does the new dlc add eupen malmedy and saarland
#modding
crimson loom
and north schleswig
oh lord is that the burgenland
okay i need to buy this now
why did it take them so long to add eupen malmedy
am buying it now
swift thunder
Is this modd good
vital granite
Yeah exactly
I want to modify already existing post-civil war focus which would bring back soviet generals
yeah that sounds quite easy but i need a kind of guide because im totally not a modder
because
well
i only find guides which share information about creating new focuses and stuff without any explanation of "rewards" and stuff
vital granite
oh guys
i think i've got something
i edited generals traits and added "monarchy_sympathizer"
they now stay after the start of the war
honest eagle
Gg
azure snow
is there a mod that adds a KX style "select country" menu to vanilla?
grand swift
Where do you find the trade law icons?
grand swift
What is the name of the embargoed economy file?
solid flare
What is the name of the embargoed economy file?
embargoed or closed
i dont think hoi4 have embargoed economy
grand swift
Poland has it in nsb
solid flare
ookky
grand swift
Ok thank you
azure snow
is there a mod for vanilla that makes the country select screen be in the same style as the one in KaiserRedux?
marsh hornet
Yeah, it’s called “KaiserRedux”
hybrid echo
kx and redflood are pretty crazy, more like stuff people wouldn’t do in our timeline.
swift thunder
What’s wrong?
I only can research between the mech and electro
honest eagle
I only can research between the mech and electro
So..?
stone gull
How does one add
Add a custom model
Like I've looked all around the web
Tried everything I could think of as a new dev
All in vain
And everytime I find anything about the topic on the search bar the dude never gets an answer
Is it some forbidden knowledge
coarse fern
is there a way to make decisions that are visible only if you complete other decisions?
like the has_complete_focus but for decicions
hard bay
I want to make timelapse-style Hoi4 observer mode runs, is there a tool for creating countries and placing them on the map quickly?
hard bay
I mean, say I want to make a timelapse in the 10th century
I'd need to add many new countries, so I wonder if there's a tool to add them quickly
obtuse condor
nah, you cant like, just make new countries with a tool i dont think
your ganna have to go country by country annexing and creating them through desitions
or use a mod
hard bay
And can you empty parts of the map? I've seen videos where only a few countries exist and the rest of the landmass is black
obtuse condor
oooh
yeah you need mods for that too
like if i mod germany but make it not have some states
its blank
because no country owns it
would you like me to mod you watever timelapse world your doing?
upper ore
why did it take them so long to add eupen malmedy
their not gonna add it, just get a state mod
obtuse condor
tiny heron
So I'm trying to create the custom portrait mod but I can't find the files for the countries. Where is it. I have notepad++ but I just can't find the country documents
solid flare
So I'm trying to create the custom portrait mod but I can't find the files for t...
what do you need can you explain it more?
tiny heron
what do you need can you explain it more?
I want to make a custom picture for a country. But the guide on steam is from ver 1.9
Also I can't find the country documents to where I can change the info about the country leader
solid flare
oookky i will help quickly
solid flare
I want to make a custom picture for a country. But the guide on steam is from ve...
changing country leaders portrait enough for you or you need change name or create new leader?
ok ok i find everything
all characters (generals to advisers) is listed here
what country you want edit copy from this countries tagged file from original game files to mod files
common/characters
from here
and if you want change portrait
go this location gfx/leaders and use your own portrait
i hope you can understand
golden reef
hey when is road to 56 going to be finished updating for 1.11?
please ping me when answer
tiny heron
and if you want change portrait
You are a Saint, thank you
solid flare
You're welcome
honest eagle
hey when is road to 56 going to be finished updating for 1.11?
please ping me wh...
Not till after New Years
Be patient
golden reef
Sad just wondering tho i havent seen any updates on steam page
honest eagle
Look on their discord?
obtuse condor
okay so i despise the fact that when u puppet a country, they keep their focus tree and national ideas. this often makes zero sense, such as a soviet-puppet italy keeping german military cooperation and soldier king idea, and hungary being bugged where it can declare greater hungary so long as it once held the required territories prior to puppeting.
how do i make a mod to make a country get a new tag with a generic focus tree and no ideas after puppeting?
or even just a simple script to remove all national ideas
crimson loom
I'm working on a darker map design for my mod, anything you would change?
short bough
the rivers are a bit veiny if you get what i mean
i like the colours but the rivers are a bit off putting
ripe orbit
I got two new DLCs (No Step Back and Together for Victory) and went to launch the game with a mod I last updated a few months ago and keep getting this error. I am not sure what it means exactly or how to fix it. Can someone help me please?
marsh hornet
Your mod isn’t updated to 1.11?
ripe orbit
Your mod isn’t updated to 1.11?
What do you mean? I re-uploaded the mod to the latest version
marsh hornet
Have you updated your mod to the latest version
ripe orbit
What do you mean by that?
marsh hornet
Since you last updated a few months ago
NSB released in October
So railways exist
ripe orbit
How do I update it to the newest version?
marsh hornet
No idea I don’t mod, but hey you know why now
ripe orbit
I mean, I still don't really
My mod doesn't change any resource locations or change the map in any way apart from having some states start in the hands of different countries
amber crypt
I got two new DLCs (No Step Back and Together for Victory) and went to launch th...
