Hi I’m in the process of making a mod. I know some basic C++, and I think I can make it work by editing the stonehearth.smod file.
But is there a way to have a separate file from stonehearth.smod that I can drop next to it and that it will still work. So I don’t have to redo all my work every time an update comes out. And that it will be easier to update and share.
I searched the discourse only I couldn’t find out how to do this. Most topics are tutorials on how to edit the stonehearth.smod file. But this I already know.
Can someone point me in the right direction or explain how to do this.
I don’t know exactly how to explain this, but here goes:
The base engine is written in C++, but almost all gameplay is written in Lua. Mods are no different.
For simple items, you may not need code. You do still need data. Data is stored in JSON, so go read the super-short documentation for it if you’re not familiar with it. http://www.json.org
It’s a simple format, but make sure to validate it always.
Yes, mods are supposed to be in a seperate file. You use mixins / mixintos [help, modders! I have no clue what I'm saying here] to add stuff from your mod into the game.
You can also use overrides to change some built-in stuff, but this may cause compatibility issues - also, apparently never override Lua. [@RepeatPan, could you tell me why again?]
Manifests, aliases, and file structures are very important for some reason, though I can't remember how or why. The answers given here by @honestabelink explain it better.
I think ill manage from here.
I googled mixintos and found this development blog post that also helped.
ill link it should other see this post and want it too.
