WappenWiki Flags For Europa Universalis IV

WappenWiki Flags For Europa Universalis IV is a flag mod which replaces the flags of most of European Christendom as well as nearby Islamic polities with versions that are higher quality, higher resolution, more historically accurate, and which hold a consistent visual style.

Historical Accuracy
WappenWiki Flags endeavors to maintain historical accuracy, attempting to utilise heraldic devices which are generally accepted to have been in use on November 11, 1444 or as close to this date as possible. Note that once outside of Europe, historical accuracy is very difficuly to maintain due to a lack of historical documentation (or translations/digitisations thereof), and thus, out of necessity, it is not quite as stressed, although it will still be attempted.

Consistent Bases
WappenWiki Flags preferences the usage of coats of arms over the usage of flags, banners, or standards. It will only resort to the latter in case of the lack of the former. This means no jarring alternation between flags and coats of arms for arbitrary reasons. The mod also aims to maintain a consistent visual style. This means that colours will be homogeneous, artstyles between flags will be similar, and levels of shading and texturing will remain uniform. Overall, flags attempt to look as if they were created for the game, rather than looking like a mixed bag of items from various sources.

High Quality Standards
WappenWiki Flags only uses images which are of professional quality. No JPEG compression artifacts, random noise, inept artistry, or other such defects will be tolerated. Additionally, images provided are at a higher resolution than the base game (256×256 rather than 128×128). This does help eliminate some of the blur that the base flags suffer due to low resolution, but it still persists in some cases. I have tried increasing the resolution further, but it either did not help or, in some cases, resulted in making things worse.

Support for Both Banner and Shield Shapes
By default, WappenWiki Flags uses images which fit the base game’s shield shape. However, through the use of the "Banner Edits" addon, it also provides variant flags for those who utilise mods that change the default shape to a banner shape.

Ironman Compatible
WappenWiki Flags does not edit the checksum, as it only changes flags. This means that achievements can be earned while using this mod.

I, the mod author of "WappenWiki Flags For Europa Universalis IV", have no association with WappenWiki or its affiliates. I make no claims to the ownership of the name "WappenWiki" or its logo, nor do I claim ownership of materials herein. The materials found herein of "WappenWiki Flags For Europa Universalis IV" are the creations of users of WappenWiki and Wikimedia Commons. Full information regarding sources, including licensing info and links to source materials, can be found in the readme file found here.[drive.google.com]

Can I use WappenWiki Flags with other flag mods?
As long as they do not replace the same flags, yes. If they do replace the same flags, then it depends upon which mod you wish to be overwriting the other. The order in which Europa Universalis IV loads mods without being given instructions is completely indecipherable to me. Thus, to ensure that the game displays the flags from the mod you prefer, you’ll need to do a little edit:

To have WappenWiki Flags overwrite another mod, open the WappenWiki Flags’ .mod file¹ found in your UsersUsernameDocumentsParadox InteractiveEuropa Universalis IVmod folder. It’s just a text file with a fancy file extension, so if you get asked what program to use, just tell it to use Notepad or an equivalent text editor. At the end of the file, add this line:

dependencies = { "Name of Mod You Wish to Overwrite" }

Save the file, and now the other mod will be overwritten by WappenWiki Flags.

To have another mod overwrite WappenWiki Flags, open its corresponding .mod file and add this line instead:

dependencies = { "WappenWiki Flags For Europa Universalis IV" }

Once again, save the file, and WappenWiki Flags will then be overwritten instead. Note that the .mod files will be reset whenever the mod creator releases an update, so you’ll need to redo the edit if that does occur.

¹As of EU4 version 1.29, the name of the .mod file is changed to a seemingly random string of numbers. You’ll just have to guess which file it is in the mod folder, as I don’t know what it gets renamed to or if it even is consistent. Alternatively, you can download the mirror of the mod linked below. The first line of the file will include the mod’s name.

Do you intend to continue adding flags to this mod?
I consider the mod to be more or less complete. My main source material, WappenWiki, only covers Christian Europe, as coats of arms are a tradition of Western civilisation, so any additional flags either require me to make them myself or require searching down and then editing to match the style of WappenWiki. Even then, it’s very difficult to find any flags of reputable source for Islamic dynasties. In fact, most of the ones I’ve provided are dubious at best. Thus, while the potential for an additional flag or two is there, there likely will not be any major expansions. Any updates that do occur will most likely be simple refinements.

Why is X country part of Y group in the preview images?
The preview images are sorted into groups for my own sanity in managing the mod. The groups are based upon EU4’s own geographical regions, with some changes. I mean no offence by their groupings and apologise for any caused.

How can I customise the mod?
As of Europa Universalis 1.29, the Steam Workshop download no longer includes user-accessible files. As such, I’ve provided a download mirror here: Main Mod[drive.google.com] and Banners Addon.[drive.google.com] A collection of my base flag images can be found here.[drive.google.com] I don’t know if or when I’ll get around to uploading the remainder, as I need to go through and fix my horrid naming conventions first, so if there is a particular nation that you want, please ask in the comments.