[HOI4 Modding ] Basics of Syntax

This lesson will explain the basics of Hearts of Iron 4 syntax and the difference between the various syntax groups.
Timestamps for this tutorial/lesson:
00:00 - Lesson beginning
00:56 - Introduction to Syntax
04:35 - Types of Syntax
04:52 - Effects
05:35 - Conditions
06:22 - Modifiers
06:57 - Scopes
08:24 - Flags
11:20 - Booleans
12:00 - Static/Base/Core code
Useful links:
Iron Workshop Discord server: / discord
My twitch channel: / playerhoi
Hearts of Iron IV wiki modding page: hoi4.paradoxwikis.com/Modding
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Paint.net Download: www.getpaint.net/download.html
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[@papapopov1833]

This is actually the only youtube Channel that has helped me get into modding. It actually Kinda changed my life for the better :) thank you

[@TheIronWorkshop]

Glad to hear, modding can be very rewarding and opens up a whole new world so glad I could help :)

[@flyingfishie401]

@@TheIronWorkshop hey um just wondering... to be a good modder do u need a team?

[@francescob.7277]

@@flyingfishie401 a team can only help you and go faster in modding, but you don't have to ba in a team to be a good modder, it surely helps but you can be still a good modder

[@flyingfishie401]

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[@eggisfun4217]

@@flyingfishie401 doesent make you "a good modder" because that is individual not plural

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[@Mastersharkmapping]

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[@goncaloduartecoutinhomarti6786]

Thank you great tutorial

[@basicpigeonbee]

You're a really good teacher

[@BlueHawkPictures17]

Instead of core/base code, I feel like that category is best described as "definitions", since you are basically defining a game object.

[@CGEli-HeliusFlame]

Yey more tutorials :)

[@somegermanonline4254]

Why did i get an option to translate this into english?

[@el_de_el_loquendo9855]

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[@Gwyndolin.C.Desaulniers]

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[@rompenabos89]

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[@TheIronWorkshop]

Trying to stick to releasing one per week, hopefully will be able to deliver.

[@JohnStarbje]

wheres the modding code... page on the wiki he mentioned near 1:39 ? cuz i really needa know, im trying to figure out some focus tree stuff.

[@Glumbus1]

now instead of looking at a map i can look at notepad

[@user-us2hx3xo8e]

I cheat like hell so I should be a professional

[@kaiusmanus2896]

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[@togakure7635]

I followed carefully everything you explained, but even so it doesn't work for me, the thumb doesn't appear on steam.

[@rileygraney9568]

Generally confused about this, does hoi4 have if/then statements?

[@adriandavidblancohoefle9743]

Wait, if there shall be no spaces, then how do you write things like add_Core: = SOV

[@papapopov1833]

Hey I have a question. I uploaded my mod to the steam workshop so that some friends could try it out. But when I try the mod from steam it doesn't work. Do you know what the problem might be?

[@TheIronWorkshop]

Hard to tell without having the mod files tbh...

[@papapopov1833]

@@TheIronWorkshop alright. I'll try again tomorrow

[@catgocri6813]

You must use the local version of the mod file. Your friends will be able to use the steam version.

[@papapopov1833]

@@catgocri6813 thanks. I already solved it 2 months ago but some other people might make good use of your comment :)

[@achaeanmapping4408]

My brain is mush

[@hamzasararslan3677]

Which programming language should be choosen in Notepad++ ?

[@mikeyhdwestern9405]

c++, as far as i know

[@twoscreentechtutorials738]

a little late but HOI uses PDX script, you can find an extention for that using google

[@lolguy2793]

is the code outdated? someone told me it was

[@chrisiddings3250]

I haven't really tried modding yet, I am on lesson 4 or so. I have a question though, and acknowledge in advance I may have missed the answer. What determines Bracket placement? I sometime see things in brackets on the same line. At other times I see a bracket on a line Then the next line might have something like add_Core = Sov The the next line has a closing bracket What determines when you should use brackets on the same line or the next line. I hope that someone follows the question I am asking. Thanks in advance.

[@TheIronWorkshop]

It doesn't matter as long as each open bracket { has a corresponding closing one } Various placement are merely there to increase code readability.

[@chrisiddings3250]

@@TheIronWorkshop Thank you!

[@charlotdreue9554]

i'm trying to create a mod right now that adds more tank models and it's not working

[@whats_the_god_damn_point]

although outdated, timeless

[@davinmoser7943]

*syntax sorry

[@user-hg1zb5te9f]

what

[@bunjection]

ha ha aahahahahah funny 🤣

[@kosi.mazaki]

I'm no programer myself, but your using word "syntax" in such wrong way really drive me crazy.

[@pubcollize]

Yeah I have no idea what he means whenever he says "syntax", but nearly all of the time it definitely doesn't mean "syntax".

[@AlexandruSorez]

>im no programmer myself >but you’re using this term wrong kek