[MOD] Mesoamerican Hibernia

[YTnuBF]

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Steam Workshop page hosted by Agamidae : https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1944786866

( Also check out Agamidae's many really good UI improvement mods on Steam https://steamcommunity.com/id/LongGameShort/myworkshopfiles/?appid=859580 . Mesoamerican Hibernia might be compatible with most since I've only changed the textures when it comes to the UI )

You can post feedback, critiques and suggestions on the mod's Steam Workshop page, here in this thread or by sending a message on Reddit to username YTnuBF.

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[_] --------------------- 2021-04-20 ----------------------- [_]

- Compatible with game version 2.0.3
- Updated for full compatibility with the latest patch
- Fixed flag textures. They all now show up without a green overlay

[_] --------------------- 2021-03-15----------------------- [_]

- Mod's been updated on the Workshop too and should be compatible with 2.0.2. However the same problems listed below persist

[_] --------------------- 2021-03-04----------------------- [_]

Mod version 2.0c : (Current Workshop version)
- Updated mission header picture to remove a bad looking transparent section from the bordering texture

[_] Problems in 2.0 :
-- Only ruler background images work, and only due to overwriting vanilla files. Have not found where these are defined to no longer necessitate fully replacing.
Characters other than rulers get a generic background picture with an ornament at the moment
-- Flag texture colors are now defined differently, in a yet unknown way, flag colors messed up (FIXED)
-- Unit texture and model has problems
-- Most interface changes no longer work due to new UI. However many new UI elements work with the theme pretty well
-- New outlines texture, haven't found way to edit. No longer transparent
-- Due to unmoddable insufficient space on the Military Traditions screens Indian Tribal Traditions were removed and they'll use the same Indian Kingdom Traditions.
Because of this they also lost the ability to naval raid. Mesoamericans can still naval raid

[_] What works in 2.0 :
-- Character appearance/ethnicity/tattoos/clothes/names
-- Localization in general
-- Deity icons
-- Military Traditions
-- Changed icons still work
-- Ruler character backgrounds work, but they look the same currently for every tribal ruler on the map due to my not having found where these are actually defined, so the graphical element is just replaced at the moment
-- Flags FIXED

<[> Previous change log items in the next post below <]>

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[__] This mod adds the following :

[_] A Mesoamerican Culture Group and Ethnicity Template
[_] I have included samples of what kind of features these presets create by just spamming Randomize DNA in the Portrait Editor.
This includes what I imagine an amalgamation of the peoples of that general area could have looked like in way back BCE.

[_] Hibernia has been converted to be Mesoamerican with several new small countries
[_] Horses were removed from Hibernia, replaced with other trade goods

[_] Clothing items use existing items from other cultures. Added clothes are texture conversions, not replacements
[_] New hairstyles use existing data. These work as additions, not replacements. Characters will not start balding as they age

[_] Male characters can have tattoos/paints on their face, neck and torso (assigned to them by the game) when they reach adulthood.
In total: Face/Neck: 35+, Body: 9.

[_] The Culture Group uses nubian_gfx unit models with new textures
[_] They follow a Mesoamerican Religion with its own 8 Deities and Omens (with pictures)
[_] They use a set of Mesoamerican Military Traditions (includes pictures)
[_] Event pictures are replaced with Mesoamerican inspired pictures when playing a country with Mesoamerican culture (30+ event pictures included)

[_] Character interactions :
- Can sacrifice a prisoner to gain 30 Political Influence
- Can sacrifice a slave pop via the High Priest for different effects
- Can ask the Magistrate/Steward to levy an extra tax on the nation's elites
- Can demand that the ruler of a subject nation send slaves
- Can send a punishment expedition against that ruler if he disobeys
- Can demand loyalty from a prisoner in exchange for his freedom

[_] Localization, most of which I made up or which may be anachronistic. (English Language Setting Only)
[_] Many UI elements have been changed to incorporate more wood and stone carving like materials with Icon replacements

[_] Includes random events

[_] New loading screens and main menu screen

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[__] Installation :

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1944786866

Or download the .ZIP file at the end of this post.
If you have a manually installed mod version you can overwrite it with the contents of this .ZIP file.

