having more than 1 offmap in a mod

[tsf4]

How do I duplicate everything needed for the second offmap?

For instance, can the game load effects and triggers and cbs which have the same name but different contents?

 

[daimou]

I'm not sure I get your question. Could you provide an example?

 

[tsf4]

Yes. So, the mod's first offmap is a China comparison, which was easy to do. Swap everything in the game on China and make it for the new offmap's name.

But the second offmap is a type of offmap caliphate, and we want to use the same code and structure for the China comparison. But, lots of the code only is made to reference a single offmap, so how do I go about duplicating this and making it all work? especially for code which does not have china in the name?

In short, I want another offmap using the same cbs, effects, events, etc as China but don;t know how to get there.

 

[Arko]

to start with, you can can just clone the common\offmap_powers folder from vanilla.
then copy or rename the 00_offmap_powers.txt file. Change the first tag "offmap_china" into "caliphate" or something.
IIRC it will automaticaly adds a new offmap button and cloning everything.
Then you can start changing the code in the same file still, defining a diffrerent graphical window, attaching a title, changing the currency, changing the button etc.
Mind that when you start changing GUI things, you'll need to add proper interface code (.gfx) and graphic files. You can copy the vanilla interface/domestic_offmaps.gui, renaming it and change in the references for the window. You can then decide to change any elements or keep china stuff.
You can blank the statuses and policies.

examples :
the common/offmap main file

offmap_hre = {
name = hre_hre
window_name = domestic_offmaps_window_HRE
button_name = icon_offmaps_entry_HRE
currency_name = TXT_GRACE_HRE
currency_gain = monthly_grace
currency_reset_on_dynasty_change = yes
holder_title = title_empereur # minor title used to identify a character as holder of this offmap power
# governor_title = k_kleinburgund
governor_title = k_kleinburgund
# governor_title = e_hre
tier = emperor
non_aggression_modifier = peace_deal_with_china
coa_religion = catholic
government = feudal_government
beginning_of_history = 962.2.2
#sound = china_interaction_interface
display_trigger = {
#has_dlc = "Jade Dragon"
#diplo range (region, variable upon the fact the emperor is crowned as king of burgundy or not)
}
policies = {
hre_imperium_high
hre_imperium_low
hre_imperium_null
}
statuses = {
hre_stability_golden_age
hre_stability_stable
hre_stability_chatastrophe
}

Policies and statuses are defined in their respectives folders and files BTW

interface file :
This is the kind of code you need to change the offmap button look.
The pink text is what links the offmap power definition to its specific icon.
This piece of code have to be in a new dedicated .gui file. The name can be whatever (with no spaces by the way)

guiTypes = {
windowType = {
name = "icon_offmaps_entry_HRE"
backGround =""
position = { x = 0 y = 0 }
size = { x = 50 y = 50 }
moveable = 0
dontRender = ""
horizontalBorder = "0"
verticalBorder = ""
fullScreen = no
Orientation = "UPPER_LEFT"

guiButtonType = {
name = "icon_offmaps"
position = { x=0 y=0 }
quadTextureSprite ="GFX_hre_screen_button"
clicksound = click_02
}
}
}

Green text is how your button graphics are referenced in a .gfx file where in turn that GFX_hre_screen_button is linked to the filename of your button.

spriteTypes = {
spriteType = {
name = "GFX_hre_screen_button"
texturefile = "gfx\\interface\\offmap_screen\\hre_screen_button.dds"
}
}

hre_screen_button.dds
is the name of the button itself.
Adding a dedicated offmap screen/window works on the method as the button's.

Hope this can help

 

[tsf4]

Thanks Arko. I already have the offmap set up, was just trying to figure out where to go from there.

 

[Brightgalrs]

Use my Offmap India mod here as a base:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/submod-offmap-india.1242089/
All the important bits have been isolated there.

 

[Aerotinge]

Use my Offmap India mod here as a base:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/submod-offmap-india.1242089/
All the important bits have been isolated there.

I totally agree with @Brightgalrs, my offmap Aztec mod benefits from him a lots.
Especially when it comes to some localisation strings, his experience can help you much.
(Vanilla localisation strings are piles of junk, oh gosh...)