JSON Mods

The easiest and fastest way to create a mod through JSON

JSON is a human-understandable and easy way to store data which is stored as "attribute" : value

Let's see the example of the Berrymeal:

"berrymeal" : {
	"categories" : ["food", "edible", "meal"],
	"colonyPointsMeal" : 10,
	"icon" : "./textures/icons/berrymeal.png",
	"isPlaceable" : false
}

This is ALL the code needed to generate the berrymeal type (item) in the game. It's easy, right?

(The explanation of the meaning of each attribute needed to create a type (item/block) will be explained in a different guide, this is only an example to show how easy is to work with JSON files and why you should make mods thorugh JSON).

JSON files can be used to:

• Types (either items or blocks)
• Recipes
• Textures
• BlockJobs (Jobs in a placeable block)
• AreaJobs (Jobs in a placeable area)
• Science (Research)
• Trees (with custom shape)
• ...

JSON files can ADD, MODIFY or REMOVE existing elements depends on the type of JSON file that you want.

JSON files are user-friendly and time-saving, but due to their simplicity they have some restrictions and cannot be used for everything, for example, you cannot create new interfaces, or add specific behavior to a block such as spreading through the world like water. For these cases, it is necessary to program code, which will be discussed in the advanced section guides.