The mod folder content should look like the following after extracting the ZIP :
/My Documents/Paradox Interactive/Imperator/mod/

[_] a folder called MesoamericanHibernia
[_] a file called MesoamericanHibernia.mod

If you downloaded the mod manually, you might need to add it to the new Launcher's Playset selection by selecting the Playset option on the left side of the Launcher and then press the Add More Mods button in the top right corner.

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[__] Compatibility :

[_] Game version : This mod should be compatible with game version 2.0.3
[_] Ironman : Unsure
[_] Multiplayer : May be compatible, but can seem weird to anyone not playing as a Mesoamerican nation since the UI does not revert with this mod active
[_] Other mods : Incompatibility likely with any mod that changes the on_actions event trigger files or changes the amount of Deities due to the way Deities are indexed by the game

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[__] Disclaimer/Other :

Anyone can use these files in whichever way they like: edit, modify, copy, even re-distribute them. Feel free to do whatever with this mod.

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[YTnuBF]

<| |> CHANGE LOG <| |>

You can post feedback, critiques and suggestions on the mod's Steam Workshop page, here in this thread or by sending a message on Reddit to username YTnuBF.

Spoiler

[_] --------------------- 2021-02-23 ----------------------- [_]

- Compatible with game version 2.0.1

- Replaced some vanilla pictures with more appropriately themed pictures in the UI
- Replaced all non-ruler backgrounds to keep a uniform style
- Due to unmoddable insufficient space on the Military Traditions screens Indian Tribal Traditions were removed and they'll use the same Indian Kingdom Traditions.
Because of this they also lost the ability to naval raid

[_] --------------------- 2020-08-20 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.52c : (Current Steam Workshop version)

- Compatible with game version 1.5.2

- Added safeguards for random events regarding characters with an active spouse seeking ambition where needed

[_] --------------------- 2020-08-15 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.51b :

- Added suitable icons for new Pop type modifiers such as Happiness and Output
- Re-indexed loading screen tips to again only show ones relevant to the mod

[_] --------------------- 2020-08-11 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.50a :

- Compatible with game version 1.5.1

- Changed button textures to be more square where applicable
- Added Pop Type Icon for Nobles

[_] --------------------- 2020-05-16 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.42e :
- Compatible with game version 1.4.2

- Slight rework to the previously added body tattoo regarding pattern placement

[_] --------------------- 2020-05-11 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.42d :
- Compatible with game version 1.4.2

- Added a new body tattoo
- Changed loading screen tips to show the new character interactions in the mod instead
- Added an event at game start to attempt explain how the current ruler, if he's a minor character, came to be in that position
- Separated Mesoamerican Clothes, Tattoos and Hairstyles into their own files, no longer overwriting files at \\gfx\portraits\accessories\
- Added icons for Treasure: Armor and Treasure: Architecture

[_] --------------------- 2020-04-28 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.42c : (Current Steam Workshop version)
- Compatible with game version 1.4.2

- Changed many buttons such as Menu, Play, Pause and others to blend in with the interface better
by making them have a more wood like carved look

- Added 2 new face/neck tattoo combinations

- Added short pop-up events that describe the Mesoamerican nation setting up domestic production of
all these new exotic trade goods like Bronze, Iron or Horses after when you've acquired a Province with that trade good

- Added a random event where a more greedy Clan Chief or Head of a Family "suggests"
that the Ruler, if he's rich, make some of that cash available to the nation to even the power balance between Families

- Another random event where a rich prisoner from your Country that you have imprisoned
tries to bargain for his freedom with money

[_] --------------------- 2020-04-23 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.42b :

- Added a random event where an unmarried man asks permission to get married to an unmarried woman.
It is possible the marriage has not been sanctioned by the Head of the Family.

- This version is not compatible with mod or game versions below 1.4.

o If you have Subscribed to the mod thru the Workshop, you don't need to do anything extra.
o If you have installed a mod version for anything below version 1.4 manually, you need to delete its folder and .MOD file in the \Paradox Interactive\Imperator\mod\ folder and then extract the new 1.42b .ZIP file.