You gotta delete everything for hoi4 and reinstall it that’s the only thing that worked for me
scenic tapir
Yeah so, I'm doing a custom version of the super events mod for vanilla hoi4 and this is the song wich plays after the anarchist victory in the spanish civil war, any ideas for other ones?
heady gyro
Im playing MDS as the US. I am hopelessly in debt and borrowing out the ass. I know thats our condition IRL but obviously i wanna fix it. How do you make money in this game?
tawdry mauve
have any of the big mods been updated for No Step Back yet?
zenith urchin
dense cosmos
How can I know that a mod (player led peace conferences) is working pls?
(Not installed via steam)
charred wind
anyone has good mods for the game lenth?
so it goes to 1960 or even further?
even one that goes before ww1
that regroups all of it?
neon cairn
have any of the big mods been updated for No Step Back yet?
Total war
maiden quiver
How do I update it to the newest version?
I think he meant the game
You can change the version in properties
Or if you are already in latest then do check for file integrity
maiden quiver
have any of the big mods been updated for No Step Back yet?
OWB also did
And road to 56
quaint hornet
coming back into this after a long time. Are there any close to "must-have" mods other than Player Led Peace Conferences?
I'm not really looking for one of those big alternate history modes or anything, just a mostly vanilla experience
white gale
coming back into this after a long time. Are there any close to "must-have" mods...
State Transfer Tool, in case you have AI border gore after a peace deal.
Core with Compliance, where you can core your colonies with high compliance. Good for extra manpower and resources
FPS map - Lower graphics, higher game speed
hybrid echo
"Downsize AirForce" for you baked potato
tawdry mauve
And road to 56
road to 56 updated?
white gale
No
charred wind
is there a mod or something that make me able to play with all the countries and switch between them in a game?
white gale
Cool
ripe orbit
You gotta delete everything for hoi4 and reinstall it that’s the only thing that...
Thanks, but it turned out it was because my mod had a state file that had different provinces to the new update. The game still doesn't launch with my mod but I think it is because I need to create characters.
ripe orbit
I think he meant the game
Thank you, but I was asking how to update my mod to the newest version
maiden quiver
If its your own mod you can go into the descriptor.mod file and change the version
If its from steam then
Well wait for the creator to update it
ripe orbit
If its your own mod you can go into the descriptor.mod file and change the versi...
Thanks. It is my mod. I was mostly just wondering if I had to change anything in the files apart from in the descriptor files to update it to the latest version. Turns out there is a lot that needs to be changed lol.
fervent hawk
question: when people add new ideologies to hoi4, how the hell do they sort out all those flags? Hundreds of flags per ideology, each nation and formable nation
Even for a whole team of modders this seems like a gargantuan task
I suppose they could reuse flags across ideologies and whatnot
but yeah, how do people pull it off?
honest eagle
Hours of work lol
mighty prism
hey me and my friend are trying to play hoi4 together but we cant
his server id is numbers
and mine is letters and numbers
how can i fix that?
solid flare
@mighty prism check your beta programmes and opened mods
light patio
I'm playing Cold War: Iron Curtain with cheats and I clearily have enough missiles to launch the attack
why doesn't it work
final sorrel
undone flax
What is the Total War mod? Ironic that I don't know, lul.
hybrid echo
Total War is a historical immersion mod.
I know someone who managed to trump HOI3’s Total War and BlackICE together, resulting in a near perfect modded game.
loud thistle
Is the new order good?
dull vault
stiff robin
Are their any up to date mods that help with optimization?
maiden quiver
Is the new order good?
Yes
hybrid echo
Good story, good system, bad UI.
hybrid echo
obtuse condor
what the
swift thunder
I want to ask is there code geast mode for 1.11.1
echo kindle
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1088963694 new rp beta 1.11.4
Steam Workshop::The Road to 56 [Beta]
frozen sail
woooo
midnight bane
Any clues on when road to 56 rp will be updated?
honest eagle
Any clues on when road to 56 rp will be updated?
its updated when its updated
gusty ridge
Any clues on when road to 56 rp will be updated?
Rt56 got updated recently I think, for RP to get updated they need the other mods to be updated as well
so anothere few weeks or months
midnight bane
Rt56 got updated recently I think, for RP to get updated they need the other mod...
Yeah there's quite a few
midnight bane
so anothere few weeks or months
Well i guess it'll happen when it'll happen then
daring mauve
why is code not working
the ai is only doing the one on the top
and ive tested it a lot of times
like around 30 just to make sure
errant peak
Damn
I can't modify the force government rule
I've tried it before on Neutralism and it worked
But now I'm trying to change this rule of communism, and failing.
wicked forge
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2679198096 Heres a lil update on the national focus tree so far in my latest mod. I am aiming for more national focuses than italy. hope you enjoy so far we are nearly at 200 subs hope you enjoy https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/886727081138987018/924837411261911130/unknown.png
gusty ridge
why is code not working
Because you did ai_chance = {factor =160} meaning there’s a 160% chance of the ai doing the first option
balmy thicket
Hi guys! Can someone help me pls add mods to the game, ty : )
oblique silo
Hi guys! Can someone help me pls add mods to the game, ty : )
Do you mean from the steam workshop?
