Testing While developing a mod, it is recommended to test the mod out locally before making it available on steam workshop. Readme.txt & ModPreview.jpg: The ModPreview image will be used to depict the mod on steam workshop, while the readme.txt can provide instructions or other information related to the mod.In our example weapon mod, English language (INT) strings are provided to fill out the friendly name and other fields the weapon needs to display correctly in the game. Localization Files: Loc files are really just config files in disguise but they have a specialized purpose: to provide all player facing text in the game.

In this way, many mods making edits to the same config files can co-exist … for the most part. This handy behavior can be seen in our example weapon mod where XComEditor and XComEngine, both config files with a large amount of settings, simply adds our mod package to the lists that let the engine know our modded script package exists. The game to be recompiled, and because the UE3 config file processing system allows for individual config settings to be overridden while leaving the rest unchanged. They are convenient to use because changing them does not require Config Files: Config files, or INIs, are used to provide settings and default values to the game.Content packages are created through UnrealEd, which will be covered later. This package is referenced by the script data template above. In our example weapon mod, there is a single package called WP_ModExampleWeapon_CV that defines how our new weapon will look, sound, shoot, what projectiles it will use, how it will fall when dropped, etc. These files contain the content of the game: meshes, textures, animations, sounds, physics models, archetypes, etc. Unreal Content Packages: Unreal content packages can be UPK files or MAP files.Script code, if it overrides script that shipped with the game can be used to make a radically different XCOM game. How much damage does it do? Which upgrades can it use? What tech level does it require? Does it need to be built or is it available from the start? How much will it cost? Data templates just scratch the surface for what can be added using script. In our example weapon mod, the script code defines a data template which is the gameplay data describing how the new weapon works. Script Code: Script code is the most powerful type of mod content.Mod ComponentsMods for XCOM2 are composed of many different types of data that combine to form changes to the XCOM 2 base game.

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