Help for noobs. break it down Barney style.

[imnotalan]

I need a very patient and willing person or persons to break down some basics for me.

 

1: where do I download/unzip mods to if I want to install them in Avorion?

 

2: what program type can open the game program files?

 

3: where would you suggest I go in the future to answer questions of this nature?

 

OK so I am only just getting into computers I built my first rig last November. I don't know how to mod. I don't know how to open and/or modify any files or programs. I barely figured out how to import xml files of other peoples ship designs. so...

[Quellcrest]

I need a very patient and willing person or persons to break down some basics for me.

 

1: where do I download/unzip mods to if I want to install them in Avorion?

 

2: what program type can open the game program files?

 

3: where would you suggest I go in the future to answer questions of this nature?

 

OK so I am only just getting into computers I built my first rig last November. I don't know how to mod. I don't know how to open and/or modify any files or programs. I barely figured out how to import xml files of other peoples ship designs. so...

1) Inside your steam folder will be a folder for Avorion. And inside that, a scripts folder.

Should look something like: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Avorion\data\scripts

2) All the scripts are written in lua. You can edit them with any text editor including plain old notepad.

3) This forum should suffice.

 

If you are having this much trouble simply importing ship designs, you will undoubtedly find modding to be very tricky, to the point of not possible. Not anytime soon at least.

[imnotalan]

I need a very patient and willing person or persons to break down some basics for me.

 

1: where do I download/unzip mods to if I want to install them in Avorion?

 

2: what program type can open the game program files?

 

3: where would you suggest I go in the future to answer questions of this nature?

 

OK so I am only just getting into computers I built my first rig last November. I don't know how to mod. I don't know how to open and/or modify any files or programs. I barely figured out how to import xml files of other peoples ship designs. so...

1) Inside your steam folder will be a folder for Avorion. And inside that, a scripts folder.

Should look something like: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Avorion\data\scripts

2) All the scripts are written in lua. You can edit them with any text editor including plain old notepad.

3) This forum should suffice.

 

If you are having this much trouble simply importing ship designs, you will undoubtedly find modding to be very tricky, to the point of not possible. Not anytime soon at least.

 

I am confused how does not knowing what file ship designs are indexed under mean that I will not be presumed to have and aptitude for learning about mods?  I only ask because your statement following you answers comes across condescending.

[cy414]

I am confused how does not knowing what file ship designs are indexed under mean that I will not be presumed to have and aptitude for learning about mods?  I only ask because your statement following you answers comes across condescending.

its due to your starting level of applicable knowledge.

if you needed to ask the first step about where to put other peoples mods/files, its highly unlikely you would know how to change the game files.

 

your aptitude for learning wasnt referenced.

[Gatt]

I need a very patient and willing person or persons to break down some basics for me.

 

1: where do I download/unzip mods to if I want to install them in Avorion?

 

2: what program type can open the game program files?

 

3: where would you suggest I go in the future to answer questions of this nature?

 

OK so I am only just getting into computers I built my first rig last November. I don't know how to mod. I don't know how to open and/or modify any files or programs. I barely figured out how to import xml files of other peoples ship designs. so...

I feel your pain man, i just started playing this game a few weeks ago and had a little trouble installing mods. its not as simple as some games with a steam workshop or even a mods folder that you drop everything in and it takes care of it, but it is not to hard.

1 this game stores files in 2 places. the main place is the steam install folder located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Avorion or wherever all your steam games are stored. inside that folder is another folder called Data, all the mods and scripts that you download and unzip will go in that folder. if you look inside that folder you will see sub-folders with different names like scripts, textures and so on, most mods go into the scripts folder or one of its sub-folders, most modmakers give you a folder path you need to follow.

When you unzip a file you should end up with a file called "Data" you can simply drag the file into the avorion folder(the main page, don't drag it into the Data folder directly) and it will install it where it needs to go. if it says the file already exists you need to overwrite it. if you look in Avorion/Data when you are done and see a folder called Data you did it wrong. there is no folder called data inside the main data folder.

you can also open the Data files in the install folder and the mod side by side and follow the sub-folders down and anything that is not in the main folder you can just drag across. you may also find files with the same name, the ones in the mod need to overwrite the ones in the install folder.

some modmakers take files from the game and edit them and give us a new copy, that is what we are doing when we install the mod overwriting the main game files. some modmakers add new files so nothing needs overwritten just added.

Another thing to note is that if two mods edit the same file then the last one you install will overwrite the and get rid any other mods you had installed so not all mods will work together. for example 2 trading mods will modify the same file so only the last one you install will work. there are ways to combine them but only if you know how to code( which i dont).

 

2. The game also stores files in a file called C:\Users\owner\AppData\Roaming\Avorion this is where are your user data is stored, ships saved games and such. when you download a ship xml it goes in this folder. in a folder called "Ships" you need to restart the game to see them in the game.

 

I had trouble because i created a shortcut to %appdata% folder to add ships and was trying to add my mods here instead of the install folder.

 

just remember to backup anything you change. it also helps to make shortcuts to the install folder and the %appdata% folder to add things easier.

i hope that this helps and would be happy to try to answer any questions that i can. Good Luck