Or making your own mod
balmy thicket
from steam
oblique silo
Go to the workshop
Find the mod you want
Click subscribe
Let it download
And then launch hoi, go to the playsets tab and switch it on
balmy thicket
yeah I did all theese steps do but they still cant run beacuse Ihave the wrong version of the game
I need 1.11
but I cant find it it betas
so what should I do now?
oblique silo
the pinned message in #ask-for-help-here explains it
lofty sigil
would anyone like to help me out with making a mod? i've been creating a backstory and ideas for paths for a while now and would be happy for people to help
rough idol
median oxide
obtuse condor
Hey guys! Im creating a new world mod with new countries, and some new ideas. If you're intrested in joinning the project or influence it , feel free to join the squad and Dm me 😄
hallow holly
Do you ever win in this game?
white gale
Do you ever win in this game?
Yes. if you either do a world conquest or if you reach 1948 or 1949
That's the end date
jagged tusk
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2679198096 Heres a lil up...
It looks good, I only think you should make thoose custom focus images smoother and smaller
daring mauve
it needs to be out of 100
it works, thanks
neat needle
you need to edit the provinces.bmp file in map
with a new rgb value
you can get the rgb value by going on to database and clicking generate rgb in the nudger
then you use that to create a new province and add an entry for it in the definition file
neat needle
do you mean a state?
obtuse condor
do you mean a state?
no
neat needle
province is a smaller one, a state is essentialy a region like you see Croatia or Dalmatia on the map
obtuse condor
province is a smaller one, a state is essentialy a region like you see Croatia o...
yes i added the provinces that are inside the state
neat needle
on the map you seem to have problems with adding the new province to a state, correct?
obtuse condor
on the map you seem to have problems with adding the new province to a state, co...
no
neat needle
what is your problem exactly, then?
obtuse condor
what is your problem exactly, then?
no step back messed something up
i did the exact same thing before no step back
and there was zero errors
neat needle
well on the map that you sent some provinces don't belong to a state
did that work fine before no step back?
neat needle
is this screenshot before nsb?
neat needle
and this one is also after?
neat needle
so this just randomly messed up
obtuse condor
so this just randomly messed up
no step back messed up the game
i cant launch the game
neat needle
what does it say when you try to launch it?
obtuse condor
what does it say when you try to launch it?
i get the windows error thing
neat needle
could you send a screenshot?
neat needle
i get the windows error thing
do you get "Some errors are present in the map definition and have been logged to error.log"
obtuse condor
do you get "Some errors are present in the map definition and have been logged t...
no
zero man made errors
that are caused by me
neat needle
try going to Documents\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\crashes
and see what it says there
there should be some files, click on the last one, go to logs then error
see what it says there
neat needle
alright, if you need help fixing them you can message me 🙂
obtuse condor
ok i will do that if i need some help
white gale
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2679198096 Heres a lil up...
Suggestion: Make it so that the industry isn't mutually exclusive
obtuse condor
Hey I'm new to multiplayer can anyone tell me the Mods which Players Mostly Use in Multiplayer 😅
unreal mesa
reef oxide
is it possible to throw a focus tree from one mod into another mod
craggy hare
is it possible to throw a focus tree from one mod into another mod
Do you have access to the code of the 1st mod?
reef oxide
I have access to both mods
some mechanics would need a transfer as well
as they're dependent on the focus tree
craggy hare
Yeah you can just copy paste the code then
If it's for a country that doesn't has a tree you need to do the history folder etc as well
reef oxide
the country has a DLC tree
I'm talking about China
the only thing is that the states will differ
would this be possible to do with a submod?
or would I need to merge both
reef oxide
@craggy hare can you help me with something else btw
undone terrace
Does anyone have a link to the mod that adds modern tech
proper knot
Hello,
NDefines.NMilitary.BASE_CAPTURE_EQUIPMENT_RATIO = 0.40
is it possible to set the value which would randomly generate the number? Instead of 40% it would be for example, 0-40%?
Here's the mod I'm talking about:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2409622927&searchtext=eq+capture%2B
I'm the owner.
...I would like to set the value to be randomly generated if possible...
hybrid echo
Defines are exposed constants.
proper knot
Defines are exposed constants.
So, there is no way?
hybrid echo
Not that i know of, sorry.
proper knot
Not that i know of, sorry.
Nevermind, thank you anyway.
hybrid echo
yw
rapid ibex
hey uh... i have a little problem while playing TWR... when "The Italian Thrawn" event pops up my game crashes... am i the only one that has this problem?
rapid ibex
obtuse condor
why does the nudge tool still have supply areas in it?
obtuse condor
Why do i get this error? [23:39:36][dlc.cpp:147]: incorrect checksum for DLC
quaint hornet
Alright, I just won WW2, this is my first time using the Player Led Peace Conference mod, I'm trying to make sure I'm pretty fair here, and I don't understand some of the points
For example, why are points moving around?
