How to pack a mod?

[lasch]

I dont get the instruction :"Subdirectory for your mod"(mod tools, create a mod, directory). When i paste the adress "C:\Users\XXX\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod\common\define"(thats where i put the modded lua), it just creates a mod and an empty file with that name. What am i doing wrong?

 

[hyme]

I dont get the instruction :"Subdirectory for your mod"(mod tools, create a mod, directory). When i paste the adress "C:\Users\XXX\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod\common\define"(thats where i put the modded lua), it just creates a mod and an empty file with that name. What am i doing wrong?

You need a mod name.
C:\Users\XXX\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Stellaris\mod\MYMODNAME\common\define

 

[hyme]

This is what I have for that:

name="Tardus Venatus Spatio"
path="mod/Tardus Venatus Spatio"


supported_version="1.0.0"

You could also download someone mod and see what they did and use that as a guide.

 

[lasch]

Thanks for the help. It was embarassingly easy, once i knew that by subdirectory it meant a mod name. After that i just had to move the "common" folder into the automatically created mod-name folder.

 

[hyme]

Thanks for the help. It was embarassingly easy, once i knew that by subdirectory it meant a mod name. After that i just had to move the "common" folder into the automatically created mod-name folder.

No problem.

 

[hinkledolph]

How do I update my mod? It says mod should not have 'archive' field before upload when I try to update it on the workshop

 

[Kaochi]

Remove the archive= in the .mod and clic upload. Steam will generate an archive=numbersnumbers for you.

For future updates, fetch before uploading, or you'll publish a new version of your mod instead of updating.

 

[gauffa]

Potentially off-topic question: When downloading a mod from Steam Workshop, where is the archive saved? I'm on Windows 7 and am unable to find the archive.

 

[Kaochi]

It's in "documents/paradox interactive/stellaris/mod" and appear as an archive. I don't know if you can unzip these to see what's inside, never tried to.

 

[hinkledolph]

Figured it out. You cant subscribe to a mod that you created or it causes this error. Unsubbing allows to me to update it with no issues.

 

[missingalink]

Remove the archive= in the .mod and clic upload. Steam will generate an archive=numbersnumbers for you.

For future updates, fetch before uploading, or you'll publish a new version of your mod instead of updating.

I may be dumb here as I'm new to all this but this solution doesn't appear to work. I understand that the .mod file mustn't have the archive line and instead have a path line but when I click upload the file instantly reverts and I get the must not contain archive error. What am I doing wrong?

 

[WolfStark]

Hm, what to do if I deleted my folder in the meantime and still want to update my mod?
Oh and how to add a thumbnail for the steam workshop?^^

 

[Kaochi]

@missingalink : I don't know why it doesn't work.
When I use the mod tools and "Create Mod", it's generate this :

name="mymod"
path="mod/mymoddirectory"
tags={
"Buildings"
}
supported_version="1.0.2"

Then I close the launcher, restart it and the mod is visible among other mods.
Try to generate a clean file then upload on steam with the launcher.

@WolfStark :
Put an image at the root of your mod directory. Write in your .mod :

picture="imagename.extension"

For example : thumbnail.png or preview.jpg.