modding-guide

GU17 Update Guide

Crashes

Invalid modinfo.json can crash the game at start-up. Most common reason is using a string in ModDependencies:

- "ModDependencies": "base_mod",
+ "ModDependencies": [ "base_mod" ],

You can use iModYourAnno to automatically fix those.

Known Issues

Due to later loading of mods, there are some things that don’t work currently:

• Key bindings don’t work
• Changes to options menu don’t work
• Loading screen changes don’t work

Modloader Changes

See loader10 for all new features and changes.

Loading

• Mods in sub-folders will be loaded now
• Mods in .zip files will be loaded now

Merge

Merge behavior has been made more predictable.

Templates

GU16-like troubles should not occur anymore.

Construction Menu

There’s a new tag to overwrite IconFilename for construction menus only. It is used in residences, meaning if you have any buildings based on residences your icon is overwritten now:

<Standard>
  <GUID>1500010225</GUID>
  <Name>Artisan Level 1</Name>
  <IconFilename>data/jakob/ui/icons/icon_artisan_scraper2.png</IconFilename>
</Standard>
<Constructable>
  <!-- overwrites IconFilename in construction menus -->
  <ConstructionMenuIcon>1500010225</ConstructionMenuIcon>
</Constructable>

Creative Mode

Mods work just fine, but they will be hidden until their unhide/unlock is triggered. You need to add additional unlocks specifically for creative mode to unlock them immediately.

<TriggerCondition>
  <Template>ConditionIsCreativeMode</Template>
  <Values>
    <Condition />
    <ConditionIsCreativeMode />
  </Values>
</TriggerCondition>