When launching starbound through steam. You will get 3 options now, one being mod uploader tool. Choose that - then select the folder of the mod. Fill in the details and hit upload. Next go to the workshop page of the mod.
I only get two options "Play Starbound" and "Launch Dedicated Server"; this happens for both plain Starbound 1.0 (stable) downloaded just today and for Unstable/Nightly also downloaded today. I am playing on Linux, so maybe the mod uploader hasn't been ported to Linux yet?
hrm.. I uploaded my mod (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=729824320), clicked subscribe, launched the game but it isn't there.. any hints on what I did wrong?
If it worked as a folder in your mods/ folder, then you probably packed a wrong structure or you have a mistake with your metadata file. Try browsing your mod pak in the steam workshop files and unpack with the unpacker, if it doesn't work you should be able to find the mistake from the error message. Otherwise check the folder structure.
Does anyone know how to submit an update to your mod once you have uploaded it to steam? I can't seem to figure it out.
Upload the mod folder again - if you did not modify the Metadata file after the first upload. The new metadata will have the Steam Mod ID in it. The number which appears on bottom left of mod uploader. That is what telling the uploader which file in the workshop to update.
Not sure what metadate file you're talking about but I must have edited/deleted it because I don't see it and uploading isn't working. Is it possible to get a new metadate file and just edit in the correct modid? <-- That worked. Thanks for the info Suit
Ok the file you are looking for will be this. If you did not make one - after uploading it would have been generated. If you accidentally deleted it - don't worry. You will just need to remake the metadata file manually. Go to Steam workshop go to your file and look at the Steam URL ID - it will give you a number on top. Just jot that down. Then; Create a file _metadata Then use this code. Code: { "author" : "Namehere", "description" : "Desc", "friendlyName" : "Purchasable Pets", "name" : "p_Pets", "steamContentId" : "ID#here", "version" : "1.1" } Make sure your friendly name and name is the same you kept earlier.
when i uploaded mine, it was hidden at first, had to unhide it, then after a few minutes it appeared on the list
I'm on linux, and there is no way to upload a mod to the workshop, I tried mod_uploader.exe with Mono and Wine, this is a bit disapointing ...
Wrote a Guide for Linux and Mac Users: http://community.playstarbound.com/threads/uploading-to-steam-workshop-with-linux-and-mac.118872/
