Just wondering, in the yaml it says there's a "Client" option. Can mods be used in a single-player game without running a dedi?
API 2.0 can be used in single player. It's still a work in progress so many of the features from API 1.4 haven't been implemented yet.
The old API wont work in SP. If you want mods to work in SP you need to convert them to the new API. We wont add the old API to the SP API For old mods this means that they have to be rewritten. If the mod owner doesnt want to do that then that mod wont work in SP Mods in SP also only work with EAC off, we will see if we can get it with EAC on working
Yeah I never use EAC since I only play SP or with friends who aren't going to cheat. I can't get empyrion to recognize the demomod dll. Where am I supposed to put it? I'm currently trying in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Empyrion - Galactic Survival\Content\Mods\ModName Also: - Is there an example that works in SP so I can go from there? - Is there some sort of console message or other indication that a mod has been successfully loaded, or an unsuccessful attempt was made? - Does the .dll have to have the same name as the folder? - Does the namespace have to be anything specific? - Does the info.yaml have to have a specific filename or any yaml will be shown as an info file? (Does contents of this show up in game somewhere?) - How do I tell (in Visual Studio) which API a mod is using? (I'm guessing the legacy will use different references.)
Empyrion - Galactic Survival\Content\Mods\DemoMod\DemoMod.dll Empyrion - Galactic Survival\Content\Mods\DemoMod\DemoMod_info.yaml open the info file and change : ModTargets: none to ModTargets: Client (if its already set to client then let it be) Startup EGS > Start a SP Game > Open Chat > Type in SERVER the word "echo" without " Result it should say something back to you The DemoMod is the example. Its highly experimental 1. We dont recoment to write mods yet since the API will change in the next updates 2. the LegacyAPI doesnt work in SP and wont get to work either there will be a small guide later (what will contain all calls but not how to code) but for now we dont explain it yet since we advice people to leave the API alone for now Yes the dll needs afaik be the same name as the folder We wont provide a full example. The DemoMod is all we provide the source code comes with the mod you can take a look from there All folder names, dll name, info file name need to be the same that name reflects to the namespace Example if your namespace is test then the dll, folder and info file should have the name test (Info file will be then test_info.yaml) The DemoMod will give some message in the Client log i believe. But it depends if logging is enabled inside the mod + how the mod loads. For instance if the mod loads on the PlayfieldServer the log will be inside the playfieldserver.log and not the dedicated.log Hope this helps you
Thanks, I got it to work. Since you guys are adding SP and there's no text output like on the dedi window, it would be really nice to get a list of loaded mods. (Bonus if they can be chosen for a particular save/game.) BTW the popup doesn't happen. This line doesn't execute: ModApi.GUI.ShowGameMessage("The demo mod says 'Hello' ", prio: 1); I'm guessing that's a missing functionality, but just FYI in case it is supposed to be working. (I was able to get chat messages to fire from the Game_Update event.)