Why do some members seem to be giving other members of their faction their contribution points?
The UK doesn't have any either, having distributed them to their colony
Also, I don't understand what calculus has made the game decide that Republican Spain earned an order of magnitude more points than the USSR
Spain came in really late and did actually do invasions of Italy and some of their holdings, but nothing compared to what the USSR did
Hmm, darn, and it seems like I can only puppet things on my own behalf? I can have the USSR (etc) take states entirely, but I can't have them puppet Poland, for instance.... And if I Pupper/Liberate then they won't be on the right side for WW3... I suppose I'll have to just hand them over...
honest eagle
it looks good
obtuse condor
Hello, I'm new here, I just wanna ask is there a mod where I can change every single monarchy, especially the UK into a republic? I see a lot of abolish the monarchy national focus mod but it's always ended up either fascist or communist, where I just want it to be democratic without a king for a while.
vast dune
is this the right place to ask but have most of the mods updated to the newest version of hoi4? (like tno and twr)
ok thanks you
thanks
long iris
why does the latvian focus tree suck so bad in kaiserreich
it's been like 2 years in game and i have a total of 2 civs
and i can't invade ||riga because literally everyone and their mother is in the reichspact||
including estonia
which is absolutely moronic
sudden tartan
How can I use nudge in mallenuim dawn because whenever I click save for editing the state’s resources, and I restart, it doesn’t change so how I can make the territory’s resources and buildings aswell to change?
But in the vanilla game it saves
obtuse condor
Would someone be interested in a huge expansion of those generic leader pics?
Like, I’d add Russian civil war officers who are dead by 1936. People who have good photos of them which fit. And so on for more generals
Then for random politician pictures I’d just use coloured pictures of politicians who fit to replace the genericos
honest eagle
I’d use it
obtuse condor
That one should be easy
But what I truely want is to make Poland-Lithuanian-Soviet union
And then make France collapse into a civil war - Germans get the opportunity to prop up a pro German revolt in a few places
So that ww2 in Europe is bastion British Isles vs fascist everything to polish western border and going south to czechoslovakia and Hungary where the communist govemnet never fell
So fascists will be strong. Allies might be able to make a move when the communist Eurasia and European reich start bleeding eachother out and so on
undone terrace
What is the best modern tech mod?
formal lagoon
anyone know how to play older versions of the game? i'm tryna play the modern day mod
torn urchin
yes
i know
right click hoi4 on steam
click on properties
click on beta
u will see none
just
click that
and select version
marsh hornet
Yup
loud geyser
solid flare
very sus
unkempt whale
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes nothing
When I was playing France, I noticed that when some nations get into civil wars such as Germany, one of the nation's would get a generic focus and thought to myself that it would a neat mod that when a country has a unique focus tree and goes into a civil war, non would get a generic focus tree. Each would have the same but would be going down each political path respectively so you never have to get a generic focus Germany.
Just something I thought of
dim summit
I’d assume not but are there any mods to fix the peace deal AI Japan always does in China?
modest pilot
proper knot
Hello, can I make a random value instead of a fixed 0.40? So the value would be randomized or in a range between the two numbers instead of 40%?
reef oxide
im doing some smallscale modding
it's quite fun actually
I just transferred a province from one state to another
and changed some flags
neat needle
Hello, can I make a random value instead of a fixed 0.40? So the value would be ...
you need to use variables for that
reef oxide
@neat needle yo can you help me
reef oxide
it has this name here
I followed the sintax in the other files
but
do I need to insert the state name somewhere?
like the actual name
neat needle
yes, there is a "localisation" file which is where all state names, party names, victory points, events etc etc go
neat needle
thats where you type the descriptions and such,
so just recreate the file structure that is in the base game files
reef oxide
it has a bunch of YML files
reef oxide
do I need to convert them back?
neat needle
just convert the files to notepad++, doesn't matter if they're basegame, it won't break anything
neat needle
do I need to convert them back?
so no
reef oxide
ok thanks
neat needle
so just create the localisation file, then put the english file, also the ignored_loc_keys and languages files ( dunno if you need these but i have them for my mod so just put them there too ) and copy and paste the state_names_l_english file into your new localisation file for your mod
neat needle
oh no, it's never good when you get that error, but you can go to the Documents\Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\logs file
and go to error if you don't get the errors like you did
neat needle
okay, so are there more errors?
reef oxide
they're all invalid triggers
neat needle
did you change anything in the effects/triggers files?
neat needle
you're not changing the files for tgw redux right? you're making your own submod?
neat needle
yes...
you're meant to make your own mod
and i think then paste the files from tgw redux into your new mod, and make changes there
reef oxide
ok
thanks
im gonna verify the mod files and see if that fixes it
tomorrow ill make a submod
reef oxide
heh
reef oxide
you're gonna need both for modding trust me <:trollge:918889467677409280>
wait so how do I start a submod
neat needle
you go into the launcher, click on all installed mods, click on create a mod, and name it, give it a random version like idk 0.1 or 1.0, and type the file that it's gonna be in, and a description which you can edit on steam so i wouldn't bother making it asap
the thumbnail should be 500x500 size if you're gonna make one
name the thumbnail picture "thumbnail" and put it in the mod file, in the descriptor file for the mod you should put
picture = "thumbnail.png"
to make the thumbnail work
obtuse condor
If I credit materials taken from a banned user
And add that if they want it to be removed I will. No questions asked.
