Coat of Arms for Powerblocs
This mod offers a variety of new heraldic themes and shield types. The collection is continuously expanded – finally, your Power Bloc can have an expressive and meaningful coat of arms.
- The AI now selects Power Bloc coat of arms in a historically coherent manner.
- 455 new charges in various sizes, give you more options for animals, symbols, plants, and more.
- 195 colored charges as a new kind of charge for complex coat of arms
- 66 new shield types and variations
- 12 new map patterns for your Power Bloc.
- Redesigned shields and crowns (like dragons, eagle, elephant etc.)
- Improved performance and clarity of the CoA-Editor.
- Even more options
- Expand the AI selection of CoAs.
Would you like anything specific as part of the library of heraldic animals and symbols?
Let me know! I’m happy to add your suggestions to the mod.
- Introduction of historically realistic AI selection of coat of arms
- For the first time, the AI selects coats of arms in a historically coherent manner. Rulers, dynasties, political as well as social circumstances are taken into account in the design (still WIP).
- 136 new color-maskable and full-color emblems in various sizes, including motifs from the heraldic traditions of Italy, France (e.g. the Houses of Bonaparte and Orléans), Japan, Korea, China, and the USA (e.g. Liberty Torch, Confederate States).
- A new frame for Christian theocracies.
- Three new shield types.
- Significantly improved performance and clarity of the CoA editor through a modded GUI.
- The new emblems by Paradox are now fully implemented and duplicates removed.
Update for v.2.1 – 2026-05-28
- updated to game version 1.13.8
Update for v.2.1 – 2026-05-14
- updated to game version 1.13.5
Update for v.2.1 – 2026-05-10
- added more AI reasoning for CoA-selection
Update for v.2.1 – 2026-05-07
- updated to game version 1.13.4
Update for v.2.1 – 2026-05-04
- updated to game version 1.13.3
Updates in January to April 2026
- added more AI reasoning for CoA-selection
- added 28 new colored charges
- added 15 new shields
- changed Prussian PB-map color
"Colored Charges" – v.2.0 – 2025-10-13
- Introduction of colored charges
- New, historically accurate coats of arms for the Powerblocs at game start.
- 34 new colored charges
- 15 new shield types
- 25 new regular charges – a total of 337 regular charges (including the different sizes)
- New shields and crowns system
"Overhaul" – v.1.0 – 2025-08-14
- 28 new shield types
- 12 new charges – a total of 312 charges (including the different sizes)
- Standardized charge sizes so there’s always a perfect fit for any shield type.
Update – "Beta" – v.0.9 – 2025-08-07
- 3 new shield types and 9 new variations to fit different armes.
Tech & Res
Delete the following two files from the "Tech & Res"-Mod. No content will be lost.
- common/coat_of_arms/template_lists/ztr_coa_templates.txt
- common/coat_of_arms/coat_of_arms/ztr_power_bloc.txt
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
