Adding / Editing Nations

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New countries?

Is it possible to make a new country like a whole new country with its own separate country tags etc? Like for instance the Spanish colonies Cuba, Guam and the Philippines - a successful revolution there without the Yanks butting in should make them a separate country right? On the other hand the Indian states should realistically be integrated with Great Britain after the Sepoy Rebellion of the 1850's.

Just a thought,
Richmond

 

[ohms_law]

sure is. alot if the documentation work on VIC isnt completed yet however. the best place to go is harvard's page. dont have it handy off the top of my head, but if you can find any of his posts it's in his sig.

personally, i dont think thats the way to go with the indians, but hey. i'd be your mod! go for it!

 

[ShrineGuard]

Creating a New Country

Hello there, my modding friends.

I am trying to create the nation of New Orleans, a nation that will be ready to go and select on the GC. I've been through many files and changed many things, but I still have not been able to get that nation as selectable when I start the GC.

So far I've made New Orleans it's own .inc file (and tag: NWO) and made that .inc file enabled in the GC scenario file, as well as put it in the selectable area.

I've edits some other files, like the random leaders file, as well as put the NWO tag into the country file.

Still no luck. How can I fix this and make New Orleans selectable?

 

[C.V. Mannerheim]

The problem might lie in that you cannot create new tags.

You must use 'u00' or 'u11' as make that your tag

that is unless something has changed since HoI and Eu2...

Hope that helps.

Cvm

 

[ShrineGuard]

Yeah, I just discovered that. I updated everthing according, but I still run into problems. I can now select my country, but the little image that should be centered on the captial is instead centered on a random province that I think is in Africa. Also, my military, industrial, and prestige rankings are all -1. When I try to load the scenario, the loading stalls right before it is finish.

So far I have:

Changed the world_names.csv file to: U00;New Orleans;;;;;;;;;;x
Created a leaders.U00 and filled it with leaders in the 34000 range. Example:

leader = {
id = {
type = 6
id = 34202
}
name = "Robichaux"
category = general
date = { year = 1820 }
deathdate = { year = 1920 }
personality = daring
background = cavalry_school
}

Created a U00_Party.csv file with entries like:
U00;25001;Democrats;1820;2000;conservative;interventionism;free_trade;moralism;slavery;jingoism;all;all;x
Edited the Country.csv file: U00;Blue;FRA;MIN;Blue;Red;6;1;X
Edited the randomleaders.csv file with entries like: U00;Boudreaux
Edited the unitnames.csv file with entries like: U00;4;NOS Louisiana
Placed both the flag and shield.
Edited the 1836.eug file adding U00 as selectable and the include = "scenarios/gc/U00.inc" line
Created u00.inc:

country = {
tag = U00
ai = "csa.ai"
capital = 1184
culture = {
type = dixie
}
religion = catholic
literacy = 0.70
research_points = 5
plurality = 0.05

voting_rights = wealth
press_rights = free_press
political_parties = all_allowed
trade_unions = non_socialist
public_meetings = yes
maximum_workhours = 12h
minimum_wages = none
safety_regulations = none
health_care = none
unemployment_subsidies = none
pension_funds = none

ruling_party = 25002
double_voting_parties = { 25002 25001 }

government = democracy
executive_designation = parliamentarism
establishment = traditional_academic
party_system = two_party
national_value = liberty

slaves = yes

cash = 1500

diplomacy = {
relation = { tag = TEX value = 150 }
relation = { tag = FRA value = 75 }
relation = { tag = MEX value = -50 }
}

last_campaign_start = { year = 1835 month = april day = 7 }

ownedprovinces = {

1184 1183 1182 1181 #Louisiana
}
nationalprovinces = {
1181 #Shreveport #America-American South-Louisiana
1182 #Baton Rouge
1183 #Alexandria
1184 #New Orleans
1176 #Biloxi
}


############
#TECHNOLOGY#
############
techapps = { 1001 1101 1201 1301 1401 2001 2002 2101 2102 2201 2301 2401 3001 3101 3201 3301 3401 4001 4101 4201 4301 4401 5001 5002 5101 5201 5301 5401 } #Western Knowledge
inventions = { 212 }

resources = {
###########
#Raw Mtrl #
###########
cement = 100
lumber = 100
steel = 50
coal = 10
################
#Consumer Goods#
################
wine = 100
canned_food = 100
luxury_clothes = 20
#################
#Strategic Mtrl #
#################
small_arms = 80
explosives = 50
liquor = 45
machine_parts = 25
artillery = 50

}

Removed those provinces from the usa.inc file in both controlled and owned provinces.

