Modding portraits and race

[Hydra82]

Is it possible to mod what portrait or race comes up when your playing the game? For example, if I am playing as a despotic empire as a black or asian ruler, to have the heirs be the same would help the rp experience. Wondering if anyone could figure that one out, thanks!

 

[Aexrael]

It should be relatively straight forward. You'll need \Stellaris\common\species_classes\00_species_classes.txt and \Stellaris\gfx\portraits\portraits\07_portraits_human.txt and then set up the mod with a new portrait group which specifies the specific phenotype in the ruler section.

example

        ruler = {
            add = {
                trigger = {
                    gender = female
                }
                portraits = {
                    human_female_02
                }
            }
            add = {
                trigger = {
                    gender = male
                }
                portraits = {
                    human_male_02
                }
            }
        }

Would restrict rulers to being from phenotype 2.

Then make your custom empire using the newly created portrait group.

 

[Hydra82]

Thanks mate, ill test it out. I like playing as democracies and juntas as well but sometimes I like playing as a imperial dynasty too =D