Hearts of Iron IV - Development Diary 52 - Modding

[Zhetone]

It means that:
*If you do not have any modding experience: It will be easier to begin.
*For more advanced modding: You still will need to know a lot of hoi4 specific text editing and formats of different textures/pictures etc.

What we want by doing this is to try and lower the threshold for start modding the game, just as in a OS you will have better and more control by editing everything in external editors specific for that fileformat.
But if you do not need the "full" control or just want to get started without the need to know everything at once, we provide this alternative.

I thought so! I've often wanted to learn more advanced modding but never really got into it because it was daunting, so hopefully this system provides an incentive and a means to get into it finally. Helps that this releases in the Summer.

 

[Guraan]

I thought so! I've often wanted to learn more advanced modding but never really got into it because it was daunting, so hopefully this system provides an incentive and a means to get into it finally. Helps that this releases in the Summer.

Well depending on what you want to do I believe that all the tools and extra logging/sanity checking with the "-debug" flag will do the life easier for all modders despite experience level, remember that you do not have to use the "Nudger tool" if you do not want

 

[manomow]

Will you be able to edit terrain to add islands/change landmass or is that hard coded?

 

[Orlunu]

Will you be able to edit terrain to add islands/change landmass or is that hard coded?

It's always been editable in the past, via an image file.

 

[manomow]

It's always been editable in the past, via an image file.

I know, I was just making sure.

 

[Orlunu]

I know, I was just making sure.

Kk.

Really hope it is. Gotta add the Channel Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula + surrounding islands.

 

[Streydeymn]

So will we be able to add different 3d model to variants? Do we will be able to see StuG, Hellcat, etc? Also, can I use blender for 3d modeling for HoI4?

Thanks!

 

[Mirehn]

p.s whoever makes a Battletech mod first will forever live on in my heart.

Damn it Podcat. Now I have to release my plan before I get HoI IV

 

[Baaam187]

I'm blown away, this is just awesome Thx for the great work and extra effort paradox!

 

[LiamRiordan]

When using debug mode, will be be able to see an event's ID number? Just like the province ID?

 

[Kazansky22]

This is the best dev diary I have ever seen. Ever.

 

[77Hawk77]

My god, this means i don't even need a specialist to create the map for my mod anymore, The prospect of having a small mod team isn't so bad anymore!

I'm so happy.

 

[Ostheim]

Kk.

Really hope it is. Gotta add the Channel Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula + surrounding islands.

Oh can you add the area of Neuschwabenland? Then we can make a secret Nazi UFO base mod

 

[JoseCastillo64]

Excellent. The fuel & logistics hardliners can all go off and easily make the game the way they want while keeping the base game fun for the rest of us. <3

 

[Diceman111]

Just wanted to say thanks, not a modder myself but I really like playing mods like BlackIce for HOI III so I am really looking forward to what the great modders on this forum can do with these tools.

 

[Orlunu]

Oh can you add the area of Neuschwabenland? Then we can make a secret Nazi UFO base mod

You know what...

Yes. A full coastline of Antarctica would be very cool.

 

[agentgb]

speechless.... just wow, thanks paradox!

DD 52, wow, 52 is my lucky number too.

 

[Oriflamme]

I'm completely inexperienced when it comes to modding Paradox games. Hopefully it won't be too hard adding countries to release as puppet states. I'm more a fan of little mods that add things rather than huge overhauls.

 

[M31]

WOW! I love it! I love it!! I Love it!!!

This gonna be so much fun.!

 

[CHRIS3169]

i swear on the graves on my ancestors i will do my best to make this happen ;D

I imagine errordawg making this noise every time there's an error. @ about 5 seconds.