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title Game Rules
description Player-oriented guide to Game Rules for Millennium Dawn

This guide covers all game rules available in Millennium Dawn for customizing your gameplay experience.

Game Rule Groups

AI Options (MD_AI_RULES)

Controls AI behavior and difficulty settings.

Rule Options Default Description
rule_god_of_war yes/no no Enables "God of War" AI mode
rule_ai_starting_political_power no/one/two/three no AI starting political power (250/500/1000)
rule_enable_ai_debt_war yes/no no Allow AI to take on debt for war
rule_disable_AI_using_freedom_cont_focus yes/no yes Enable AI use of autonomy focus
rule_enable_AI_using_attaches yes/no yes Enable AI use of military attaches

Peace Conferences (MD_PEACE_DEALS)

Controls peace conference and annexation behavior.

Rule Options Default Description
rule_md_annex yes/no no Allow direct annexation in peace deals
allow_chaotic_PC yes/no no Enable chaotic peace conferences
allow_player_led_PC yes/no no Allow player-led peace conferences
allowed_CPD yes/no yes Allow conditional peace deals

Focus Tree Options (MD_FOCUS_TREE_RULES)

Country-specific focus tree options and alternate paths.

Rule Options Default Description
rule_salafist_branch yes/no no Enable/disable Salafist content

Flags & Formable Nations (MD_FORMABLE_RULES)

Controls special nation formation options.

Rule Options Default Description
rule_disable_formable_nations yes/no no Disable all formable nations
allow_edgy_flags yes/no no Allow alternate flag designs

Organization Options (MD_ORGANISATION_RULES)

Controls major international organizations.

Rule Options Default Description
rule_disable_eu yes/no no Disable European Union
rule_disable_nato yes/no no Disable NATO
rule_disable_csto yes/no no Disable CSTO

EU Voting Rules

  • rule_european_union_voting_limits: Cooldown between votes (60-210 days)

Influence System Options (MD_INFLUENCE_RULES)

Controls influence system mechanics.

Rule Options Default Description
rule_spread_influence_amount_gain 0.5%/1%/1.5%/2%/3%/4% 1.5% Spread influence gain rate
rule_spread_influence_cooldown_limits 0/14/30/60 days 30 days Influence action cooldown
rule_invest_influence_amount_gain 0.5%/1%/1.5%/2% 1.5% Invest influence gain rate
rule_influence_cooldown_limits 0/14/30 days 14 days Invest influence cooldown
rule_monthly_domestic_independence_tick yes/no yes Monthly domestic independence gain
rule_monthly_domestic_independence_gain_amount 0.5/1.0/1.5 0.5 Domestic independence amount
rule_disable_ai_influence_puppeting yes/no no Disable AI influence puppeting
rule_disable_western_outlook_features yes/no no Disable Western Outlook features

Optimization & Performance (MD_OPTIMISATION_RULES)

Performance-related settings.

Rule Options Default Description
allow_mp_optimizations yes/no no Enable multiplayer optimizations
allow_division_limiter yes/no/potato_edition yes Division count limiter
remove_mp_states yes/no no Remove small nations
rule_disable_generals_getting_killed yes/no no Prevent general deaths
rule_free_factories_amount off/1/2/3/5 off Free factories to players at start
rule_allow_MP_enhancements yes/no no MP enhancements

Nuclear Rules (MD_NUCLEAR_RULES)

Nuclear weapons settings.

Rule Options Default Description
allow_nuclear_first_use yes/no no Allow first use of nuclear weapons
allow_nuclear_retaliation yes/no yes Allow nuclear retaliation

Miscellaneous Rules (MD_RULES)

Miscellaneous gameplay options.

Rule Options Default Description
allow_enable_world_war yes/no no Allow world war mechanics
allow_enable_ledger yes/no yes Enable ledger feature
allow_colored_puppets yes/no no Colored puppet borders
historic_events yes/no no Enable historical events
allow_enable_help_gui yes/no no Enable help GUI

Energy Difficulty Rules

  • rule_player_energy_difficulty: Player energy difficulty (very_easy to very_hard)
  • rule_AI_energy_difficulty: AI energy difficulty
  • rule_enable_energy_load_sharing: Energy load sharing between states

Economic Rules

  • rule_starting_debt_rule: Who gets starting debt (normal/player_only/ai_only/everyone)
  • rule_internal_faction_tick_amount: Internal faction tick rate
  • rule_internal_faction_cost_reduction: Faction cost reduction

Cheat Options (MD_CHEAT_RULES)

Debug and cheat-related options.

Rule Options Default Description
allow_cheat_decisions yes/no no Enable cheat decisions
allow_toggling_cheat_decisions yes/no no Allow toggling cheats mid-game
rule_disable_anti_bully yes/no no Disable anti-bully protection

Randomize Game Rules (MD_RANDOM_RULES)

Chaos mode options for randomized gameplay.

Rule Options Default Description
rule_randomize_ideologies yes/no no Randomize all ideologies
rule_randomize_religion yes/no no Randomize religions
rule_randomize_internal_factions yes/no no Randomize internal factions

Vanilla Rules

Millennium Dawn inherits many vanilla HOI4 game rules:

Foreign Policy

  • allow_wargoals: Wargoal availability
  • allow_access: Military access rules
  • allow_release_nations: Nation release rules
  • allow_licensing: Equipment licensing
  • allow_lend_lease: Lend-lease rules
  • allow_volunteers: Volunteer rules
  • allow_guarantees: Guarantee independence

Covert Actions

  • allow_coups: Coup availability
  • allow_party_boosting: Party boosting

Gameplay

  • allow_paratroopers: Paratrooper availability
  • maximum_fort_level: Fort level cap