoi4-gif-25670531

[analog coral]

Then if I make a civilwar like for France, French Republic VS Fascist France and Commie France, can I prioritize like that French Republic prioritizes Commie France first?

[kindred axle]

"here comes the sun"

[pale sparrow]

Almost every game

[high hatch]

Hi
How I can get the temperature of a province or a state (by average), and stock to a variable?

Ie the -2°C. I want to get it.

[crystal sand]

Dosent that make the game stutter alot more?

[pale sparrow]

Makes it faster

I do wonder if the screen flickers I experience are related to using it

[crystal sand]

Probably, When I use it my game is a stutter mess

[last igloo]

do you think I can show this

here

[obtuse condor]

could someone upload rise of nations for 1.16 on the paradox website

[crystal sand]

I dont think we as a community should be stealing and reuploading someone elses passion project

[steel thunder]

how do you get a mod to work?

[pale sparrow]

Thats is so vague

[gloomy crescent]

i love finally being able to make good looking ideology icons

[umbral matrix]

does anyone know if adding gfx files will change the checksum

[crystal sand]

Most wont

You can change country leaders/generals portraits and political advisors portraits all you want.

[umbral matrix]

can you add new ones and it won't change the checksum or can you only rename

[crystal sand]

LIke add new leaders? You can change the gfx in the gfx/leaders folder

[umbral matrix]

kinda. Mostly defining some previously generic ones. But I would have to add new portraits.

since they otherwise use generic leader portraits

for China specifically

[crystal sand]

Adding portraits dosent change check sum

[umbral matrix]

great; thanks!

[kindred axle]

I think It depends by the terrain?

[high hatch]

Well, for now, I give in a variable a random number for the temperature between the same interval of the month (I create a variable for that too) of the state every day ||I imagine a future… Stop Monika :D||. I know isn’t maybe the best solution but is work. Because the weather simulation if I understand is apart.

[ember shard]

Hello does someone know where the ideology sprites are located

like somewhere in interface?

[glass acorn]

Idk how you can code something based on the weather or temp

But weather/temp is usually generally coded via Strategic Regions I believe

[wild pawn]

any mod reccommendation if i want content past 1945?

base game basically everything stops around 1945 - 1946

[jagged tide]

i suppose road to 56

[umbral karma]

feel free to check out one of my mods: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3422296327

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3470203348

[wild pawn]

i tried that but it messes up the focus tree for some countries majorly.

soviet union looks so weird

[umbral vigil]

Can anyone recommend some tutorial/tutorial series to be able to make any ideas come true?

[clever current]

What’s the best country to play I. Great War redux?

[quick timber]

How can I disable a MIO, is there any syntax for it ?

[red mason]

wt

[autumn coyote]

i created a new state, added all the files to the sates and strategic regions files. yet i keep getting this error

[thin chasm]

You have to take the provinces in the new state out of the state you split it off from

[delicate tangle]

It depends. Most fun is subjective.

[rigid crest]

does anyone know where the file is for the unit grouping distance in the twr files

e.g this type of file cuz i wanna timelapse it but the units group when zoomed out

[west moat]

Not advertising but is there anywhere I can post something looking for people who maybe want to help a mod in development

[vocal bridge]

whats the mod called that makes colours better

[pale sparrow]

Theres dedicated servers/threads for that

[pale sparrow]

Anyone bumped into any cut content while modding? I think itd make an interesting YT video

[crystal sand]

Have you

[pale sparrow]

I usually find stuff when working on Rt56

sadly I dont always note it down

[crystal sand]

Dang

I dont look in enough vanilla files to find unused assets

[pale sparrow]

Its not even just assets, its hints at cut content

like unused variables

or uh

[crystal sand]

Yeah

I dont look in enough of that to notice to much of it lol

Is the old ID system still used?

[pale sparrow]

commander IDs?

[crystal sand]

In leaders

Is there any use for it

I always just that line because it causes no difference

[pale sparrow]

there might be some old content that still uses it

[crystal sand]

What did it even do

[pale sparrow]

just pre-character system way to target commanders

[crystal sand]

Interesting, then why was it a line for leaders?

[pale sparrow]

Ig for them too

its been a while

1,5 years since they changed the system

[pale sparrow]

The really obvious ones are:

• It was seemingly planned for investing in Greece to actually have an impact, but that was cut
• Turkey allying the Axis has an unused variable to give them Bospherus access
• One of the Italian paths was likely intended to be Republican, but thatd mean another BoP, so I assume that made them make it constitutional monarchy instead
• Russia still has democratic ideology buffs apparently, but no democratic branch to use it in

[crystal sand]

Dang

[rich harbor]

What to do if i create an event like in official beginners guide, but when i launch the game, it looks like there is no mod?

[fading plaza]

how do i use toolpack in multiplayer?

[delicate tangle]

When I was changing some French states I saw some unused dams. Not much but it's something

[pale sparrow]

You got the newest edition?

(mine)

[lone hearth]

3,5 as it was changes with No Step Back

[pale sparrow]

💀 its been 3,5 years since NSB?

[lone hearth]

Yes

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1348661/Expansion__Hearts_of_Iron_IV_No_Step_Back/ November 2021

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[pale sparrow]

[rigid crest]

@pale sparrowsorry, do u know anything about twr (thousand week reich) ive been asking everywhere and no one knows.....

