V2 of ModInfo.xml Template (for game V1.x)

[xyth]

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<xml>
    <Name value=" " />
    <DisplayName value="   " />
    <Description value="    " />
    <Author value="   " />
    <Version value="1.0.0.1" />
    <Website value=" " />
</xml>

[EpicSpire]

I am using the following in my ModInfo

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<xml>
    <Name value="EpicSpire's Quality ModSlot Boost" />
    <DisplayName value="EpicSpire's Quality ModSlot Boost" />
    <Version value="1.0.0.0" />
    <Description value="Increases the ModSlots based on Quality and Tier" />
    <Author value="TheEpicSpire" />
    <Website value="www.7daystodie.com" />
</xml>


but when i go to test my mod, I am getting a red line in my console saying : EpicSpire's Quality ModSlot Boost/ModInfo.xml does not define a valid non-empty Name (^[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]+$), ignoring

can someone explain to me what i am doing wrong?

 

[sphereii]

Try a more boring Name value:  epicSpire_quality_modslot_boost

 

[EpicSpire]

 

30 minutes ago, sphereii said:

Try a more boring Name value:  epicSpire_quality_modslot_boost

 

 

Thank you

ok, that works. is it because the name value has to be all one "word"/no spaces? or is it as simple as the name value has to be different than the display name?

Edited June 28 by EpicSpire (see edit history)

[sphereii]

Yeah, the Name isn't meant to be pretty, but to be functional.  It might be used in the future for dependencies.

[Diche_Bach]

On 6/27/2024 at 2:06 PM, xyth said:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<xml>
    <Name value=" " />
    <DisplayName value="   " />
    <Description value="    " />
    <Author value="   " />
    <Version value="1.0.0.1" />
    <Website value=" " />
</xml>

How does one go about using this to create a mod?

[BFT2020]

15 hours ago, Diche_Bach said:

How does one go about using this to create a mod?

There is a good guide on xpath and xml to start with

 

I would recommend doing something small at first to learn the basics before trying something more complicated 
 

 

[Diche_Bach]

1 hour ago, BFT2020 said:

There is a good guide on xpath and xml to start with

 

I would recommend doing something small at first to learn the basics before trying something more complicated 
 

 

 

Thanks a bunch!

[Diche_Bach]

7 hours ago, BFT2020 said:

There is a good guide on xpath and xml to start with

 

I would recommend doing something small at first to learn the basics before trying something more complicated 
 

 

Turns out, there is a mod that exists that does what I want (and maybe it works fine for 1.0 . . . in which case I get an excuse to prolong procrastination on learning to mod Unity games 

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/7daystodie/mods/3145

But if not, between the resource you have provided and that mod I should be able to get my start. Thanks again!

Edited July 2 by Diche_Bach
clarification (see edit history)

[RyanFaeScotland]

On 6/28/2024 at 2:46 PM, EpicSpire said:

EpicSpire's Quality ModSlot Boost/ModInfo.xml does not define a valid non-empty Name (^[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]+$), ignoring

can someone explain to me what i am doing wrong?

 

 

FWIW that error message is give you the RegEx that is telling you what is considered a valid name. You can drop ^[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]+$ into RegEx101.com for the explanation:

 

^ asserts position at start of a line

Match a single character present in the list below

[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]

+ matches the previous token between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)

0-9 matches a single character in the range between 0 (index 48) and 9 (index 57) (case sensitive)

a-z matches a single character in the range between a (index 97) and z (index 122) (case sensitive)

A-Z matches a single character in the range between A (index 65) and Z (index 90) (case sensitive)

_ matches the character _ with index 95₁₀ (5F₁₆ or 137₈) literally (case sensitive)

\- matches the character - with index 45₁₀ (2D₁₆ or 55₈) literally (case sensitive)

$ asserts position at the end of a line

 

So, letters (both cases), numbers, dashes and underscores are valid characters.

 

[EpicSpire]

On 8/2/2024 at 11:50 AM, RyanFaeScotland said:

 

FWIW that error message is give you the RegEx that is telling you what is considered a valid name. You can drop ^[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]+$ into RegEx101.com for the explanation:

 

^ asserts position at start of a line

Match a single character present in the list below

[0-9a-zA-Z_\-]

+ matches the previous token between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)

0-9 matches a single character in the range between 0 (index 48) and 9 (index 57) (case sensitive)

a-z matches a single character in the range between a (index 97) and z (index 122) (case sensitive)

A-Z matches a single character in the range between A (index 65) and Z (index 90) (case sensitive)

_ matches the character _ with index 95₁₀ (5F₁₆ or 137₈) literally (case sensitive)

\- matches the character - with index 45₁₀ (2D₁₆ or 55₈) literally (case sensitive)

$ asserts position at the end of a line

 

So, letters (both cases), numbers, dashes and underscores are valid characters.

 

thanks, i figured out what my problem was but knowing what the error message means helps me for future mistakes. Thanks a ton