[Mod] The Mod Mod (May 28)

[AAorris]

Hey everyone, welcome to the mod mod thread.
This mod was created to make complex mods easy to create, mods that can both be on at the same time, and all the mods only require my effort to update each week.

For end users, it means that you can have all sorts of mods at the same time. You don't have to switch files, or restart the game. You just have to press m, and you can browse, activate, and customize mods with an automated UI!


The latest alpha download(180) is
a180-0

[+] making mods

Making mods with the mod mod is nice! The mod gives you an automated GUI and does everything but what you're supposed to write. Not to mention, you never need to update it when trivial alpha updates come.

SteelRaven7's tackle mod is a good reference file! Until the mod mod develops further, I shan't write a tutorial unless there are interested modders. hehe

[+] Installing

download the zip from the download page, and merge each of the folders with their counterparts in the Data folder where you installed overgrowth.

or if you're technically inclined you can use an hg client to grab updates as I write them. It's updated much more often than the zips are.

[+] current mods

• SteelRaven7's american football tackle mod
• WIP mods for the visually impaired(or those who like to play with their eyes closed)

...and some tweaks from me, as well as various bits of code ported to the mod mod, including:

• a combat slow motion mod
• a mod to the jumping system for true-to-parkour controls, as well as a feature that lets you crash into walls when you're falling
• a player vs computer versus mod
• ragdolling when running into walls, knocking over other characters

[+] previous updates

a179-2
a179-1
a179-0
178
177
176.1
175.4
174

[+] community suggestions

Janekkubek: running into wall = ragdoll [done]
Janekkubek: hit by fast ragdoll = ragdoll [done]
Visually Impaired Mod[5%]
CJAwesome: Falling wall push[0%]

Most recent video:

[Rovert]

Ooo this looks cool. I'll give it a go. You should also add your tackle mod in this. That's quite fun to mess around with.

... How are we supposed to install this?

[SteelRaven7]

Excellent! I'm hoping this will be included in the SUM-launcher in the future. Would be the greatest addition ever. EVER!

[AAorris]

Ooo this looks cool. I'll give it a go. You should also add your tackle mod in this. That's quite fun to mess around with.

... How are we supposed to install this?

eep, I edited the answer in. Mods goes in Data, and Scripts replaces your scripts folder to include the mod communications. All the mods I've done should be up in this in a day or two!

[Rovert]

Ooo this looks cool. I'll give it a go. You should also add your tackle mod in this. That's quite fun to mess around with.

... How are we supposed to install this?

eep, I edited the answer in. Mods goes in Data, and Scripts replaces your scripts folder to include the mod communications. All the mods I've done should be up in this in a day or two!

Muchas gracias! I'm sorry I'm a little slow when it comes to installing mods in OG. Every mod has a different process.

[AAorris]

Ooo this looks cool. I'll give it a go. You should also add your tackle mod in this. That's quite fun to mess around with.

... How are we supposed to install this?

eep, I edited the answer in. Mods goes in Data, and Scripts replaces your scripts folder to include the mod communications. All the mods I've done should be up in this in a day or two!

Muchas gracias! I'm sorry I'm a little slow when it comes to installing mods in OG. Every mod has a different process.

Yes, the SUM launcher will fix that one day! Haha.

[Korban3]

Does this mean we can write our own classes now?

[Anton]

Instead of creating a new folder called "Mods" wouldn't it make more sense to put it in the "Custom" folder, since that's what it's there for? Also, that way ALL custom content could go there, and be easier to manage since everyone uses the same pre-existing folder?

[AAorris]

Does this mean we can write our own classes now?

you could always write your own classes!

class x {
int y;
x() { y = 1;}
void z(){}
};
x newclass = x();
A structure like this, or more verbosely demonstrated in aircontrols and fliproll.as!

Instead of creating a new folder called "Mods" wouldn't it make more sense to put it in the "Custom" folder, since that's what it's there for? Also, that way ALL custom content could go there, and be easier to manage since everyone uses the same pre-existing folder?

Yeah, you're right. I noticed that once I started writing about my objects and levels. heehee. I'll set it up that way in the future! Although, I don't know if it would be best to have the global mod script in Data/Custom, it might get confusing. But we'll deal with that problem when we get there!

[Korban3]

wut

I thought that wasn't allowed in the Angel Script? WHAT THE HELL I COULD HAVE DONE SO MUCH WITH THIS! I COULD HAVE MADE MY BIRD MOUNT CHARACTER! I STILL COULD! WHAT THE HELL BRO?

[lawlbear]

Which file are just the "jump mod?" Or is there is a download link to just the jump mod?

[AAorris]

Which file are just the "jump mod?" Or is there is a download link to just the jump mod?

ah, I haven't made it very easy to manage which mods are active, but if you go to your overgrowth folder where you installed the scripts, to Data/Mods/AAorris/Scripts, you can open the files you want to deactivate and set "active=true;" to "active=false;"

Soon I will have a menu which you can use to activate and deactivate each mod inside the game. I'm sorry if it's confusing right now!

[Korban3]

This is awesome. So, are just going to be able to, say, make a separate script, tell your Mod Mod that it should extend aschar.as or aircontrol.as and then have a checkbox? That'd be epic. Looks like Overgrowth gets to learn about load order conflicts! Not to hard for the user to sort out, though. And with this sort of system, it might be kind of a rare occurrence.

[lawlbear]

Which file are just the "jump mod?" Or is there is a download link to just the jump mod?

ah, I haven't made it very easy to manage which mods are active, but if you go to your overgrowth folder where you installed the scripts, to Data/Mods/AAorris/Scripts, you can open the files you want to deactivate and set "active=true;" to "active=false;"

Soon I will have a menu which you can use to activate and deactivate each mod inside the game. I'm sorry if it's confusing right now!

Not at all, thanks man =] Awesome mod.
Hey AAorris, I was looking at your video on the movement mod. Do you plan on re-adding the active rag doll to wall crashes? really cool mod.

[AAorris]

Not at all, thanks man =] Awesome mod.
Hey AAorris, I was looking at your video on the movement mod. Do you plan on re-adding the active rag doll to wall crashes? really cool mod.

I was just thinking about that today. I kind-of miss screwing up a jump and going *crunch* into the wall. I'll probably re-update the realism mod and include those things once I get my mod panel working in game. That will make it so that all the options can be tweaked or switched on and off with buttons and sliders! Hopefully I'll have that all written so I can implement it in the next alpha where I take everything I've learned so far and rewrite all of the code based on the feedback I've got.

I guess I'll post those rewrite goals at the first post so we can all keep track of them!