Added an entry in the revolt file:

U00 = {
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1835 }
expirydate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1920 }
minimum = { 1181 1182 1183 1184 }
extra = { }
capital = 1184
culture = { type = dixie }
religion = catholic
literacy = -1
ai = "CSA.ai"
vassal = NO
revolt = NO
slaves = yes
primitive = no
}

That's all that I've done, and still the bugs...any clues for me, anyone?

 

[Grosshaus]

It seems it's true, people don't read stickies, check them to find Havard's site.

EDIT Two similar threads merged.

 

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Louisiana Purcahse

Yeah, I just discovered that. I updated everthing according, but I still run into problems. I can now select my country, but the little image that should be centered on the captial is instead centered on a random province that I think is in Africa. Also, my military, industrial, and prestige rankings are all -1. When I try to load the scenario, the loading stalls right before it is finish.

So far I have:

Changed the world_names.csv file to: U00;New Orleans;;;;;;;;;;x
Created a leaders.U00 and filled it with leaders in the 34000 range. Example:

leader = {
id = {
type = 6
id = 34202
}
name = "Robichaux"
category = general
date = { year = 1820 }
deathdate = { year = 1920 }
personality = daring
background = cavalry_school
}

Created a U00_Party.csv file with entries like:
U00;25001;Democrats;1820;2000;conservative;interventionism;free_trade;moralism;slavery;jingoism;all;all;x
Edited the Country.csv file: U00;Blue;FRA;MIN;Blue;Red;6;1;X
Edited the randomleaders.csv file with entries like: U00;Boudreaux
Edited the unitnames.csv file with entries like: U00;4;NOS Louisiana
Placed both the flag and shield.
Edited the 1836.eug file adding U00 as selectable and the include = "scenarios/gc/U00.inc" line
Created u00.inc:

country = {
tag = U00
ai = "csa.ai"
capital = 1184
culture = {
type = dixie
}
religion = catholic
literacy = 0.70
research_points = 5
plurality = 0.05

voting_rights = wealth
press_rights = free_press
political_parties = all_allowed
trade_unions = non_socialist
public_meetings = yes
maximum_workhours = 12h
minimum_wages = none
safety_regulations = none
health_care = none
unemployment_subsidies = none
pension_funds = none

ruling_party = 25002
double_voting_parties = { 25002 25001 }

government = democracy
executive_designation = parliamentarism
establishment = traditional_academic
party_system = two_party
national_value = liberty

slaves = yes

cash = 1500

diplomacy = {
relation = { tag = TEX value = 150 }
relation = { tag = FRA value = 75 }
relation = { tag = MEX value = -50 }
}

last_campaign_start = { year = 1835 month = april day = 7 }

ownedprovinces = {

1184 1183 1182 1181 #Louisiana
}
nationalprovinces = {
1181 #Shreveport #America-American South-Louisiana
1182 #Baton Rouge
1183 #Alexandria
1184 #New Orleans
1176 #Biloxi
}


############
#TECHNOLOGY#
############
techapps = { 1001 1101 1201 1301 1401 2001 2002 2101 2102 2201 2301 2401 3001 3101 3201 3301 3401 4001 4101 4201 4301 4401 5001 5002 5101 5201 5301 5401 } #Western Knowledge
inventions = { 212 }

resources = {
###########
#Raw Mtrl #
###########
cement = 100
lumber = 100
steel = 50
coal = 10
################
#Consumer Goods#
################
wine = 100
canned_food = 100
luxury_clothes = 20
#################
#Strategic Mtrl #
#################
small_arms = 80
explosives = 50
liquor = 45
machine_parts = 25
artillery = 50

}

Removed those provinces from the usa.inc file in both controlled and owned provinces.

Added an entry in the revolt file:

U00 = {
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1835 }
expirydate = { day = 31 month = december year = 1920 }
minimum = { 1181 1182 1183 1184 }
extra = { }
capital = 1184
culture = { type = dixie }
religion = catholic
literacy = -1
ai = "CSA.ai"
vassal = NO
revolt = NO
slaves = yes
primitive = no
}

That's all that I've done, and still the bugs...any clues for me, anyone?

Are you going to give us a claim on all the Louisiana Purchase territories? I think this is a great idea, we are a lot like a third world nation anyway - why not our own country LOL.

