[HoI2] Creating a Country

Hi, can someone please teach me or show me a link to a site that can teach how to make a country. Like, example, I want say Western Germany, how would i do that?

do you wish create a new Country or want you to paste one country from the list.

Ethiopia
India
Republican Spain
Communist China
Korea
Indonesia
Croatia
Slovakia
Albania
Siam
Saudi Arabia
Mongolia
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Dominican Republic
Philippines
Bhutan
Brunei
Egypt
El Salvador
Haiti
Honduras
Iceland
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Liberia
Luxemburg
(Undefined Nation)
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Netherlands
Portugal
Italy
Soviet Union
Nationalist Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Japan
Nationalist China
Poland
Norway
Belgium
Denmark
Switzerland
Cuba
Greece
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Romania
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Ireland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Finland
Persia
Afghanistan
Brazil
Argentina
Mexico
Colombia
Venezuela
Peru
Ecuador
Uruguay
Paraguay
Bolivia
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
Vichy France
Manchukuo
USA
Chile
Montenegro
Nepal
Oman
Panama
Sarawak
Serbia
Sinkiang
South Africa
Syria
Tannu Tuva
Tibet
Yemen
Algeria
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Burma
Byelorussia
Georgia
Indochina
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Libya
Malaysia
Morocco
Palestine
Russia
Siberia
Slovenia
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Angola
Arab Federation
Benin-Sahel
Bosnia
California
Cameroon
Guangxi Clique
Cambodia
Congo
Confederate States
Shanxi
Xibei San Ma
Yunnan
Cyprus
DDR
FRG
East African Union
Equatorial Africa
Euskadi
Flanders
Gabon
Gold Coast
Guinea
Guyana
Israel
Kurdistan
Laos
Madagascar
Union of Mali
Mengkukuo
Mozambique
Namibia
Nigeria
Ottoman Empire
Pakistan
Primorsk
People's Republic of Korea
Quebec
Rhodesia
Italian Social Republic
Scandinavia
Scotland
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sudan
Texas
Transural Republic
Vietnam
Wallonia
The Allies
The Axis
Alien Invaders

maybe some more helmi_super

edit

well what exactly do you want to do?
Do you want to create one of the countries Etor red Cire named or do you want to create one by yourself?
in case of one you have to go to diplomacy and there should be the Option to grant (? don't know which it is in english) independce under the prerequisite
that you conquered the required provinces
(see in db/revolts to know which ones are required)
if you want to create one by yourself that would be a bit work
1. you have to got to db/ revolts an make something like this
U01 = {
date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1936 }
expirydate = { day = 30 month = december year = 1947 }
minimum = { 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 22 20 21 23 }
extra = { 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 27 26 25 24 30 29 28 }
capital = 19
intrinsic_gov_type = fascist
regular_id = ENG
}
(this is my Version of a conquered UK)
there you put in the Provinces it needs at least an which ones it can also have
(minimum and extra)
next step i would suggest you go to config and open world names there you change one of these:

U01;User Defined;Paramétrable;Definito dall'utente;Def. por usuario;Reichsgau London;Zdefiniowane przez u¿ytkownika;;;;;X

then you have to choose a flag for the country an go to gfx/map
and put a shield into shields wiht e.g. the name shield_U01
and a flag into flags with e.g. the name flag_U01

the next things are all to do in db
there you open country and go to the bottom and change for example this
U01;DarkBrown;GER;GER;X

you can define colour sprite typ and leader (the nopicture leader which names they shall get)

next step you go to leaders and create a new file with for example the name
leaders_u01 (has to be a csv file!!!)
and put in there some leaders (best you take one of the existing)
this is what you have to put in (also at the top of the file)
Name;ID;Country;Rank 3 Year;Rank 2 Year;Rank 1 Year;Rank 0 Year;Ideal Rank;Max Skill;Traits;Skill;Experience;Loyalty;Type;Picture;Start Year;End Year;x

next you go to ministers and do nearly the same
but it has to be
ministers_u01and other and you have to put in this
U01;Ruling Cabinet - Start;Name;Pool;Ideology;Personality;Loyalty;Picturename;x

last step is you go to tech/teams and create some Tech teams

important at all minister/leader/techteams is that you do NOT use an Id already used

if you want you can know create it in the game when you conquered the Provinces or you write an event

as an example i'll take the independent croatia event
this would be all
(leader,minister and tech pics you put into gfx/interface/pics)

any questions?