[_] --------------------- 2020-04-18 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.42b :

- Modified the Alert Icon for Colonizable land to stand out better from the background
- You can Demand Loyalty (in exchange for freedom) from a Prisoner who is from your Country and currently imprisoned by you. They may or may not be willing to oblige

[_] --------------------- 2020-04-16 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.42a :
- Compatible with game version 1.4.2

- Changed some Deity Omen effects
- Added a random event where if you have suitable prisoners the High Priest may suggest one be sacrificed
- This version is not compatible with mod or game versions below 1.4.

[_] --------------------- 2020-04-09 ----------------------- [_]

Mod version 1.41c_2 :

- Further adjustments to Deity icons and Omen glow patterns
- This version is not compatible with mod or game versions below 1.4.

[_] --------------------- 2020-04-08 ----------------------- [_]

Mod updated to version 1.41c :

- Fixed the glow on the Deity icon when an Omen is in progress

[_] --------------------- 2020-04-03 ----------------------- [_]

Mod updated to version 1.41b. Compatible with game version 1.4.1.

- Some typos fixed again and rewrote some text for better readability
- Most of the work went into changing events due to the new loyalty system
and then the new Deity framework

- Fixed some event triggers and modified the spacing of text in a few event descriptions

[_] --------------------- 2020-01-13 ----------------------- [_]

Updated to mod version 1.32j :
- Redid some and retouched some Military Tradition pictures
- Adjusted face template values to minimize weird outliers
- Rewrote some descriptions and fixed typos

[_] --------------------- 2020-01-09 ----------------------- [_]

Updated to mod version 1.32i :
- Every 52 years the current Calendar cycle will be coming to an end.
The beginning of the next Count is a cause for celebration, and for making sacrifices

- Adjusted lower the frequency of recently added events

[_] --------------------- 2020-01-08 ----------------------- [_]

Further addition to mod version 1.32h :
- When your Ruler dies, his child and successor will get an option to sacrifice slaves in his honor
- Random event : A warrior may excel on the field of battle, you may hire him or reward him and his commander

[_] --------------------- 2020-01-06 ----------------------- [_]

Updated to mod version 1.32h :
- Adjusted recently added hair textures
- Adjusted tattoo texture of Unit model
- Added one new hair variation

- You can ask your Steward/Magistrate to levy an additional tax on your nation's nobles/elites
with several options that follow in a short event chain

- When you Hold a Triumph for your Ruler, there is a short descriptive pop-up event

<]> Added inventions for Mesoamerican nations :
- Oratory Tech 1 : Monthly Civilization +0.01
- Religious Tech 1 : Citizen Output +5%
- Civic Tech 3 : Citizen Happiness +5%
- Civic Tech 5 : Capital Trade Routes +1, Nationwide Food per Month +5%
- Oratory Tech 10 : Research Points +5%


<]> Added some random events :
- Your Ruler's son may want to be appointed General, you may agree or decline
- You can sometimes get an event to lavish praise or not upon a General after a winning battle
- If your Ruler's brother is a disgruntled pretender to the throne, he may challenge your Ruler to a duel to the death,
you may agree or decline
- A wealthy General may use his wealth in an attempt to purchase the loyalty of his troops
- Your Ruler with enough cash on hand and with suitable traits may choose to donate money to the state's coffers
to boost his popularity a little
- Your nation's nobles/leaders may start clamoring for a war, you can promise them one or ignore their demands
- The head of a great family may ask you to appoint his son to an office or generalship. The son may be a complete turnip
- Sometimes a young father takes the birth of his newborn child harder than usual

!! After these event additions to the on_actions files this mod will become incompatible with other mods that make changes to those files.

