Anyone here experinced with modding?

[vammydude]

I'm trying to make a outline for a greek religion but some reason it just won't work in the engine.

hellanic = {
has_coa_on_barony_only = yes
graphical_culture = westerngfx
crusade_cb = Great_War
playable = yes
ai_peaceful = yes # Will make Hordes lose their super aggressiveness
hostile_within_group = yes

ai_convert_same_group = 2 # always try to convert
ai_convert_other_group = 2 # always try to convert
ai_fabricate_claims = yes

# Names given only to Hellanic characters (base names)
male_names = {
Zeus Hades Posidion Ares Hermes
}
female_names = {
Athena
}
hellanic = {
graphical_culture = westerngfx

icon = 38
heresy_icon = 39

color = ( 0.1 0.7 1.0 )

crusade_name = GREAT WAR
scripture_name = THE_ALLEID
piety_name = FAVOR
priest_title = GRAND_PRIEST

can_grant_invasion_cb = INVASION

investiture = yes
can_excommunicate = no
can_grant_divorce = yes
can_grant_claim = no
can_hold_temples = yes
can_call_crusade = yes
can_have_antipopes = yes
can_retire_to_monastery = yes
priests_can_marry = yes
priests_can_inherit = yes
feminist = yes
pacifist = no
bs_marriage = no
pc_marriage = no
psc_marriage = no
cousin_marriage = yes
matrilineal_marriages = no
allow_viking_invasion = no
allow_looting = yes
seafarer = no
allow_rivermovement = no
female_temple_holders = yes
autocephaly = no
divine_blood = yes
has_heir_designation = yes
defensive_attrition = yes
ignores_defensive_attrition = yes
peace_prestige_loss = yes
reformer_head_of_religion = yes
pre_reformed = yes
landed_kin_prestige_bonus = no
allow_in_ruler_designer = yes
dislike_tribal_organization = no
uses_decadence = yes
uses_jizya_tax = no
attacking_same_religion_piety_loss = no

character_modifier = {


combat_rating = 1

}


max_wives = 1
max_consorts = 3
religious_clothing_head = 3
religious_clothing_priest = 3
heresy_icon = 7
independence_war_score_bonus = 30

short_reign_opinion_year_mult = 10


high_god_name = ZEUS

god_names = {
ZEUS HADES POSIDION HERMES ATHENA
}
evil_god_names = {
CRONOS
}


}

Can someone please tell me whats wrong with it?

 

[havenost]

Well for one you have the "hellanic = {" part twice without a proper close tag. You need to give your religion a unique name.

Something like

hellanic = {
basic stuff

my_custom_greek_religion = {

more basic stuff

}
}


Two you have a bunch of useless stuff that shouldn't be there. You aren't suppose to include all the = no stuff, since the game automatically assumes stuff that isn't there as no already.

Things like

can_excommunicate = no
can_grant_claim = no
pacifist = no
bs_marriage = no
pc_marriage = no
psc_marriage = no
matrilineal_marriages = no
allow_viking_invasion = no
seafarer = no
allow_rivermovement = no
autocephaly = no
landed_kin_prestige_bonus = no
dislike_tribal_organization = no
uses_jizya_tax = no
attacking_same_religion_piety_loss = no

 

[vammydude]

I did those two things and it still doesn't show up in the ruler designer

 

[Rags17]

Minor point - is that supposed to read "hellanic" or "hellenic" ?

 

[havenost]

As Rags17 pointed out.... are you trying to make a sub-religion to the Hellenic religion group? Or are you trying to make a new religion group all together?

Also don't forget to add your religion to the localization files so it displays with proper names, descriptions, and other stuff.

 

[vammydude]

I fixed the name thing and just made a new group called " Greek"

Will it not appear until I add it to local?

 

[havenost]

It should appear in the game regardless whether you have in the localization or not. It will just show up looking weird.

Also try removing the "allow_in_ruler_designer = yes" line. By default the game shows everything in the ruler designer, and that line is only used when its suppose to be "= no" value.

If I remember correct that should be the problem... cause I had the same problem as you a long time ago when I started modding and that was what caused the issue.

 

[alextarg]

Not sure you can put: can_have_antipopes = yes. The catholic religion is a bit more complex with all the pope stuff.
Also divine_blood = yes with bs and ps marriage = no seems to be in contradiction.
The religion icons need to be into the gfx file too.
You should start with a small religion without all the stuff and try loading the game to see if it works and add stuff after. Notepad++ is good too to help you with { }

Ps: not sure about that but I think your religion has to be in a religion group. Try to use an already existing group.

 

[havenost]

Not sure you can put: can_have_antipopes = yes. The catholic religion is a bit more complex with all the pope stuff.
Also divine_blood = yes with bs and ps marriage = no seems to be in contradiction.
The religion icons need to be into the gfx file too.
You should start with a small religion without all the stuff and try loading the game to see if it works and add stuff after. Notepad++ is good too to help you with { }

Ps: not sure about that but I think your religion has to be in a religion group. Try to use an already existing group.

For divine_blood, he doesn't need to have brother-sister, parent marriages... it gives you +15 opinion with your vassals if you marry someone who is closely blood related to you, such as your uncle/aunt or your cousins.

Though I do think he accidentally disable the aunt/uncle and niece/nephew marriages.

Cause he has bs, pc, and pcs all set to no... which would make the divine_blood = yes code completely useless.

I don't know after what patch number, but it no longer gives you the prestige bonus, and it doesn't say this will please the Zoroastrianism god or Xwedodah (or however you spell it) faith anymore.

He doesn't need to add the religion icon if he is using an existing icon of another religion.

But yeah definitely use notepadd++ when modding CK2, it is literally the best time saver since if you click right after the { or }, it makes a red line for you, so you can see if your tags are properly closed.

As far as anti-popes go, I do believe you're correct. There is more secret stuff in the catholic religion than simply just that one line of code. Same thing with investiture where they don't work for other religions. Also the has_heir_designation = yes line doesn't work for anything but Indian religions if I recall correctly.

 

[Arona]

for whowing on ruler designer you need to set playble = yes

 

[havenost]

He has that in his main religion group in the OP. So I don't think that is an issue since it looks like he just copied the Hellenic religion group.

 

[alextarg]

One other thing, if you have pre_reformed = yes, the reformed religion needs to precede the unreformed religion in the file.

And don't forget the holy sites for the reformed religion