[crystal sand]

I doubt he knows much about it

[rigid crest]

i just need answers 😭 😔

[crystal sand]

He is a modder yes, but isnt apart of thousand week Reich. He is a main dev for R56 though

[rigid crest]

ik i just looking for anyone atp

[crystal sand]

join their discord if they have one

[rigid crest]

i do and its pretty inactive and still no one can help 🙏

[crystal sand]

Its best to go strait to the mods own discord for help on said mod

rip

[rigid crest]

idk if u can have a look or something 🙏 🙏 🙏

[pale sparrow]

You could search the wiki defines page for clues

I dont know it by heart

of, also, graphical defines are in a seperate file

[rigid crest]

wdym

nvm im such a dumbass i looked at every "defines" file except for the one i needed

note to self if i ever forget 🙏🙏

[pale garnet]

Does anyone know why it doesn't let me play mods?

[lone hearth]

It is in the common/defines folder and it's called 00_graphical.lua

[rigid crest]

outdated or conflicting mods

[rigid crest]

err i think thats for the main hoi4 game i was asking for the TWR mod, sorry

i got it now anyway

[lone hearth]

It is there too just named TWR_idkwhatexactly.lua

[rigid crest]

its in the screenshot lol

[lone hearth]

:)

[glass acorn]

Is the Nudger buggy for y'all too

Like for example if you make a state that overrides an existing one or change an existing state itself, it does this

[pale sparrow]

Yeh thats normal

[pale garnet]

nope only one mod

[lone hearth]

But it is a bug

[rigid crest]

ok well does it have a yellow triangle next to it?

[lone hearth]

In the game since Goetterdaemmerung

[lone hearth]

That sometimes doesn't matter

[rigid crest]

yeah well thats why im asking to see if it matters

[lone hearth]

And rather what version does the tooltip on the yellow triangle say

[rigid crest]

yea

[lone hearth]

If it is 1.16.2, irrelevant

If it is like 1.10.8, very much relevant

[rigid crest]

mhm even if its like 1.15 i think they modified some states so mods would crash on that too

[lone hearth]

yea

[pale sparrow]

Damn I didnt know you were a spy for Rise of Nations

[crystal sand]

Im a secret spy for spyies expanded llc

[pulsar ridge]

Question what mods would be good for OWB server

[twin crag]

Hey, I;ve been thinking of creating my own mod while teaching myself how to mod and I wanna learn different skills too, such as doing gfx etc... But, I have a question about the gfx, do I need photoshop premium to do that?

[pale sparrow]

No

[crystal sand]

Paint.net and gimp work just fine

[nocturne abyss]

If people want to join 90266446849756181 is the server ID
(Required mod: Millennium Dawn: A Modern Day Mod)

[crystal sand]

#historical-multiplayer #alt-history-multiplayer #1239926537512292362

[lone hearth]

Not a spy

And if I was then Harry's too 👊 🇨🇱 🔥

[dapper arch]

I’m not sure where I should’ve asked, but do any of you know what mod this is? I saw it in a video of MP hoi4 and want to try it

[wise cradle]

I accidentally made a new state and need to reattach it to undo that

[crystal sand]

Road to 56 rp edition

[smoky crater]

Does anyone know when the new project valachord mod is set to update?

[wise cradle]

Yo how the forman chronicles mod coming along

[west patrol]

guys i deleted my gamne and reinstalled it

how do i turn on debug mode

[rapid mortar]

anyone who has a good mod, preferring older times the 1936

[red mason]

8 years war of resistance

[smoky crater]

found it https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3091432977

[pliant heart]

ngl this looks better than tiger

the best heavy tank iv seen

nvm this better

[twin crag]

I think I didn't gave enough context about gfx, I meant gfx talking about Portrait designs, ideology designs etc. Like the designs for TFR

[lost belfry]

Will Russia ever not declare war if you politely refuse their demands in kaiserredux?

I've almost unified China as the Mongols (great yuan now) and I feel confident I could take on Russia, but I'm still at war at the moment.

Can I at least delay the war a couple of months?

[twin crag]

.

[crystal sand]

Its best to use paint.net or gimp for that

[twin crag]

Really?

[crystal sand]

Yeah

[twin crag]

I tought photoshop was better for making cool portraits

[crystal sand]

nope

[twin crag]

Why tho

[crystal sand]

Alot of modders use paint.net and gimp

[crystal sand]

They are free, easy to use and have all the features you need to make hoi4 portraits

And most modders that make their own portraits have artists

[twin crag]

Oh ok ok, which is better Paint or gimp, I heard Paint was the best

[crystal sand]

Paint is way easier to use

Gimp is a little more complicated

[twin crag]

Thanks man

[paper valley]

can i move the continous focus thing?

or do i have to move the focuses

[twin crag]

wohhho got my first countries, now, I want to make sum changes to Germany, should I change the already Ger file or maybe make a new one? So i don't mess with all of that code in there, idk tho

[crystal sand]

you can

there are values in the focus tree to set their position

[twin crag]

Also I know it is a pretty overrated idea but how do I make a design for portraits like the ones from the Fire Rises and Iron Curtain you know like the screen thingy, also trynna add symbols behind it.

[crystal sand]

When im editing an existing nation

I just use the og files and edit things from there

[smoky crater]

Dear god help me why did i do this

[vast basin]

I think the nudger is still broken, do any of you guys know if it's being fixed?

[azure summit]

nudger is not broken, what do you want to do?

[twin crag]

Can someone answer me both questions or maybe just one?

[paper valley]

thanks!

[vagrant tartan]

Welp, this is awkward

[vast basin]

It is broken. Several mod developers, such as Tiles Galore for example, all share the same issues. Things are overlaping, not saving and overall not working.

