How to add new landed titles/merchant republics to early start dates?

[SwordArTJBF]

I want to make a mod (specifically for HIP with SWMH) that adds a few merchant republics as landed titles to earlier start dates. I want to do this to create more competition between the merchant countries and to go alongside my mod that automatically reforms and feudalism Pagan religions.

Unfortunately, I have no idea how to add new landed titles with their respective characters to a particular bookmark. I just haven't been able to find much info on it online, and to top it off, I presume the process would be quite different with merchant republics due to the patrician families. Can anyone here walk me through the process I'll need in order to add a merchant republic as a landed title with it's characters and patrician families to the Iron Century bookmark in particular? I legit have no idea where to start, so a comprehensive guide would be appreciated.

 

[SwordArTJBF]

bump!

 

[tsf4]

Hey! I can offer some help. First, in landed titles folder/file, make your republic houses. These can either be new dynasties or existing ones, but you'll list them like this:

b_paladinstar = { culture = highcoaster }
b_anteos = { culture = highcoaster }
b_cragsmere = { culture = highcoaster }
b_majarra = { culture = illuskan }
b_piiradost = { culture = highcoaster }

Then, in same file or in a titular titles seperate file, put:

d_nyth = {
color = { 108 124 152 }
color2 = { 255 255 255 }
capital = 999 # Ethdale (where Nyth resides)
}

Then, make sure the capital has a city for the capital in the year you want it active.

Next, make the title file for it in history/titles. This can be modeled after say Venice or Pisa in vanilla, but make sure its succession is succ_patrician_elective

Then, assign it to whichever char you want to be its ruler, and give them one of the houses like you added to the landed titles file. Again, look up some houses from vanilla Venice to see whats going on.

This should get you started, if you have any questions or this didn't work, etc, let me know. But this should be good to go. Look for how vanilla makes their republics as well, for further aid.

 

[tsf4]

@SwordArTJBF , did this help you?