I've got ruler designer but changing it would mean creating a new character without historic descendats (I'm looking at you, Leo).
Is there a way to change it without losing the Basileios?
House Makedon sigil looks like crap
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I've got ruler designer but changing it would mean creating a new character without historic descendats (I'm looking at you, Leo).
Is there a way to change it without losing the Basileios?
The easiest way is to look for a historic Dynastic CoA you like, then look up that family in 00_dynasties at Crusader Kings II\common\dynasties or better yet the mod folder.
Lets say we wanted the Palaiologos, we find it:
Then copy everything beneath culture into the dynasty you want to play. Another somewhat more complicated way is to use ruler designer to find the design you like, then write down the numbers of your settings and writing it in here. I think there was an instruction guide on the modding forum I read once, if you want that I can take a few screens of an example.
Lets say we wanted the Palaiologos, we find it:
48 = {
name="Palaiologos"
culture = greek
coat_of_arms = {
template = 0
layer = {
texture = 3
texture_internal = 32
emblem = 0
color = 0
color = 0
color = 0
}
}
used_for_random = no
}
name="Palaiologos"
culture = greek
coat_of_arms = {
template = 0
layer = {
texture = 3
texture_internal = 32
emblem = 0
color = 0
color = 0
color = 0
}
}
used_for_random = no
}
Then copy everything beneath culture into the dynasty you want to play. Another somewhat more complicated way is to use ruler designer to find the design you like, then write down the numbers of your settings and writing it in here. I think there was an instruction guide on the modding forum I read once, if you want that I can take a few screens of an example.
Sure, there is!
- open your save file
- find a character from that dynasty
- look up the dynasty ID number
- check whether it is an ID that already has a COA defined in the game files, or if the COA is only defined in the save game file (from the random COA generator that the game runs at startup of a new campaign)
- Re-design a better COA using one of the tools around the mod forum (like Maester's Coat of Arms Builder)
- replace the COA definition in the game file or the save file with the code you generated using the tool.
I found the guide if you are interested:
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?594479-A-Guide-to-Coat-of-Arms
Okay, that's a nice utility tool I've always redesigned by hand.
http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?594479-A-Guide-to-Coat-of-Arms
Okay, that's a nice utility tool I've always redesigned by hand.
You're welcome! I hope you come to enjoy save game fiddling and modding as much as I do 
Wait, so his name is King Kingly I of Byzantium?
Edited for my failing ancient Greek skills.
Edited for my failing ancient Greek skills.
So then, which CoA you ended up with and why? :ninja:
And it gets more exciting with mods that rename Byzantium to Basileia. :happy:
My favourite is still Sultan Sultan I Sultan of the Sultan Sultanate