[azure summit]

for states modding and other stuff its not, i used it and its good

[vast basin]

Strategic regions or provinces however, it is.

Buildings too

[azure summit]

it aint

used it and its not broken

are you clearing and putting in the files from the nugdger in the paradox folder?

cause if you dont clear the paradox folder in documents the games going to crash

[twin crag]

Brrr

[vast basin]

1. The game hasn't crashed once.
2. I am moving the files, yes. But despite changes, it doesn't always work. For example, I made a new state which had provinces in 2 different strategic regions. This is obviously a no no, so I deselected the state away from any region and then assigned it to 1. I saved it, moved the files and reloaded the game. Everything was back to overlapping. Nothing had changed.

If it wasn't broken, I wouldn't be the only one complaining.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3007485744&searchtext=tiles

HOI4 is just really really unstable and slow and Paradox does barely anything about it. Instead increasing the price of the game and selling overpriced DLCs

[twin crag]

I know it is a pretty overrated idea but how do I make a design for portraits like the ones from the Fire Rises and Iron Curtain you know like the screen thingy, also trynna add symbols behind it.

[azure summit]

did you define the provinces? Cause my mod litteraly has new provinces and it works

if you have some time just join the vc i can help you how to add new provinces or change states

cause for me it works

[vast basin]

I know that this sounds like an excuse but I scambled my provinces idea. I have no issues with making states because I do it manually instead of using the nudge tool. It is with strategic regions I had issues with for the most part.

[azure summit]

did you put in the right defines in the stratetic region?

cause sometimes the defines change in the nudger and u need to put that in

[vast basin]

I don't think so, however, again, someone as expereinced as yummycheetos22 or other modders wouldn't have issues. Therefore I still believe that the nudge tool is broken.

[twin crag]

what is the dirrence between recuit character and create new country leader?

[pale sparrow]

recruit is the modern way for all characters

Advisors were previously ideas, and leaders create_country_leader

[twin crag]

ohh

so

I should do recruit character instead of, Create country leader?

[pale sparrow]

Sticking to the modern way is preferable, yes

[twin crag]

thx man

[pale sparrow]

Especially on leaders, on advisors the newer system isnt that much better, if better at all

[twin crag]

Ok vro

[twin crag]

Hi guys, I got a question, can someone show me how to make cool portraits for my leaders? How to colour them etc, I tried with AI but it seems so, strange, so Imma make myself suffer until success

[pale sparrow]

https://youtu.be/6FBD7RHEW68

[peak wren]

is there a mod where i can core all of africa as an african nation

[crystal sand]

Thats already a thing

[peak wren]

what is it ethiopia

in vanilla

[crystal sand]

yeah

ethiopia can do that in vanilla

[peak wren]

core ALLL of africa?

[crystal sand]

yep

[peak wren]

thanks

[crystal sand]

Its pretty hard and not very fun or good

[gloomy crescent]

does anyone know the reason i can't see any nations in the nudger

the names appear but not the color

[peak wren]

what is the nudger

😭 ✌️

[gloomy crescent]

the one who nudges

[wise cradle]

What you use to create new states but it highly unstable I found.

[peak wren]

is this a mod or what

like the place where u release nations

idk

[glass acorn]

The Nudger IS broken tho

It gets File Paths wrong, messes up existing state files if they happen to be edited, Very finnicky when it comes to the Database tool, The Supply editor just doesn't work, flat out

[gloomy crescent]

thankfully i just use it to check prov and state IDS

[twin crag]

https://tenor.com/view/wink-walt-cocky-breaking-bad-walter-white-gif-15121565

[lethal leaf]

Hey all, getting this for every mod in the launcher for some reason after moving my game to a different drive through Steam. Not sure why it's failing to recognise, given that the 'Show in folder' button takes me straight to it

Have already tried verifying files^

Thanks:)

[twin crag]

Making portraits stresses me out ngl

I cannot make none perfect so I usually needa delete em

[azure summit]

well aint for me

[mighty abyss]

i need help removing mods

[tranquil moss]

can someone give me like

good optimization mod?

i think im lagging too much when i have 3200 divisions

[solar estuary]

how do I make an ai strategy to target multiple countries

from what I read in the wiki I have to give it an id tag

    ai_strategy = {
        type = conquer
        id = GER
        value = 100
    }

stuff like this but what I want the ai to try and conquer every single country is there a way to do it without having to list every single one of them

[vast basin]

Multiplayer+ and AI market something something

[half sage]

is there any other way to transfer states to the country than simply changing state owner in file?

[summer lotus]

use reversed = yes

GER_conquer_everybody = {
reversed = yes
allowed = { original_tag = GER }
enable = {
NOT = { has_war_with = GER }
}
abort_when_not_enabled = yes
ai_strategy = {
type = conquer
id = GER
value = 200
}
}

oh

this isn't code block

but anyway

just use reversed = yes

it will basically use "enable" to define scope as triggered by the target countries

in ai strategy you still use the source country id

[swift field]

im gonna add a lot of new MBTs tanks afvs ifvs and apcs to My HOI4 MULTI MOD

[proud shard]

Hello! I'm the lead for the Vic3 to HoI4 converter, and I've been working on what I call the stories system (https://docs.google.com/document/d/17G9UjrKI2J3dn6e-KgBG383dvivdFkYLrgek338VRxA/edit?usp=sharing) for some time, with the intent that the community would generate most of the stories used by the converter.
In exciting times, I've finally hit an important threshold for the stories system! I think there's enough in place for others to start trying to craft stories, and this is where I need the community to start doing so. There are two main limitations: no localizations, and requirements are faked out. For now, requirements must contain a single entry of the form tag=ITA. My plan is to work on making them function as actual triggers in my next phase of work.
If you'd like to start playing with the stories system, open Configuration/fronter-options.txt. At the bottom, there's a commented-out block. Uncomment it so it looks like
option = {
name = stories_system
displayName = STORIES_SYSTEM
tooltip = STORIES_SYSTEMTIP
radioSelector = {
radioOption = {
name = no
displayName = NO
tooltip = STORIES_SYSTEMNOTIP
default = false
}
radioOption = {
name = yes
displayName = YES
tooltip = STORIES_SYSTEMYESTIP
default = true
}
}
}

Now when you run the converter there's an option to use the stories system that defaults to yes. Everything should work from there!