I want to splice up generic portraits as lot as possible so instead of the usual trio of faces you will get real people from the army you recruit them to war. Others will be photoshop bashes of different Russian generals being forced into official red army clothes
My goal is that at some point I will move to ai coloriser and just fix the colours and to make sure that you will never ever be forced to fight a war of clones
Stupid idea or why not?
neat needle
if you have the time and effort, i'd use the mod
also if it's genuinely well-made, vanilla style portraits yeah, definitely deserves praise from the hoi4 community
reef oxide
tnxx
neat needle
np
neat needle
i think so, i've never made a submod myself but it seems about right
reef oxide
oh ok
ill do some googling then
because somehow I need to let the game know it's a submod
and which files to replace
obtuse condor
hello
neat needle
alright, also i reccommend the channel "The Iron Workshop" for modding
obtuse condor
nah
too long
also you need to do some codding
why dont use a website instead?
its called uhh
😉
anyway anyone want to play my kurdistan empire mod?
reef oxide
alright, also i reccommend the channel "The Iron Workshop" for modding
thanks
modding wiki has been helpful too
neat needle
yea, some things are outdated tho as always with the hoi4 wiki
reef oxide
yea
neat needle
i've only ever used it to get the icons for the resources lol
proper knot
you need to use variables for that
I have no idea how, but is it possible right?
obtuse condor
Is there a tool for easily drawing custom nations on a map?
Or is it still copying cores in txt files
reef oxide
dependencies makes the mod load over another one. This will ensure that the mod will overwrite the specified mod's contents, and it's necessary for sub-mods. Despite its name, the mod which is marked as a dependency is not necessary to be turned on to open this mod. This is necessary for sub-mods to work correctly
aha
makes sense
its not finding my submod
ree
the uploader has it
but its not in the mod list
ok nvm im blind
hybrid echo
lol
reef oxide
now let's test this
hybrid echo
redux of a redux of the mod Great War
hybrid echo
sounds cool
obtuse condor
Ok let’s make some pretty full colour pictures for your ministers! First we must gather all the tools we will need.
- Download either gimp (freeware) or get photoshop (shareware and we will need a fully unlocked edition)
1.Get the black and white photo you want to colorise. - Go to https://hotpot.ai/colorize-picture
- Follow instructions on the website
For example I comprised Rosa
obtuse condor
- Open that colorised Rosa Luxembourg with Gimp or photoshop
Slowly remove the background either using a wand selection or old style rubber it off
- Get yourself a clean hoi4 portrait background
6.Copy your Rosa without a background onto this background . Make sure it looks ok to you.
But let’s say the coloriser fucked up ubiform colours!
I am too tired to continue but I will show you tomorrow how to fix that uniform so it has the right colours
Is anyone interested in me creating a real guide like that?
Of course when I’m done doing it it will have explanations plus extras like how to swap ubiform parts between portraits and stuff
And step by step instructions
I am looking into it as a 3 chapter work
- Preparing the photo. 2. Mixing and matching other portraits for more options. 3. How to put those portraits you made in game.
Of course it’s open source so if someone know a better way they’re free to just yeeet everything. Just name drop me as the OG creator
Any interest?
obtuse condor
Now a disclaimer
my final product here is just a quick sketch.
I dind't go for photorealistic ultra hd trv soviet russia, just a proof of concept
So here he is
all you need to do is just replace the medals with real medals / perhaps change the color balance / contrast and so on
but yes, it's a workable hoi4 portait
Note: this is the quick and dirty method
If you want a hoi4 looking portrait, I will give you this video
The quick and dirty is for mass creation of new portaits (like when me and my friends play a megacampaign) or when I need more portarits for generals
obtuse condor
Disclaimer : the dude does that on photoshop so I can't help
rustic path
i got a question for some of the modders in this server, found this cool mod that adds a focus tree, I thought at first it might be op because of civ count, there's like hella focus that add civs
but looking back at it
i don't think so
because at the end of the day, u still have to defend against the japanese, and that's quite difficult with your army isn't that old
obtuse condor
balance is something not even many modders get right
rustic path
balance is something not even many modders get right
i'm just curious, do you think this mod could be broken
in mp
just the right side, gives a lot of civs and resources
rustic path
sarcasm? I mean idk I've only played the game for 600 hours, and it feels like if you had a really good player, it could be broken, but i only had enough time to build up civs, mills, dockyards, and barely an army, navy and air force, let alone break free from the usa, because ur still a puppet, and it's not really easy to go facist, communist, or non aligned, so your stuck as a democracy. So while i beleive civs and what not, plus the resources, plus the large manpower, is not enough to become a super power because of looming japan, given enough time it could be a considered a major power, but idk, what do you guys think?
