(Since v0.7.0, or on vscode web) Open command palette using Ctrl+Shift+P. Use command Select HOI4 install path to browse the folder that installed Heart of Iron IV.
Update setting hoi4ModUtilities.installPath (you can open settings page of VSCode using Ctrl+,) to the folder that installed Heart of Iron IV.
Open your mod develop folder.
(Optional) Open command palette using Ctrl+Shift+P. Use command Select mod file to set working mod descriptor (the .mod file).
Use these entries:
Command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) commands: Preview World Map and Preview HOI4 file*.
Preview HOI4 file ()* button on right-top tool bar of text editor.
Open a .dds or .tga file.
* Preview HOI4 file () button/command is invisible, except on .gfx, map/default.map, technology tree or national focus tree files.
Demos
World map preview
Focus tree preview
Event tree preview
Technology tree preview
GUI Preview
Extension Settings
Setting
Type
Description
hoi4ModUtilities.installPath
string
Hearts of Iron IV install path. Without this, most features are broken.
hoi4ModUtilities.loadDlcContents
boolean
Whether to load DLC images when previewing files. Enabling this will use more memory (All DLCs are around 600MB).
hoi4ModUtilities.modFile
string
Path to the working .mod file. This file is used to read replace_path. If not specified, will use first .mod file in first folder of the workspace.
hoi4ModUtilities.enableSupplyArea
boolean
If you are developing mod for HOI4(version<=1.10). Use this to check enable supply area.
hoi4ModUtilities.previewLocalisation
enum
Language of content in preview windows.
hoi4ModUtilities.indexing
array of string
When enabled, the specified file types don't need to be manually added as reference.
hoi4ModUtilities.featureFlags
array of string
Feature flags are used to disable or enable features. Reloading is required after changing this. Please refer to Wiki on Github for details.
Known Issues
GUI of focus tree and MIO can't be configured like technology tree.
Edge lines on world map not always fit edge of colors.
Release Notes - [0.18.0]
Added
Shortcuts for editing in world map preview.
Details button in event tree preview (#155) (Contributor: 1985312383(柯慕灵)).
Cache base game and DLC index in disk for faster starting up.
Support text_icon and inlay_window in focus tree preview.
Updated
Updated minimal supported VS Code version to 1.67.0.
Use tab API for closing preview tabs.
Focus tree preview spacing is now read from GUI files.
Fixed
Refine how mouse wheel works for zooming or scrolling.
Fix issue that some events may be missing in preview.
Contribute
If you have any suggestion, feel free to create issue on this Github repo.
If you want to contribute translation, feel free to create pull request to this Github repo. All localization related files are under i18n folder.
)* button on right-top tool bar of text editor.
