This extension add tools for Heart of Iron IV modding. Some of the tools may work on other Paradox games.
- World map preview
- Focus tree preview
- Event tree preview
- Technology tree preview
- Military industrial organization (MIO) preview.
- GUI preview
.gfx
file preview (sprites used by HOI4 are defined here).dds
,.tga
file preview (images files used by HOI4)
For feature details and user manual, please refer to HOI4 Mod Utilities Wiki.
- Install and enable this extension in VSCode.
- Set Heart of Iron IV install path. You can:
- (Since v0.7.0, or on vscode web) Open command palette using
Ctrl+Shift+P
. Use commandSelect HOI4 install path
to browse the folder that installed Heart of Iron IV. - Update setting
hoi4ModUtilities.installPath
(you can open settings page of VSCode usingCtrl+,
) to the folder that installed Heart of Iron IV.
- (Since v0.7.0, or on vscode web) Open command palette using
- Open your mod develop folder.
- (Optional) Open command palette using
Ctrl+Shift+P
. Use commandSelect mod file
to set working mod descriptor (the.mod
file). - Use these entries:
* Preview HOI4 file
() button/command is invisible, except on
.gfx
, map/default.map
, technology tree or national focus tree files.
Setting | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
hoi4ModUtilities.installPath |
string |
Hearts of Iron IV install path. Without this, most features are broken. |
hoi4ModUtilities.loadDlcContents |
boolean |
Whether to load DLC images when previewing files. Enabling this will use more memory (All DLCs are around 600MB). |
hoi4ModUtilities.modFile |
string |
Path to the working .mod file. This file is used to read replace_path. If not specified, will use first .mod file in first folder of the workspace. |
hoi4ModUtilities.enableSupplyArea |
boolean |
If you are developing mod for HOI4(version<=1.10). Use this to check enable supply area. |
hoi4ModUtilities.previewLocalisation |
enum |
Language of content in event tree preview. |
hoi4ModUtilities.featureFlags |
array of string |
Feature flags are used to disable or enable features. Reloading is required after changing this. Please refer to Wiki on Github for details. |
- GUI of focus tree can't be configured like technology tree.
- Edge lines on world map not alway fit edge of colors.
- Event tree preview will duplicate events even they are same event if they are from different option.
- Updated Korean translation (Contributor: gyhs(NIKA)).
- Fix a bug that some conditions are treated as scope.
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If you have any suggestion, feel free to create issue on this Github repo.
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If you want to contribute translation, feel free to create pull request to this Github repo. All localization related files are under
i18n
folder. -
Thanks to all contributors listed here.
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