Modding eug files

Introduction

The .eug file in the \scenarios subdirectory is the first stop to modding scenarios. It contains information such as the start date, the countries that are selectable, and which files to include in the scenario.

[ ]{#Name,_panel_and_header} Name, panel and header

The first part of the .eug file consists of the name, the graphic panel, and the headers.

name = "1936_SCENARIO" panel = "scenarios/data/scenario_1936.bmp" header = { name = "Grand Campaign" startdate = 1936 enddate = 1948 

The name (name = "1936_SCENARIO") will be the name of the scenario. This can be exported to a .csv file (in the \config directory) or just written in. The panel (panel = "...") will be the little graphical panel that will appear under the name.

The header field contains the information that will pop upon starting a campaign and checking victory points(F1). Note that the actual startdate is determined in the global data field, not here.

Next you should see something like this:

selectable = { ENG FRA GER HOL POR ITA SOV SWE TUR JAP CHI POL NOR BEL DEN SCH CUB GRE BUL YUG HUN ROM AUS CZE IRE EST LAT LIT FIN PER AFG BRA ARG MEX COL VEN PRU ECU URU PAR BOL CHL NZL CAN AST MAN USA ETH SPR CHC ALB SIA SAU MON GUA COS NIC DOM PHI BHU SAL HAI HON IRQ LIB LUX NEP OMN PAN SIK SAF TAN TIB YEM CGX CSX CXB CYN EGY } ENG = { } FRA = { } ITA = { } GER = { } SOV = { } POL = { } CHI = { } JAP = { } CAN = { } USA = { } } 

The first part - the selectable field - contains tags for the countries that can be selected in this scenario. If you want to make a country unplayable then you can remove its tag from this list. If you added a new country and you want to make them playable, you should add the new tag here.

The second part consists of a number of tags listed horizontally. These are the nations that have been "pre-selected" by the scenario designer and will be selectable without having to right click and change the flag in order to play. You can add as few as one tag, and as many as would be visually appealing.

Between the brackets behind the country tag, additional information can be added for the countries. For example:

instead of: FRA = { } you could type: FRA = { picture = "scenarios\data\propaganda_fra_1939.bmp" } or: FRA = { desc = "blablabla" } or both: FRA = { picture = "scenarios\data\propaganda_fra_1939.bmp" desc = "blablabla" } 

More fields that can be defined are

set_ai_aggresive = [0...x] set_difficulty = [0...x] set_gamespeed = [0...x] share_country = 0/1 optionmode = 0/? combat = yes/no free = yes/no 

and probably lots more

Global Data

Here comes the main stuff, determining what parties belong to the alliances, and when the scenario starts and finishes.

globaldata = { startdate = { year = 1936 month = january day = 0 } enddate = { year = 1947 month = january day = 0 } allies = {   id = { type = 15000 id = 1 }    participant = { ENG IRQ FRA AST NZL CAN SAF NEP BHU YEM OMN }   } axis = {      id = { type = 15000 id = 2 }        participant = { GER }   } comintern = {     id = { type = 15000 id = 3 }        participant = { SOV MON TAN }       } alliance = {          id = { type = 15000 id = 4 }        participant = { CHI CXB }       } alliance = {          id = { type = 15000 id = 5 }        participant = { EST LAT }       } } 

The startdate field defines when the scenario begins and the enddate field when the scenario ends. Unless you have installed a no-time limit patch , these can only be between January 1st 1936 and December 30th 1947.

Below those you should see the allies , axis , and comintern fields. By adding tags inbetween the sets or brackets, you can add new members to the specific alliance. For instance, you could add ITA in the axis participant brackets after GER so that upon loading the scenario Italy is a member of the Axis powers. The first tag in the list will be the leader of the alliance.

Beside the main three alliances, there can also be other alliances. There is no limit to the amount of these alliances, but each one must have a unique id.

 # Little entente alliance = {         id = { type = 15000 id = 13 } participant = { CZE POL YUG ROM } } 

Note that in this example the first line is commented out (with a #) and will not be read by the game.

