To download: Navigate to "Releases" on the right, and click on .7z file
showcase/guide video - https://youtu.be/edFPnLBjc3E
- Platform: Windows only
Usage Instructions:
- Change settings inside of
config.ini. - Open
run.bat. - If the console displays "SUCCESS, took x.xxx seconds," the program has worked.
- If the console repeatedly shows "starting," try increasing
optimizationFactoror setting it to100000inconfig.ini.- Increasing this setting will slow down the program but may reduce crashes.
Testing the Mod:
- Open HOI4 and add "Generated Map Mod" to your current playset.
- Play the game.
- If the game crashes, follow "Usage Instructions".
Post-Execution:
- If successful, a folder named
srcshould appear. This folder is your mod folder. If the mod is not showing up in the launcher then change hoi4ModsLocation or follow these steps in the launcher:
- All installed mods > upload mod > create a mod
- After creation select the mod you have created in the list > "..." > show in folder
- Then copy all files from
srcfolder and paste them in the folder that the launcher has showed you - Go to the folder that the launcher directed you to.
- Move up one level in the directory.
- Look for a file with the same name as the one you entered in the launcher for the mod, ending with ".mod".
- Add the specified lines to this file.
- replace_path="history/states"
- replace_path="history/units"
- replace_path="map/strategicregions"
Editing the Map:
- Open image
input.bmp. - Choose any HOI4-supported resolution for your image (must be a multiple of 256):
- Examples: 512x512, 768x512, 512x768, 768x768, ..., 5632x2048.
- If choosing a large resolution, increase
provinceSize(default is 6) to not go over HOI4 province limit(~23000).
- Draw the map(use pencil tool):
- White color represents water.
- Black color is filled in with nearby pixels.
- Any other color represents a separate country.
- If your image has blurry border you can set removeFuzzyBorder to
yesto remove it - Export as 24 bit bmp image and name it
input.bmp. - Run the program to generate a new mod.
Example Mod:
Compilation flag if you want to compile source file yourself
g++ -std=c++2a -O3 -o C:\master.exe C:\master.cpp --static