How do I create new coutnries?

[unmerged(89129)]

i've never done any modding before so i'll need a pretty detailed description.

and if i mod new countries in can i release them in a previous ongoing game or do i have to start over?

 

[Fürstbischof]

i've never done any modding before so i'll need a pretty detailed description.

and if i mod new countries in can i release them in a previous ongoing game or do i have to start over?

If you want to know which nations could be released simply search for the revolt.txt file in the db sub-directory. There you can see which nations are available and which provinces are needed to actually release them. These are the nations which are officially in the game and therefore also (mostly) have their own leader and minister files. Even most of the nations which are officially in the game don't have their own ai files which leads to some sort of inactivity.

You can add your own revolters/nations but then you should be aware that these are effectively empty. The AOD devs have added some new tags for revolters but to learn more about these you should first look at this thread: http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?464960-New-Revolters-for-AoD
Maybe your favorite nation has already been added?

 

[unmerged(89129)]

i'm not really looking to play them, i just want them to exist and at least spam some infantry for me. i like to have lots of little puppets after i invade things, for example in my latest game i have invaded france and refused vichy, i would now like to partitition france into a few small countries but i find that there are none i can release.

so i want to create my own XD they dont have to be real countries or have any historical basis at all, kind of like east west germany you know? country gets invaded and the invader partitions it into completely arbitrary separate states (not a perfect analogy but you get the idea).

the new revolters mod doesnt really solve my current situation and although i wouldnt mind adding those countries to my game but i cant really see where i am suppose to download their files.

 

[unmerged(89129)]

is there no one that can help me?

 

[Amallric]

Q: What do I need to edit to make a new Country?
A: Making a new country from scratch is alot of work. First you would need to Hearts of Iron 2\config\world_names.csv and make change the entry for one of the userdefined countries (U00 - U19) to what you want your new country to be called. Now you take the tag for the country you just named and place it in the list of selectable nations in the Scenario File you wish to use it in. Now you must make a .inc File for that nation. You must also place an entry for that nation Hearts of Iron 2\db\revolt.txt that lists core provinces and the nations Capital. Finally you must place a sheild in Hearts of Iron 2\GFX\map\shields and a flag in Hearts of Iron 2\GFX\map\flags

http://www.paradoxian.org/hoi2wiki/index.php/General_Modding_FAQ

 

[unmerged(89129)]

Thank you! i'm gonna try making some countries now XD

 

[unmerged(89129)]

success, i have created and release the new country of brittany in my current game, it's just a shell with no generals no ministers no flag and no AI but its a start XD

btw if i make a new country will it just do nothing because it has no AI? or will it still build and research stuff?

 

[unmerged(89129)]

i have managed to add the ministers and generals of vichy to my new country, now all i need is a flag.

 

[Amallric]

btw if i make a new country will it just do nothing because it has no AI? or will it still build and research stuff?

I think they will build infrantry. Also ministers are not really needed, lots of countries have none.