Ethics modding

This page is about how to modify existing or add new Ethics to the game.

Data Structure

Ethics are defined at "common/ethics/xxx.txt".

Ethics

• playable - A block of Modifiers that determines should this ethic appear in the empire creation view.  格式塔意識（Gestalt Consciousness） is hidden this way.
• cost = <int> - Number of ethic points this ethic cost.
• category = <ethic category key> - Category of this ethic.
• category_value = <int> - Index of this ethic under its category.
  • If there is an ethic axis called "A - B", so we have FA, A, B, and FB and their "category_value" will be: 0, 1, 3, 4.
  • Vanillas:
    • : 0, 1, 3, 4
    • : 0, 1, 3, 4
    • : 0, 1, 3, 4
    • : 0, 1, 3, 4
    • : 0 (not 2)
• use_for_pops = <yes/no> - Default yes. Should be no if fanatic or gestalt.
• regular_variant = <ethic key> - Fanatic ethics only. Designates the regular variant of this fanatic ethic.
• fanatic_variant = <ethic key> - Regular ethics only. Designates the fanatic variant of this ethic.
• country_modifier - A block of Modifiers that applies to the empire with this ethic.
• tags - A list of localisation keys for a tooltip of ethic principles.
• random_weight - The higher the weight, the more likely the randomly generated AI will have this ethic. Random empires will choose ethics at very first.
  • Vanilla fanatic ethics have 150 and regular ethics have 100, except  軍國主義（Militarist） have 250/150 and  和平主義（Pacifist） have 33/66.
  •  格式塔意識（Gestalt Consciousness） has 100 for each of the following DLC installed:  烏托邦（Utopia）,  智械黎明故事包（Synthetic Dawn Story Pack）
• pop_attraction_tag - An entry that adds tooltip in the faction view to show the player what factors are affecting ethics attraction. Multiple allowed, use_for_pops ethics only.
  • desc = <localisation key> - The text.
  • trigger - A block of Conditions to determine should this attraction tag appear. (Country scope)
• country_attraction - An entry that modifies the empire wide ethic attraction, use_for_pops ethics only.
  • value = <number> - Default attraction. Vanilla always have 1.
  • modifier - A block of Conditions with a factor = <float> entry. Multiple allowed. (Country scope)
• pop_attraction - An entry that modifies the ethic attraction for each pop, use_for_pops ethics only.
  • value = <number> - Default attraction. Vanilla always have 1.
  • modifier - A block of Conditions with a factor = <float> entry. Multiple allowed. (Pop scope)

Ethic Categories

There is only one entry that defines ethic categories. New ethic categories can be added to this.

ethic_categories = {
	col = {}

	xen = {}

	mil = {}

	spi = {}

	hive = {}
}

GUI Modding

Empire creation view is "interface/customize_species_editor.gui". There is a window that contains all buttons for ethic options. New ethics can't be made visible without modding this file.

		containerWindowType = {
			name = "ethics"
			size = { width = 230 height = 230 }
			position = { x = 20 y = -25 }

			instantTextBoxType = {
				name = "ethic_points_left"
				position = { x = -130 y = 95 }
				font = "malgun_goth_24"
				maxWidth = 310
				maxHeight = 20
				text = "POINTS_LEFT_ETHICS"
				orientation = center_down
				format = center
				#alwaysTransparent = yes
			}

			### NON-FANATIC ETHICS ###

			buttonType = {
				name = "ethic_militarist"
				spriteType = "GFX_ethics_militarist"
				position = { x = 125 y = 125 }
				clicksound = interface
			}
			
			... (repeat once for each regular ethic)

			### FANATIC ETHICS ###

			buttonType = {
				name = "ethic_fanatic_militarist"
				spriteType = "GFX_ethics_fanatic_militarist"
				position = { x = 125 y = 90 }
				clicksound = interface
			}
			
			... (repeat once for each fanatic ethic)

			buttonType = {
				name = "ethic_gestalt_consciousness"
				spriteType = "GFX_ethics_gestalt_consciousness"
				position = { x = 125 y = 170 }
				clicksound = interface
			}
			
			### SELECTED ETHICS ###

			iconType = {
				name = "ethic_col_selected"
				spriteType = "GFX_ethic_selected"
			}

			... (repeat once for each ethic category)
		}

模組製作

人口

崗位 • 派系

領袖

領袖 • 領袖特質

物種

物種 • 物種特質

地面戰

陸軍 • 轟炸姿態