[_] --------------------- 2020-01-02 ----------------------- [_]

Updated to mod version 1.32g :
- Adjusted quality of Unit model textures
- Added one clothing recolor and a body tattoo
- Added a new hairstyle variation

- Now when you mass sacrifice slaves via the High Priest :

[|] When no modifier active => Get a modifier for 5 years :
__Omen Power +5%
__Ruler Popularity Per Month +0.01
__Same Religion Happiness +5%
__Slave Happiness -10%

[|] While first modifier active => First modifier removed, second modifier for 3 years :
__Omen Power +5%
__Ruler Popularity Per Month +0.01
__Same Religion Happiness +5%
__Monthly Legitimacy +0.01
__Monthly War Exhaustion -0.01
__Slave Happiness -15%

[|] Each time after that while the second modifier is active :
__Gain immediately 2 stability
__Gain immediately 15 political power

[_] --------------------- 2019-12-31 ----------------------- [_]

Updated to mod version 1.32f :

- Fixed inconsistent texture of first hair variation from version 1.32e

- Changed unit model textures. Mesoamericans are now the only users of nubian_gfx.
Aksumite Group uses numidian_gfx, but on old saves they will continue using the nubian_gfx still.
Mesoamerican shield model lifted from the Iberians, who now use the same model as the Celts.

- Based on detailed quality feedback I reworked Mesoamerican Military Traditions and their Heritage.
The old values were very much a retread/copy of the existing Barbarian Traditions. This time I took a closer look around all the other traditions, too, and tried to stay within equal bounds to all of them.

Military Tradition changes affect ongoing games too, and may mess with people's strategy of going down certain paths, I apologize.

Below are the new values :

[_] Heritage :

The Good:
- Enslavement Efficiency +10%
- War Exhaustion per Month -0.05
- Country Civilization Value +10(%)
The Bad:
- Diplomatic Reputation -2
- Aggressive Expansion Impact +5%
- Population Promotion Speed -15%

[_] Military Traditions :

<[> First Tree <]>
Warrior Lodges        : Land Unit Morale Recovery +10%
Coming of Age         : Light Infantry Defence +10%, Heavy Infantry Defence +10%
Living off the Land   : Land Unit Attrition -15%
Word of Mouth         : Manpower Recovery Speed +5%, Cohort Recruit Speed +25%
Mace Mastery          : Light Infantry Morale +10%, Heavy Infantry Morale +10%
Selective Training    : Heavy Infantry Cost -10%
Eagle Warriors        : Heavy Infantry Offence +10%, Adds a Free City Building Slot (+1)
Jaguar Warriors       : Heavy Infantry Discipline +10%

<[> Second Tree <]>
Strike and Withdraw    : Archers Offence +5%, Light Infantry Offence +5%
Natural Resources      : Hostile Enemy Attrition in Your Lands +1
Glory of the Hunt      : Enslavement Efficiency +15%
Ambush                 : Enables Hit-and-Run Tactic, Light Infantry Jungle/Forest Combat Bonus +25%
Living Shield Wall     : Light Infantry Defensive +5%, Heavy Infantry Defensive +10%
The Young Must Serve   : Light Infantry Cost -15%
Hail of Stones         : Archers Discipline +10%
Spiritual Support      : Light Infantry Discipline +5%, Omen Power +10%

<[> Third Tree <]>
Strike From Afar      : Archers Defence +10%
Confederations        : Maximum amount of Manpower +10%, Diplomatic Relations +1
The Forests Fight With Us : Archers and Heavy Infantry Jungle/Forest Combat Bonus +25%
In Defence of Our Home : Manpower Recovery Speed +10%, Light Infantry Discipline +5%
A People on the Move  : Army Weight -10%, Army Movement Speed +5%
Strong Arm            : Archers Offence +5%, Light Infantry Offence +5%
Scale the Walls       : Siege Ability +10%
Sound the Drums       : Land Morale Modifier +10%

. . . .

[_] --------------------- 2019-12-30 ----------------------- [_]

Updated to mod version 1.32e :
- Added option to send a Punishment Expedition (with event chain) when targeting a subject ruler who has disobeyed your demand to send slaves
(They need to decline once after this update for the interaction to become available)
- If you previously hired the winner of the Ballgame you can send him to represent you in subsequent games - provided he's still loyal and able
- Added two new Face/Neck tattoos
- Added two hair variations and did some Icon touch-ups
- Added new War Exhaustion icon
- Recompressed loading screens to reduce image artifacts
- Recompressed body tattoos to fix transparency issues

[_] --------------------- 2019-12-26 ----------------------- [_]

Mod was uploaded to Steam by Agamidae, which is appreciated and useful for those who aren't using these forums here.
Steam Workshop page : https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1944786866

( Agamidae has created many really good UI improvement mods on Steam https://steamcommunity.com/id/LongGameShort/myworkshopfiles/?appid=859580 .
Mesoamerican Hibernia might be compatible with most since I've only changed the textures of the UI )

(My own Steam username : nmevek)

- Added two new Face/Neck tattoo combinations
- Fixed typos and rewrote parts of some descriptions for better legibility

- Added a plague event chain with around a 3.25% base chance of firing as a Mesoamerican nation.
The event won't happen before the year 475 and only when you own at least 25 provinces (i.e. cities or settlements).

