How Do I Edit My Pops Ethics Using Commands

[TheSting]

The Commands that i know would be used to do this are remove_ethic_pop and add_ethic_pop
My problem is i dont know how to find my pops' ids. I have looked in the save file for this information but could only find the ethic codes.

Thanks for the help

[Kathistos Moggolos]

You must type ''debugtooltip'' in console (without the '' of course). This will reveal every pop's ID in-game and you can inspect it by hovering over each pop.
Afterwards, you type ''remove_ethic_pop ID ethic_X'' where ID is the desired pop's ID and X the ethic you wish removed.
WARNING: Sometimes, you may need to move around the pop so that the EFFECTS are activated, or even reload the game.
Similar process for leaders, rulers, species traits etc.

[TheSting]

Originally posted by Kathistos Moggolos:

You must type ''debugtooltip'' in console (without the '' of course). This will reveal every pop's ID in-game and you can inspect it by hovering over each pop.
Afterwards, you type ''remove_ethic_pop ID ethic_X'' where ID is the desired pop's ID and X the ethic you wish removed.
Similar process for leaders, rulers, species traits etc.

Thank you very much for the reply :)
I will definitely find this very useful in my "test" save file ;)

[Kathistos Moggolos]

No problem, should you require any more assistance regarding light modding/editting, just ask here.
Happy new year and happy editting.

[TheSting]

Originally posted by Kathistos Moggolos:

No problem, should you require any more assistance regarding light modding/editting, just ask here.
Happy new year and happy editting.

funny u say modding, i am trying to make a mod for stellaris which adds a new army type. I have followed 2 guides on how to do this, but i keep getting a crash once the game loads. At the moment i have this written to a .lua in the mod's define file:
spec_ops_army = {
damage = 5
health = 1.00
morale = 10
assault = yes
time = 30
maintenance = 0.25
icon_frame = 2
cost = {
minerals = 30
}
prerequisites = { "tech_assault_armies" }
potential = {
from = {
NOR = {
is_species = "ROBOT_POP_SPECIES_1"
is_species = "ROBOT_POP_SPECIES_2"
is_species = "ROBOT_POP_SPECIES_3"
is_sentient = no
}
}
}
}
What i think might be the issue is that this doesnt belong in the define file? if you could clarify and maybe spot some errors i would be grateful :)
Happy New Year!

[Kathistos Moggolos]

Sorry, this is out of the scope of my knowledge, have never seriously delved in the lua files exactly because they can crash the game. I usually just rearrange things in the txt files (that's what I meant light). Having seen the code, it seems fine, so the error must be somewhere else, possibly yes, may be due to not being in the correct file.

[TheSting]

Originally posted by Kathistos Moggolos:

Sorry, this is out of the scope of my knowledge, have never seriously delved in the lua files exactly because they can crash the game. I usually just rearrange things in the txt files (that's what I meant light). Having seen the code, it seems fine, so the error must be somewhere else, possibly yes, may be due to not being in the correct file.

after doing a little more research and with a little bit of luck i solved it and the mod works correctly :) what u say about txt files actually gave me a bit of a eureka moment XD
Turns out i needed to put the code into a txt file in this directory:
C:\Users\user\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod\mymod\common\armies
thx again mate :)

[Kathistos Moggolos]

No problem, just a few days ago I had something similar occur to me. I wanted to fix something about sector production, I searched the internet, asked, no useful answers whatsoever. Then I thought ''well, why not open the sector_types.txt and see what I can find myself''. And lo, there it was, the command in front of my eyes, so simple. Can never be sure where and when the inspiration hits you.

[shamgar348]

Is it possible to edit more than one pop at a time? If so how?

[TheSting]

Originally posted by shamgar348:

Is it possible to edit more than one pop at a time? If so how?

nope. there may be a mod in the future if ppl can figure it out

[philipp0815]

Originally posted by Kathistos Moggolos:

You must type ''debugtooltip'' in console (without the '' of course). This will reveal every pop's ID in-game and you can inspect it by hovering over each pop.
Afterwards, you type ''remove_ethic_pop ID ethic_X'' where ID is the desired pop's ID and X the ethic you wish removed.
WARNING: Sometimes, you may need to move around the pop so that the EFFECTS are activated, or even reload the game.
Similar process for leaders, rulers, species traits etc.

Where can I get those IDs and the Xs?

[TheSting]

Originally posted by philipp_0815:

Originally posted by Kathistos Moggolos:

You must type ''debugtooltip'' in console (without the '' of course). This will reveal every pop's ID in-game and you can inspect it by hovering over each pop.
Afterwards, you type ''remove_ethic_pop ID ethic_X'' where ID is the desired pop's ID and X the ethic you wish removed.
WARNING: Sometimes, you may need to move around the pop so that the EFFECTS are activated, or even reload the game.
Similar process for leaders, rulers, species traits etc.

Where can I get those IDs and the Xs?

ID u have to use a debug command which can be found on the console command wiki, and the X is just the ethic name, which u can find looking thru the ingame files in /stellaris/common