

If all else fails, drop us a question here in the Quick questions thread over at the official EU4 modding forum.It's a quick reference to all the gears that make EU4 tick, and there's sometimes usage tips to be found. Save the List of Effects, Modifiers, Scopes, Triggers, and Localization Strings to a text file(s) for easy access.gui) are usually normal text files, and can be opened as such. Uncommon/unknown file types outside the gfx folder (i.e.lua.It's also a useful technique to learn about proper format, how events, decisions and missions work, and how to balance your changes with the rest of the game. The previous point helps with that (how is X effect/trigger meant to be used?). When trying to find a way to do something, look around the game's structure to see how the game accomplishes similar things.(Alternatively, just use Notepad++'s "Find in Files" functionality, which is a lot better than Windows at searching.) When you first enable the setting, you'll have to wait a bit for Windows to do the indexing in the background. If you use Microsoft Windows, make sure your Europa Universalis IV folder is automatically indexed by Windows (right-click on folder, Properties, Advanced Options), so that, when you search within it, the function can search within text files.Examples of free text editors (or IDEs) that will respect structure and format include gedit, Geany, Atom, Vim, nano and Emacs. If you use a GNU/Linux distribution, almost any text editor will respect structure and format.Standard Notepad is considerably unreliable when it comes to respecting structure and format, and can bring a bunch of unnecessary headaches. If you use Microsoft Windows, consider using Notepad++.

