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Sorry if I'm starting to annoy you, but I just got into this stuff and I really don't know all the files and stuff. Could you explain to me step by step what I need to do?

About what you should do: set up first German East Africa. About the instructions please refer to the web site linked and the code quoted in this thread. About the provinces IDs please see my post above.

Last, if for any difficulty you may have instead of trying to understand the problem you keep asking, as this is not a chat, you waste your time and the time of others.
 
For German east Africa, For the ID, I've chosen ALG, which is Algeria's(or i think it's Algeria's) id. Arturius said that any country's with # ,means their disabled. So could you verify that that id can be used.
 
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Also, since this is going to be an update to v .43, maybe we should finish off any unfinished scenarios. Like the 1917 scenario isn't finished. A few battles aren't finished. So another change for the new update could be finishing the uninfinished battle scenarios and add one or two new ones.
 
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Also, since this is going to be an update to v .43, maybe we should finish off any unfinished scenarios. Like the 1917 scenario isn't finished. A few battles aren't finished. So another change for the new update could be finishing the uninfinished battle scenarios and add one or two new ones.

Keith I agree that there is a lot to do but if continue to bring stuff to the table we never start. Regarding the colonial war have you had a look at the WWII North Africa Scenario? Please take that as example.
 
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Please see below

You can also use ID's of that countries which aren't appear in the world of the 1914-Mod. Look at the revolt.txt. Some ID's are marked with "#" to be unused.


#SCA = {
# date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1897 }
# expirydate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1947 }
# minimum = {
# 112 126 127 123 122 121 120 119 115 113 114 106 105 104 102 101 100 99 98 97 93 95 96 92 292 293 294 107 108 109 110 111 116 117 118 124 125 128 129
# }
# extra = { 91 295 800 1 2 }
# capital = 101
#}

For example ID "SCA". Originally the ID is used for Scandinavia, but in 1914 it is disabled. So you can use it for your plans. As I said before, never change the ID. It is a constant value. If it possible you should use for the african colonies, because of overview reasons, unused ID's of african countries.

"#" means that the software ignores what is written behind
 
Hello everybody,

i would like to help with this mod...
I'm only familiar with event making...so if you need help with that...
I also study history at the university in Amsterdam so if you need help with information gathering, i'm willing to do that as well.
Let me know if i can help.

Greetings Morris
 
Hello everybody,

i would like to help with this mod...
I'm only familiar with event making...so if you need help with that...
I also study history at the university in Amsterdam so if you need help with information gathering, i'm willing to do that as well.
Let me know if i can help.

Greetings Morris

Hi Morris. Your help is more than welcome. Currently we are discussing the WWI in the colonies and first we have to address the German East Africa. As you well know the size of the divisions and the quality it was very different from the European standard so my idea is to take as example the WWII North Africa to set up a limited scenario.

Are you ready to join?
 
Say Morris, you could give me a hand with coding a few events. I don't know enough about coding events. Right now I'm having problems with id's for the new events I had in mind and I'm having problems withing making a new country. and once I'm done with them could you test them out. I'll test them myself but i'd also like other people to test the new events. So, what do you say? And Cardus, you never said if I could use id's for country's that are disabled or not.
 
Say Morris, you could give me a hand with coding a few events. I don't know enough about coding events. Right now I'm having problems with id's for the new events I had in mind and I'm having problems withing making a new country. and once I'm done with them could you test them out. I'll test them myself but i'd also like other people to test the new events. So, what do you say? And Cardus, you never said if I could use id's for country's that are disabled or not.

Keith sometime you are unbelievable.You can use those ID and that it was said by Arturius. You asked, as usual, once again and I answered quoting Arturius and explaining to you the meaning of the "#" and this is the 3rd time.
 
I'm really sorry for all the questions, but i don't ever recall you saying that i could use them. You just explained what the # meant. I asked if you could veify that i could use them. I don't catch on very well when people aren't being specific. Just say yes you can use them or just a short simple yes. Sorry for all the questions and wasting time but I just never go along unless I know for sure. I just need a simple yes or no and I'll get to it. So I'll use Algeria's id for German East Africa. The next timke I ask if I can use something or whatever just give me a short simple yes or no and I won't be asking three times in a row.
 
I've made an inc. file and placed it in the 1914 scenario file. This is it.


country = {
tag = ALG

ai = "GER_1914.ai"

policy = {
date = { year = 0 month = january day = 0 }
democratic = 3
political_left = 3
free_market = 7
freedom = 8
professional_army = 7
defense_lobby = 10
interventionism = 10
}


peacetime_ic_mod = 1.0

capital = 1140
manpower = 20



# Resource Reserves
energy = 5000
metal = 2500
rare_materials = 1250
oil = 775
supplies = 5000
money = 100

ownedprovinces = {


1063 1062 1139 1140 1141 # Ostafrika



}
controlledprovinces = {

1063 1062 1139 1140 1141 # Ostafrika


}
nationalprovinces = {

1063 1062 1139 1140 1141 # Ostafrika



diplomacy = {
relation = { tag = ENG value = -100 }
relation = { tag = FRA value = -175 }
relation = { tag = USA value = 50 }
relation = { tag = U11 value = 175 }
relation = { tag = RUS value = -150 }
relation = { tag = OTT value = 125 }
relation = { tag = ITA value = 125 }
relation = { tag = BUL value = 150 }
relation = { tag = JAP value = -20 }
relation = { tag = SWE value = 150 }
relation = { tag = ROM value = 75 }
relation = { tag = BEL value = -75 }
}


