Tutorial Basic Patching Now With Path Guide [v1.9]

So I did a test.

It is working with replace, but it isn't working with add.

My ores the harder to see pink stuff to the right (stupid pink dirt) . This was done via replace

{
"op" : "replace",
"path" : "/moonores",
"value" : [[0.5, [ [ "erechusshard", 1.3], [ "plutonium", 1.40] ] ]]
},

However when I change it to add, edit the path and what not.. nothing spawns but plutonium.

{
"op" : "add",
"path" : "/moonores/0/1/-",
"value" : [ "erechusshard", 1.3]
},

That spawns nothing. I'm running around with /admin /fullbright on scanning an unexplored moon and nada. Something has got to be wrong with this and it's driving me up the wall. I don't want to stick with replace as that'll conflict with any other mods that edit ore spawns on the moon... (or any that work >.>)

 

Well that stinks. Only other place I see this mod idea working is on asteroids and that biome has no ores listed and I wouldn't know how to do the add bit to add it in.

 

"path":"/learnBlueprintsOnPickup", is what made a new function NOT "value":[]

so,
"path":"/learnBlueprintsOnPickup",
"value": "masonrytable"
would add
"learnBlueprintsOnPickup" : "manonrytable"

and

"path":"/learnBlueprintsOnPickup",
"value": ["masonrytable"]
would add a new array called learnBlueprintsOnPickup with the masonrytable value at 0

 

Hey guys,
I've got a really stupid question:
want to change a recipe, lets say Steelbars, to just one Ironbar and one Liquidoil. How exactly do i do that?
I'll start with

[
{
"op" : "replace",

What to type in to:

"path" : "?????",
"value" : ?????

Sorry for that nooby question. I'm sitting here since two hours to figure that out.
I'm sure it's simple but to stupid to understand right now

 

Hiya folks,
thanks a lot for doing this tutorial in the first place, thanks again for doing it in text format (I guess I am just too old to switch to video learning).

First Request: Somewhere the OP stated that this thread is in the modding guides, which is not true (anymore?). Please could somebody restore it, if there is not a valid reason for its removal (outdated, incorrect information).

Second request: I just learned the hard way, that batch-adding still is not possible and that Fruzstrated's code example from page 7:

[
{"op": "add", "path": "/defaultBlueprints/tier1/-", "value": { "item": "armor_chest" }},
{"op": "add", "path": "/defaultBlueprints/tier1/-", "value": { "item": "armor_legs" }}
]

is the way to go.
And by the way, doing a little creative Find/Replace with your favorite editor makes this a quick fix for lists of whatever length.

I would have found it helpful if this snippet of code had appeared in the tutorial. So my request is adding it.

But that is totally secondary to seeing this Tutorial in the modding guides.


/Edit:

Can somebody point me to a good tutorial for regular expressions? I was being bigmouthed regarding the quick fix.
In particular I can't get the line breaks to work (the regex does not find any permutation of \r and \n), everything else is fine.

 

Ah, yes, thanks for that link then.

My problem with regex is solved, too. I just lowered my ambition a little and did not need the regex at all. Still - a lesson learned.

 

Hello Together,

I have a small Question. Can someone provide a small Sample what I have to Enter on the Test-Page?
I am asking this, because my Patch failed the Test. But is allready working ingame. So I am a little confused how that Test-Page works.

In the spoiler is the Patch that failed the Test, but is working ingame.

[
{"op" : "add", "path" : "/defaultBlueprints/tier1/-", "value" : { "item" : "additionalhumanshipstorage" } }
]

Joy and Happiness
Panthera Pardus

Edit: Oh oh... Sorry, if that Question is allready answered. I had read only the first page, and had not seen the other 10 pages. Sorry, I was a bit hasty.

 

Hello again,

and thank you for the quick answer. It helped me to figure out what I made wrong. I Only copied the value in the data-window, instead of the "human.species" file. Brain Lag

And befor I forget it. Thank You for the Tutorial. I will remember it to me, and consult it when I am unsure. So have a nice Day and

Joy and Happiness
Panthera Pardus

Edit for the Post below: I threw a short look on it, and what the ... . That's a really nice work, thanks for the note.

 

I suppose this thread is as good a place to ask as any. I'm having an issue that has be scratching my head. Basically I am trying to make a mod that will cause ships to have larger capacity fuel tanks as they are upgraded. It is simple enough, or so it would seem.

If I just edit the vanilla files - for example ships\apex\apext4.structure

Code:

{
  "config" : {
  "shipUpgrades" : {
  "capabilities" : ["teleport", "planetTravel", "systemTravel"],
  "maxFuel" : 1000
  }
  },

  "backgroundOverlays" : [
  {
  "image" : "humanT4.png",
  "position" : [7, 11.5],
  "fullbright" : true
  },
  {
  "image" : "humanT4lit.png",
  "position" : [7, 11.5]
  }
  ],

  "blockKey" : "blockKey.config:blockKey",
  "blockImage" : "humanT4blocks.png"
}

Just change maxFuel to 65000 and the max fuel in game is 65000. The only thing is I want this to work with all ships be they vanilla or mod, so I made this patch instead.

Code:

[ {"op" : "replace",  
  "path" : "/config/shipUpgrades/maxFuel",
  "value" : 65000
  } ]

The patch test website you linked to says this is valid, and the result after applying is

Code:

{
  "config" : {
  "shipUpgrades" : {
  "capabilities" : [ "teleport", "planetTravel", "systemTravel" ],
  "maxFuel" : 65000
  }
  },
  "backgroundOverlays" : [ {
  "image" : "apexT4.png",
  "position" : [ -4, 9 ],
  "fullbright" : true
  }, {
  "image" : "apexT4lit.png",
  "position" : [ -4, 9 ]
  } ],
  "blockKey" : "blockKey.config:blockKey",
  "blockImage" : "apexT4blocks.png"
}

So all is well except for one tiny detail... it has no effect in game! In the mod it is placed as ships\apex\apext4.structure.patch

I'm seeing no error nor warnings in stdout.txt. It finds and loads the mod. Everything seems normal... too normal.
I do not understand what I am doing wrong here! Surely it is a simple/stupid mistake.

And yes I am creating new characters and upgrading their ships to test this out. I tried this absent all other mods, but that doesn't seem to make a difference.

 

correct

 

Hello all,
I have a conundrum and could use any input on how to make something like this work...

Code:

{ "op" : "replace", "path" : "/beamGunConfig/image", "value" : "/humanoid/<species>/gravgun.png" }

I know the <species> tag works for other configurations such as client (for respawns) and ai (for tech) but when I use the line above I get this error code

Code:

Error: Could not load image asset '/humanoid/<species>/gravgun.png', using placeholder default.
(AssetException) No such asset '/humanoid/<species>/gravgun.png'

I suspect that the <species> tag is linked to specific values like "defaultSuitBase" in the "interface/ai/ai.config" file, so how does modify an already existing value to allow for this to function?

 

Hi, I'm trying to make a translation to my lang using .patch filet but while i'll make my own aicommand which enables my Universal Protection tech, i got always error No such key in Json:"action"). There's a photo my upgradeship8.aicommand.patch in a attachment. I hope you can help me with this,