New to modding, adding Item Property

[Fediuld76]

Hi,

I am new to modding, read the help file, and some related to buildings.
However there isn't something clear of how to add properties to an existing item I am copying the template for.

For example the Shifts related property which can be found on the eg Mechanical Parts factory, if I want to added in in a item that doesn't have Shifts how do I do it?

Thank you

 

[Fediuld76]

Update,

After some trial an error I added work shifts to my object. It was easier than initially believed. Bit thank you to @Waywocket and who ever Vo1 is
Mod is uploaded on steam here for those might be interested.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1337048607&searchtext=turbine

 

[Fediuld76]

Ok had a snag. Didn't picked that the turbine when off accumulates machine parts, something this mod was about.
I have fixed the bug, took me a lot of time and tries trying to figure out how to do so. But is my first mod

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1337771965

I can post the code and classes you might need to stop maintenance if you have something off in your mods, or adding workshifts to objects that have none.

 

[richvh]

So how do you add a property to an item?

 

[Fediuld76]

So how do you add a property to an item?

You mean like work swifts to the wind turbine even when the object had none?

From the code file which you add the inheritance properties.
I am on holidays atm, when back at home on Thursday night I will post here the code file of the Wind Turbines mod I made to see. (if I cannot find the FB post did about this)

 

[Fediuld76]

So how do you add a property to an item?

Ok.

Found my old post of how I made the mod in general lines.

Having fixed the bug, now it time to write a quick tutorial how to change a current Bullding.
In game there is a Mod Editor in the main menu. When you click it it will open a lot of windows of which one of them is the Mod Editor.
Go to it and select File -> New Mod. Add the mod title.
Double click your new mod. On the new screen add to the left the general information.
If you want to upload to Steam you need a png/jpg image of around 512x512 to attach to the Preview Image (see attachment).

Now from the top menu select New Item -> New Building Template.
Name your new building. On the Copy from select Wind Turbine.
(see screenshot).
Change your values or what ever you want.
Save.
At this stage the game will add another object exactly the same plus it's values you have altered. If you want to enhance it.

Select New Item -> New Code.
This is your class. Is preferably to give it the same name you used on the "new building" form.

When you done so. Close everything.

Open Notepad (or better Notepad++), and add the code you need.
In the case of adding workshifts to the turbine I had to make my object inherit from the WindTurbine and OutsideBuildingWithShifts objects.

DefineClass.WindTurbineWithWorkshifts = {
__parents = {
"WindTurbine",
"OutsideBuildingWithShifts"
}
}

After that code what events you need.
There is a basic ingame documentation with will open as soon as you click the Mod Editor in game. Read it and follow the tutorials etc.

The item you are interested is the one added in the code file

DefineClass.WindTurbineWithWorkshifts = {
__parents = {
"WindTurbine",
"OutsideBuildingWithShifts"
}
}

The OutsideBuildingWithShifts is the one that allows the Wind Turbines to have workshifts.

There are dozens of properties like that to be added and there is a list of them in the pages which can be found when you try to open the mod editor

 

[richvh]

What I'm really interested in is extending the Colonist class.

 

[Fediuld76]

What I'm really interested in is extending the Colonist class.

Read the documentation to see what is exposed.