 

[ShrineGuard]

What sticky are you talking about, Grosshaus? I don't see one that pertains to what I'm trying to do here...

 

[ShrineGuard]

I have managed to get everything working now. The problem was that I was missing a } at the end of my .inc file.

Now, this is my latest problem:

I don't understand several things. First, why my nation is black in color. Second, why the troops are dressed for night combat , and third, why Big Ben is my capitol building.

Why don't I get this? Because this is my entry in country.csv:

U00;Blue;FRA;MIN;Blue;Red;9;1;X

Which corresponds to:

Country;main_color;leader_language;ArmyNationalitySprite;Coats;Legs;City;EndFrame;END

Now, I checked the city number, and England is most assuredly 0, not 9, as I have choosen.

Any clues as to why the game is ignoring my country.csv entry?

 

[pimparel]

I have the same problem with my country.

Image of RRG

Done the same things as you have.

 

[pimparel]

I think I have found something.

In the file 1836.eug, in its beginning, there is some interisting entries:

• Capital (Here I found several province ID, refering to the selectable countries, so this must center the map)
• Province (?)
• Total (This must rank the country)
• Prestige (obvious)
• Military (ibid)
• Industry (ibid)

However I didn't find the logic behind those numbers.

 

[Grosshaus]

sure is. alot if the documentation work on VIC isnt completed yet however. the best place to go is harvard's page. dont have it handy off the top of my head, but if you can find any of his posts it's in his sig.

ShrineGuard: this is the sticky that was asked, Harvard's modding manual site. It does not have the information you requested, but is a start.

Have you assigned a name for your country, IIRC it must be done somewhere in names files. Just search them through with U00 to find the place, it's pretty self-explanatory.

 

[pimparel]

ShrineGuard: this is the sticky that was asked, Harvard's modding manual site. It does not have the information you requested, but is a start.

Have you assigned a name for your country, IIRC it must be done somewhere in names files. Just search them through with U00 to find the place, it's pretty self-explanatory.

And what about the black army?

Edit: I solved. My problem was into the country.csv. I put U00 entrie after the END entrie and it should be before!!!

However, when I surrender, apear a Sunni leader! How I change?

Edit: Solved this too, it is the last entrie in country.csv and it relates with leaders.bmp on ...\Victoria\gfx\Interface\frontend (values from 0-31)

 

[ShrineGuard]

Thanks for solving the problem! I didn't know that there was an end tag. Never really looked above the new line I was creating.

Are there end tags anywhere else that might cause a problem for me later?

 

[pimparel]

Thanks for solving the problem! I didn't know that there was an end tag. Never really looked above the new line I was creating.

Are there end tags anywhere else that might cause a problem for me later?

You are welcome! But it helped my purposes too .

As for other files with a END, well I didn't find another one, yet.

 

[Mozart41st]

This is a useful thread, so I figured it deserves a bump.

 

[PMLF]

Is it possible to make a new country like a whole new country with its own separate country tags etc? Like for instance the Spanish colonies Cuba, Guam and the Philippines - a successful revolution there without the Yanks butting in should make them a separate country right? On the other hand the Indian states should realistically be integrated with Great Britain after the Sepoy Rebellion of the 1850's.

Just a thought,
Richmond

There's already a tag for Cuba. It's CUB, I think.

But there none for Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.

 

[unmerged(21828)]

While we are on the subject, wouldn't it be practical to have more countries able to seperate. The example of too many revolters in Louisiana will break off and form the country of New Orleans.
Also, if Desert is a possible revolting nation of the USA, then why wouldn't Utah declare independence (since it was primarily dominated by Mormons at the time), or Manitoba declare soveriegnty from Britain.
Could Kurdistan (or some Kurd dominated nation declare independence from Turkey as Armenia can?

I was pleased to discover that Quebec, Newfoundland, New York and New England could declare their soveriegnty. I hope that modders around will consider taking independence to a whole new level.

 

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Making a new Country

I was wondering if it is possible to make a new country. Please let me know so that I don't spend hours trying to do so if it isn't possible.

 

[unmerged(21942)]

By the will of the god...erm Paradox...it is possible!!!
You need to edit file called world_names.csv(victoria/config), there you'll see 12 empty tags called UXX. Fill in the blanks and you'll have your own personal country defined, then create party file for it. If all that is done go to victoria/db and locate file called country.csv. Add your country UXX tag there and define it's colour on the worldmap and many other attributes.
This should be all...i guess