[#modding] feature request: recursively search mod directories for `manifest.json`. any tim...

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<Sol, sky orb> feature request: recursively search mod directories for manifest.json. any time one is encountered (even if it has no fields):
- load that subdirectory as if it were its own mod
- ignore that subdirectory when loading any mod that may be in an ancestor directory
this will allow, for instance, the uploading of mod packs to steam workshop, making it easier to maintain a collection of related mods. players can then choose to enable or disable them individually
optional: allow players to hide mods they're not interested in so that they only have to look at the mods they care about from mod packs

[Sol]

the question of what to do about a parent directory that isn’t actually a mod is not one i have a strong opinion on. perhaps a field in manifest.json that says “don’t load this as its own mod”?