Hoi4 — Focus Tree Maker

3. Creating Paths: Prerequisites and Mutually Exclusive Focuses

For mods with multiple countries that share content (like a faction-wide political branch), you can use a shared focus tree approach. A Joint Focus Tree (JFT) is a shared focus branch where completion effects can apply either only to the country completing the focus, to the rest of the member countries, or to all equally. In practice, you can reference a shared focus from another file using a #!focus: directive at the top of your file.

Closest to a "developer experience." Cons: Very buggy, not recommended for newcomers. hoi4 focus tree maker

Extract the .zip file downloaded from the Focus Tree Maker directly into this folder, merging the common and localisation directories. 3. Test Your Tree

You will likely use the Focus Tree Planner (available via a quick web search for "HOI4 Focus Tree Planner" or through the HOI4 Modding Discord). You do not need to download complex software; the browser-based version is often sufficient. In practice, you can reference a shared focus

: Once finished, you export the .txt files and place them in your mod's common/national_focus folder. National focus modding - Hearts of Iron 4 Wiki

: Includes dedicated sections for creating events, ideas, and custom countries alongside the focus tree maker. Legacy Note : Once finished

Every integer on the y-axis is a horizontal row, and each integer on the x-axis is a vertical column. Focuses are positioned using these grid coordinates within the National Focus window.