# Customization idea: HC Flags!

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**Category:** III - Discussion\
**Created:** [October 24, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/customization-idea-hc-flags/216274 "2022-10-24T06:40:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![SoullessHeathen](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/soullessheathen/32/177779_2.png) [@SoullessHeathen](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/SoullessHeathen)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/customization-idea-hc-flags/216274/1 "2022-10-24T06:40:25Z")

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Some of the newer civilizations (USA, Malta, Italy) can customize their home city flags. Similar options for other civs, such as republican flags for France, or Scottish flag for the English, would be neat.

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**Author:** ![UpmostRook9474](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/upmostrook9474/32/47514_2.png) [@UpmostRook9474](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/UpmostRook9474)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/customization-idea-hc-flags/216274/2 "2022-10-24T07:06:41Z")

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You can actually do this already with mods.  
My Italian flag has a coat of arms in the middle and my Maltese flag has a black background.

Also, the French tricolor is an option for revolution now. I think it’s best not to replace the default French flag with it to avoid confusion.

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**Author:** ![MUTYLATOR5553](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/mutylator5553/32/115284_2.png) [@MUTYLATOR5553](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/MUTYLATOR5553)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/customization-idea-hc-flags/216274/3 "2022-10-24T07:09:19Z")

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Scottish flag in London? Better option is added a alternative Home City for Brits - Edinburgh.

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**Author:** ![UpmostRook9474](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/upmostrook9474/32/47514_2.png) [@UpmostRook9474](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/UpmostRook9474)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/customization-idea-hc-flags/216274/4 "2022-10-24T07:34:08Z")

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I hope you know that HCs can be named by yourself.  
It can be called London, Edinburgh, York, Manchester, or even Paris, Atlantis, Asteroid B-612, as long as you want.

Although it has nothing to do with the name of the city (it can be renamed anyway), if there is a second HC to switch, it would have to be completely different art and mods to show the appearance of different cities and to satisfy the desire to collect custom decorations. Birmingham is a great fit for the default name of the British second HC due to its massive urban growth ans expansion through a thriving industry during the AoE3 time frame.

> [@Some ideas for home city customization](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/some-ideas-for-home-city-customization/197493/8):
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> I forgot to say that the Atakabune in the Imperial Fleet should be replaced with War Junk or Fuchuan. Perhaps in the future, the second home city can be introduced if there’s a possibility. The modules of the second home cities will have different city design (for example there is a railway station or post station instead of a river dock for an inland city), and players can switch between the first and second home cities to choose their favorite city appearance. Some candidates I think… Brit…