Character modding

Characters

Pre-defined characters are located the in /game/setup/characters/ folder. You don't have to define everything for a character, the game will fill in as much as it can, but it is wise to do as much as possible. If you want to give a character particular dna, it is very useful to use the portrait_editor (pe) console command to get a dna string that's satisfactory.

"TAG"={
	country="TAG"
	ID={
		first_name="xxx"
		family = c:TAG.fam:xxx
		birth_date=
		culture="xxx"
		religion="xxx"
		no_stats=yes
		add_martial=x
		add_charisma=x
		add_finesse=x
		add_zeal=x
		no_traits=yes
		add_trait="xxx"
		add_gold=xxx
		add_popularity=xx
		c:TAG={
			set_as_ruler=char:ID
		}
		dna="xxx"
	}
}

Example:

"ARM"={
	country="ARM"
	49={
		first_name="Orontes"
		family = c:ARM.fam:Orontid
		birth_date=418.7.8
		culture="armenian"
		religion="zoroaster"
		no_stats=yes
		add_martial=6
		add_charisma=8
		add_finesse=5
		add_zeal=8
		no_traits=yes
		add_trait="unnoticeable"
		add_gold=500
		add_popularity=80
		c:ARM={
			set_as_ruler=char:49
		}
		dna="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"
	}
}

Character attributes

The following attributes can be used to define characters:

Attribute	Description	Example
first_name	Name of Character	first_name="Alexander"
family	Family of an living character. "c:" is the tag of the country, "fam:" is the name of the family.	family = c:EPI.fam:Aiakidai
family_name	Family of an dead or unimportant character.	family_name="Argead"
nickname	The nickname of an character. See more at Cognomen.	nickname = "NICKNAME_II"
birth_date	Date of the birth of an character. Please note, that the birth date is in Ab Urbe Condita.	birth_date=418.7.8
death_date	Date of the birth of an character. Please note, that the birth date is in Ab Urbe Condita.	death_date=429.7.8
culture	Culture of an character. See Culture.	culture="macedonian"
religion	Religion of an character. See Religion.	religion="roman_pantheon"
add_trait	Adds an trait. See Characters	add_trait="ambitious".
dna	Defines the look of an character. Use the portrait editor, to see the dna.	dna=""
father	Defines the father of an character. The number is the id of the father.	father="char:35"
mother	Defines the mother of an character. The number is the id of the mother.	mother="char:36"

Character interactions

hold_triumph = {

    on_other_nation = no
    on_own_nation = yes
    
    sound = "event:/SFX/UI/Character/sfx_ui_character_hold_triumph"
    
    potential_trigger = {
        hidden:scope:target = {
            is_alive = yes
        }
    }
    
    allowed_trigger = {
        hidden:scope:actor = {
        
            
        
            can_pay_price = hold_triumph
            
            custom_tooltip = {
                text = "TRIUMPH_RECENTLY_HELD"
            
                NOT = { has_variable = triumph_recently_held }
            }
        }
        scope:target = {
            is_adult = yes
            
            days_since_last_victory < 720
        }
    }
    
    effect = {
        scope:actor = {
            pay_price = hold_triumph
            
            set_variable = {
                name = triumph_recently_held
                value = 1
                days = 365
            }
            
        }
    
        scope:target = {
            add_loyalty = loyalty_huge
            add_popularity = popularity_huge
        }
    }
    
}

Modding

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Audio

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