If you decide to play with this, ping or message me so I can answer questions and see your work!

[twin crag]

incredible man

So I've been working on ideas for a mod of mine and I wanted to ask, is it better if I create my custom provinces first before assigning countries states?

[patent linden]

I think as long as you include all provinces in the correct states before you try to run the mod, the order in which you do this shouldn't matter, although i would say starting with provinces and then moving on to states seems like the better option

[twin crag]

Dang man, fire

Great skill, I can't even make a good portrait I can't imagine doing sum 3d

[gloomy crescent]

bananas

[solar estuary]

awesome thanks a lot

[quick timber]

I’m working on a country_event that should fire when the player captures a state (state ID 405) during a civil war. Here’s the trigger:

trigger = {
has_country_flag = PER_civil_war
NOT = { has_country_flag = PER_uav_news_fired }

405 = {
    is_controlled_by = ROOT
    has_state_flag = PER_locals_swayed
}

}

I also set this in on_actions.txt:

on_actions = {
on_state_control_changed = {
events = { PER_civil_war.12 }
}
}

Issue:
• If I control Tehran before the civil war starts, the event works.
• If I start the civil war without controlling Tehran, and capture it later, the event never fires — even if the state has the flag and I control it.
• Manually triggering the event with event PER_civil_war.12 works fine.

Any idea why the event isn’t firing dynamically after capturing the state? Am I missing something in how on_state_control_changed or state flags work?

[pale sparrow]

events = isnt an effect

its country_event = PER_civil_war.12

and that on_action is not formatted at all

[quick timber]

What do you mean?!

[pale sparrow]

it doesnt know what state to check nor who to send the effect

[quick timber]

So what should I do?

[pale sparrow]

https://hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/On_actions

check the wiki

    effect = {
        if = {
            limit = {
                FROM.FROM = { state = 405 }
                has_state_flag = PER_locals_swayed
            }
        }
     }
}

Add the info into this based on the formatting shown on the wiki

[quick timber]

on_actions = {
on_state_control_changed = {
effect = {
if = {
limit = {
FROM = { id = 405 } # Tehran
has_state_flag = PER_locals_swayed
ROOT = { has_country_flag = PER_civil_war }
NOT = { ROOT = { has_country_flag = PER_uav_news_fired } }
}
ROOT = {
set_country_flag = PER_uav_news_fired
news_event = { id = PER_civil_war.12 }
}
}
}
}
}

[pale sparrow]

The scoping is wrong

You also never have to list ROOT unless youre inside in a different scope, ROOT is the default

[quick timber]

Is this ok”

on_actions = {
on_state_control_changed = {
effect = {
if = {
limit = {
FROM = { id = 405 }
has_state_flag = PER_locals_swayed
has_country_flag = PER_civil_war
NOT = { has_country_flag = PER_uav_news_fired }
}
set_country_flag = PER_uav_news_fired
news_event = { id = PER_civil_war.12 }
}
}
}
}
“

[jade rampart]

I wanted to ask how hard is it to mod a focus tree bc I've been wanting to make one

[lofty plaza]

Depends on what you want to do

[jade rampart]

I wanted to remake the Japan focus tree by adding a bunch of focuses make a bunch 35 days. Add the agitprop system and add a few special research facilitys on the map but that's not focus tree related I suppose

[lofty plaza]

https://youtu.be/svFVLXzU2MQ?si=Xj3FPDH3QXhwQtN1

This would be a good place to start

[jade rampart]

Thank you

[crystal sand]

All of the iron workshop videos, while older. Are still great for learning basic modding. Its where I got my start :)

[twin crag]

there needs to be an updated version, not gonna lie

[crystal sand]

I would love for updated iron workshop tutorials

[twin crag]

How do I make new provinces?

I trynna change sum borders for countries for them to have more hist states than sum of the vanilla ones that don't work too well or don't give exact borders for sum countries

[crystal sand]

The nudger tool I believe

I have never messed around with it

[lofty plaza]

For what? The fundamentals haven't changed at all

[twin crag]

I have seen sum changed from hid old videos, idk tho

[twin crag]

Isn't that to create states by selecting already made provinces?

[crystal sand]

Like I said

Im not 100% sure

[lofty plaza]

https://youtu.be/ChtwJzN9cpw?si=ZuhhWCAZfzjNf41Z

This would be a good place to start

[crystal sand]

I have never messed with the nudger tool or making new states/provinces

[twin crag]

Does it get more complex?

[lofty plaza]

Wym?

[twin crag]

Idk how to explain what I understood ngl

I got it.
By "a good place to start" you mean it is the most easiest way to do learn the basics of that and then there are other more complex things that the video doesn't talk about?

