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| − | = Creating mod =
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| − | To make your own mod you need to create subdirectory in "Mods" with name that will be used as identifier for your mod.
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| − | Main mod file called '''mod.json''' and should be placed into main folder of your mod, e.g. '''Mods/myMod/mod.json'''
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| − | All content of your mod should go into "Override" directory, e.g. '''Mods/myMod/Override/'''
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| − | * '''TODO''': separate '''content''' and '''override''' folders
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| − | * '''TODO''': support for .zip archives
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| − | Example of how directory structure of your mod may look like:
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| − | <pre>
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| − | Mods/
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| − | myMod/
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| − | mod.json
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| − | Override/
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| − | data/ - unorganized files, mostly bitmap images (.bmp, .png, .pcx)
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| − | config/ - json configuration files
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| − | maps/ - h3m maps added or modified by mod
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| − | music/ - music files. Mp3 is fully supported, ogg may be added if needed
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| − | sounds/ - sound files, in wav format.
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| − | sprites/ - animation, image sets (H3 .def files or VCMI .json files)
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| − | video/ - video files, .bik or .smk
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| − | </pre>
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| − | = Creating mod file =
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| − | All VCMI configuration files use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Json JSON format] so you may want to familiarize yourself with it first.
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| − | Example of how mod.json should look like:
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| − | <syntaxhighlight lang="javascript">
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| − | { | |
| − | // This is description on how files are organized in your mod
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| − | // Make sure to replace "myMod" with name of your mod
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| − | // In most cases you do not need to modify anything else in this field
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| − | // TODO: make this entry optional
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| − | "filesystem":
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| − | "":
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| − | [
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| − | {"type" : "dir", "path" : "ALL/MODS/myMod/Override"}
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| − | ]
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| − | },
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| − | // Name of your mod. While it does not have hard length limit
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| − | // it should not be longer than ~30 symbols to fit into allowed space
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| − | "name" : "My test mod",
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| − | // More lengthy description of mod. No hard limit
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| − | // TODO: show it in some kind of mod manager
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| − | "description" : "My test mods that add a lot of useless stuff into the game",
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| − | // Priority in which your mod will be loaded. Bigger priority will make mod load later
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| − | // and override whatever changes were made by previous mod
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| − | // Can be modified by user as well as by game so this field is more like a hint
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| − | "priority" : 20,
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| − | // Following section describes configuration files with content added by mod
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| − | // It can be split into several files in any way you want but recommended organization is
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| − | // to keep one file per object (creature/hero/etc) and, if applicable, add separate file
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| − | // with translatable strings for each type of content
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| − | // See "additional links" at the bottom of page for descriptions of each of these formats
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| − | // list of factions/towns configuration files
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| − | "factions" :
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| − | "config/myMod/faction.json"
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| − | // List of hero classes configuration files
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| − | "heroClasses" :
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| − | "config/myMod/heroClasses.json"
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| − | ],
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| − | // List of heroes configuration files
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| − | "heroes" :
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| − | "config/myMod/heroes.json"
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| − | ],
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| − | // list of creature configuration files
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| − | "creatures" :
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| − | "config/myMod/creatures.json"
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| − | ],
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| − | // List of artifacts configuration files
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| − | "artifacts" :
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| − | "config/myMod/artifacts.json"
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| − | ]
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| − | } | |
| − | </syntaxhighlight>
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| − | = Additional links =
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| − | * [[Animation Format|Def file replacement format]]
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| − | * [[Creature Format]]
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| − | * [[Town Format]]
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| − | * [[Hero Classes Format]]
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| − | * [[Hero Format]]
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| − | * [[Artifact Format]]
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