Frequenly Asked Questions - crschnick/pdx_unlimiter GitHub Wiki

Why should I use this?

If you are an experienced player of various Paradox games, you probably have encountered the following situations:

  • Having to switch between many mod configurations in the Paradox Launcher and losing the overview over which savegame requires which mods
  • Making many different checkpoint saves like *_backup_backup.eu4 that you can revert back to in case anything goes wrong and ruins your campaign
  • Playing multiple campaigns interleaved and losing the overview over where exactly you left of and which mods to use for which campaign
  • Using one or more third party tools like an Ironman converter or savegame converters to continue your savegame in another game
  • Wanting to easily edit a savegame to toy around or experiment because console commands are only limited in their power
  • Having to wait for the main menu to load because you can't use the Continue Game button in the launcher for Ironman savegames
  • Wanting to easily organize and clean your existing savegame collection quickly

For every item of the list above, the Pdx-Unlimiter comes with a corresponding solution. You can find detailed information about that in the Pdx-Unlimiter Guide. As a result, if nothing of the things listed above applies to you, then the Pdx-Unlimiter is not really useful to you!

Is this a replacement for the Paradox Launcher?

No, since it does not provide a user interface for enabling/disabling/installing mods or connecting your Paradox account.

What games are supported?

  • Victoria 3: Full support
  • EU4: Full support
  • CK3: Full support
  • HOI4: Yes, but currently lacking a savegame information display like for EU4 and CK3
  • Stellaris: Yes, but currently lacking a savegame information display like for EU4 and CK3
  • CK2: Yes, but currently lacking a savegame information display like for EU4 and CK3
  • Victoria 2: Yes, but currently lacking a savegame information display like for EU4 and CK3

Can I use this in combination with other launchers?

If you are using some third party mod manager like Irony, you can still use the Pdx-Unlimiter as it does not interfere with managing mods.

What operating systems are supported?

Windows, Linux, and Mac.