Age of History 3 - How to add Real Leaders/Rulers/Kings

**Łukasz Jakowski** · September 20

#######################################
## Read: mods_steam_workshop.txt !
## 
## To create a new mod for submission to the Steam Workshop, first create a new folder for your mod within the 'mods' directory.
## Then, copy or recreate all the modified files into that folder!
##
## For example, if a file was originally located in game/ExampleFile.json, 
## it should be placed in mods/YourModName/game/ExampleFile.json in your mod's folder.
##
#####

## This guide explains how to add a ruler to the game

Go to:
game/rulers/

Inside this folder, you will find multiple .json files, each representing rulers for a specific civilization.

For example:
game/rulers/afg.json contains rulers for Afghanistan.
game/rulers/atr.json contains rulers for Austria.
game/rulers/rus.json contains rulers for Russia.

## Locate Civilization tags for your scenario:
To find the list of civilization tags in a specific scenario, go to:
map/THE_MAP/scenarios/THE_SCENARIO/Data.json

## Find all Civilization tags and their names:
Look in the file: game/languages/civilizations/Bundle.properties
Find the entry for Belgium. Its tag will be: bel

#######################################################

Example, Adding a Ruler for Belgium in World War II

From Bundle.properties, we know the Civilization tag for Belgium is: bel

If the file bel.json does not exist, create it, or copy any existing file from the game/rulers/ directory and rename it.
If the file does exist, open it for editing.

#######################################################

Example Structure of Ruler File
For a Single Ruler:

{
	Rulers: [
		{
			Name: "Philippe of Belgium",
			ImageID: 45,
			
			BornDay: 15,
			BornMonth: 4,
			BornYear: 1960,
			
			ReignYear: 2013,
		},
	],

	Age_of_History: Rulers
}

#######################################################

Example, For Multiple Rulers:

{
	Rulers: [
		{
			Name: "Hubert Pierlot",
			ImageID: Pierlot,
			
			BornDay: 22,
			BornMonth: 2,
			BornYear: 1883,
			
			ReignYear: 1934,
		},
		{
			Name: "Philippe of Belgium",
			ImageID: 45,
			
			BornDay: 15,
			BornMonth: 4,
			BornYear: 1960,
			
			ReignYear: 2013,
		},
	],

	Age_of_History: Rulers
}

#######################################################

Important Guidelines

Order by ReignYear:
Rulers must be listed in ascending order of ReignYear, starting from the earliest year to the latest.


## Key Attributes:

BornYear: 1883,
ReignYear: 2013,

ImageID: Pierlot,

####################

## The year of birth must be set accurately, or the ruler will not appear in the game (they cannot be too old or rule before their birth).

## The ReignYear represents the year at which the ruler takes control of the Civilization.

## Unique ImageID:
If the ImageID is Pierlot, the corresponding image file should be named Pierlot.png
Each ruler must have a unique ImageID.



## Ruler Image Specifications:

The ruler's image should be 150x150 pixels.

Save the image in:
game/rulers/rulersImages/H/


Optionally, larger images can be stored in:
game/rulers/rulersImages/XH/
game/rulers/rulersImages/XXH/


This process will ensure that Belgium has a ruler in the game for the World War II scenario, and the rulers are correctly formatted and sorted.

**OwnM3Z0** · September 20

that's great and all, but i need the method for that IRL ASAP, my country is cooked man

Edited September 20 by OwnM3Z0

**cartographer-guy** · September 21

Czy można ustawić dokładną datę kiedy władca wstępuje na tron? Czy jeśli, na przykład, ReignYear to 2013, to czy władca zaczyna rządzić od 1 stycznia 2013?

@Łukasz Jakowski

Edited September 21 by cartographer-guy

**Łukasz Jakowski** · October 20

On 9/21/2024 at 1:02 PM, cartographer-guy said:

Czy można ustawić dokładną datę kiedy władca wstępuje na tron? Czy jeśli, na przykład, ReignYear to 2013, to czy władca zaczyna rządzić od 1 stycznia 2013?

@Łukasz Jakowski

You can only set the year.

**cartographer-guy** · October 21

On 10/20/2024 at 11:10 AM, Łukasz Jakowski said:

You can only set the year.

