This has probably been suggested earlier but I was unable to find it.
What I would really like to see is the ability to mod in custom mapmodes. You can define mapmodes by providing a list of possible conditions where each one has a color (or color range for a gradient) assigned to it. Each condition works as a normal province scope condition. When the mapmode is turned on, this condition is applied to all provinces on the map and they get coloured based on the results.
Example mapmode to check a hospital level in the province (i want this
so much):
Code:
hospital_level_mode = {
icon = hospital_level #hospital_level.dds in a special folder
stage = {
color = {0 100 0} #RGB value
trigger = {
hospital_has_building = hospital_building_5
}
}
stage = { #conditions are checked one by one until one of them is satisfied
color = {0 120 0}
trigger = {
hospital_has_building = hospital_building_4
}
}
...
default_color = {128 128 128} #if no condition is satisfied
popup_text = hospital_level_mode_desc #"Hospital level in this province:"
#optional: for popups when you mouseover a province in this mapmode
popup_value = hospital_level # "...5" or whatever
}
Additional options:
gradient = yes #for modes with too many stages, like technologies or wealth
In this case only a single value should be checked for each condition and this conditions should be ordered. Color values between steps are interpolated from nearest conditions.
mixed_colors = yes #for modes with two colors (like an occupied province).
In this case two sets of conditions should be provided and the colors are checked independently for each one. Then the province gets a striped look according to these colors.
As for the GUI, I suggest adding a single "custom modes" button which, when clicked, will produce a dropdown list of all currently loaded custom mapmodes with their relevant icons.
