do i need Man the Guns to use it or can i just play it without the DLC

groovy

@Pax - Nothing new in this update, in all honesty I thought I had uploaded the new version number in May but upon checking the steam page it didn't recognise this. So I uploaded it again to be sure.

Production wise I am beginning to be hopeful that the GBR release might be ready by Christmas (conscious that such proclamations made before have led to disappointment), but of course this isn't a firm release timeline and is subject to change.

Fun fact - so far alone there are over 15000 lines of code/scripting to create the decisions for the GBR content alone.

@Crustys41 - Haven't tried it and to be honest I'd say you would be missing out from all of the key naval game play. Worth a try though I suppose... Good luck.

@Cat_and_cat_inc - The reason for the use of the name "British Sudan" is two fold.

While officially Sudan was part of a British-Egyptian administration this was entirely a legal fiction. There was little official Egyptian presence. As a result most functions in Sudan were effectively operated as a British colony, but were operated through the foreign office rather than the colonial office to maintain the fiction.
Secondly - The name is quite long and frequently became illegible on the map when Sudan was invaded. As a result calling Sudan "British Sudan" both assisted game play recognition and reflected actual historical nuance. The flag is entirely my own creation based on the usual ensign combined with the Sudanese government emblem from the 1950s.

The reason Egypt is not a Dominion is due to game play reasons. Egypt only joined the war in 1945 but its territory was fought over throughout the desert war. Hoi4 mechanics can't reflect this without game breaking results.

New update?

is this mod still enjoyable or even playable without MTG?

For the Sudan one, at least on the map it is called British Sudan

Why is Sudan called British Sudan, I believe a more accurate name would be "Anglo-Egyptian Sudan," also, why is Egypt not a dominion?

@Dinoboy - Aye you certainly do. MTG is pretty important for the naval systems as only MTG based systems are utilised. I would say it is worth the investment as it drastically improves the Naval gameplay overall.

@Cyber - They did exist in the MTG but were not supported in the mod. Eventually they were causing major conflicts with the mechanics in the Mod so I decided to remove them. They still exist in vanilla/MTG of course.

@Lycaniz - Thank you for pointing that out, it was a bug which was interfering with the GB overhaul content. I've managed to de-conflict it now.

@Pops - I'm very glad you like it, please pass on a good word to your friends if possible.

do you really need MTG

Might just be losing it, I swear this mod had alternative ideology focus branches at some point? Were they removed?

as UK, completing 'Imperial chemical industries' focus does not allow you to select the industrial concern 'Imperial chemical industries' that require that focus.

Really cool mod I cannot believe I have just found it

thx pookie

@Eddy_94 - Not currently but I have added one into the GBR overhaul that is ongoing. I might add a temporary one into the UK focus tree.

@j.newhouse - Thank you for mentioning. I'll need to sort that out.

@General Castor - I suspect that there might be another mod interfering with the History files for the UK. Egypt and Mandatory Palestine should start as both under UK control alongside Jordan.

Ehi, one question regarding special forces. In the Vanilla focus tree there is one focus that unlocks a second special forces branch. IS there a similar one for the UK in the mod?

Love this mod but noticed when playing as Australia the focus that gives bonuses to naval doctrine research uses a time reduction bonus instead of a naval xp reduction bonus.

British West Africa doesn't seem to start off as a puppet for me and are you supposed to start with direct control over egypt and mandatory palestine?

Can you make the new puppet colonies in Africa match the colors of Britain? It's an eyesore to look at

@WELSHY how to get Edward VIII?

@手袋ハンガー - I am very glad that you like the Mod so much, it is always nice to hear that.
Regarding the state modifier, that is admittedly something which was not meant to be released yet so I have done a quick patch to tuck it away until the whole release is completed.

@Yomamaobama99 - Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it.

@james_clarke55 - Fair point. Tell you what, if you can think of a historically plausible way for Ireland to voluntarily want to join the Federation, then I will openly consider including it. However, as Ireland has still yet to even join the Commonwealth in 2025, it might need quite a bit of narrative work to achieve plausibly. Good luck.

This is one of the greatest Mods of Hoi4!
And I have a question: How to remove "lingering impact of the great depression" from states in British Isles?

This mod is amazing

Could you include Ireland as a option for federation?

@everyone - Morning all, just a small update today to address the many changes that paradox have made to the Graveyard of Empires DLC. As a reminder that DLC is not needed to run the British Empire Mod. There are also a few additions from the ongoing GBR overhaul, including some additional ship classes for construction via decisions.

@Miguelno2010 - There's 2 main reasons for this. Firstly, while the colonies were individual entities, they were closely interlinked in terms of trade and policy. They shared currencies, exchange rates and were represented in the British collectively. During WW2 both east and west Africa had a resident minister responsible for these regions as a whole.

The 2nd reason is that it makes them more interesting to play as (it's hard to make a Gambia play through exciting) and it simplifies the coding requirements.

@GhostlySpider - Thanks for helping with the queries. Much appreciated.

@kajarotmm12 - Most likely... No

@circusfreak and @danel - to form the Federation, You need to let India go. The dominions and Britain would never politically accept joining a federation with India as every election would be dominated by their much larger population. Indian politicians weren't particularly interested either.
Plus - it helps maintain game balance too, which in the long run is probably more enjoyable.

Why is british east and west africa a thing and not the colonies eparated like irl

how do you actually form the Imperial Federation India always declines.

of course, NOT

Is this compatible with american overhaul mods?

YOu got to let india be free

how do i get the imperial federation with this?

How to get Edward VIII?

@everyone - please be aware that the content of the mod has been updated in line with the Graveyard of Empires Release. As this DLC is going to be overhauled by Paradox there may be further updates following afterwards.

As always, I hope you enjoy the content and If you find any errors or bugs then please let me know where they are.

also like the poland puppets

Um small bug british west africa is free in the 36 start date please fix otherwise love the uk desisions tab and focus tree [nothing toolpack cant fix]

- As most of you will be aware, new DLC content was released yesterday. A large portion of this DLC touches upon content within the British Empire Mod. My job now is to de-tangle the wires in the circuit board and make them compatible.

- One thing I want to make clear is that I do NOT intend to make the Graveyards of Empire DLC required for this mod. The new DLC content for the Raj is almost exclusively focused towards alternate history content. This mod is focused towards historical content, and so I will retain the current RAJ focus tree and events etc. New DLC RAJ content will not be compatible with the Mod.

- A free addition in the recent HOI4 update was the release of Jordan, Palestine and Kuwait as separate tags at start. Annoyingly they don't have content beyond flags, so I will aim to introduce temporary content elements but this is a secondary objective.

- to everyone who voiced their support. It really is appreciated especially as this has always been a hobby project for my free time.