Mod support at release
[p]As previously announced, the mod loader is integrated into the PC version of the game right from the start. This means, mods in the mod folder are automatically detected and loaded when you start the game.[/p][p]There are even a few example mods already pre-installed. You can find them and a small how-to textfile in your game installation folder under mods/[/p][p] [/p][p]However, we’re not yet supporting mods with a dedicated in-game UI or in-game browser. That is planned for a later update (see further below in this article).[/p][p]For now, you can install and activate mods the old way by extracting. zip files into the mods/ folder as outlined above.[/p][p]The mod loader comes with nice improvements and a few changes over the previous version in Anno 1800. Namely:[/p]- [p]ModOp improvements[/p][/*]
- [p]additions for Lua scripts[/p][/*]
- [p]built-in support for activation profiles and options (similar to iMYA tweaks in case you know them).[/p][/*]
Partnership with mod.io
[p]We’re excited to confirm we’re partnering with mod.io on our mod support plans. mod.io is an industry-leading middleware solution for mods and user-generated content (UGC) support, used in hundreds of games.[/p][p]After our collaboration on Anno 1800, mod.io will again become the home for mods for Anno 117: Pax Romana – and your way to easily both share your creations and download mods others created. You can find the dedicated Anno 117: Pax Romana page on mod.io here: [/p][p]https://mod.io/g/anno-117-pax-romana[/p][p][/p][p]This is just the beginning of this collaboration and we’re looking forward to sharing more in the coming months.[/p][p] [/p]State of Tooling
[p]Further, for the mod creators out there: the engine of Anno 117: Pax Romana is a continuation from Anno 1800, thus many community tools continue to work as is or need only some smaller adjustments.[/p][p]RDA tools to unpack data work unchanged, e.g.[/p]- [p]https://github.com/anno-mods/RDAExplorer[/p][/*]
- [p]https://github.com/anno-mods/RdaConsole[/p][/*]
- [p]https://anno-mods.github.io/vscode-anno/[/p][p] [/p][/*]
- [p]https://discord.gg/qfUgFUTSqj[/p][/*]
