Supreme Ruler 1936 and later (1936, Ultimate, and Great War) offer a great deal of moddability. As information is made available attempts will be made to catalogue it here.
- The MOD PACK includes 20 New Custom Scenarios, for Supreme Ruler 2020: Global Crisis and Supreme Ruler 2020: Gold Edition. (Update 6 or Update 7 required). (Update 6 or Update 7 required). Check out the README file for Scenario Details and more information.
- 1 Cheats for all editions (SR2010, SR2020 and SR-CW, SR1936, SRUltimate, SRGW). 2 New Cheats in SR2020 3 New Cheats in current SR2020 Update 5 and Global Crisis: 4 New Cheats SR2020 Update 6 and Gold Edition: 5 New Cheats in SR Cold War 6 New Cheats in SR 1936 7 New Cheats in SR Ultimate (Version 9.1 or higher) and SR Great War 8 New Cheats in Galactic Ruler Cheats are allowed only in single.
SR1936, Ultimate and Great War are built on the same engine structure making data files compatible with each, however the file structure is slightly different:
- /Custom Folder for Supreme Ruler 1936 is in the root directory
- /Custom Folder for Supreme Ruler Ultimate is in /Scenario
- Scenarios in Supreme Ruler Ultimate are separated in to subfolders within /Scenario
- Some Modding tools (Map Editor, Scenario Creator & Asset Manager) are specifically designed for Supreme Ruler Ultimate.
Supreme Ruler 2020 is a grand strategy computer wargame.
What Mods Exist?[edit | edit source]
Mods are listed on BGForums.com.
Where Can I Download Existing Mods?[edit | edit source]
Traditionally Mods have been distributed directly by the modders, most doing so through the Modding section on BGForums.com .
Starting with Supreme Ruler Ultimate version 9.1.286+ (March 2020 Update), Mods can also be distributed through Steam Workshop.
Where Can I Get the Tools?[edit | edit source]
If you own Supreme Ruler Ultimate you can get the tools directly from the tools section of your Steam library.
If you do not own Supreme Ruler Ultimate, but still would like to mod the SR game you own, you can download the tools here: https://www.moddb.com/downloads/supreme-ruler-content-editor (Keep in mind this won't be updated as often as the Steam version. So to get the most up to date tools, download them from Steam)
What Can I Do?[edit | edit source]
With the release of Supreme Ruler Ultimate Update 9.1.76, new modding tools - the Map Editor, Scenario Creator & Asset Manager - have been released, making it easier to modify and create the data files used by the game engine. Additionally, most data files can be edited in plain text.
Take a look at a walkthrough for the new Scenario Creator/Map Editor:
Here are some of the areas players can modify:
- Mod Unit 3D Meshes
- DEFAULT.PICNUMS definition file
Data files:
- News/Email Data
Equipment Data (Units and Facilities)
Other Information:
New Mod features introduced in March 2020 Update[edit | edit source]
Supreme Ruler 2020 Mods
With the introduction of Steam Workshop, the SRU engine has had additional Mod Support added, including:
Supreme Ruler 2020 Ruges Mod
- All Scenarios/Campaigns/Scenarios can now include overrides of core game elements (graphics, meshes, etc)
- A game called SAMPLE.Scenario will now first try to load game elements from subfolder SAMPLExxx, ie SAMPLEGraphics, SAMPLESounds, etc
- There is a priority sequence of loading content - check out Steam Workshop page for more details on content load priorities
- More engine elements can now be modded - see WMData section for details.