Making New Planet Modifiers - Can It Be Done?

[asnys]

So I want to add a new planet modifier to the game. Does anyone know how to do that?

What I've been doing is adding entries to common/planet_modifier and common/static_modifier. But adding a common/static_modifier folder to the mod - even if it's empty - results in a game crash on launch. And adding a common/planet_modifier folder sometimes does and sometimes doesn't, in a strange and unpredictable fashion (it seems to cause a crash if there's anything in there, or if there was something in there last time the game loaded, but not if the folder's empty and it didn't previously contain anything). But I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if this is a bug.

 

[Kyojin]

I have a file under common/static_modifers/civ_trade_static_modifers.txt with some modifiers in it that work perfectly fine for me.

Make sure you have the 's' at the end of modifiers, might be the problem.

 

[InfiniteGremlin]

I haven't had any problem adding modifiers.

common/planet_modifiers/mymod_planet_modifiers.txt

pm_mymod_comet = {
    spawn_chance = {
        #None - From event
    }
   
    modifier = "mymod_comet"
}

common/static_modifiers/mymod_static_modifiers.txt

mymod_comet = {
    pop_happiness = -0.10
    icon = "gfx/interface/icons/planet_modifiers/pm_asteroid_impacts.dds"
    icon_frame = 3
}

localisation/mymod_l_english.yml (must be in UTF-8):

l_english:
 mymod_comet: "Comet Modifier"
 mymod_comet_desc: "This modifier makes people unhappy"

 

[asnys]

Thanks for your help. I'm still baffled, though, because I copy-and-pasted the code InfiniteGremlin posted, and it crashes to desktop on launch. I don't have anything else in the mod at the moment, just those three files, and it launches fine without the mod...

 

[Kyojin]

Are you using notepad++?

 

[asnys]

Are you using notepad++?

TextWrangler - I'm on a Mac.

 

[InfiniteGremlin]

Weird. I'm not on a Mac, so I may be of limited help, but what's in your Stellaris/mods directory? What happens if you move everything out of it?

You'll also need the .mod file, of course, what did you put in that?

 

[asnys]

Here's the full contents of my mod directory at the moment:

test.mod
690089574.mod (for the "More Events" mod)
test/descriptor.mod
test/localisation/mymod_l_english.yml
test/common/planet_modifiers/mymod_planet_modifiers.txt
test/common/static_modifiers/mymod_static_modifiers.txt

If I move everything out of the mod directory, then "More Events" still shows up in the launcher, but the test mod doesn't, and it launches fine.

Would it be possible for you to provide a copy of your mod with the changed planet modifier, or direct me to where I can find it online? At the moment, all I can think of is some extremely subtle, hard-to-spot typo.

Thank you both for your help!

 

[The Regent]

Can you post the contents of the modifier files for us?

Edit: And the mod file as well.

 

[asnys]

Can you post the contents of the modifier files for us?

Edit: And the mod file as well.

I've attached a .zip with the directory. For those who don't want to download a .zip from a stranger, here are the contents, copy-and-pasted:

Test.mod:

name="Test"
path="mod/test"
tags={
   "Balance"
}
supported_version="1.0.3"

Descriptor.mod:

name="Test"
path="mod/test"
tags={
   "Balance"
}
supported_version="1.0.3"

mymod_l_english.yml:

l_english:
mymod_comet: "Comet Modifier"
mymod_comet_desc: "This modifier makes people unhappy"

mymod_planet_modifiers.txt:

pm_mymod_comet = {
  spawn_chance = {
  #None - From event
  }
  
  modifier = "mymod_comet"
}

mymod_static_modifiers.txt:

mymod_comet = {
  pop_happiness = -0.10
  icon = "gfx/interface/icons/planet_modifiers/pm_asteroid_impacts.dds"
  icon_frame = 3
}

 

[The Regent]

Try adding zeros to your localisation file like this:

l_english:
mymod_comet:0 "Comet Modifier"
mymod_comet_desc:0 "This modifier makes people unhappy"

 

[asnys]

Try adding zeros to your localisation file like this:

l_english:
mymod_comet:0 "Comet Modifier"
mymod_comet_desc:0 "This modifier makes people unhappy"

Still crashes every time the progress bar reaches 83%.

 

[The Regent]

There are .DS_Store files in each folder you have. Do you see them? It stops crashing for me after I delete these files.

 

[asnys]

That did it! Thanks so much!

And I didn't see them until you pointed them out. Didn't even know they exist - apparently, according to Google, they're hidden files that MacOS creates to keep track of window positions. Learn something every day!

 

[The Regent]

You're welcome! Looks like we both learned something today. Happy modding!

 

[sebastianfisher]

Can someone take a look at mine too? Don't know why it isn't working. I'm getting an icon showing up... but it's the generic one and not the one I specified. The modifiers do not get applied either. Help is greatly appreciated as I'm new to Paradox modding.