reef oxide
when making a submod, how much of the original mod needs to be kept in it?
errant peak
How to change area in hoi4
I want to change one province of the state to another
But I changed the States and strategicregions files
All failed
tight flint
errant peak
damn
mighty prism
anyone has a good mod? for 1.11
reef oxide
Great War Redux
mighty prism
thanks
toxic spear
i need help finding a meme mod to have a little bit of fun, not balanced or anything just funny
reef oxide
kaiserreich
white gale
Great War Redux
They updated GWR?
white gale
Thought they only updated the original Great War mod
reef oxide
but its playable
white gale
Oh ok
strong iron
combat width if i understand it correctly basically represents how many soldiers can fit within a tile
so using that definition artillery shouldnt use combat width at all since it provides its fire from outside the battlefield
IMHO this mod doesn't affect balance too badly as the number of arty you'll be able to field is still going to be limited to your IC
this mod doesn't affect frontline AA or AT though, and at first I thought that was dumb but then thought about it some more. AA would be on the battlefield itself to protect units from direct dive bombings and AT would have to be within the battlefield itself in direct line of sight of tanks to be effective.
vast sluice
is their a mod to make your fps better and im not talking about the map mods. while those do help i kinda want something better
wind plume
how do i make custom borders for scenarios when i use OP it gives it back to the owner country immediatley
jagged tusk
How do I revert the things I did with the nudge tool?
obtuse condor
manic adder
full siren
Is it really needed to call out that the chat is dead all the time?
obtuse condor
someone have ww1 mod but in 1.10.4 version?
supple salmon
someone have ww1 mod but in 1.10.4 version?
Pretty sure you could just search up ''The Great War'' and you could rather easily find one.
Since that version released in feb 2021, there should be loads of mods that are WW1.
sweet lotus
Anyone able to find source image for this?
Would be a very cool Ingame portrait
Ferdinand Schörner was unique that he wore an Iron Cross and a Pour le Mérite at the same time. Would be a cool General portrait.
topaz night
Why are there no interesting alt history mods for Hoi4? Like, Everything is either 'What if germany won WW2' Or 'what if germany won ww1'.
crimson loom
because it's at its core a game about germany
there are a few interesting mods from outside that time period but most of them are incomplete because mod creators cant ever be bothered to produce something finished nowadays
i swear they'll release a few betas, get loads of people excited and then they're like "nah dont feel like it" its so scummy
hoi4 boomer here
neat needle
Why are there no interesting alt history mods for Hoi4? Like, Everything is eith...
one is currently in development called roar of the gryphon, it's about what if ww1 didn't happen, and instead there were a bunch of smaller wars
crimson loom
yeah ive seen a few people play that it looks good
topaz night
one is currently in development called roar of the gryphon, it's about what if w...
There's already a mod like that, it's called Age Of Imperialism.
neat needle
yeah ive seen a few people play that it looks good
very excited for it to come out
crimson loom
There's already a mod like that, it's called Age Of Imperialism.
but a world where ww1 doesnt happen can go a million different ways
crimson loom
my life wont be complete until i play an alternate three-way cold war mod with the Franco-British Union preserving European imperialism to the dismay of the soviets and americans
topaz night
That would be really cool
crimson loom
ussr, china and warsaw pact vs usa, japan and south korea, vs franco-british union, spain, portugal, belgium and the netherlands
topaz night
I personally want a mod where a company becomes so powerful it has its own army and is self sustained, and it goes to war with big nations like the US
crimson loom
that would be cool as well
like a civil war of anarcho-capitalism
loads of american monopolies fight for control of the country
topaz night
Yeah, or like a company taking control of a central American country and declaring war on every UN nation
crimson loom
there is an anarcho-capitalist path for honduras in rt56
you can take control of central america and just declare war on whoever
but an entire mod about it would be cooler
topaz night
Is RT56 updated to NSB?
topaz night
I just checked it out, it's not updated. 🙃
crimson loom
interesting
crimson loom
anyone played the 1930 mod
obtuse condor
!p ataka mix
crimson loom
its a lot of fun but kind of overpowered
obsidian wren
Does anyone have a template mod file they can share
with a empty map and all
no nations
obsidian wren
my error.log, can anyone help me debug it?
neat needle
my error.log, can anyone help me debug it?
from what i can tell, there are no actual files in your mod for the portraits of leaders from countries such as new zealand, australia, bulgaria etc
or there are, but they are not .dds
obsidian wren
from what i can tell, there are no actual files in your mod for the portraits of...