In the same way, you can also add ongoing wars into this globaldata field.

 war = { id = { type = 9430 id = 1 } date = { year = 1935 month = october day = 3 } enddate = { year = 1936 month = january day = 0 } attackers = { id = { type = 9430 id = 2 } participant = { ITA }    } defenders = {             id = { type = 9430 id = 3 }         participant = { ETH }   } } 

In this example, Italy starts off at war with Ethopia. Italy is the attacker (the one who will gain monthly belligerence), and Ethopia is the poor defender. Both the attacker group and defender group require a unique ID. As with alliances, there is no limit to the amount of ongoing wars you can have, but they all need a unique ID. These ID's are not connected to any other ID's in the file. You can have multiple attackers or defenders; just put putting multiple tags in the brackets.

Don't forget to add a final bracket ( } ) to finish off the globaldata field when finished.

Other fields that may be included in the globaldata field are:

flags = { } 

where in-game flags can be defined and set,

rules = { diplomacy = no } 

which eliminates the possibility to use the diplomacy screen. Similarly, you can disable the production and research screens.

Treaties of all flavours

Here you can create different treaties between the different countries.

treaty = { id = { type = 16384 id = 1 } type = non_aggression country = USA country = ARG startdate = { year = 1935 month = december day = 30 } expirydate = { year = 1948 month = december day = 30 } } 

First off, the ID. Keep in mind that all treaties share the same ID field, whether it concerns trade, peace, or non agression treaties.

 id = { type = 16384 id = 1 } 

Next, the code lists what kind of a treaty it is. Usually it's just a non aggression ( non_aggression ) or a trade treaty, but you can create pre-made peace treaties as well.

The startdate is when the treaty has started to be effective, and expirydate defines when the treaty will end. Setting a start date before the campaign end date is a waste of CPU.

When you need to create a trade agreement, almost the same method is used. Observe:

treaty = { id = { type = 16384 id = 317 } type = trade country = "HOL" country = "MEX" startdate = { year = 1935 month = december day = 30 } expirydate = { year = 1948 month = december day = 30 } rare_materials = -4 supplies = 2 } 

The order of those resources at the bottom corresponds to the order of the countries under type = trade. In this case the Netherlands (HOL) is trading Mexico (MEX) four rare meterials in exchange for two supplies a day.

Map visibility

You might wish to make parts of the map not visible (and therefore usable). This can also be used to eliminate certain portions of the map, such as the Suez Canal.

map = { no = all yes = 3 yes = 4 (... etc) yes = 2608 } 

or

map = { no = 100 } 

[ ]{#Including_files,_victory_points,_and_events} Including files, victory points, and events

Finally, at the bottom of the file, you will see this.

# Vp things include = "scenarios/1936/vp.inc" # Countries include = "scenarios/1936/cyn_36.inc" include = "scenarios/1936/cgx_36.inc" include = "scenarios/1936/cxb_36.inc" include = "scenarios/1936/csx_36.inc" include = "scenarios/1936/germany.inc" include = "scenarios/1936/holland.inc" (... etc etc etc ...) include = "scenarios/1936/sik.inc" include = "db\events.txt" event = "db\events\newevents.txt" event = "db\events\AI_switches.txt" 

These lines tell the scenario what files it should include when the scenario loads (although you may just as well give them another extension such as .txt). You need to include every .inc file for that scenario for it to be used (although you might combine several countries).

You can combine as much as you want into fewer files (for instance you can combine all balkan countries into one file), if you think this would be more practical, or you could split information into separate files (for instance if you want a separate file provinces.inc with all information about naval bases, ic, etc.). In this way, usually, the victory point distribution in the scenario has it's own .inc file.

There are two ways to link event files. The easy though less flexible way is to link the events files directly:

event = "db\events\newevents.txt" 

Alternatively, include a link to an event database that lists multiple event files:

include = "db\events.txt" 

Here, you can see that a text file is linked to, which is located in the \db subfolder and called events.txt. This file in turn lists the events files that should be loaded.

The generic event database does not list the ai_switches file because each scenario uses a different file, so you could link an AI switch file here.

Important Note: Be careful to include the final ending bracket where required.