Czy można ustawić, żeby nowy władca zaczynał rządzić od momentu kiedy stary umarł? np.: zostawić pole ReignYear puste? @Łukasz Jakowski

Edited October 21 by cartographer-guy

**sanitar4ick** · October 22

On 9/21/2024 at 1:25 AM, Łukasz Jakowski said:

Age of History 3 - How to add Real Leaders/Rulers/Kings

#######################################
## Read: mods_steam_workshop.txt !
## 
## To create a new mod for submission to the Steam Workshop, first create a new folder for your mod within the 'mods' directory.
## Then, copy or recreate all the modified files into that folder!
##
## For example, if a file was originally located in game/ExampleFile.json, 
## it should be placed in mods/YourModName/game/ExampleFile.json in your mod's folder.
##
#####

## This guide explains how to add a ruler to the game

Go to:
game/rulers/

Inside this folder, you will find multiple .json files, each representing rulers for a specific civilization.

For example:
game/rulers/afg.json contains rulers for Afghanistan.
game/rulers/atr.json contains rulers for Austria.
game/rulers/rus.json contains rulers for Russia.

## Locate Civilization tags for your scenario:
To find the list of civilization tags in a specific scenario, go to:
map/THE_MAP/scenarios/THE_SCENARIO/Data.json

## Find all Civilization tags and their names:
Look in the file: game/languages/civilizations/Bundle.properties
Find the entry for Belgium. Its tag will be: bel

#######################################################

Example, Adding a Ruler for Belgium in World War II

From Bundle.properties, we know the Civilization tag for Belgium is: bel

If the file bel.json does not exist, create it, or copy any existing file from the game/rulers/ directory and rename it.
If the file does exist, open it for editing.

#######################################################

Example Structure of Ruler File
For a Single Ruler:

{
	Rulers: [
		{
			Name: "Philippe of Belgium",
			ImageID: 45,
			
			BornDay: 15,
			BornMonth: 4,
			BornYear: 1960,
			
			ReignYear: 2013,
		},
	],

	Age_of_History: Rulers
}

#######################################################

Example, For Multiple Rulers:

{
	Rulers: [
		{
			Name: "Hubert Pierlot",
			ImageID: Pierlot,
			
			BornDay: 22,
			BornMonth: 2,
			BornYear: 1883,
			
			ReignYear: 1934,
		},
		{
			Name: "Philippe of Belgium",
			ImageID: 45,
			
			BornDay: 15,
			BornMonth: 4,
			BornYear: 1960,
			
			ReignYear: 2013,
		},
	],

	Age_of_History: Rulers
}

#######################################################

Important Guidelines

Order by ReignYear:
Rulers must be listed in ascending order of ReignYear, starting from the earliest year to the latest.


## Key Attributes:

BornYear: 1883,
ReignYear: 2013,

ImageID: Pierlot,

####################

## The year of birth must be set accurately, or the ruler will not appear in the game (they cannot be too old or rule before their birth).

## The ReignYear represents the year at which the ruler takes control of the Civilization.

## Unique ImageID:
If the ImageID is Pierlot, the corresponding image file should be named Pierlot.png
Each ruler must have a unique ImageID.



## Ruler Image Specifications:

The ruler's image should be 150x150 pixels.

Save the image in:
game/rulers/rulersImages/H/


Optionally, larger images can be stored in:
game/rulers/rulersImages/XH/
game/rulers/rulersImages/XXH/


This process will ensure that Belgium has a ruler in the game for the World War II scenario, and the rulers are correctly formatted and sorted.

Can someone send me mods_steam_workshop.txt? I can't find it.

**Łukasz Jakowski** · October 22

**Kavunovskiy** · October 22

less than 24 hours to AoH3 release...

Zahav · October 24

Hello,

I created a custom civilization, and created ruler for it, created rulers json file. Created 150x150 png file, placed in the stated directory. When in game, the leader's name is displayed, with his birth data. But, the portrait is all white space. Why? Before that, I could add new ruler with working portrait for existing civilization, all was fine.

**justiamtgm** · November 7

Is there any way to create immortal leader for a country?

**EdgeLord** · November 15

Ruler image not working, my rulers birthday and name are being displayed but the image isn't even though I gave it unquie imageid etc etc...

**Iceman** · November 15

12 hours ago, EdgeLord said:

Ruler image not working, my rulers birthday and name are being displayed but the image isn't even though I gave it unquie imageid etc etc...

Put the image in the "H" folder, with dimensions 150x150. The other folders don't seem to be used by the game.

Edited November 15 by Iceman

**YouravaragebrazilianAoCfan** · November 24

On 11/7/2024 at 9:18 AM, justiamtgm said:

Is there any way to create immortal leader for a country?

Would Be useful to add religious figures

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