Well my mod only adds one country that should override third reich
and only has one leader
nothing that special
so i have no idea why that's the case
i have one .dds in the leaders folder
for the country
neat needle
well these errors sometimes pop up for no reason when you edit some kind of file that has to do with for example gfx
try restarting your game
maybe they will go away
obsidian wren
i tried loading in again
and it loaded but my country is nowhere to be seen
the german reich is where it is always
neat needle
did you properly activate the mod and all that?
obsidian wren
did you properly activate the mod and all that?
yeah
i think it's a problem with how i set up the files
could you take a gander at them?
neat needle
sure
obsidian wren
neat needle
ah, you made the create_country_leader syntax the old way, there is a new system called characters
for nsb
neat needle
it doesn't matter if u have it, came with the update dw, but there is a video from the iron workshop on using the character converter, which should help you
since you did it the old way
obsidian wren
it doesn't matter if u have it, came with the update dw, but there is a video fr...
so what do i do
obsidian wren
okay
"so you want to load into the country you want to convert the characters for" literally can't
neat needle
also, fyi, the desc = "Authoritative Communist" syntax has to be applied as a trait
is it just meant to own that one state or all of germany?
neat needle
also if you change the tag then you're gonna have to change every single file where the GER tag is
i'd recommend just changing the name and color, flag etc and not the entire tag
neat needle
"so you want to load into the country you want to convert the characters for" li...
ok so did you save your files
obsidian wren
also if you change the tag then you're gonna have to change every single file wh...
because as you said
i want to make the HDG state occupy all of germany
i add a tag
not replace the GER one
neat needle
but germany wouldn't exist anyway so what's the point
obsidian wren
It's easier maybe?
neat needle
no
obsidian wren
No idea
I just wanna make a country that occupies the territory of germany and has all that shit i put in
neat needle
just make GER's name in the localisation files different, change GER's color, and flag or whatever you need to change
that's the easiest way
obsidian wren
I want to change the name, flag and leader
neat needle
so you wont have to change the history files and such
obsidian wren
I also wanna add some focus tree modifications
but small steps
im starting out
i just wanna add a new country
obsidian wren
just make GER's name in the localisation files different, change GER's color, an...
okay
neat needle
alright, then change the flag of germany, by making a file called GER_fascism and so on for all the different flag sizes
and it'll replace the vanilla GER flag
since it's the same name
localisation is easy, just change what it says for GER
and i already explained what you have to do for leader
obsidian wren
I changed the GER stuff and loaded into the mod but it's still the reich
bruh
@neat needle
?
neat needle
is the name still german reich?
obsidian wren
wait, did you restart?
yeah
obsidian wren
is the name still german reich?
it is
neat needle
did you put these files into your mod file?
obsidian wren
did you put these files into your mod file?
yeah
neat needle
like localisation, etc
obsidian wren
Paradox Interactive\Hearts of Iron IV\mod\hammer_of_editors
neat needle
show me the localistaion file
neat needle
did you put ignored_loc_keys and languages into the localisation file?
obsidian wren
did you put ignored_loc_keys and languages into the localisation file?
no
should i have
i followed a tutorial
obsidian wren
do i edit anything in them
neat needle
no
obsidian wren
still doesn't work
neat needle
ok last hope, check the launcher and see if you have your mod enabled
obsidian wren
yep i do
i checked
intitial playset
i can send the entire file if you wanna
it's 300kb
neat needle
are you using it from the steam workshop?
neat needle
no no
obsidian wren
the mod isin't even published
neat needle
oh... well im sorry man idk whats the problem
obsidian wren
i just created it through the launcher
obsidian wren
oh... well im sorry man idk whats the problem
as a last hope perhaps you could check the like mod file
neat needle
you made it on paradox mods or whatever its called right?
neat needle
as a last hope perhaps you could check the like mod file
sure
obsidian wren
you made it on paradox mods or whatever its called right?
using the launcher
neat needle
yea
obsidian wren
check if that works
you'll also need the .mod file which you need to edit
both of those in your mods folder
and just edit the .mod file and change the path
to suit your pc
neat needle
bro how do i open this wtf did you send
neat needle
no like when i open it its just like de, es, fr, it, pl etc
theres no mod files or whatever
neat needle
here (some things are in croatian fyi)
obsidian wren
here (some things are in croatian fyi)
those are not the files i wanted to send
delete them
let me try sending it again
neat needle
maybe try using some sort of trustworthy website lol
obsidian wren
it is a trustworthy one
i used it for many years
just that i used the wrong file
obsidian wren
yeah i selected the wrong file
just delete the one you downloaded
so did you figure it out?
neat needle
i figured a few things out
obsidian wren
okay
neat needle
in common/countries/Germany the color = { 106 119 89 }isn't the same as the color rgb in common/countries/colors
try changing that
obsidian wren
what is the second set of numbers
neat needle
you mean in colors?
neat needle
103 81 177
and in history/countries/GER the party popularities total to 105, not 100
so make neutrality or something 5 less
obsidian wren
okay
neat needle
and the create_country_leader should also be converted
obsidian wren
and in history/countries/GER the party popularities total to 105, not 100
damn
neat needle
and in the localisation file there are two entries for GER
so you should delete the second one whihc is the vanilla one
with german reich and all
obsidian wren
ah
obsidian wren
and the create_country_leader should also be converted
how?
