HOI4 Dev Diary - Division Namelists

[Archangel85]

Eq capture ratio?

You saw NOTHING

 

[Pallidum]

Question on this - will changing the namelists modify checksum? (i.e. Will it be possible for people to swap in new namelists for immersion without it affecting their ability to play Ironman and get Achievements?)

I'll have to get back to you on that. It's definitely on the wishlist, but I can't promise anything before I check with people who are smarter than me.

 

[Pallidum]

Can the numbering scheme thing be done for similar air wing / plane types too?

At the moment, no. Maybe later.

 

[Pallidum]

e: although we were promised GIFs in the plural, so now I feel cheated

I promised no such thing! There's a gif. I have a gif.

 

[Pallidum]

can we still create our own customized names??

Yeah, you can either manually rename individual divisions, or you can mod in a namelist.

 

[Pallidum]

Could we get a checkbox for special divisions (ie manually named ones) so that it doesn't change them back if we swap templates or fiddle with the name-lists?
Would be a shame to have the Desert-Rats go missing in the pile because we changed something.

Any division that you have renamed will keep that name even if you change template or namelist.

 

[SaintDaveUK]

You’ll be able to get names such as the US 8th Infantry Division “Pathfinder”

1. 2. 3. looks good for German armies, but will this new system be able to handle numbers like 1st 2nd 3rd for other countries like the USA and Britain?

 

[Pallidum]

1. 2. 3. looks good for German armies, but will this new system be able to handle numbers like 1st 2nd 3rd for other countries like the USA and Britain?

It'd be silly if it didn't.

 

[Pallidum]

For modding, will number skipping be supported?

The way the system works is that it'll pick names from a list. If that list skips numbers, the created divisions will as well. For example, if a list contains 1, 2 and 4, the game will pick those numbers in that order. That leaves the 3rd division number available, which could be part of another namelist.

 

[Pallidum]

I think it's a very welcome feature which will really help with immersion. Two questions however:

1. Just to check: Does this mean that divisions can only keep their number if that number is on both lists?
E.g. If the 36. Infanterie-Division's changes template to Volksgrenadier-Division, it'll keep it's number because 36 is on the list of Volksgrenadier divisions.
But if the template changes to Jäger-Division, it'll loose its number because there's no number 36 on the list of Jäger divisions?

2.
What happens when the list runs out? For example I build more motorized divisions than the Germans did historically. Will the numbers start overlapping?

In both cases, the division will use a fallback format.

In the case that a division is changed to a template that doesn't have a scripted entry for their division number, they will use a fallback format. In this case this could be <number> + "Jäger-Division" for example. It will keep its division number as long as it's available.

Similarly, if the hypothetical Jäger-Division list only contains 35 divisions, the next division created would also use the fallback format, with the division number 36, as long as it's available in the numbering scheme. If the Jäger-Division shares numbers with the Infanterie-Division list and number 36 is taken, it will use the next available division number instead and avoid overlaps.