⚔ HOI4 Character Generator

Hearts of Iron IV · Country Leader Tool
⬛ Configuration
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Creates a complete mod folder you can drop straight into HOI4 — no manual file editing needed!
DDS files are empty placeholders — replace with actual portraits
🗂️ Configure your TAG & characters,
then click Generate.
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⚔ Custom Trait Creator
Trait Identity
Trait ID (internal name)
Display Name (localisation)
Description (localisation)
Trait Type
Sprite #
Modifiers
No modifiers added yet
Saved Custom Traits
No custom traits created yet
🎨 Choose Placeholder Portrait Style

Select a style for your placeholder .dds portraits. These are stand-in files — replace them with real artwork later. The same style will also be used when exporting your mod zip.

✔
Default
Checker
Background Classic ✔
Classic
Background
Background Modern ✔
Modern
Background
Background Alternate ✔
Alternate
Background
Placeholder Leader ✔
Placeholder
Leader
📦 Export Ready-to-Use Mod
Mod Name
Internal folder & file name (lowercase, underscores only)
History File (optional but recommended)
1
Open your HOI4 installation folder. In Steam: right-click HOI4 → Manage → Browse local files
2
Navigate to the history/countries folder:
Hearts of Iron IV / history / countries /
3
Find the file for your country tag — for example France would be:
FRA - France.txt
4
Drag & drop it below (or click to browse). Your new recruit_character lines will be injected automatically.
📄
Drag & drop your history file here
or click to browse — accepts .txt files
ⓘ Skip this step to export without modifying a history file. You can always add recruit_character lines manually later.