neat needle
yeah i think the game in situations like that picks the last options
obsidian wren
the converter needs me to load in
obsidian wren
well since your tag is just germany now, you should be able to
hmm
neat needle
but first fix all of what i told you and then convert it
obsidian wren
okay
neat needle
most important thing is the localisation since i wanna see if it works
obsidian wren
i fixed all of what you said while we were talking and now just need to convert it
neat needle
this wasnt the color was it
obsidian wren
i changed the HSV
neat needle
not sure
neat needle
nah that doesn't affect flags
obsidian wren
yeah
neat needle
so when you save it you make it .tga, then you can choose if it should be 32 bit or 24, compressed etc
make it 32 bit
obsidian wren
ah
neat needle
uncompressed right?
obsidian wren
it needs to be uncompressed right?
neat needle
yea
obsidian wren
ok
neat needle
so not checked
obsidian wren
okay
let me reopen the video
then
i converted it
now im gonna try adding more things to the mod following a tutorial
thanks
obsidian wren
im so proud
neat needle
for what
neat needle
yea
obsidian wren
so it's good?
neat needle
yea this is good
obsidian wren
k
neat needle
its from only like a year ago and he still uploads tutorials so its fine
neat needle
at the start of the game?
obsidian wren
yeah
neat needle
if = {
limit = {
has_dlc = "Together for Victory"
}
set_autonomy = {
target = (tag)
autonomous_state = (autonomy state)
}
else = {
puppet = (tag)
}
}
put this in the history file for the country that is the puppeteer
and add the tag for the country which is being puppeted
and autonomy state
neat needle
no thats like sattelite, reichskommisariat, integrated puppet etc
you can check what those are called in common\autonomous_states
obsidian wren
so if i wanted it to puppet czechoslovakia
then i do
limit = {
has_dlc = "Together for Victory"
}
set_autonomy = {
target = CZE
autonomous_state = CZE
}
else = {
puppet = CZE
}
}```for autonomous state you write one of the autonomous states which are located in common\autonomous_states
its like integrated puppet etc
obsidian wren
i don't have together for victory so i do not know your jargon
what should i put it as
neat needle
uhhh well just put autonomy_puppet
obsidian wren
🤔
after i converted it i put my custom leader in this line and it dosen't work anymore
where do i do it
so it';s back to what it was
neat needle
you put the recruit character in history right?
obsidian wren
as in?
obsidian wren
i put that in the history file
neat needle
okay and did you copy the character too
obsidian wren
in the history file it only has this
recruit_character = GER_spacedragon_the_42nd
and some others
so i thought i changed the file
with the existing one
so i have to redo it
neat needle
actually you could try ctrl z?
obsidian wren
no
neat needle
if you still have it open
neat needle
not closing your files is an excellent idea for modding
obsidian wren
works again
okay
and czecho is a puppet
i made czechoslovakia a diffrent nation
with a leader and flags and all
this is very cool
neat needle
have fun with it
trust me you won't find it very cool when you try adding something more complicated like new provinces or states
and the worst one for me: decisions
obsidian wren
hmm
it seems im having trouble again
with setting a custom leader for czechoslovakia
i have
name = "Average"
desc = ""
picture = "gfx/leaders/CZE/average.dds"
ideology = stalinism
traits = {
#
}
}```and
recruit_character = CZE_average
i converted it
oh im just dumb i think
i set the wrong starting party
neat needle
you gotta put it in the characters file
obsidian wren
you gotta put it in the characters file
i also did that
neat needle
but create_country_leader doesn't belong in the characters file
thats the old way of doing it
obsidian wren
creare_country_leader is in history file
neat needle
yea thats not the way you're supposed to do it
neat needle
convert it, delete create_country_leader, and put the new character in the characters file for czechoslovakia
obsidian wren
did that
also how do i make multiple country leaders
like another custom one but for democracy
neat needle
best way to do it is copy the leader you just converted, change name, icon, and ideology
and id
and then just recruit it in history
obsidian wren
okay
oh
damn
@neat needle hey so i made a new leader
name="Crispy_Bongo"
portraits={
civilian={
large="gfx/leaders/GER/bongo.dds"
}
}
country_leader={
desc="Democratic Liberal"
ideology=liberalism
expire="1.1.1.1"
id=-1
}
}```is it okay
neat needle
yea all is good except for the name you don't need to have that _ in it
since its the name anyway
the name that will show in game
obsidian wren
yea all is good except for the name you don't need to have that _ in it
No no
That's intentional
since the dude's name is Crispy_Bongo
neat needle
ok
yea everythings fine
but i recommend making the "democratic liberal" thing a trait instead of the description
if you want you can apply some effects too to it
maiden scarab
obsidian wren
how do i make a completion reward be a popularity boost for a certain party
@neat needle
neat needle
hoi4 wiki is best for making things like focuses and stuff
obsidian wren
hoi4 wiki is best for making things like focuses and stuff
and how do i make focuses mutually exclusive with others
i'd gander it's the NOT thing
but no idea how to set it up
neat needle
no you put mutually_exclusive = { focus = (focus id) }
for both of the focuses that are going to be mutually exclusive
obsidian wren
no you put mutually_exclusive = { focus = (focus id) }
okay and how do i make a focus not need any prerequisites
do i just delete the line
neat needle
yea or don't put anything
i'd just not put anything so you don't forget when you copy it to make a new one
obsidian wren
and what do i put as relative position if it's the first in the focus tree