ALPINE: FLAGS DELUXE (UPDATED FOR "TRIAL OF ALLEGIANCE" 1.14+)

UPDATED FOR "TRIAL OF ALLEGIANCE" (1.14+)
ALPINE: FLAGS DELUXE (THE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE FLAGS OVERHAUL)

//OVERVIEW
Alpine Flags is a complete overhaul to all HOI4’s Vanilla and DLC flags aiming to be the of the highest standard and most historically accurate as possible.
– All 1484 flags improved and updated
– 180+ New unique flags variants and flags for cosmetic tags first used in this mod and added to a plethora of other mods
– Significantly less pixelation and blurring making the visual quality the 100% best of any flags for HOI4
– The most background research for any flag mod with as many flags as possible true to their original 1936-1948 timeline as possible with the closest available suitors from from the great war, interwar and cold war for the small exceptions.
– Many of the flags within have been implemented within base HOI4 as well as various mods such as R56
– 36 Flags to fix the cosmetic tag code errors prevalent since the BFTB, this and Alpine Country Names are the ONLY MODS ON THE WORKSHOP TO FIX THIS OVERSIGHT!

//COSMETIC TAG ERROR NAME FIX
Alpine Flags alongside Country Names are the only mods on the workshop to fix the cosmetic tag code errors prevalent since the BFTB DLC and pdx has done weird stuff with cosmetic tags in the code TL:DR they set it so regardless of ideology they will always for example appear as if they where fascist and the duplicate flags in this mod and names in my country names mod fix this massive oversight that only increases and gets ignored with every DLC.
An example of this occurring is with the latest DLC where the election event in ’36 uses "set_cosmetic_tag SWE_democratic" which means unless a nation is formed Sweden will remain visually democratic now matter what, but both my mods have fixed this issue.
SO FAR THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY MOD THAT FIXES THIS OVERSIGHT ON THE WORKSHOP
I SUGGEST ANY OTHER MOD MAKERS TO DO THE SAME AS IT’S UNLIKELY PDX WILL SOLVE THIS

//PREVIEW INFO
Preview Images for Flags may not be fully up to date to view the most recent ones find them in the folder if you want a preview

//COMPATIBILITY
Alpine: Flags is a GFX MOD this means no issues can physically occur to which will harm the game, Ironman or Achievement compatibility any errors are due to the Game state or other Mods.
– 1.13 + (ALL VERSIONS)
– Ironman
– All DLC’s

//COUNTRY NAMES
The Alpine: Country Names has now returned and I highly recommend if using the Flag Mod link: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2869123536

//QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A List of potential questions and answers you may have in relation to the mod.

– Road to 56?
A Road to 56 Version is Available:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2177144321

– Why?
Because IMO all of the vanilla HOI4 flags are terrible in someway or another whether it be inaccurate to the time period such as France and the Soviet union, Blurs/Pixelation often seen in Tri-Colour flags where the transition between the colours is blurred making the quality worse.

– Is this for political bias?
No non of the imagery used in the flags are added in for any agenda only because they’re historically accurate and I personally do not agree with historical political censorship in entertainment/media regardless of what ideology it is.

– Thoughts on other flag mods?
Great the more flag mods the better as it is my favourite aspect of HOI4 modding.

– Will this work with Other mods/Road to 56?
Yes but not as intended as alot of overhaul mods like Road to 56 feature many more flags not in vanilla as well as ideology difference in some nations as compared to vanilla for example where as Austria is Neutral in vanilla it is Fascist within Road to 56 which can cause some flag inaccuracies, for this I’d recommend this mod for vanilla and only use the Road to 56 version when playing with that mod if using any other overhauls you can use this one but don’t be surprised if the occasional inconsistencies show up.
Road to 56 Version Link:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2177144321

//FLAG INFO
– Repeat Flags I.E ITA_neutrality_fascism?
This is because since the BFTB DLC pdx has done weird stuff with cosmetic tags in the code TL:DR they set it so regardless of ideology they will always for example appear as if they where fascist and the duplicate flags in this mod and names in my country names mod fix this massive oversight that only increases and gets ignored with every DLC.
An example of this occurring is with the latest DLC where the election event in ’36 uses "set_cosmetic_tag SWE_democratic" which means unless a nation is formed Sweden will remain visually democratic now matter what, but both my mods have fixed this issue.

– Germany uncentred swaztika?
This is because the disc and swaztika was only in the centre of the flag between 1933-1935 after that it was slightly to the left with exception of party use and merchant ships.

– Fascist Japan doesn’t use rising sun flag?
This is because the rising sun flag(s) where only ever war flags never state or national flags as the flag used by the empire of japan prior to and during ww2 was the same one they used until 1999.

– Communist USA uses stars and stripes flag?
This is because the CPUSA frequently used them during speeches during the time period HOI4 is set,
Sources:
– Earl Browder Chairman of of the CPUSA between 1934–1945 and leader of Communist America in HOI4 with the stars and stripes banner.
https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/06/02/browder-b00c016a8932adf3c9f1412aa6df115b85afa45f.jpg?s=6

– Communist Britain uses the Union Jack?
Similar to the aformentioned USA one as the Union Jack was used by the CPGB within HOI4’s time frame
Sources:
– 1945 GPGB general election video also featuring the flag.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa6yxRGdq1I&list=LLqJingcC_YZLoIbOULcjC_w&index=57&t=0s
This shows despite popular thought the Union Jack was still liked and used by British communists in the 30’s and 40’s.

– Confederate States uses Dixie/Battle Flag
I chose this as whilst it was never a state flag it was and still is used by confederate sympathisers and as well the party flag for the states’ Rights Democratic Party (dixiecrats) in 1948 which is considered to be part of HOI4’s time setting, and in the event of the return of the confederacy it is likely they’d use the battle flag due its popularity.

– Fatherland Front flag instead of DNSAP for Austria
This is because of numerous reasons first although in Vanilla the Fascist party for Austria is DNSAP the only likely way Austria becomes Fascist is as an Italian puppet which wouldn’t empower the Nazi’s but retain the VF additionally realistically the Fascists should be VF and the Neutral party the Military, Monarchists or Moderate VF and finally there’s no real circumstance where a Nazi Austria would be present as Germany annexes them and likely countries to puppet them such as the aformentioned Italy would empower the more aligned VF.

//INSPIRING AND ALTERNATIVE MODS
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=808880654
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=699302152
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1704009892

//SOURCES
https://www.wikipedia.org/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/
https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/
As well as various other smaller pieces of historical archives I could find related to history, politics and vexilology.