!! When the first cases of the plague are reported you can save your game right after.
Then either let it play out OR you can select an Event Option to CANCEL the plague event chain after the few initial set-up events with your Court Physician
have concluded, should you not feel like playing thru that.
(In my test runs around 35% of Pops in the nation die and around 25% of Characters)

The likelihood of there being a plague :
- Increased if there are populous provinces close to Livestock/Cattle
- If there are large cities
- If there is a port town with a medium to large population
- If the tribe is very centralized
- The nation is large with much land
- If there exists a populous neighboring country with big cities near Livestock/Cattle
- If there are provinces where Mesoamerican Pops live side by side with the natives

- Lessened if the tribe's centralization is low as the people live very loosely
- Also lessened if province population is low to medium
- The longer the game has gone on the less of a chance there is for the event to fire, simulating the population as a whole acclimating to their surroundings and germs
- If there already has been a plague once then less likely it is for a new one to strike as the offspring of the previous survivors are those whose immune systems can fight the disease better

[_] --------------------- 2019-12-23 ----------------------- [_]

- Removed the straits/land crossings connecting Hibernia to Caledonia, you'll need boats to reach the other side
- Changed Sacrifice Slaves Decision into a Character Interaction via the High Priest
- Added province name localization for the British Isles

- Added Character Interaction to Demand Slaves from a Subject Ruler.
- Reshuffled Omen pictures to better represent their effects.
- New Mission UI elements + a replaced Civilization Value icon, and a Queued Events window similar to the Outliner.
- New icons for State and Country capital markers on the map.

Added file For_Music.txt listing some tracks for consideration if playing this mod. (The mod includes no music)

 

[ahuitzotl]

Wow, this is impressive! The characters especially, you did an excellent job making them look Mesoamerican with the existing assets.

The San Patricios would be proud I think

 

[Luthienx]

Love the idea of this mod! Definitely will be keeping an eye on it!

 

[YTnuBF]

Updated for game version 1.4.2.

 

[Kazanov]

It looks beautiful and has a lot of potential, just imagine a map of mesoamerica with these portraits and other assets

 

[YTnuBF]

I've twice tried making a map but haven't gotten it working.
So far just changing map data on the current map is the best my abilities allow.

 

[MessengerOfThoth]

Oh, interesting! I'm thinking about starting a Mesoamerica and Andes conversion mod, are you interested in joining in? The art assets here look awesome.

 

[YTnuBF]

Oh, interesting! I'm thinking about starting a Mesoamerica and Andes conversion mod, are you interested in joining in? The art assets here look awesome.

Yeah, that sounds good. Would be great to work on something like that.

 

[MessengerOfThoth]

Awesome! I'm just going to work on the physical map for now, and I'll let you know when it's done (it might be a while).

I know the Andes region the best, so I can cover that. I also want to port Mesoamerica Universalis as much as possible, since it's accurate to an absurd degree. Art is something I don't want to cover, if that's where you're most comfortable.

Are military traditions culture-bound? It would be cool to have some Andean-style traditions there. I would also need some deity/omen graphics for the Andes, I can suggest some ideas.

 

[YTnuBF]

Military traditions in game are currently either bound to a Culture, Culture Group or a country Tag. The "allowed" section is versatile and can take other triggers as well.

I don't mind the graphical side of things nor do I mind writing localization, events, character interactions - though sometimes the hardest part is coming up with ideas.

In this current mod I had approached the subject matter from a point of relative ignorance, hence it all mostly being made up and only lightly related to anything historical.

It's great that you're able to work the map, I never could get any modifications to the map working. So yeah, you can send a private message then on the forums here, or on Reddit to username YTnuBF.