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If you want to do something that is based on a real part of the world or a well documented fantasy world do a lot of research to get the best maps that are out there. Most of the time the coastline is based upon some kind of reference material. in black and white) you can create all the files that are needed for the game to properly load up from it. If you have a map that shows in two colors what is water and what is land (e.g.

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Something that is very important for a mod that is not based upon the vanilla map is the coastline. a new culture: put a file into common/cultures).Īlways keep in mind that if not properly stated in the mod file vanilla files will be loaded alongside modded files. For certain other moddable things it is sufficient to place a file in a certain folder (e.g. adding a new bookmark: common/bookmarks.txt). To mod certain things a specific file has to be copied over from vanilla and then changed (e.g. The mod folder will as a mod grows look more and more like the installation directory of CK2. In the case of the Ireland mod we create a folder called "Ireland" in the same folder the Ireland.mod file is located. Next thing to do is create the mod folder. That shouldn't be a concern at this point, though. If a mod with these settings gets past the character selection it will run into problems as vanilla events and decisions won't (yet) work properly. The above selection of replace paths is a good selection for a new mod. For simplicity's sake I am usually using the same text for most of them (the exception being name). You can use different values for name, path and user_dir if you want to. With cleverly using replace_path you can achieve to not have to include unchanged vanilla files in your mod. It tells the engine to not use the vanilla files of a certain folder when the mod is started. Another way to exclude vanilla files to be loaded is to put in a replace_path. If you put a file with the exact same name and path as a vanilla file in the mod folder the vanilla file is not loaded.

If you load up a mod normally all vanilla files are loaded alongside the mod files.

user_dir is the name of the folder in "Paradox Interactive\Crusader Kings II" where temporary files like the flag cache is stored.

path tells the engine where to look for the mod's other files.

Next thing to do is to open up the mod file in Notepad++ and put this in as content (again, replace with the name you have chosen): mod name = "Witcher Kings", mod file name = WitcherKings.mod) ->. If your modname contains spaces remove them from the modfile's name (e.g. Then create a file called ".mod" (easiest way is to copy and rename the modfile of an existing mod). If "mod" doesn't exist yet create this folder.

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Whatever you choose insert in place of when going through the following chapters.įor a mod we need a mod file that provides the name and path information for the CK2 engine to load up the mod.įor this we go to our local Windows "Documents" folder (usually at "C:\Users\\Documents") and there navigate to "Crusader Kings II\mod". For this guide I am going to use just "Ireland" as my mod name. It should be something catchy that is not too long. Mod file, folder structure and coastlineįirst thing to settle on is the name of the mod. Nvidia's DDS file plugin for Photoshop: Ĭhapter 1: Mod file, folder structure and coastlineĬhapter 2: The files you need for the map to load upĬhapter 3: Revisiting the provinces.bmp, advanced map filler tooling.The editors Windows has pre-installed aren't good enough.

Notepad++ or another good text editor.The map filler tool and to run it Java 7.

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XLS editing software: Excel or another xls editing software (like LibreOffice).

I'll be using CS6 but CS2 is almost as good.

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You can get Adobe Photoshop CS2 for free (google it).

Photoshop: You can do all the relevant things in other image editing softwares, too, but I am going to describe relevant steps in Photoshop only.

For instance I am not even sure in what year I should place my Ireland mod's standard bookmark. Suggestions for further chapters would be nice, too. I'll be thankful for all kinds of input even if it is only typos you've found So even if you think that you probably know everything that I will post here consider to read it and then comment. I am no expert in a wide array of things regarding CK2 modding so it would be very helpful for readers regardless of their expertise in modding to post suggestions and criticism. I am going to create a medium sized example mod about Ireland that is supposed to be playable but probably won't reach an overly polished state. I am going to post continuous chapters, each building upon the one before it. This is going to be a guide to modding in form similar to the one of an AAR.