Newbie modding question

[Atalvyr]

Being a complete newbie at modding, I have a quick question regarding Steam Workshop usage for Stellaris:

Is it possible to share custom races made using the in-game race creator? If so, would they break Ironman the same way fully custom races with their own name lists etc. do? I guess I would like the new races to somehow "append" to my existing list of races.

I want to play Ironman, but I'd also like to share my own creations and import the cool creations of others - especially now that descriptions are supported. As far as I can read, all the mods being discussed here with new races break Ironman in order to add new portraits and stuff.

 

[poopchute]

Being a complete newbie at modding, I have a quick question regarding Steam Workshop usage for Stellaris:

Is it possible to share custom races made using the in-game race creator? If so, would they break Ironman the same way fully custom races with their own name lists etc. do? I guess I would like the new races to somehow "append" to my existing list of races.

I want to play Ironman, but I'd also like to share my own creations and import the cool creations of others - especially now that descriptions are supported. As far as I can read, all the mods being discussed here with new races break Ironman in order to add new portraits and stuff.

You can make your own mod, put in it a prescripted_species folder, add in a uniquely named text file. Copy your desired species from your user_empire_designs.txt to the new txt file. Change spawn_enabled from = no to = always. Then share it on the workshop. Anyone who subs will then have your species spawn into their games.

It will work with ironman, but I don't know if it will prevent achievements.