[lofty plaza]

Well the tutorial covers how to add a province

[twin crag]

Ok, don't worry. Anyways, thanks man :)

[lofty plaza]

No problem

[twin crag]

Hi, so I got a question, so for example I wanna change all of Germany to get a new name, new color and new events etc. Is it easier to create a new country for separated or just change vanilla Ger files? May sound stupid but I mean, idk

[crystal sand]

It would prob be easier to start from the vanilla files

So you still have all the generals, focus tree, political leaders etc

And so you dont have to re assign to many provinces

[twin crag]

What about the great text wall of events?

[crystal sand]

Adding new events for an already existing nation dosent seem to hard

I wouldnt 100% know since I have never made events

[twin crag]

I mean I think that if my games starts in 1949 all the vanilla events would just not pop up

thanks anyways man :)

[crystal sand]

What type of mod are you making?

And is this your first mod project?

[twin crag]

Cold War alt-hist

[twin crag]

mhm

[ember sundial]

I’ve been looking into making a Cold War type mod

[crystal sand]

Thats a pretty ambitious for a first project

[twin crag]

Kinda wanna do allat by myself, wanna get as much experience as I can

I know it will take months

but

I am in for the challenge

[crystal sand]

hmm

[twin crag]

idk how to make an collaborative mod tho

hahaha

so

[ember sundial]

It would be cool if something like The Iron Curtain mod had better mechanics for starting proxy wars and staging coups

[crystal sand]

And if it didnt have a horrid ui

[ember sundial]

That too lol

I just hate when mods get all into space and other shit as well, like I just want to fight in wars lmao

[twin crag]

I kinda like CWIC but it has thing it can improve ngl

[crystal sand]

I like the fun and cool mechanics Md and Iron curtain have like the space stuff

[ember sundial]

It’s cool for RP purposes I suppose

[crystal sand]

Yes

[twin crag]

Also I can barely distinguish a division from the other in CWIC

[crystal sand]

Thats mostly because the mod uses nato symbols

[ember sundial]

How hard is modding with Paradox language? I have some programming knowledge but never messed with modding

[twin crag]

I mean from what I have done it ain't coding itself rather changing sum files and copying and pasting

[ember sundial]

Gotcha I see

[twin crag]

yes CWIC is boring ngl

but I like proxys

[ember sundial]

I enjoy the combat that hoi4 brings, and I feel like CWIC you wait around for years to get just a little bit of action

[twin crag]

It has cool features but meh

feels also too like not many alt options

if you communist u can only be communist

[crystal sand]

Its fairly easy

Just can get time consuming

And sometimes things just wont work >:)

[twin crag]

that is coding in everything ngl

[crystal sand]

True

[ember sundial]

I might look into modding

[twin crag]

but ye I will try my best and gather all the skills I can in modding

[crystal sand]

But at the same time, look at the paradox spaghetti code

[twin crag]

Actually I ain't doing ts by myself tbh

💔

[crystal sand]

lol

Id say start with something smaller

Like a custom nation with a focus tree, or a focus tree for a nation that doesn't have one

[twin crag]

Ye I was thinking about modding Mexico, adding it historical states, new focus tree, new events, sum cool things, it kinda has everything I wanna learn in a single nation

[crystal sand]

Yeah

Thats a good idea for learning focus trees

[twin crag]

I kinda just wanna learn about focus trees, making new events, making characters (like the ones you assign for buffs also leaders) and creating new province so ye

Imma use that to practice, thanks for making me realize that tho hahaha

[rare grove]

Was Ansbach and Bayreuth a puppet of Napoleonic France?

seems its just an error

[mint bone]

Is there a mod for an easy cheat menu, it's kind of tough with the commands and province IDs and stuff

[crystal sand]

Tool pack

Pls dont use it for blatant cheating

[mint bone]

Nah it's for singleplayer

I'm not a cheater

[crystal sand]

Im talking like coring excessive land, giving yourself land. That sort of thing

I mostly use it for making nice borders and such

[mint bone]

Is it toolpakt?

[crystal sand]

no its toolpack without the errors

[pale sparrow]

❤️

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2913150560

[crystal sand]

Whats the lore behind the new donersuperfan77 name

[pale sparrow]

Ame in #off-topic is donersuperfan76

I thought itd be funny (Im also a superfan of Doner anyway)

[mint bone]

Thanks

[crystal sand]

Thats pretty funny and unexpected

[pliant heart]

what that

[pale sparrow]

the most expansive cheat mod for hoi iv

as far as I know

[pliant heart]

expensive?

[pale sparrow]

expansive with an a, as in uh

lots of features

[pliant heart]

ahh

let download

ty

[pliant heart]

@pale sparrow how can i activade

[pale sparrow]

Bottom right

[lofty plaza]

Cheating? In my video game?

