Modding

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Feel free to contribute and don't worry about perfection - other editors can make corrections if necessary. Just get creating!

This page is an index of useful tutorials and articles on the topic of creating mods for Cosmoteer.

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Beginner Tutorials and Articles

Tutorials and articles designed to walk new modders through the basics of creating their own mods.

• Modding Basics (paths, creating your own mod, what are .rules files)
• Example mod walkthrough (coming soon)
• 💥Avoiding mod crashes!
• Debugging non-crashing issues
• Balancing your mod
• Uploading your own mod to the Steam Workshop

Code Editing

Articles for new and advanced users alike to help with coding.

• Coding tips

.rules Building Blocks

.rules files are the basic 'building blocks' of the game's functionality, which can also be leveraged in mods. The articles in this section detail the file format and what goes into it.

• .rules syntax/format

• Actions (only for mod.rules)
• 🛤️Paths

• 🏢Part
  • Data fields
  • Components
    • ⏲️Timers
    • 🎚️Toggles
    • 🔟Values
    • Other components
  • Stats

• 🎯Projectile
  • Projectile Components
• 📦Resources
• 🔮Buffs
  • List of buffs
  • Criteria
  • How to mod buffs
• 🔗Proxies
• 🔥Fire
• 🧱External walls
• ✉️Text sprites

Career

• Rewards (modding)
  • Fame (modding)
• 🧪Technology

Other Modding Knowledge

Other articles with useful modding knowledge and information.

• Factions (modding)
• AI
• Miscellaneous (Modding)
• Upgrading mods between game version (coming soon)
• 🐞 Known bugs

Visuals

Articles relating to adding or modifying visuals.

• Adding or replacing images
• Making Cosmoteer-style visuals
• 💠Normals in Modlab
• Simple normals in GIMP
• Shaders
• Beam colors

Miscellaneous Notes

Assorted notes and information that does not quite fit into other categories.

• Mods are loaded in alphabetical order based on ID (patch 0.20.11 notes)

Resources

Useful resources to help with developing mods.

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  Door Locations