Modding and multiplayer

[Alwar]

Anyone knows if Namelist or graphical mods will change checksum and so will mess with multiplayer?

 

[Sopot]

I think they said name lists change it(during london stream), but I can't be 100% sure.

 

[Hericage]

name lists will change check sum. This is because all clients are required to generate the same name for new ships, leaders, planets etc and thus they all need to pick from the same lists.
With graphical mods it sort of depends on what you want to mod. Adding more flag emblems for instance will affect the check sum since they have to be visible for the other players as well.

 

[Alwar]

name lists will change check sum. This is because all clients are required to generate the same name for new ships, leaders, planets etc and thus they all need to pick from the same lists.
With graphical mods it sort of depends on what you want to mod. Adding more flag emblems for instance will affect the check sum since they have to be visible for the other players as well.

Well namelists are kinda non important i guess, i can change their names anyway. Graphical i was thinking of color patterns of phenotypes. For example, blorgs only green

 

[Hericage]

You can change most art without affecting checksum. Only green blorg will work just fine, but the changes will only appear on your computer

 

[zocke1r]

so namelist mods will disallow you from playing ironman and gain achievements? or are that two different checksums in stellaris?

 

[barny]

so namelist mods will disallow you from playing ironman and gain achievements? or are that two different checksums in stellaris?

Quill18 tested it and apparently the name lists DON'T change the checksum.

 

[Summin Cool]

What about modded in weapons and techs? Does everyone need to mod for this?

 

[zocke1r]

Quill18 tested it and apparently the name lists DON'T change the checksum.

according to one of the devs that is clearly a bug

name lists will change check sum. This is because all clients are required to generate the same name for new ships, leaders, planets etc and thus they all need to pick from the same lists.
With graphical mods it sort of depends on what you want to mod. Adding more flag emblems for instance will affect the check sum since they have to be visible for the other players as well.

so it will most likely be fixed in the near future, and behave as intended, means my question still stands