[pliant heart]

i found it ty

[pliant heart]

some guys here (atleats me) play this for fun

[pliant heart]

[lofty plaza]

I wanna see it when the efficiency is at max

[patent linden]

I'm trying to write a very basic system where if a country get's puppeted by a specific tag, or tags in this case, the cities get appropriate names, and I'm having trouble getting it to work for multiple tags

    {
        effect =
        {
            if =
            {
                # German Names for Czech, Hungarian, "Yugoslavian", and Galician Cities
                limit =
                {
                    OR =
                    {
                        FROM = { tag = AUS } 
                        FROM = { tag = GER } 
                    }
                }
                

                if =
                {
                    limit = { ROOT = { tag = CZE } }

                    9 = { set_state_name = AUS_STATE_9 } #Böhmen
                    set_province_name = { id = 11542 name = AUS_VICTORY_POINTS_11542 } #Prag
                    set_province_name = { id = 6418 name = AUS_VICTORY_POINTS_6418 } #Pilsen
                    set_province_name = { id = 9569 name = AUS_VICTORY_POINTS_9569 } # Taber
                }    
            }
        }
    }```


when I remove the "OR = {}" scope and one of the "FROM ={}" it works fine, but the moment i try to use the OR scope it breaks. I tried putting two seperate limit blocks in side the OR scope but that didnt work too. Has anyone done something similar before? I cant get it to work the way i want it

[lapis flume]

how do i add new stuff to custom game rules
(like kaiserreich, they have division limits and player primacy peace deals)

theres no tutorials on youtube, the wiki didnt cover this yet and when i go into code of the mods i see random bullshit that i cant understand what to connect it to

[languid acorn]

@unreal forge This was a screenshot from an old campaign whilst using dabr0’s Map Pack which has since disappeared from the Workshop.

[unreal forge]

I don't know any map mods but someone might have something similar. Could just search the workshop as well

[languid acorn]

I’ve been looking and its how they did the map textures when zoomed so far out thats where I’m gettin’ stuck if ya get me?

[zealous kernel]

I'm really new to modding, and I want to make an addon for Germany, and I might have a lot of questions, (sorry if i annoy you).

How do i change a countries color? Do i need to do something in the "countries" file?

[lofty plaza]

Countries file and change the color_gui or whatever it is

[zealous kernel]

Thanks

[smoky crater]

Hearts of iron star wars mod (Valachord 2.1.1 ) multiplayer scheduled for this week, new fan discord out now, dm for details.

[twin crag]

Hey does someone know any map creator where I can create a model for my mod map?

[lofty plaza]

MapGen V2.2 is probably what you're looking for

[pallid edge]

dont know if this is the place to ask, but ive been trying to make my first mod, but i keep getting this error around "country" does it matter?

[wise cradle]

Depends on what your doing in your mod but the crash log would help

[pallid edge]

the issue is the mod isnt doing anything

this is the rest of the stuff thats in it

[quick timber]

Is there anyway to stop the game from generating female admirals ?

[crystal sand]

Why

Its up to ideology btw

[quick timber]

Iran shouldn’t have any female admirals though

[crystal sand]

Fascist nations wont generate them, democratic and communist will

[crystal sand]

Sorry nothing you can do about it

Unless you go fasicst

[quick timber]

What file define this ?

[crystal sand]

And idk why your looking for accuracy in hoi4

[quick timber]

Working on a mod, it’s generating specific portraits for Iran

[crystal sand]

Look up what file defines it

idk which one

[quick timber]

I can’t find it 🤦🏻‍♂️

[crystal sand]

Well

Rip

If its that important just go through as many files as possible that might contain it

[quick timber]

Ok

[remote mauve]

Hello my dearest members of the hoi4 community, does anybody know anything about Fall Rot in TNO? I cannot join the TNO server for unknown concequences, and when does It start

[normal abyss]

you are misusing the OR scope with multiple check on the same scope FROM

handle tags by using FROM = { OR { blaw blaw } }

FROM = {
    OR = {
        tag = AUS
        tag = GER
    }
}

this is explicitly checking the scope once and then using an OR within that scope to check multiple tags

[nimble solar]

Didn't they get rid of Gorings path?

[remote mauve]

No

Wait

Wdym

[nimble solar]

I tried playing TNO as the US and saw that Goring did not have a focus tree while the other factions did

[remote mauve]

Göering is a submod

[nimble solar]

Didn't use to I thought

I remember playing base TNO and sending volunteers to Switzerland and breaking Germany

That was pure comedy

[remote mauve]

Yooo

[nimble solar]

Another W for the OFN

[sonic spire]

how can your pc run it?

I have 20 fps on 5 speed

[nimble solar]

I run it for a bit, get bored, and do something else

The mod is feature bloated

[sonic spire]

what speed

[remote mauve]

Fr

[nimble solar]

5 speed

[remote mauve]

The OFN is goated

[nimble solar]

A day every few seconds

Like 2 second days?

1 second?

[remote mauve]

debug_smooth

[sonic spire]

doesn't it slows down when you reach 1st of a month?

[nimble solar]

That is called an autosave

It always does

[sonic spire]

yeah

[remote mauve]

Real

[nimble solar]

Play ironman tno for weekly autosaves

[sonic spire]

kaiserreich is fun and optimized

why can't tno be like that

[nimble solar]

Kaiserreich is quite bloated but runs better

Because it did the smart thing and not put an economy system in a war game

[sonic spire]

kaiserreich runs way better than tno

it is like normal hoi4 performance

[nimble solar]

No

Kaiserreich is decently slow

TWR runs faster

Vanilla speeds through

I can get to 1939 in an hour in vanilla 5 speed

And then the game slows with war

[sonic spire]

i have no issue with kaiserreich

[nimble solar]

Kaiserreich runs fine

[sonic spire]

my cpu runs well

but tno made it so slow

especially autosave

[nimble solar]

It just doesn't speedrun like vanilla

[sonic spire]

is 4 speed good for tno?

[nimble solar]

Why would you

Game is slow enough as it is

[remote mauve]

No

MAX IT OUT

[nimble solar]

You aren't fighting much either

You only go below 5 speed to micro and such

Just hit pause when you have to

[sonic spire]

even old world blues is way more optimized than tno

kaiserreich is reliable

vanilla research tree

and templates

[crystal sand]

EaW is best optimized mod

[nimble solar]

The go touch grass one is even more.

