scorPDX Quickstart
scorPDX Quickstart
scorpdx is a collection of tools and libraries that work with Paradox Interactive games. These are helpful for both Paradox players and developers who create mods and extensions for Paradox games.
Discussion, technical support, and developer chit-chat is available on Discord.
For Players
⚒️ironmunge
Savescum in ironman, explore multiple timelines, and never lose a savegame again
⚒️ironmunge is a general purpose save manager for Paradox Interactive titles. It automatically manages multiple timelines that you can switch between and explore during a campaign. It currently supports Crusader Kings II (released) and Crusader Kings 3 (to be released Soon™️).
Download on Github
PortraitBuilder
Create your own CK2 avatar
Download on Github
For Developers
| Tool | Blurb |
|---|---|
| LibCK3 | Parse binary (ironman) CK3 saves and turn them into JSON |
| LibCK3.Tokens | Binary (ironman) token definitions for every CK3 patch |
| ck3json | Parse plaintext or binary CK3 saves and turn them into JSON |
| ck2json | Parse plaintext CK2 saves and turn them into JSON |
| PortraitBuilder | Generate CK2 portraits programmatically |
| Chronicler | Extract and format chronicle data from CK2 saves |
LibCK3
LibCK3 is a .NET library for reading and parsing Crusader Kings 3 savegames in the binary (Ironman) format. It’s actively maintained and updated with new tokens (through LibCK3.Tokens) every patch.
LibCK3’s parser returns an RFC 8259 compliant JSON string representing a CK3 savegame, allowing developers to view and parse any CK3 save with off-the-shelf JSON tools.
ck3json
ck3json is a console application to convert plaintext format Crusader Kings 3 saves into JSON format, as well as melting binary (ironman) saves into plaintext format. It contains a Parsing Expression Grammar definition that can be helpful for developers who need to extract data from CK3.
The binary tokens used for melting are not actively updated, but can be extracted from LibCK3.Tokens. The PEG definition should continue to work, barring major changes to the CK3 savegame format.
ck2json
ck2json is a console application to convert plaintext format Crusader Kings II saves into JSON format. It contains a Parsing Expression Grammar definition that can be helpful for developers who need to extract data from CK2.
PortraitBuilder
PortraitBuilder is a headless Crusader Kings II portrait generator. It can be used as a standalone desktop application, or can be deployed with a package of graphic assets to support CK2-style portrait rendering in server or library scenarios.
Portrait links can also be used to share custom character portraits using a hosted portrait service.
The above portrait was dynamically rendered from this query: portrait?dna=wofssnplqfk&properties=ea0a000i00000d000000000000000000000000&base=normangfx_male&government=feudal&titlerank=emperor
PortraitBuilder was forked from Romain Quinio’s Winforms portrait builder and rewritten with SkiaSharp to render into a buffer rather than using Windows GDI+.
Chronicler
Chronicler is a .NET library for parsing and extracting Chronicles from a Crusader Kings II JSON save. When combined with ck2json, it can be used to generate timelines and other flavor content from a CK2 save.