If the same file is modified in two different mods, the game will use the highest priority mod's version of the file. This has to do with data pre-loading and caching. Note: It is often necessary to restart the game before the mod is truly enabled. To enable it, the user must start Horizon and navigate to the Mods menu from the main menu. By default, mods are disabled when first detected. When the mod is first created, the game will detect the new mod and create an entry in 'Documents/Horizon/mods.xml'. If it finds it, it will use the modded version instead of the base game's version.
When the game attempts to load Race04/emblem.dds, it will look in the active mods for this file. From the base game, copy the file 'races/Race00/emblem.dds' to the newly created 'mods/My first mod/races/Race04' folder. Create the folders /races and /races/Race04 (this is the same structure as the base game's 'races' folder - Humans have a race id of 4) 4. Note: available="true" means it will be visible in the mod interface within the game. This is an example of changing a race's logo Within this folder, create a file called modinfo.xml and write the following within it Create a new folder in the mods directory (name it 'My first mod' if you wish) 2. This mod simply replaces the Human race's logo with the Barbeck logo.ġ. Note: Some files permit partial modification, meaning only part of the file needs to be changed (an example of this has been provided within the samples) Basic Mod Walkthrough Īs a crash course, we can follow the example of the Basics sample. Note: only include files that have been changed. The file structure within the mod root should be identical to the base game root structure (except for optional localization - see optional localization sample).Within the root folder, modinfo.xml must exist and be valid (see the samples for the structure of this file).It's root folder must be placed in the Horizon/Mods folder.Generally, each mod should follow these guidelines:
All modding occurs within the Horizon/mods folder, and Documents/Horizon/mods.xml.ĭiscussions and questions about modding can be directed to the forumsĪs a starting point, take a look at the Horizon/Mods folder to see samples of simple mods. The modding support in Horizon allows a user to change many things about the game.
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