Problem with second custom faction

[HMS Enterprize]

Ive created a mod and inserted a custom faction into the game, which works broadly speaking. (in the 88_prescripted_countries file)

The odd thing is, Ive pretty much done a copy/paste of those lines of code for a second faction (the Vulcans from start trek), yet the faction does not show up in game. Am I missing something blindingly obvious?

This is the code in the same file noted above To note Ive # some of the copied code from my Terran custom faction:

Vulcan = {
name = "Vulcan Confederacy"
adjective = "Vulcans"
spawn_enabled = always # yes / no / always
ignore_portrait_duplication = yes

ship_prefix = "VSS"

species = {
class = "HUM"
#portrait = "human"
name = "Vulcan"
plural = "Vulcans"
adjective = "Vulcan"
#name_list = "Terran"
trait = "trait_intelligent"
trait = "trait_strong"
trait = "trait_enduring"
trait = "trait_slow_breeders"
}

room = "vulcan_room"
authority = "auth_oligarchic"
civics = { "civic_efficient_bureaucracy" "civic_idealistic_foundation" }
government = plutocratic_oligarchy

ethic = "ethic_xenophile"
#ethic = "ethic_egalitarian"

#origin = "origin_terran"

flags = { Vulcan }

playable = has_humanoids # scripted_triggers

planet_name = "Vulcan"
planet_class = "pc_arid"
#initializer = "sol_system_initializer"
initializer = ""
system_name = "40 Eridani"


graphical_culture = "mammalian_01"
city_graphical_culture = "mammalian_01"

empire_flag = {
icon= {
category = "Trek"
file = "Vulcan.dds"
}
background= {
category = "backgrounds"
file = "stripe.dds"
}
colors={
"blue"
"black"
"null"
"null"
}
}

ruler = {
name = "T'Mei"
gender = female
portrait = "human_female_02"
texture = 0
attachment = 1
clothes = 1
leader_class = ruler
#ruler_title= "Administrator"
#ruler_title_female= "Administrator"
}
}

 

[Rindera]

It has no (i. e. commented out) portrait, name list, origin. Of course the game would have hard time interpreting this. Check the error log, I think the main problem is lack of portrait.

 

[HMS Enterprize]

It has no (i. e. commented out) portrait, name list, origin. Of course the game would have hard time interpreting this. Check the error log, I think the main problem is lack of portrait.

I did remove all # tags on the items you mentioned and changed them all to generic entries like the standard human ones but still no joy.

The only thing I haven’t included is the planet initialiser but that should default to a random generated planet I was given to understand.

 

[Rindera]

Does error.log say anything about it? You can find it in Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\logs

 

[HMS Enterprize]

Does error.log say anything about it? You can find it in Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\logs

Thanks for the tip.

I’d missed out : government = gov_plutocratic_oligarchy

And hadn’t chosen enough civics. Apparently that is enough to throw the whole thing out!

 

[Ryika]

Not 100% on topic, but since 3.4.* you don't need to do that manual work anymore.

You can just create a custom faction on the Empire screen, save it and then copy the empire from Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\user_empire_designs_v3.4.txt into the mod file, since both accept the same syntax now.

 

[HMS Enterprize]

Not 100% on topic, but since 3.4.* you don't need to do that manual work anymore.

You can just create a custom faction on the Empire screen, save it and then copy the empire from Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\user_empire_designs_v3.4.txt into the mod file, since both accept the same syntax now.

Oh cool, that’s really helpful thanks

 

[HMS Enterprize]

Well, Ive got my 2 custom factions (terrans on earth & vulcans) up & running but now Im trying to make them spawn near each other.

Ive seen the following command in the sol_initialisers file:

neighbor_system = {
hyperlane_jumps = { min = 1 max = @jumps }
initializer = "sol_neighbor_t1"
}

And was thinking this is what I need to create & modify. Currently the Vulcan home system (in terms of set up) is randomly generated and not a specific entry like sol_neighbour_t1 is.

Will this be a problem? And are there other things I need to define in other files?