The Leader Portrait Matches. Why Does the Trailer Ignore the New Pose?

A character portrait can be the strongest piece of visual identity in a Hearts of Iron IV mod. That makes it an obvious reference for a short announcement trailer. It can also become a trap: the face and uniform stay recognizable, but the generated character keeps returning to the portrait's original straight-on pose, even when the shot calls for them to turn toward a map or speak to another figure....

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MartynFoster735

11/Oct/2026 11:44

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MartynFoster735

11/Oct/2026 11:44

Quick AI image tool for mod concept art & mock-ups

Not a mod release, just sharing something handy when planning mod graphics, focus-tree icons and unit portraits: a fast AI image editor I use for quick mock-ups and concept art before doing the final art - Nano Banana 2 Lite. Handy for a rough visual draft in seconds instead of hunting for reference images....

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MartynFoster735

06/Oct/2026 13:13

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MartynFoster735

06/Oct/2026 13:13

Question about state ownerships

So in the mod im making i'm trying to make one country basically own everything and then a civil war breaks out and boom. Well the question is, is there an easier way to make my country own most of the states without having to manually type in over 1000 country tags? If there isn't oh well. thanks so much for helping and your time ...

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titanfalllua123

15/Jul/2026 22:14

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AntiSemgist

26/Sep/2026 16:13

Error 500

When i tried to export my mod "Chwala Kalengradu" its trying to load for some time but then it says error 500 and i cant export it....

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mexpert2

21/Sep/2026 12:08

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mexpert2

21/Sep/2026 12:08

How do i

How do I disable all tech trees completely?...

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raketnayartilleriia

18/Sep/2026 17:52

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raketnayartilleriia

18/Sep/2026 17:52

wtf

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Espa_3010

15/Sep/2026 18:35

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Espa_3010

15/Sep/2026 18:35

the characters

Problem: ...

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miggyct700@gmail.com

24/Aug/2026 07:38

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miggyct700@gmail.com

24/Aug/2026 07:38

Lässt sich nicht auswählen

lässt sich nicht auswählen. kann den ´text nur makieren....

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PfandBaron

14/Aug/2026 12:10

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PfandBaron

14/Aug/2026 12:10

How do I create a leader description?

How do I create a leader description?...

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ive

30/Jul/2026 06:53

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ive

30/Jul/2026 06:53

Problem with importing

So i probably im stupid but if i try to import a focus tree (for my example polish focus tree and i have the nsb dlc) when in localisation i choose the poland_dlc_focus_l_english.yml file only the vanilla part of the tree is visible and the rest is undefined, and when i choose the nsb_focus_l_english.yml file only the dlc part of the tree gets imported and the rest is undefined. if someone could help me it would be nice (sorry for my mid english)...

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Sanntix

15/Jul/2026 21:09

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Sanntix

15/Jul/2026 21:09