How to create and share mods!

Walt

Lafiel I'm not sure what's going on. Send me a copy of your mod and I'll figure it out.

Lafiel

Walt Here you go:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/jak85b8wamu4pvg/Lafiel.Abh_mod.zip
I didn't come far to know if anything else works but they did under v0.11.6.

Walt

Lafiel The issue is that, in order to add named data fields, you should use the Overrides action, not the AddMany action. So for example, your action that adds particle effects should be:

	// Add the "new" effects to Effects/particles.txt.
	{
		Action = Overrides
		OverrideIn = <Effects/particles.txt>
		Overrides
		{
			PhaserShoot = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_shoot.txt>;
			PhaserShotGlow = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_shot_glow.txt>;
			PhaserHit = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_hit.txt>;
			PhaserBeamHit = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_beam_hit.txt>;
			PhaserHitStruct = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_hit_struct.txt>;
			PhaserBeamHitStruct = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_beam_hit_struct.txt>;
			PhaserPenetrate = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_penetrate.txt>;
			PhaserFlash = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_flash.txt>;
			PhaserBeamFlash = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_beam_flash.txt>;
			PhaserSparks = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_sparks.txt>;
			PhaserEmitSparks = &<Particles/Abh-mod/phaser_emit_sparks.txt>;

			PhotonTorpHit = &<Particles/Abh-mod/photon_torp_hit.txt>;
			PhotonTorpHitStruct = &<Particles/Abh-mod/photon_torp_hit_struct.txt>;
			PhotonTorpPenetrate = &<Particles/Abh-mod/photon_torp_penetrate.txt>;
			PhotonTorpFlash = &<Particles/Abh-mod/photon_torp_flash.txt>;
			PhotonTorpSparks = &<Particles/Abh-mod/photon_torp_sparks.txt>;

			PlasmaShoot = &<Particles/Abh-mod/plasma_shoot.txt>;
			PlasmaShotGlow = &<Particles/Abh-mod/plasma_shot_glow.txt>;
			PlasmaHit = &<Particles/Abh-mod/plasma_hit.txt>;
			PlasmaHitStruct = &<Particles/Abh-mod/plasma_hit_struct.txt>;
			PlasmaPenetrate = &<Particles/Abh-mod/plasma_penetrate.txt>;
			PlasmaFlash = &<Particles/Abh-mod/plasma_flash.txt>;
			PlasmaSparks = &<Particles/Abh-mod/plasma_sparks.txt>;

			MedAntiprotonShoot = &<Particles/Abh-mod/medium_antiproton_shoot.txt>;
			MedAntiprotonShotGlow = &<Particles/Abh-mod/antiproton_shot_glow.txt>;
			MedAntiprotonShotHit = &<Particles/Abh-mod/antiproton_shot_hit.txt>;
			MedAntiprotonHitStruct = &<Particles/Abh-mod/medium_antiproton_hit_struct.txt>;
			MedAntiprotonPenetrate = &<Particles/Abh-mod/antiproton_penetrate.txt>;
			MedAntiprotonFlash = &<Particles/Abh-mod/antiproton_flash.txt>;
			MedAntiprotonSparks = &<Particles/Abh-mod/antiproton_sparks.txt>;

			BigAntiprotonShoot = &<Particles/Abh-mod/big_antiproton_shoot.txt>;
			BigAntiprotonShotHit = &<Particles/Abh-mod/big_antiproton_shot_hit.txt>;
			BigAntiprotonHitStruct = &<Particles/Abh-mod/big_antiproton_hit_struct.txt>;
			BigAntiprotonFlash = &<Particles/Abh-mod/big_antiproton_flash.txt>;

			ImpulseThrusterGlow = &<Particles/Abh-mod/impulse_thruster_glow.txt>;
		}
	}

I'll have better error messages for this in the next version.

Lafiel

Walt OK, got it.

WarOn4Fun

Walt

this mod looks like star trek : )

Lafiel

I got a new problem which shouldn't be: FirstCrewJobPriority (see end of page)
Solved

Walt

Lafiel OverrideIn = <Effects/particles.txt>

You're overriding the particles file, not the priorities file.

Also, I'm working to reduce the number of annoying ../../../ path references in part files to make them easier to mod. Should have improvements in the next version sometime today.

Walt

Lafiel Also, just FYI, you don't actually have to put the priorities in the priorities.txt file. I just did that because I like seeing all the priorities in one place. If it's easier for you, in your mod you can simply do:

FirstCrewJobPriority = 100

Or you can make your own priorities file and reference that.

Lafiel

Walt Argh. Didn't see that.
My will my new path edits until now still work?

Walt

Lafiel My will my new path edits until now still work?

Yes, those should still work fine since I'm not actually moving the priorities.txt file, I'm just providing another way to access that file without having to use a directory path.

Lafiel

Walt Cool.

Froze again. This time the log doesn't help.

Halfling.ObjectText.OTNavigateException: Unable to find node at path "<Effects/priorities.txt>".
Halfling.ObjectText.OTNode.FindAtPath(String path) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Halfling\HalflingCore\ObjectText\OTNode.cs:line 254.
Cosmoteer.Mods.ModOverridesAction.ApplyAction(OTFile rulesFile) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Source\Mods\ModOverridesAction.cs:line 21.
Cosmoteer.Mods.ModInfo.ApplyMod(OTFile rulesFile) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Source\Mods\ModInfo.cs:line 43.
Cosmoteer.Assets.ApplyMods(OTFile rulesFile) in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Source\Assets.cs:line 256.
Cosmoteer.Assets.LoaderThread() in C:\Users\Walt\Documents\Code\Cosmoteer\Source\Assets.cs:line 231.

Xvolmirx

Walt se voce faz ´parte da equipe do comoteer ve se gostan desa idei botar uma fabrica de drones de ataque e uma de drones de reparo o jogo vai fica mais lega

Walt

Lafiel Unable to find node at path "<Effects/priorities.txt>".

The priorities.txt file is in Ships/Terran, not Effects. I think you've been starting at your code for too long. 😉

ThatBritishDude

Lafiel A humanoid has been spotted entering a teleporting box, the box seems to be indestructible and is able to move anywhere any time.

Lafiel

Walt HUH!?
I see it under Data!!!

Walt

Lafiel The priorities file is at <Ships/Terran/priorities.txt>. Is it possible you accidentally moved the file?

Lafiel

Walt Alright fixed. I think I need a break.

Walt

Lafiel I know how you feel! 😉

Stormageddon01

Is there supposed to be an example mod for rooms?

Walt

Stormageddon01 Is there supposed to be an example mod for rooms?

Check out the Abh Mod, which has just been updated to work with 0.12.x.

Kontra

Walt How do you add ammo? if it's possible.

ketrab2004

Kontra How do you add ammo?

i have wondered the same thing and tried lots of things to add my own custom ammo, but it keeps giving me these errors: Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Deserialization from source "<C:\Program Files\Cosmoteer\Data\rules.txt>" failed. ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: The purpose of a call has caused an exception. ---> Halfling.Serialization.DeserializeException: Unable to find source for non-optional field "ID" in source "<C:\Program Files\Cosmoteer\Mods\sky_mod\sky_uranium\uranium.txt>/Ammo".

Walt

ketrab2004 Please start a new topic.