
To get the latest version, click the green button that says "Code" and click "Download ZIP", or click here. PS: The abandoned RGO submod has also been moved: Installation Instructions News! Absolute gigachad Jay de Brabant has made a submod for GFM adding anime girl flags (the repo also includes regular HFM flags).Īttention! The music submod has moved repositories: It is updated as often as possible (updated 10/25/21): NOTE: If you have problems with downloads from github, use this mirror link. Granted, it won’t do anything in game, but you now have the bare bones to crack on and get stuck in with modding proper.This mod is HFM, but further expanded upon, adding bountiful flavour, provinces, historical accuracy changes, etc If you’ve followed the previous steps, then when you launch the game, you should see your mod in the launcher: mod in launcherĪnd with that, you have made a technically working new mod. It should look like this once you’ve run the game with your mod: mod user settings These will be created automatically when you start the game, so you do not need to make the folder, as long as you have a name for it in you. This is where game settings, log files, and save games are stored for the mod, and can be useful for crashes & bug fixing. The dummy text file is created when installing the game, and can be deleted or ignored.įinally, the “user_dir” refers to the name of the folder created relative to “Documents\Paradox Interactive\Victoria II” when you play with the mod. I have Victoria 2 on Steam, so the location of my newly created. In this case, and by default, it should be in the “mod” folder within your Victoria 2 folder. The “path” is the location of the mod folder relative to your Victoria 2 install location. The “name” refers to your mod name, and what shows up in your game launcher. txt or other file extension) in notepad or a similar text editing application, and should look like this. You can of course call your mod anything you like. I will be calling my mod “TJMod”, so will create a TJMod.mod file and a TJMod folder. mod file and a linked folder in the “mod” folder in the Victoria 2 install directory. It allows a safe ‘modular’ way to edit the files you want without breaking the core game if something goes wrong, a way to easily backup mod versions and use moulptile mods, and you can still play online with friends without needing to backup or reinstall the game itself.Īll that is needed for a mod to work is one.
Setting up a mod is easy in Victoria 2, and recommended if you want to make any changes to the game, even if you only intend to use them yourself.