My Mod Idea (No chance at it until full release of the game)

[Wimpola]

Hello this is just me talking over an idea for a mod that I would make in full release and I would like to hear your guys opinion on it. As some of you (Probably no one) knows that I have made a mod for EU4 called the "All Nations" mod. I wont go into full detail on it but here is a link to the workshop page on it: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=518477187
So my plan was to recreate this all nations mod for HOI4. Of course this will be a pretty big overhaul because I don't know the mechanics on how anything works in HOI4 so it would take quite a while to create it even with a team of 5 guys. Just click the link to check out the mod (and if you own EU4 you should try it for different game play) and post here how you would like it and what you would like to see in it.
Just to make one thing clear it will NOT look the same as EU4 but it will be an updated map on the cores or people who live in that region.

 

[Axe99]

That's a nice idea for an EU4 mod . I'm not sure how that approach will go in HoI4, but no harm in trying .

 

[Anichent]

I will be making something similar for myself, so if you are planning to keep it somewhat realistic and if you want help I'd be happy to. It will necessarily require map changes (to "state" borders) and some rebalancing of things that are state dependent I imagine, like shipyards and industry. Because "states" are the smallest thing that can be changed, there will only be so many countries added without destroying the game mechanics.

This would also require adding a lot of ministers, leaders, portraits, etc. which I am also happy to help with since I did a lot of that work for myself when I modded HOI3.

I have already been working on map changes to Europe that would allow me to add all the nations I want and am currently working on China.

I'll attach the map I'd want to use (so far) to this post.
These are the nations I personally want to see added into the game for Europe:
Scotland, England, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Occitania, Arpitania, Sardinia, Wallonia, Frisia, Galicia, Asturia/Leon or Asturoleon, Estremadura, Lusitania, Basque Republic, Aragon, Catalonia, Serbia, Croatia, Czechia, Silesia, Prussia, Belarus, Ukraine, Szeklerland, Macedonia, Crimea, Circassia, Georgia, Armenia, and Russia.
I'll also add, depending on how things go, Aromania/Pindus, Isle of Man, Cantabria, Sorbia/Lusatia.
I would add Kashubia, Friuli, and Gagauzia but it just doesn't seem to work for this game.

(Brown = existing states in the game as far as we know, Blue = states I'd change the borders of, Green = States that ought to be added, Red = optional states that improve flavour and realism)

 

[Wimpola]

That's a nice idea for an EU4 mod . I'm not sure how that approach will go in HoI4, but no harm in trying .

Yeah I don't know either if it would work well with HOI4 but this will make it for more diverse game play and planning because you have less manpower.

 

[Wimpola]

I will be making something similar for myself, so if you are planning to keep it somewhat realistic and if you want help I'd be happy to. It will necessarily require map changes (to "state" borders) and some rebalancing of things that are state dependent I imagine, like shipyards and industry. Because "states" are the smallest thing that can be changed, there will only be so many countries added without destroying the game mechanics.

I wasn't going for realism but more of an arcade style game play. I was going for placing in larger states (like you) such as Leon in Spain and Scotland in England (also like you). So if you are doing something similar I could just put this aside (because I haven't started working on it) and help you out on your mod because you had the idea first and therefore it should be your mod if you catch my drift. So if you have steam you can add me (My name is "Wimpola" without the quotations) and I could help you when HOI4 is fully released.[/QUOTE]

 

[Axe99]

Yeah I don't know either if it would work well with HOI4 but this will make it for more diverse game play and planning because you have less manpower.

Aye - there's definitely potential - not suggesting that it'd be bad, and could be quite good, but there's probably a bit more of a risk of it going a little funny compared with EU4, but a lot depends on how the AI/national focusses/production and resource system and how it works for minor nations and the like work out for that kind of set-up. Best of luck to you and Anichent .

 

[bartpp7]

i love your EU4 mod and id love to see a mod like this for HOI4

 

[Wimpola]

i love your EU4 mod and id love to see a mod like this for HOI4

Thanks really appreciate it!

 

[The Menace]

I will be making something similar for myself, so if you are planning to keep it somewhat realistic and if you want help I'd be happy to. It will necessarily require map changes (to "state" borders) and some rebalancing of things that are state dependent I imagine, like shipyards and industry. Because "states" are the smallest thing that can be changed, there will only be so many countries added without destroying the game mechanics.

This would also require adding a lot of ministers, leaders, portraits, etc. which I am also happy to help with since I did a lot of that work for myself when I modded HOI3.

I have already been working on map changes to Europe that would allow me to add all the nations I want and am currently working on China.

I'll attach the map I'd want to use (so far) to this post.
These are the nations I personally want to see added into the game for Europe:
Scotland, England, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, Occitania, Arpitania, Sardinia, Wallonia, Frisia, Galicia, Asturia/Leon or Asturoleon, Estremadura, Lusitania, Basque Republic, Aragon, Catalonia, Serbia, Croatia, Czechia, Silesia, Prussia, Belarus, Ukraine, Szeklerland, Macedonia, Crimea, Circassia, Georgia, Armenia, and Russia.
I'll also add, depending on how things go, Aromania/Pindus, Isle of Man, Cantabria, Sorbia/Lusatia.
I would add Kashubia, Friuli, and Gagauzia but it just doesn't seem to work for this game.

(Brown = existing states in the game as far as we know, Blue = states I'd change the borders of, Green = States that ought to be added, Red = optional states that improve flavour and realism)

Don't forget suwalki

 

[Anichent]

Don't forget suwalki

I haven't
I already added it, just didn't update the image I have in this thread. Its the last province I added before moving on to work on China, Indochina, and Siam . Added it and fixed the borders of the Warsaw state.

 

[The Menace]

I haven't
I already added it, just didn't update the image I have in this thread. Its the last province I added before moving on to work on China, Indochina, and Siam . Added it and fixed the borders of the Warsaw state.

 

[Anichent]

I've been thinking one way to avoid a messy map with too many "cores" is to handle a lot of state release by decision, similar to how Croatia has been done in the past.
ie. Any nation, except the UK, will have the decision to release Scotland if they control the right territory.
Or only Communist China or the Soviet Union will have the decision to release Communist Vietnam if they own the right territory.
Then when the country is released, its gets cores.

Not sure if that makes sense?

Here's an update of what states I've identified as needed in the world so far. These include small states, most of which probably wont be in the game for for now I'm still leaving them in so I can keep track of them.