Modding Weapon Stats

[Carl_Bar]

Having some issues doing this, i created a modified .csv file and dropped it into the mod folder, but it doesn't seem to be reading it at all, but the error log shows nothing. No idea whats going on.

Might be related somehow to the fact that despite what the readme says the .ods is not readable, (tried both notepad++ and excel), so i had to edit the CSV directly with notepad++, might have created a formatting error, i honestly have no idea.

 

[Mr. Morague]

Are you creating new weapons or editing old ones? For new ones, it's typically better to have the values in the component file itself, such as

weapon_component_template = {
    key = "SMALL_HARVMACH_ENERGY_GUN"
    size = small
    icon = "GFX_ship_part_laser_5"
    icon_frame = 1
    type = instant

    damage = { min = 498 max = 761 }
    windup = { min = 5 max = 30 }
    total_fire_time = 40
    range = 120
    accuracy = 0.9
    power = -300
    hull_damage = 3.0
    armor_penetration = 0.33
    armor_damage = 0.75
    shield_penetration = 0.66
    shield_damage = 0.5
    tracking = 0.5

    resources = {
        category = ship_components
        cost = {
            alloys = 40
        }       
        upkeep = {
            volatile_motes = 0.25
            exotic_gases = 0.25
            rare_crystals = 0.25
            sr_dark_matter = 1
        }
    }

    prerequisites = { "tech_interdimensional_understanding_weaponry_1" }
    component_set = "GAMMA_LASER"
    projectile_gfx = "gamma_laser_l"
    tags = { weapon_type_energy }
    ai_tags = { weapon_role_anti_hull }
    ai_weight = {
        weight = 0
    }
}