Historic Geographical Overhaul 2

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Historic Geographical Overhaul 2 is a complete overhaul mod which turns Hearts of Iron 4 into a mapping tool. You can use it to recreate historical borders from the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 to the present day, or create your own alternate history maps, by using Toolpack to transfer states between nations and change country names.

To help you do so, we’ve provided a highly detailed, historically accurate map of 1936 as a template. Historic Geographical Overhaul 2 also adds over 12000 states, more than ten times the vanilla game, and over 1600 new releasable nations, to let you shape this map as you see fit.

Compatibility
This mod is a complete overhaul of the HOI4 map. It is incompatible with almost all other mods, and it is pointless using gameplay-altering mods alongside Historic Geographical Overhaul 2 as it cannot be unpaused. Only graphical and music mods are likely to work alongside HGO2.
Toolpack (https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1417069016) is integrated into Historic Geographical Overhaul 2, though we use a modified version that is compatible with our ideology system. Other forks of Toolpack should be disabled when using HGO2, as they lack this functionality.
The State Transfer Tool mod (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1367081844) is not incompatible with Historic Geographical Overhaul 2, but it is redundant, as HGO2 already includes a state transfer tool as part of Toolpack. We also cannot guarantee that future UI updates will not break compatibility with STT, as it is not our chosen tool.
Universal Colored Puppets (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2017529531) is not incompatible with Historic Geographical Overhaul 2, but it is redundant, as HGO2 makes puppets share their overlord’s colour.
This mod is NOT ironman compatible, for reasons that should be obvious.
No DLC is required to run Historic Geographical Overhaul 2. Having any DLC enabled will not break the mod, but it will not change gameplay in any way.

Integrated Mods
For an easier user experience, Historic Geographical Overhaul 2 comes prepackaged with several other mods. If you already use these mods, be sure to disable them before you launch Historic Geographical Overhaul 2, as having duplicate copies can cause errors.
Toolpack: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=1417069016
Colorize Your Country: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1776579094
Rename Factions (with keyboard!): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1690642183
Rename States (with keyboard!): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1689360351

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why can’t I unpause? Why are so many UI elements missing? Why can’t I do anything?
A: Historic Geographical Overhaul 2 is not meant for standard gameplay. It’s purely to make maps and alternate history scenarios using Toolpack, for people who don’t want to have to draw them by hand.

Q: Will you make a playable version of Historic Geographical Overhaul 2?
A: To achieve the level of detail and number of states in Historic Geographical Overhaul 2 we had to strip out Hearts of Iron 4’s gameplay. If you were able to unpause, there would be no naval elements, horrible balancing, and too much lag and instability. If you’d like more states and releasables in your game, but are more interested in playing Hoi4 than making maps, we recommend Beautiful States Reborn Reborn, an affiliated mod that you can find a link to below.

Q: Can I use the provinces from Historic Geographical Overhaul 2 for my own mod?
A: Absolutely, just give us a mention in your credits. Ỏ̸̦r̷̬̆ ̷̰͑s̸̪͝i̵͚̍m̶͎͌p̵͉̍l̴̬̽y̴̰͠ ̵͖̑j̵̫̈́û̸̱s̵̱̍t̷͉͆ ̴̨̊s̷̠̀t̷̡͠é̶̹a̵̪͝l̷͎͗ ̴̗̈m̴̥̋ẙ̷̻ ̴̝̒w̸͎̓o̷̩̽r̸̡͝k̸̝̑ ̷̬͐i̶̭͝n̷͊ͅs̴̰̕t̸̝̑è̵̝a̷͔͂d̶͉̚

Q: Why do countries not start in factions or as puppets anymore?
A: For some reason, when a country is in a faction or is a puppet (or both), it slows the process of transferring states. Hence why they’re disabled. You can still use the puppeting tool or create new factions with Toolpack, though this can cause excessive lag.

Q: What’s up with the water?
A: Water has been removed from the game and turned into a "country" with regular states instead of sea zones, meaning you can now edit coastlines, drain lakes, or flood any area simply by using Toolpack.

Q: How do I transfer states and change ruling parties?
A: On the bottom right of the screen, above the map mode selector, is a small arrow that opens Toolpack. Use it.

Q: How do I change a country’s colour?
A: On the top right of the screen is a button that says "SCC." Click it to open the colour selector, or use cosmetic tags.

Q: Can I cause vanilla-style civil wars?
A: Toolpack’s civil war function sometimes does not work in Historic Geographical Overhaul 2, but you can still use the "civilwar communism" command to cause a civil war in the country you are playing as, then use Toolpack to change the new country’s name. Be sure to save before doing this, as on rare occasions the game can crash when a civil war starts.

Q: Why can’t I see the release nations button?
A: If you encounter UI issues, it is likely because you are not using 1080p. If you cannot use 1080p, reset the game’s UI scaling to 1.0. This may require you to change display mode to Fullscreen.

If you have further questions, there is a help folder in the mod folder which contains more FAQs, and several useful documents for new users in linked our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/tJ37JVeGEz

Subm od: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2431920009

Credits
The Historic Geographical Overhaul 2 Team: C̶̤̹̙͚̓̀̓̈a̸̢̡̟̙̾́̉̒͘ͅs̸̙̜̹̭̾̎͜͝s̵̨̃͛̒̎́a̶̛̪̮̹̬̙̔͌̉͐ń̵̡͙̮d̷̡̪̺͊̓r̶͉͇͕̜͙̔i̷̪͙͂̉́̽ǎ̶̩̿̄

Special thanks to some of those who have worked with us in the past, including: snoekbaars, Limfjorden, Zooptyx, scrylveon, Foxite, MaiNai, Lum, Sikyk, twotle, Volksmarine, MihalRacovita, TrueSoviet, Holy Doggo, JoshyFlip, SamFan2, blue69982, Gindisi, Kels, Nozza, Faaz Noushad, Jingo Spunk, Mr Confused, Gaffate, Bonkey Donk, schloky, Der Hauptmann, birdirdirbirb, Marblistic, Exocamp, egg138, Esotericist, Crepe, RicardoPetro, and K0rhan.
Special thanks to gerrade for letting us build off of his mod, Beautiful States.
Special thanks to the team from The New Order: Last Days of Europe for their Atlantropa heightmap and provinces.
Special thanks to Cifotis and MrLukeNL for their work on Oceania.
Special thanks to ChaosRobie for his work on Antarctica.
Special thanks to Chupachu for his Country Generator Tool, which has helped us greatly.
Special thanks to the Toolpack team for allowing us to include it directly in our mod.
Special thanks to Kai for allowing us to include a modified Country Colour and Skin Changer Tool.
Special thanks to Southern Victory for allowing us to use some of their portraits.

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