Victoria 3 Mod Development

Guide for creating and modifying Victoria 3 mods using Paradox's scripting language.

Quick Start

Mod Structure

Every Victoria 3 mod requires:

• .mod descriptor file in Documents/Paradox Interactive/Victoria 3/mod/
• Mod folder with content in subdirectories:
  • common/ - Game logic (decisions, buildings, laws, technologies, etc.)
  • events/ - Event files
  • localization/ - Localization files (YAML format)
  • gfx/ - Graphics assets
  • gui/ - GUI modifications

Basic .mod File Format