Modding Help [Solved] My Vanity Mod doesn't work. Pls help

hi i just tried to create my first mod but when i try to run it the game crashes. I tried a lot of different things but none worked. If someone has an idea what I should change to let it work please let me know.

I attached the file so anyone can download it.

In case it wasn't clear it WILL make your game crash

 

The log says : "Could not read json asset /items/armors/icearmorcool/icearmorcool.head"
I don't know how to fix this.

 

Probably a syntax error. Post the json.

 

Here is it.

 

Remove the , at the end of the 3rd to last line.

 

removing the , at the end of the 3rd last line actually did not change the situation

 

Then something else is wrong. That was the only syntax error. Could be you just set it up wrong all together.

 

maybe it's just me, probably because well it is my first try at modding ever

 

Pack up everything and ill take a look at it.

 

Here

 

Just a note, when you are working on mods, putting it into a pak file is kinda counterproductive. Just zip up the folder of the mod.

 

k sry i thought you meant with pack up to put it in a pak file

 

Personally I never use that format. I think it is only necessary for the workshop.


Anyhoo, your issue stems from every other armor piece having the same issue as the head item. Also, your recipie files are missing closing brackets. AND, your patch file is missing commas after each section.

You should really read up on JSON syntax.

 

k i fixed the brackets of the recipes files.

 

Here is a, more or less, fixed version.

 

Thanks a lot.

Btw i am just curious what exactly did you change?

 

Removed the offending comma from the armors, added the missing brackets to the recipes, and added the missing commas to the player.config.patch file.

And because I am a stickler for it, I also cleaned up the formatting of the files, but that is irrelevant to the function of the mod.

Remember, most of modding is tinkering and learning from what you see, so don't be afraid to dig into things just to see how they work. Make mistakes, and success will come later.

 

since i'm new to modding could you explain to me what an "offending" comma is ( i pretty much am not great in english since it isn't my native language) and what formatting means ?

 

In JSON, all lines of code must end in a comma.

Example:

Code:

{
  "itemName" : "ChestAug01",
  "price" : 7500,
  "rarity" : "Legendary",
  "category" : "fabricantaugment01",
  "tooltipKind" : "fabricantaugment",
  "inventoryIcon" : "lightaugment.png",
  "description" : "An EPP module that enables a survival pack to emit a strong light.",
  "shortdescription" : "Light III Augment",

  "augment" : {
    "type" : "chest",
    "name" : "light3",
    "displayName" : "Light III",
    "displayIcon" : "/items/augments/chest/FabricantAugment01.png",
    "effects" : [ "lightaugment3" ]  <----- No comma
  }, <----- Comma showing the end of a block of code, but it is not the last block, so it needs a comma.

  "radioMessagesOnPickup" : [ "pickupaugment" ],

  "scripts" : [ "/scripts/augments/augment.lua" ] <----- No comma
} <----- No comma

Notice how every line has a comma at the end save for a few. Only the last line in a block of code does not require a comma.


Seems confusing at first, but you will get the hang of it in time.

This site is great for checking for syntax errors: http://jsonlint.com/