It just gives you the quit game button

[crystal sand]

True true

[rare grove]

What if Albania-Greece Formed in the 1820s?

[delicate tangle]

How should I create a vichy France file for a more start dates mod I'm making

[zealous kernel]

What does "Removal cost" even do? It's usually -1, but why?

[ripe condor]

do ya'll know of any mods like magna europa, but instead of solely being for europe its for the entire game world

[twin crag]

Yes man this is the place to ask about modding

[crystal sand]

What? Like a mod that has as many states as magna europa but the entire world?

[twin crag]

I think yes he means that

mega hoi4

[crystal sand]

Imagine the lag

[ripe condor]

a small price to pay

[crystal sand]

You unpause the game, and your cpu just dies

[crystal sand]

check if you can run TNO or Millennium dawn

[ripe condor]

i can run millennium dawn

[crystal sand]

Because if you cant run either of those mods at even 3/4 of the speed

A mega world would just not work

And btw the closest you can get are state mods

There is no magna europa for the entire world

There are a few historical ww2 mods, like darkest hour and Bice. But they only add borders to be more historical to irl, not millions of states

[glass apex]

Hi guys im new to modding, just wanna ask is there a way to access remove_ship_from_fleet effect? Or is everything available to modders already on wiki?

[ripe condor]

is there a mod that at least adds BICE game mechanics (electricity, rations, etc) to base game HOI4?

or a mod that adds althis paths to BICE

[crystal sand]

No

All the ones that did do all that

Have since been abandoned

[ripe condor]

https://tenor.com/view/it's-over-over-it's-gif-3551756699416095564

[crystal sand]

rip

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3139143794

This mod was the closest

[ripe condor]

oh

that works just fine

tysm

[crystal sand]

It is extremely broken in new versions of hoi4

[ripe condor]

i see

which do you suggest i go to?

[crystal sand]

What ever the launcher says

[ripe condor]

alr

[crystal sand]

Load the mod on the launcher and see what version it says the mod is from

[ripe condor]

this means any 1.14 version?

[crystal sand]

yeah

sub versions hardly ever matter

[ripe condor]

alr

btw do you know of any good peace deal mods for 1.14?

before i was just using post-war settlement but that is incompatible with 1.14

[crystal sand]

Just an older version of toolpack and playerled

Post war settlement in my opinion isnt even all that good.....

[pallid edge]

I've tried everything I can think of, but for the life of me I can understand why the event isn't firing. (I followed the updated tutorial from paradox themselves and it still doesn't work)

[covert mirage]

someone pls help me, im trying to code a reward once u complete a focus, where the country leader gets a trait, however it says "Invalid effect 'traits'" in the logs and it doesnt work, nor does it show that the characther gets a trait in the focus hover,

and yes the trait in itself works whenever i add it manually into the characthers before hand

[full raft]

Shot in the dark, remove the curly Brackets around the Trait term
so its
trait = father_of_slavic_socialism
instead of
trait = { father_of_slavic_socialism }

[crystal sand]

I believe for traits you need the brackets

[full raft]

Yes, traits, plural.
Brackets are used wherever multiple Arguments are accepted (in General), whereas this specific effect can (as far as I can tell) only assign one trait.
Therefore the Game sees the Curly Brackets and assumes, this must be something which CAN take multiple Arguments and spits out an error

[crystal sand]

Interesting that I didnt face that error

I wish I had access to my old custom leader mod so I could show what im talking about

But windows decided to delete my mods folder

[full raft]

Did you test it? Because testing beats Wiki/Experience every day of the Week.
Also, yes there are effects which do take multiple traits, specifically the ones creating a Character. This is just not one of them.

[crystal sand]

I did

Ill see if I can somehow recover it

I cant quite remember

If im wrong then im wrong

[thin rune]

Hello. As you can see, I created an event with a very long description. The issue is that no choices appear and some of the text is cut off. Is there a way to maybe add a scroll bar or solve the issue in a different way?

[steep vault]

To the guys who made TFR, I have an issue. There's a game in your crash simulator, pls fix.

[nimble solar]

Idk if they have a discord server anymore, but you should probably ask there if there is one.

Also you probably want to give details besides just that.

Last time I checked though, their discord server exploded

[acoustic wraith]

they do

[twin crag]

How do I make my graphics and put them on my mod?

[zenith lake]

hello guys i wanted to ask dose the Max Training Modifier work or no , it dosent look like it has any effect

[dry patrol]

can someone reccomend me a good and interesting mod?

[zenith lake]

Millinium Dawn

[twin crag]

Are tough trying to configure that or it is ust a question abt the game? Ppl look more messages for help at #hoi4-general or #ask-for-help-here this is mainly for modding mods, so like barely anyone sees this channel

[dry patrol]

too heavy for my pc

[delicate tangle]

I really like "The Great War Redux" and a 1700s mod called "Empires (something after it)".

[twin crag]

How do I make my graphics and put them on my mod?

Graphics for the map

[rough beacon]

So I am trying to get my custom nation its already defined ruler but struggling. I have done 'recruit character' in the history file and have in the common> characters folder put the custom txt file which includes the definition of the leader. Any ideas why it's not functioning?

[ripe condor]

are there any alt-his BICE mods?

@Everyone

[twin crag]

Vro

That is crazy

[ripe condor]

i need answers smh

[twin crag]

Even craziers thinkin that you didn't achieved to even do the tag, and u cannot tag everyone

I cannot answer ur question tho

[ripe condor]

alr

[white mist]

the name is the same as the id, gonna cause issues

[twin crag]

The id gotta be different?!

