SW Executor Revived

A revival of the abandoned Hearts of Iron IV mod "Star Wars: Executor" (originally by lg13826, Workshop ID 1812450199), brought forward to HoI4 1.18 "Case Green".

The original mod went unmaintained after late 2021. Across NSB, BBA, AAT, GoE, ToA, WuW, SEA, and 1.18, vanilla updates silently broke piece after piece until the mod would not even reach the main menu. This revival fixes that. Not a rewrite, not a reimagining. A faithful port of
lg13826’s original design, fixed up to run on modern HoI4.

Every piece of Star Wars content in this mod (the Galactic Empire as a faction, the Imperial focus tree, stormtrooper subunits, TIE fighter models, the Imperial tank, blaster equipment, the imperialism ideology, the Empire’s tech folders, the bespoke Imperial tech tree GUI, the
localisation, the lore) was created by lg13826. Massive cudos. This revival exists because their work was good enough to be worth saving from version rot.

• Galactic Empire (tag IMP) playable from the vanilla 1936 bookmark
• Darth Vader as Imperial leader, Coruscant Imperialism government
• Imperial garrison stranded after the Executor’s crash, holding Kuwait at scenario start
• Stormtrooper infantry with E-11 blasters, TIE fighter aircraft, Imperial armor
• Six dedicated Empire tech folders (Stormtrooper Infantry, Imperial Support, Imperial Armour, Imperial Artillery, Imperial Air, Imperial) with bespoke Star Wars decoration
• Full Imperial focus tree, intact and navigable
• Empire keeps access to vanilla Industry, Electronics, and Naval research per the original design
• 3D stormtrooper models on the map

Phase 2: Naval rework. Imperial naval reworked into a Star Wars flavored tree (heavy missile cruisers, amphibious assault carriers, submarine variants). Vanilla naval gated out for IMP.

Phase 3: Focus tree extension. Branches that take advantage of 1.18 mechanics, late game focuses for a fully rebuilt Empire, lore fitting integration of "restored from data banks" framing for advanced tech.

Phase 4: Vanilla features added since the mod was abandoned. Imperial Special Projects (NSB), Military Industrial Organizations (Sienar Fleet Systems, Kuat Drive Yards, BlasTech), Career Profile and Medals & Ribbons (1.18), modern peace conferences, and anything Paradox
ships in 1.19+ that fits.

Playable. Pre-release. Expect bugs. Bug reports welcome.

Game version: HoI4 1.18.2.0 "Case Green". Achievement compatible: no (overrides core files). Ironman compatible: no. Multiplayer: untested, will probably desync.

Built for HoI4 1.18.x. Start a NEW game – focus/equipment/MIO changes do not apply to an existing save.
War & Diplomacy

• Conquering a neighbour no longer drags the whole world in. Every conquest path (Iraq, Saudi, Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan) now lifts all outside guarantees on the target before war – fixes the
  Romania-guarantees-Turkey dogpile.
• The "Colonial Agreement" focus is now reliable: it takes the UK/French mandate territories outright (no more 50/50 refusal) and lifts the guarantee on Turkey, with a description that explains it.

Manpower

• The human Empire now gets proper starting manpower (it used to be AI-only), plus more from the Grand Army focus.

Commanders

• Picking Tarkin reliably gives you Darth Vader as a field marshal again.
• Darth Vader is now an elite commander and shows his portrait in High Command instead of a blank icon.

Imperial Design Companies

• Replaced the generic design companies with Imperial ones (Rothana, Sienar, BlasTech, Kuat Drive Yards), covering the Empire’s custom equipment. Bonuses match vanilla for now; distinct Imperial
  bonuses and icons come later.

Homeland Defence

• The Empire no longer instantly capitulates when its army leaves home – Kuwait starts fortified.

Main Menu

• The Imperial main-menu background is no longer overridden by DLC backgrounds.

Same spirit as the original mod and Steam Workshop norms. Non commercial. Attribution required. Star Wars content remains the property of Lucasfilm / Disney as fan use. Just don’t strip credit from lg13826.

If lg13826 ever reappears and wants to take it back, the door is open.

Discord https://discord.gg/2kN2ukzv5d