Hearts of Iron IV - Development Diary 52 - Modding
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I'm sorry I have to ask
I'm no modder but am I to understand correctly that modders will be able to create their own worlds? Their own continents, their own oceans similar to that of City Skylines?
I'm no modder but am I to understand correctly that modders will be able to create their own worlds? Their own continents, their own oceans similar to that of City Skylines?
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I'm clueless. Can someone mod the game and when you play against them, you will be unaware they gave themselves extra factories etc.?
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I'm pretty sure it will work like all previous Paradox games where both people need to have the same mod installed.
I have a mod in mind, with various objectives.
At the moment the best way (I think) of achieving those objectives would be by doing the following:
1) Changing the Initial OOB (I assume this is relatively easy) Please confirm.
1a) Adding/deleting some units.
1b) Changing the start characteristics of some units (e.g. Messing with individual destroyers AA & ASW value).
1c) Allocating ministers, advisors, and/or leaders as part of the start conditions.
1d) Amending the initial divisional templates.
2) Giving national characteristics on ships, aircraft, and tanks. e.g. Japanese aircraft have longer range, but are less reliable.
2a) Could that be done by modding what companies do?
2b) Could that be done by modding/adding national spirit(s)?
3) Removing some types of ships from the game, and adding others.
3a) I'd like to remove SHBB. Would the AI cope with this?
3b) I'd like to add Light Carriers, as faster building but less capable. Can this be done by a variant on Carriers, or does it need a new type?
3c) I'd like to add Escorts. Can this be done by a variant on destroyers, or does it need a new type?
Will the AI be able to cope with these changes?
Can the GUI be changed easily to show these new types, and removed types?
4) Changing the National Focus tree.
4a) Removing/adding entries. How difficult is this, and can the GUI be amended for the new/removed entries?
4b) Changing the dependencies between entries. How difficult is this, and can the GUI be amended for the new/removed branch structure?
4c) Amending what some of the entries do.
In particular I want to be able to share doctrines, division templates, and technology across several countries, and have all the units of those countries automatically under a unified command. All initiated by National Focuses. I note that UK has a focus (Tizard mission) that shares technology with the US, and the generic minor tree has a focus that allows sharing.
5) Can the mission types allowable to aircraft categories be changed?
At the moment the best way (I think) of achieving those objectives would be by doing the following:
1) Changing the Initial OOB (I assume this is relatively easy) Please confirm.
1a) Adding/deleting some units.
1b) Changing the start characteristics of some units (e.g. Messing with individual destroyers AA & ASW value).
1c) Allocating ministers, advisors, and/or leaders as part of the start conditions.
1d) Amending the initial divisional templates.
2) Giving national characteristics on ships, aircraft, and tanks. e.g. Japanese aircraft have longer range, but are less reliable.
2a) Could that be done by modding what companies do?
2b) Could that be done by modding/adding national spirit(s)?
3) Removing some types of ships from the game, and adding others.
3a) I'd like to remove SHBB. Would the AI cope with this?
3b) I'd like to add Light Carriers, as faster building but less capable. Can this be done by a variant on Carriers, or does it need a new type?
3c) I'd like to add Escorts. Can this be done by a variant on destroyers, or does it need a new type?
Will the AI be able to cope with these changes?
Can the GUI be changed easily to show these new types, and removed types?
4) Changing the National Focus tree.
4a) Removing/adding entries. How difficult is this, and can the GUI be amended for the new/removed entries?
4b) Changing the dependencies between entries. How difficult is this, and can the GUI be amended for the new/removed branch structure?
4c) Amending what some of the entries do.
In particular I want to be able to share doctrines, division templates, and technology across several countries, and have all the units of those countries automatically under a unified command. All initiated by National Focuses. I note that UK has a focus (Tizard mission) that shares technology with the US, and the generic minor tree has a focus that allows sharing.
5) Can the mission types allowable to aircraft categories be changed?
I think the question was more about whether the flag and name of a country could be changed to an arbitrary alternative (without tag-switching).
not completly. Podcat confirmed some time ago, that pure art mods won't change the checksum.
Hasn't that always been the case? Or at least with flag mods
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So for the Battle MOD:
17 Mech Regiments for the FRR(which would likely be the Paradox choice of Inner Sphere states),
Then of Course the Best of Houses (and the only one remotely close to the US/GB) House Davion and the Federated Suns, and we go down from there House Stiener and Lyran Commonwealth, House Marik and the Free Worlds League, ect, ect. Will have to dig out the various money sinks of the various tech readouts, source books, God FASA had a good thing going (and had the balls to sue Robotech over the Warhammer and LAMs, the Donald snake oil salesman he is isn't as brazen as FASA was LOL). Still aching to have the M36 Jackson then improving to the M24 Chaffe (with 90mm main gun) being the "tank" of the allies
17 Mech Regiments for the FRR(which would likely be the Paradox choice of Inner Sphere states),
Then of Course the Best of Houses (and the only one remotely close to the US/GB) House Davion and the Federated Suns, and we go down from there House Stiener and Lyran Commonwealth, House Marik and the Free Worlds League, ect, ect. Will have to dig out the various money sinks of the various tech readouts, source books, God FASA had a good thing going (and had the balls to sue Robotech over the Warhammer and LAMs, the Donald snake oil salesman he is isn't as brazen as FASA was LOL). Still aching to have the M36 Jackson then improving to the M24 Chaffe (with 90mm main gun) being the "tank" of the allies
That, sir, should be the only objective of any noble soul in mankind.
oh god we now have a ready list of triggers, effects and scopes ingame? 
no more screwing around with 5 tab pages at the same time to find the most efficient way to do a thing!
please tell me you can make events and such with the modtool!
no more screwing around with 5 tab pages at the same time to find the most efficient way to do a thing!
please tell me you can make events and such with the modtool!
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My main question is: Will this ever possibly be ported to the other games, such as EU4 and CK?
Can't wait to see what people do with the mods especially want a ww1 mod.
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