next step i would suggest you go to config and open world names there you change one of these:

U01;User Defined;Paramétrable;Definito dall'utente;Def. por usuario;Reichsgau London;Zdefiniowane przez u¿ytkownika;;;;;X

you mean like change the U01;.... to U01;(country name)?

the next things are all to do in db
there you open country and go to the bottom and change for example this
U01;DarkBrown;GER;GER;X

for the U01;DarkBrown;GER;GER;X you change that for what exactly?

next step you go to leaders and create a new file with for example the name
leaders_u01 (has to be a csv file!!!)
and put in there some leaders (best you take one of the existing)
this is what you have to put in (also at the top of the file)
Name;ID;Country;Rank 3 Year;Rank 2 Year;Rank 1 Year;Rank 0 Year;Ideal Rank;Max Skill;Traits;Skill;Experience;Loyalty;Type;Picture;Start Year;End Year;x

How do i make a csv file? and is there a template for that or do i just place "Name;ID;Country;Rank 3 Year;Rank 2 Year;Rank 1 Year;Rank 0 Year;Ideal Rank;Max Skill;Traits;Skill;Experience;Loyalty;Type;Picture;Start Year;End Year;x"?

important at all minister/leader/techteams is that you do NOT use an Id already used

Do i just make up a random Id?


Etor red Cire what do you mean by the 'die' list?

l3eater schrieb: you mean like change the U01;.... to U01;(country name)?

NO
U01;User Defined;Paramétrable;Definito dall'utente;Def. por usuario;Benutzerdefiniertes Land;Zdefiniowane przez u¿ytkownika;;;;;X
to
U01;User Defined;Paramétrable;Definito dall'utente;Def. por usuario;Reichsgau London;Zdefiniowane przez u¿ytkownika;;;;;X
in my case for german
for the english you have to change user Defined

l3eater schrieb: for the U01;DarkBrown;GER;GER;X you change that for what exactly?

country;main color;leader language;ArmyNationalitySprite;END

l3eater schrieb: How do i make a csv file? and is there a template for that or do i just place "Name;ID;Country;Rank 3 Year;Rank 2 Year;Rank 1 Year;Rank 0 Year;Ideal Rank;Max Skill;Traits;Skill;Experience;Loyalty;Type;Picture;Start Year;End Year;x"?

best thing you just copy one of the existing ones and change the leaders thats the way i do it always

l3eater schrieb: Do i just make up a random Id?

thats correct just type in some numeraries (best at least 5 or 6 so that theres no danger of double id)

l3eater schrieb: Etor red Cire what do you mean by the 'die' list?

if i had to guess i would say he just used the german word for "the"

Etor red Cire what do you mean by the 'die' list?

oh sry a small error has crept in 'die' = 'the' helmi_wiepeinlich_ani

next step you go to leaders and create a new file with for example the name
leaders_u01 (has to be a csv file!!!)
and put in there some leaders (best you take one of the existing)
this is what you have to put in (also at the top of the file)
Name;ID;Country;Rank 3 Year;Rank 2 Year;Rank 1 Year;Rank 0 Year;Ideal Rank;Max Skill;Traits;Skill;Experience;Loyalty;Type;Picture;Start Year;End Year;x

How do i make a csv file? and is there a template for that or do i just place "Name;ID;Country;Rank 3 Year;Rank 2 Year;Rank 1 Year;Rank 0 Year;Ideal Rank;Max Skill;Traits;Skill;Experience;Loyalty;Type;Picture;Start Year;End Year;x"?

with "exel" or "openoffice calc"
in my exampel "openoffice calc"
the best is to open a old file an save under a other name

https://www.designmodproject.de/forum/gallery_old/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=3599

you change the "Feldtrenner"(delimiter) and than the "Texttrenner"(textdisconnector) sorry i don't know the words.

https://www.designmodproject.de/forum/gallery_old/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=3600

hier you can change your data
Name;ID;Country;Rank 3 Year;Rank 2 Year;Rank 1 Year;Rank 0 Year;Ideal Rank;Max Skill;Traits;Skill;Experience;Loyalty;Type;Picture;Start Year;End Year;x

https://www.designmodproject.de/forum/gallery_old/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=3601

than save

https://www.designmodproject.de/forum/gallery_old/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=3602


you save the csv-file and make the "Feldtrenner" on ';' and the Texttrenner on ''
https://www.designmodproject.de/forum/gallery_old/pic.php?mode=large&pic_id=3603

cheers
Etor