adding techs

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Is there anyway to take techs from modifications like C.O.R.E, specifically the land doctrine techs like Blitzkrieg and the Verdun Experience and transfer them to Hearts of Iron? If anyone knows or even knows where I should look to find my answer please respond.

 

[Pro_Consul]

Is there anyway to take techs from modifications like C.O.R.E, specifically the land doctrine techs like Blitzkrieg and the Verdun Experience and transfer them to Hearts of Iron? If anyone knows or even knows where I should look to find my answer please respond.

Are you saying you want to extract certain techs from a mod and add them to the vanilla game? If so, that is basically the same as making a mod yourself, albeit with borrowed mod data. In any case, this is a question that really belongs in the mod forum. Chances are a moderator will move it there shortly.

In the meantime, the general idea is the same as what was done in the mod you are trying to copy from. You locate the section in the appropriate tech file, e.g. land doctrines or tanks. You cut and paste it into a backup copy of the same file from vanilla. Now the tricky part is that you have to chase down the links for the dependencies, i.e. what techs are required to research the new one and what techs are enabled by it. Starting here is where you really want the advice of an experienced modder.

Incidentally, why are you wanting to do this? I ask because there may be an easier way to achieve whatever end result you are looking for.

 

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Yes that is what I'm trying to do. I've been wondering how you would take a a tech from say the modification C.O.R.E. then adding it into just plan old Hearts of Iron( Hearts of Iron Platinum, truthfully I'm not really sure what vanilla is i have what ever version hearts of iron is that came in the HOI platinum box when I bought it.)

Do you know any experienced modders tha would know how to do this?

The reason I'm actually attempting this is because I'm just curious if I can do it plus I just liked the country specific techs that C.O.R.E. offered. The one thing I did dislike about C.O.R.E however is how extensive the research tree is compared too Hearts of Iron Platinum(just the flat out version with no mods)

Another reason why I'm so curious about this is because I want to get some experience with making some techs for my buddy who plays the game and gets all pissed off about the historical accuracy of the game.

If you know the right direction to steer me in please respond again, I'm going to try the cut and paste thing after some extensive back up copies are made fo the tech files.

 

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just go to the tech folder (db/tech) and read those tech file....

there is a file that explain the syntax of the tech file so you can modify it as you wish

 

[Pro_Consul]

Yes that is what I'm trying to do. I've been wondering how you would take a a tech from say the modification C.O.R.E. then adding it into just plan old Hearts of Iron( Hearts of Iron Platinum, truthfully I'm not really sure what vanilla is i have what ever version hearts of iron is that came in the HOI platinum box when I bought it.)

Do you know any experienced modders tha would know how to do this?

The reason I'm actually attempting this is because I'm just curious if I can do it plus I just liked the country specific techs that C.O.R.E. offered. The one thing I did dislike about C.O.R.E however is how extensive the research tree is compared too Hearts of Iron Platinum(just the flat out version with no mods)

Another reason why I'm so curious about this is because I want to get some experience with making some techs for my buddy who plays the game and gets all pissed off about the historical accuracy of the game.

If you know the right direction to steer me in please respond again, I'm going to try the cut and paste thing after some extensive back up copies are made fo the tech files.

Gzav or another mod: this thread needs to go to the Scenarios and mods forum, where it will get the proper attention.

Giz, while you are waiting for the thread to be moved you might want to take an advance look in that forum. Here is a link to it:

HoI - Scenarios and modifications

Browse through some of the posts there and you will quickly see who the experienced modders are. You might also want to poke into the upload sub-forum that branches from it and download some of the user-made mods. You can then poke around in them, comparing the vanilla files to the modded files, and you will be able to get a feel for the things that need to be changed and the things you can leave alone. Since most of the user mods in the upload forum are not nearly so extensive as the CORE mod, it will prolly be easier to see the changes using those.

 

[gzav]

Gzav or another mod: this thread needs to go to the Scenarios and mods forum, where it will get the proper attention.

Thanks, i kinda figured that one out

*moved

 

[unmerged(37720)]

Gzav or another mod: this thread needs to go to the Scenarios and mods forum, where it will get the proper attention.

Giz, while you are waiting for the thread to be moved you might want to take an advance look in that forum. Here is a link to it:

I'm kind of a newb to this whole forum thing, actually this is my very first attempt at using a forum so do I have to like physically move this or will the moderator?

 

[gzav]

I already moved it.