Vanilla HOI4 uses GFX_goal_ sprites. You can reuse vanilla icons for free. Find the list inside the vanilla game files ( Hearts of Iron IV/gfx/interface/goals/ ). For custom icons, use a free image editor like or Paint.NET to convert .png to .dds (DirectDraw Surface) format.
: National focus trees are stored in /Hearts of Iron IV/common/national_focus/*.txt . hoi4 focus tree maker free
The most widely recommended tool is the HOI4 Modding Helper , often simply called the "Focus Tree Maker." Vanilla HOI4 uses GFX_goal_ sprites
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You just made a mod.
The next step is yours. Will you rebuild the Ottoman Empire? Will you turn Australia into a nuclear superpower? Or will you create the cursed timeline where Switzerland builds the atomic bomb first?
In your common/national_focus/ folder, you can create generic_development.txt and reuse it across multiple nations. This saves time. For example:
