redhair-demon/eu4-generator

EU4 game files generator from map

EU4 Game Files Generator

This python project generates files for playing EU4 with Random Setup Dynamic Nations from pre-generated map.

Was tested with Haftetavenscrap`s EU4 Random Map Generator, let me know if it works with others

How to use (video guide)

0. Pre-generate all files in {mod name}/map folder until area.txt
1. In config.yml place your paths to EU4 game folder, EU4 mod folder and mod name
2. Run main.py/main.exe (depending on whether you chose release archive or source code). At first launch on map it will generate adj.txt
3. When it`s Done run EU4 with your mod selected
4. Choose Single Player
5. Create your Custom Nation
6. Set Custom Setup settings
   • Nations: Random Setup
   • Random Nations: Dynamic

7. Click Play

After this EU4 should generate Random Nations all over the map named after their province/area/region name

Generator uses following files from mod directory:

• provinces.bmp (currently needs to be default EU4 size: 5632 * 2048)
• definition.csv (list of all provinces from provinces.bmp file with r-g-b values for each)

Generator creates following files in mod directory:

• adj.txt - Service file, includes information about all provinces parced from provinces.bmp and definition.csv, generates once per map. For next launches on map script would use this file instead of parsing bitmap
• map/
  • area.txt, region.txt, superregion.txt, continent.txt - Define separation of map for areas, regions, superregions and continents, respectively.
• common/

  • bookmarks/a_new_world.txt - Bookmark for game start (1444.11.11).

  • colonial_regions/00_colonial_regions.txt - Colonial regions list.

  • countries/{technology} - Service countries, each country has technology from common/technology.txt file. Used to distribute technologies on map.

  • country_tags/01_countries.txt - Service countries listed.

  • defines/00_randommap_defines.lua - Some re-defined constants.

  • institutions/00_Core.txt - Edited institutions for correct working with random map.

  • trade_companies/00_trade_companies.txt - List of all trade companies.

  • tradenodes/00_tradenodes.txt - List of all trade nodes (connected with some way).

• history/
  • countries/R{id} - {technology} - Similarly to common/countries.
  • provinces/{id} - {province name} - All provinces listed with their culture, religion and technology.
• localisation/random_map_mod_loc_l_english.yml - Localisation file, incudes normalized names of all objects (provinces, areas, regions, etc.).

Outside mod directory:

• {mod name}.mod - Mod descriptor.

Known issues

• For reason I don't understand sometimes {mod name}.mod file can be not changed, which may lead to some of problems described below
• Some decisions can't work (often related to hard-coded conditions like region = some_region which can't be applied to random map where there are not default regions)
• For some reason Papal State can spawn everywhere and even have non-chistian religion. But according to game files Reformation is able to start.