Modding Question - Map/Event Editor

[dangoesforth]

I haven't kept up to date recently on the dev diaries. Am curious as to whether there are any tools provided by the devs for creating new maps/events? Or is it another method?
I saw the announcement that this game is entirely open to modding so wanted to know. Thanks.

 

[Nicolas-]

I have read about this in an article a while ago: https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/14/the-engine-behind-paradox-development-studios-future-games/

I don't know if such plans were carried through. I think there'll be a map editor, but event editor I'm not too sure, considering they depend on triggers, effects etc..

 

[OwIcohoIic]

You can see some of the map editor here, as well as a portrait editor and some kind of node-based coding system (in the video they are using it to create a map particle effect but hopefully it encompasses a lot more)

 

[Risen-chud]

Any idea how to access the map editor?

 

[Praetorian44]

To access the map editor, open the console and type "map_editor"
It will take a few seconds to load, then you can edit to your hearts content. Be aware though, it CTDs a lot

 

[Praetorian44]

To open the portrait editor, I believe it's just "portrait_editor"

 

[OwIcohoIic]

Or simple 'pe' too. if you type help in the console you get a huge list of all the commands and some will have parentheses around shorthand ways of accessing the said tool

 

[Praetorian44]

Or simple 'pe' too. if you type help in the console you get a huge list of all the commands and some will have parentheses around shorthand ways of accessing the said tool

Ah, I saw that and was wondering what it meant lol

 

[Carlberg]

If running via steam (or creating a shortcut) you can add

-mapeditor

to the launch options in order to boot the game straight up into editor mode without going through the main menu. This is usually a bit more stable than turning on the mapeditor from the games console.

 

[Praetorian44]

If running via steam (or creating a shortcut) you can add

-mapeditor

to the launch options in order to boot the game straight up into editor mode without going through the main menu. This is usually a bit more stable than turning on the mapeditor from the games console.

Oh that's super helpful, thank you