techapps = {
1010 1020 1030 1040 1070 1080 1110 1120 1160 1170 1190 1200 1210 1230 1240 # Infantry
2010 2020 2030 2100 2140 2150 2190 2240 2250 2260 2330 2340 2410 2420 # Cavalry
3010 3020 3030 3070 3080 3090 3130 3140 3150 3190 3240 3250 3260 3270 3400 3410 # Naval
4010 4150 4240 4250 # Aircraft
5010 5020 5030 5040 5050 5060 5070 5080 #Industrial Basic
5100 5110 5120 5130 5140 5150 5160 5170 5180 5190 5200 5210 5220 5230 5240 5250 5260 # lt. and heavy to 1914
5270 5280 # 1914 Heavy and 1915 Light
5400 5410 5420 5430 5440 5450 5460 5470 5480 # Up to 1915 Construction
5600 5610 5620 5630 # Research up to 1914 Improved
5650 5660 5670 # Intel up to 1914
5700 5710 5720 5730 # Agriculture up to 1912
5750 5760 5770 5780 5790 # Communication up to 1914
5810 5820 5830 5840 # Finance up to 1913
5870 5880 # both oil conversions
6010 6020 6030 6040 6050 6070 6090 6120 # Land Doctrine
8010 8020 8040 8030 8320 8090 8240 8230 8070 8110 8120 8150 8170 8200# Naval Doctrine
9010 9020 9030 9040 # Air Doctrine
2520 2530 6200 6210 6220 9260 9360 9440 # Version 0.4a add-ons
}

blueprints = { 4020 4260 } # Scouts, Airships

landunit = {
id = { type = 5051 id = 1 }
name = "I. Ostafrika Shutztruppe Armeekorps"
location = 1140
division = {
id = { type = 5051 id = 2 }
name = "I. Shutztruppe Ostafrika-Brigade"
strength = 10
max_strength = 10
type = paratrooper
model = 1
}
}
landunit = {
id = { type = 5051 id = 3 }
name = "II. Ostafrika Shutztruppe Armeekorps"
location = 1141
division = {
id = { type = 5051 id = 4 }
name = "II. Shutztruppe Ostafrika-Brigade"
strength = 9
max_strength = 9
type = paratrooper
model = 1
}


navalunit = {
id = { type = 5051 id = 5 }
name = "SMS Königsberg"
location = 1140 # Dar es Salaam

division = { id = { type = 22111 id = 515 } name = "SMS Königsberg" type = light_cruiser model = 1 }
}

navalunit = {
id = { type = 5051 id = 6 }
name = "Küstenverteidigungsgruppe Ostsee"
location = 296 # Rostock

division = { id = { type = 22111 id = 517 } name = "SMS Friedrich Karl" type = heavy_cruiser model = 2 }

The Reason why I have the federich Karl is because i'm planning on making it the SMS Mowe'. Actually, Ostafrika is supposed to be made by event. Is there even a need for an inc. file? I guess I could put it in the 1917 scenario.
 
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I guess I could put it in the 1917 scenario.

Why do you want to put it in the 1917 scenario? About the troops we should add some bonus for movement and fight. They were small in number but very quick and tough. This applies to the land leader as well.
 
You misspelled Schutztruppe. Good work though.

Thanks for pointing that out AXIN, I'll correct that.



Why do you want to put it in the 1917 scenario? About the troops we should add some bonus for movement and fight. They were small in number but very quick and tough. This applies to the land leader as well.

Well, since German East Africa is supposed to be made by event, and an inc. file is what a country would start with at the beginning the game. Since this country and every other country needs an inc. file if they start the game independant, then i could put it in the 1917 scenario because it'll be independant by then. Cardus, i could not aggree with you more. There were 15000 Germans against 300000 allied troops and they did not lose a single battle. Sometimes they had to retreat when outnumbered but they never lost. We should also add a bonus which gives them a better chance in battle to make it more historical.
 
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How do you make flags and sheilds. Cuz German East Africa has Algeria's flag and sheild. I need to replace it with German east Africa's flag. But i don't know how.

Hey keith101, it is ok to ask the community when you have a problem. But most of your questions are already answered.

I give you this advice once more:
Here you can find help: http://www.paradoxian.org/hoi2wiki/index.php/Mods
Scroll down to "General modding guides" and look for proper articles.

Here you find a utility (Flag/Shield Generator) to create flags and shields. I never used it, so I can't say anything about it: http://www.paradoxian.org/hoi2wiki/index.php/Utilities

You have ideas? Great. Now realize them. Use chat rooms if you want to prattle, not this forum. Here you can showcase the results of your working. Once more, don't asked questions that are elsewhere be answered. Otherwise nobody will answer you. If you have insoluble problems, here we are. Now have fun with modding.

Why aren't you use historical names of the troops? The Schutztruppe of Ostafrika splitted into 14 companies and were named simply: 1. Kompagnie, 2. Kompagnie, 3. Kompagnie, ... 14. Kompagnie.
 
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What percenatage of strength in a Light Infantry division would be accurate for a company sized unit. There needs to be some kind of bonus which allows the schutztruppe a better chance of winning battles. Cuz with the number of troops there will be, in the game they won't stand a chance.
 
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