Suggestions for Improved Moddability

[Meneth]

This is meant simply as a set of suggestions for Paradox that would make it easier to mod the game. Some of the suggestions are rather far-fetched, as feasibility is usually not judged when adding to the list. Further suggestions to the list would be appreciated.
While the game is already one of the most moddable games on the market, there are areas where it could be further improved. The suggestions are categorized to make the list easier to read. Beyond that it is in no particular order.

The list itself is located on the wiki: http://www.ckiiwiki.com/Modding_suggestions
Additions to it can be done directly, but ideas can be discussed here. It is recommended to post in this thread whenever one adds to the list.

 

[Meneth]

Added another suggestion:
Add the ability to set at what level CoA randomization starts. Currently you can either randomize all CoAs, or just baronies. I would for example like to leave county CoAs for muslims random, while using the flag-files for duchies, kingdoms, and empires

 

[Meneth]

+1

I would add :
The ability to add sttuff to dynasties file in seprate files like characters history files f.e.

Will add it to the list.

 

[Meneth]

Wiz essentially has that in CK2+ I believe? Or a workaround for it essentially. Feels like they die more often in it anyways.

+1 for the Muslim CoA especially, that annoys me to no end!

What about being able to define familial relationships? I want my brothers to hate each other by my grandmother to love me!

as i have been/am currently doing alot of modding based around buildings and provinces i would love to see:

-modifiers purely related to baronial holdings
-the ability to create new holding types
-the ability to be able to have event triggers related to baronial things, such as amount of income a barony makes etc.

thats just from the top of my head.

I'll add it all.

 

[Meneth]

+1 to all

- random_traits=no in character history files
- the ability to set a character's dynasty shield as their primary gfx to appear on screen

Added.
Also, you and any other modders in here should come to the CKII Modding IRC channel linked in my signature

 

[Meneth]

- A way to check your/enemy tactics during combat

For triggers, I assume?

+1 to all

making any_character and random_character to work (they're defined in the exe file but doesn't work). There is no way right now to target all characters in the game. (Link to proper thread.)

Added.

 

[Wizzington]

I'll sign off on all of this. I'd also really like a way to destroy holdings via a command, and to build them in a suitable free slot in a province instead of having to specifically target a title.

 

[Meneth]

I'll sign off on all of this. I'd also really like a way to destroy holdings via a command.

One more: A way to set a trait as non-valid for random traits, so you don't end up with 2-year old crusaders in 1066.

Added to the list.

 

[Wizzington]

One more: A way to set a trait as non-valid for random traits, so you don't end up with 2-year old crusaders in 1066.

 

[Meneth]

Province decisions (coding random_demesne_province is a pain)

Modifiers for realms and dynasties

Added to the list. BTW, you should check out the modding IRC (link in my signature). It's getting somewhat active now.

 

[Meneth]

I got registered, thanks. And before I forget, setting province and (less necessarily) character modifiers in the history files. Opinion modifiers in history/characters would be good, too.

It is a pain right now to set up economic and political modifiers which has become popular thanks to apg's work and now my own modest contribution.

So I do things like this:

Instead of:

1066.1.1 = {
add_province_modifier = royal_domain
}

Two things I'd like to see, both in regards to portraits.

- Make it so that dna slots can contain any number of options, not just 27, limited by the alphabet. This would basically require that dna -not- be coded as a "one character - one slot" thing, but that's not really a huge issue.
- Make it so that modders can add additional dna or property slots as they please. The game should be able to process these properly, there's really no reason why the number for slots has to be hardcoded.

Added to the list.

 

[Meneth]

Added to the list.

 

[Meneth]

Added to the list.

 

[Meneth]

got another one: Title flags, that is has_title_flag, clr_title_flag & set_title_flag.

Added.

 

[Meneth]

A petition is a bit thuggish, a demand rather than a request.
If there were to be modding additions, really the most important would be for the ability to make traits that make the character passed over in succession as priests are [needed for holy orders, knights, solving the dynasty-founders problem, etc] and traits that prevent hardcoded death [allowing all death for that character to be handled by event, solving your first three demands]

Added.

I agree with the suggestion for a button to split an army or fleet roughly in half. That sounds simple but effective.

I'd also like a button to raise a de jure duchy's (however much of it you control obviously) levies as a sort of happy medium between raising the entire kingdom/empire's or having to spam-click every single province in a large area. For example if I'm fighting a small, controlled war or just dealing with a mid-level rebellion then I often only need two or three duchies' worth of troops, not my whole kingdom's. I guess this would be useful for pretty much everyone -- so you could just click the 'raise ducal levies' button on Normandy and then on Flanders and you'd have those two duchies' provinces' troops all raised at once instead of having to click on about ten provinces.

Anyway I'd like that. :blush:

That doesn't really have anything to do with moddability though.

- Specific elements to improve vote in favor in case of elective. (for instance Crusader give +0.1 to vote chance for a character)
- Export vote chance modifiers (if any)
- Export diplomatic response modifiers
- Export movement speed (land to land / land to sea / sea to land / sea to sea)

Added the first two. The 3rd is already on the list. Movement speed can already be modded in the terrain file.

 

[Meneth]

How did I miss the movement speed one... Are you sure we can change the time to embark troops, disembark them...

Ah, no you cannot change those specifically AFAIK. You can only change movement speed on a per-terrain basis.
Added to the list.

 

[Meneth]

A command to destroy holdings

Isn't this in already? Asking because I'm thinking about adding a few events regarding sieges and natural disasters to holdings. The fact that holdings in the game only improve make the endgame way too predictable. Provinces that cannot end anything but maxxed out are lame.

You can only destroy holdings via their names AFAIK, so you cannot destroy arbitrary holdings by event/decision.

 

[Meneth]

Do you mean holdings or the buildings within holdings? Because if I can destroy buildings then that would circumvent the whole maxxed out holding thing.

I don't know if you can destroy buildings, sorry.

 

[Meneth]

Immortality, if that is not already possible (It seems not). Would be great for all the fantasy mods out there.

Already on the list.

make map modding easier

Any specifics?

- add on_birth on-action trigger.
It would help with childbirth deaths and initial character setup - like redistibuting genetic or special traits.

Added to list.

 

[Meneth]

I'd like them to add the option to export lots of details about successful or unsuccessful plots, and romantic liaisons. I'd love to see an export of all player-related plots and deaths, who backed the plots, who the wife slept with. There is so much going on which, right now, I think the player can never see. There are good game reasons for restricting the player's knowledge to what the character actually knows, but there are good Modding reasons (AARs in particular) for permitting the player to know more than the character.

Call it the Fog of Death, and allow us to lift it.

I think that might make more sense as an entirely separate suggestion of its own, or as one in the Wishlist thread, as it has more to do with AAR and storytelling and such than to do with modding.