[MODDING] manifest.json

[Armithaig]

PROBLEM

Mod configuration split between 4 files: config.json, modconfig.json, display.txt, workshop.json.

Problematic when creating a mod manager, as gnarf effectively is. Confusing for modders. Only workshop.json defines a mod image/description, leaving non-workshop mods bare.

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PROPOSAL

Merge into just config.json which is platform neutral, leave workshop.json to handle just that, the workshop page.

Add new fields to config.json used by the mod manager:

Name/ID - The name of the mod in the menu.

Author/s - Who made the mod.

Description - A short text blurb about the mod.

Version - What version of the mod this is.

Image - An image to display in the list.

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Here’s some mod configuration files from other games to look at;

https://gitlab.com/Armithaig/kiith-nabaal-shipyard/-/blob/master/mod/mod_info.json

https://gitlab.com/Armithaig/pd2-mui/-/blob/master/MUI/mod.txt

[Armithaig]

Right, apparently we're popping another config file to end 'em all: manifest.json. Waow.

[Corey Frang]

re-opening; this serves a good list to track the new manifest with