Damn I mean I didn't asked that but that answers me questions hahaha, thanks

[solar estuary]

every_state = {
    if = {
        limit = { oil > 300 }
        add_resource = { type = oil          amount = -300 }
    }
}

how can I get the specific value of a resource in a state? I want to do something like the code above but using the exact amount

I forgor how to do code block

there it is

[twin crag]

How do I make my graphics and put them on my mod?
Graphics for the map

[twin crag]

Also how do I make that my friends and I can work on the same Mod? I heard we have to use github but, idk how to use it at all, any help would be appreciated

[pale sparrow]

Get Github desktop, then make it target a folder inside the Documents/Paradox Interactive/Hearts of Iron IV/mod folder

[light pulsar]

do you guys prefer the Road to 56 focus trees or the basic trees (from dlc)

[twin crag]

Thx a lot

[nova heron]

Yoyo, quick question, lets say I wanted to have a decision category exclusive to one ideology of a nation, but when a focus for an alternative ideology is taken, I want the category hidden. Would I have to make each decision unavailable/hidden so that the category goes away, or is there a way to hide the entire category some other way?

[twin crag]

how do I even use github hahaha, Do I have to make a repository?

[pale sparrow]

Yes

[pale sparrow]

Categories have visible blocks too

[twin crag]

What do I do w this

[pale sparrow]

Nothing

[twin crag]

I js ignore it?

[pale sparrow]

yes

[coarse cloud]

Anyone know the mod name that is like the EMPIRES but a bit later on like late 18 century

[twin crag]

crazy name

[coarse cloud]

I am looking for the mod but idk the name 😦

[twin crag]

Ok now how do I assing a file to the repository so we can edit it?

[lofty plaza]

Basic

[iron sierra]

I have a question

i am new to modding the game, and i would like to make a country use a unique unit model. How would i do that?

i have tried changing the country file but it only shows a generic model ingame, and no unique one appears as an option for the units.

[twin crag]

.

[twin crag]

How to change the color of a country based on ideologies?

[glass acorn]

Anyone know why bombers in my mod seem VERY dedicated to just logi bombing lmao

I have a feeling it's something to do with these errors

But I'm not sure how to fix them

Nvm fixed it, outdated defines file

[twin crag]

This must be the simpliest thing in the universe, answer me gang 💔

[vagrant tartan]

What the actual frick. It's using my Main battle force as a garrison template. GAME, WHY? That costs millions of manpower

[glass acorn]

Why'd you put this in the modding channel-

[crystal sand]

Why not

[glass acorn]

Cause it's not modding related 😭

[crystal sand]

True true

[opaque cloud]

Oh this is the modding channel

Well, is anyone excited about that new “war never changes “ mod?

Basically trying to show how the world went to pot in pre war fallout up to 2077

[oblique quiver]

is there a mod that makes all formables independent?

[twin crag]

Just release them vro

[oblique quiver]

lmfao no

i dont got all day

thats why mods exists

[mild pelican]

anyone know of a list of mods that are compatible with Rise of Nations

[lofty plaza]

Just release them bro

[oblique quiver]

i already said that i wont

who tf has the time for that

[twin crag]

Vro

It is in the decisions when starting a game

🥀

[oblique quiver]

bet

[twin crag]

It takes 2 mins gang

[oblique quiver]

bet

[twin crag]

Rushbet

Just fragment everything

[iron sierra]

.

[lofty plaza]

Console

[oblique quiver]

what do i type

[glass acorn]

He said to make all Formables independent

Idk if he meant Releasables, but even then most formables would prob overlap so like why 😭

[delicate tangle]

Does anyone know an updated improved nudging tool mod?

[lofty plaza]

Wym?

[open crane]

What mod does tommykay use (if its a mod idk) so you actually have money in the game

[obtuse condor]

Im having issues with mods and the launcher i purged a bunch of mods from the workshop and noe the launcher is freaking ozt and everytime i click the playset it crashes the launcher

I even reinstalled the game and nothing seems to be helping the issue

[rapid tinsel]

my mod that i published and recently deleted from the mod folder doesnt appear in "all installed mods" anymore, only if i download it from the workshop(this doesnt help cuz if i download it from the workshop i wont be able to update the mod), what do i do?

[iron sierra]

maybe millenium dawn?

it has some sort of money system i think

[open crane]

yeah that too but this one is road to 56 rp

[sonic spire]

what programming language I need to know for moding?

[pale sparrow]

None

[sonic spire]

how?

[pale sparrow]

The files you mod are data files, all processing of that information is hardcoded

[sonic spire]

any modding guides?

also, how much time it takes to learn how to mod

[pale sparrow]

Pinned in here

Basic mod, maybe a week of ocassionally watching a guide

[umbral garnet]

Language of Paradox

[jagged tide]

they code hoi4 in arabic

[torn lodge]

i think my vic save would go hard as a hoi mod

[crystal sand]

Use the Vic 3 to Hoi4 converter

[vague field]

Some cool mods game looks so nice :0

[torn lodge]

good idea

how

[crystal sand]

Idk how the vic 3 one works

[torn lodge]

especially america

[crystal sand]

I hate vic 3 with a passion so I only know how the vic 2 one works

[torn lodge]

i dont know what the hell happend

that could be a hoi mod by itself

[crystal sand]

Also the vic 2/3 converters dont work well if you dont play to the end date

[torn lodge]

oh boy

im gonna play till then and then and then convert