Hey guys,

So I have managed to upload 2 out of 3 hero classes that I have put through the uploader. I can edit details for them both in the workshop but I still have a few questions:

1. "If this is your first time, the tool should ask you to go to steam and sign off on the workshop user agreement." I do not understand where to go to do this.

2. My hero is now made public, but he does not show up anywhere in searching the workshop - other than my submissions. Blackguard_Mod is the file name. I have him set to public - how do I make him visible to people other than that?

3. I have managed to add images in the workshop - how do I add a cover image?

4. Is it normal that when I uploaded - all of my anim/images were deleted from my mod folder?


I have not tried hitting "subscribe" yet. I will delete the hero from my game and see what happens when I subscribe.

Hey guys - I got the uploader to work and have 2 files setup wit published id numbers. But now what? Where do I go to:

"If this is your first time, the tool should ask you to go to steam and sign off on the workshop user agreement"

I mus have missed the notification for it.

Originally posted by Red Hook Pierre:

Hi everyone, I'm sorry if you're having trouble with the tool. What would be helpful is if I could see what you have in your project.json file.

Aside from that, maybe I can clear some things up a bit.

1. steam_workshop_upload.exe is meant to be run from the _windows folder. It should not be moved. If you run the steam_workshop_upload tool by itself, it should give you a bit of information on the project file (.json file). It should also produce, within the folder, a sample_project.json file. This is a sample project file that can be modified to make into your own. I would suggest moving it out of this _windows directory. To be clear, your project.json file can live anywhere, it doesn't have to be within your data directory.

2. when you open up your .json project file, you'll find the ModDataPath parameter. This is an absolute path (including the drive) to what is essentially your own data directory that has your modded files. (Please use forward slashes (/) not back slashes (\) in your path, thanks!)

3. The json reader is quite strict. For example if you decide to change your project file to only have one tag, you have to remove the comma after the first tag.

Anyways, this is a quick example to modify the colours in game that should (hopefully) work for everyone.

I grab the project file sample_project.json file from the _windows directory, move it to my mod directory and rename it to colour_mod.json like so:

c:/my_mods/colour_mod/colour_mod.json

I then create a directory called data here
c:/my_mods/colour_mod/data/

I open up my colour_mod.json file and change ModDataPath point to c:/my_mods/colour_mod/data/ like so

"ModDataPath" : "c:/my_mods/colour_mod/data/"

Copy colours.darkest from the game's data/colours directory and place it in my mod's colours directory like so

c:/my_mods/colour_mod/data/colours/colours.darkest

I then open up c:/my_mods/colour_mod/data/colours/colours.darkest and muck around with some of the colour values and save it.

At this point you should be able to drag your colour_mod.json project file onto the steam_workshop_uploader tool that is in the _windows folder.

If this is your first time, the tool should ask you to go to steam and sign off on the workshop user agreement. Please do that and drag your colour_mod.json file over the steam_workshop_uploader tool. Once that's done, if you open up your colour_mod.json file it should contain a PublishedFileId parameter with some large number. This is your mod's id in steam and is needed for each subsequent upload to make sure you're not just constantly re-creating mod. So please keep using the same project file but feel free to modify things like UpdateDetails, ItemDescription, Title, Visibility and Tags if you like.

Hope this helps and if you feel you've done this properly and still can't get it to work then it's probably on our end... we just haven't come across the problem yet with our limitted testing. Oh and please feel free to let us know how we can improve things!

I am going to try this here now and see what I get. Thanks for the detailed reply :)

Yeah I am having troubles as well. Everytime I try to access the steam_workshop_upload it errors out on me.

In terms of trying to add a class mod - I am a little unclear as to how to path things correctly. I was thinking the error might be occuring due to incorrect pathing on my end. So I have tried several things....

So for adding my Apothecary class I have tried the following paths,

darkestdungeon/data/Apothecary_Mod (Inside this path I included data/heroes, data/localization, data/raid/camping/, and data/upgrades/heroes). Also the sample project .json file is there named Apothecary_Mod (filled in with the same path).

Alos...

darkestdungeon/Apothecary_Mod/data (with the same above items).

I have also used the .json file to try and activate the steam_workshop_upload through both pathings... only to have it just error out on me immediately.

So, either I am not pathing things correctly (strong possibility) or the steam_workshop_upload app isn't responding correctly.

Thoughts?

Originally posted by St. Michaels:

I agree that adding new levels should be made into a high priority. It'll give more flexiblitily and options to gameplay overhaul mods and would probably make it more easier to even see some total conversion mods down the road. The overhaul mods are probably the biggest draw right now with the current modding community, so it makes sense.

Is it actually possible to add dungeons with the current, manual method? It seems possible at first glance, just a lot of tedious amount of editing and trial and error from my theory. Editing the "quest.json", "map_generator.darkest" & "quest_select.layout.darkest" to support a new folder in the "dungeon" folder, editing / adding new graphics, curios, palettes, monsters, ect; to the folder and the files within, then making the localization to support all that. Or is there something hard coded to prevent it?

I think it would certainly add to the games longevity - and would certainly keep more players/modders active - if a simpler method or at the very least a tutorial on to how to add dungeons was provided.

I know for me - there was a modder (Skylord) early on in DD's early access who produced a class mod - through his instructions/guidance to me - I was able to succeed in creating classes. Which I am completely hooked on.

I can only imagine how much time this game would suck out of me if I could create dungeons. :)

Hey Devs and fellow Modders,

I am wondering if with the mod tools, will this open up the ability of adding new dungeons and locations to the world of DD? In speaking to other players and modders it is evident that being able to add dungeons to the game would be a great bonus.

It would add countless additional hours to gameplay and can allow the game to continue to grow as people add more over time. Just look at the added content Skyrim has gotten in terms of dungeons and locations as an example.

Thoughts?

Originally posted by Maester Silvio:

There is a limit of 2048 concurrently loaded files in the engine; these appearingly random crashes happened with PBD as well, and no debug error or assert is given. It sounds like you're running into the issue as well, but be assured that RH was made aware of this many months ago and stated that it would be fixed with mod support. I imagine that the limit removal will appear in the first build of mod support.

Awesome thanks for the reply. Now I can test out my mods with a smaller roster to avoid the issue. And great to know that this will be fixed for the mod support.

Hey ladies and gents - I have a question. This might be slightly off-topic - or simply something we need to consider when looking at the mod tools and the stability/number of mods that can be run at once.

In running my classes - currently I am running 14 custom classes - since going beyond 10-12 classes I have had a number of crashes, some of which game/save file breaking.

Does anyone know if there is a limit on how many custom classes can be run - and maintain stability?

This may become a question once we set up our mods on the workshop, and something to think about when people are trying to run a dozen or more custom classes in the furture.

Hey there guys and gals - I am really looking forward to seeing what mod support and features become available and having the opportunity to test it out.

Some of the mods I have created include the custom classes: Blackguard, Maiden, Paladin, Apothecary, Shadow-Dancer, Lord of Darkest Dungeon, Baron, and my on-going compilation of Diablo styled classes.

I hope my perspective can be useful as we explore the potential of mod tools.