

Follow him on Twitter and MyIGN at sethgmacy, or check out Seth Macy's YouTube channel. Seth Macy is a freelance writer who just wants to be your friend. NPC Death Loot Manager is a Gmod addon that allows you to create a loot. He also touched on problems with Valve's customer support and Greenlight program, two areas "where people have legitimate beefs against us." Newell said that current solutions are essentially short-term hacks, but longer-term solutions are in the works. ago ok nvm i figured it out thanks RichDistribution975 8 mo. You could try putting them into the workshop folder but I don't know if that work FoomG 2 yr. Newell responded that Valve is "pretty reluctant to tell any developer that they have to do something or they can't do something," but he added that were such a situation to arise, "we'd be happy to tell developers that we think they are being dumb."Īddressing concerns of mod thievery from sites like Nexus, Newell said he believes between efforts by both Valve and customers, he's "confident that the authors will have control over their creations," and not someone attempting to rip off a creator. The game downloads older steam workshop addons in legacy.bin format in the workshop folder and then when it loads it in game it unpacks it into the addons folder. There is a file named "modinfo.txt" containing all the necessary info for the game to pick up and properly display the mod.Newell also said Valve is going to add a "pay what you want" option for modders who prefer to accept donations for their work, similar to the voluntary donations accepted by mod community Nexus Mods.ĭuring the AMA, Nexus Mods founder Robin Scott asked what Valve would do if a game company limited modding only to Steam Workshop. Identify the mods Workshop ID, it can be found at the end of the Mods URL.

Just like the in-game thumbnail above, it should accurately describe the mod's contents and it should look like this: png image named "steamthumbnail.png" that will appear in the steam workshop. png image named "thumbnail.png" that will appear in-game in the mod manager, summing up the contents of the mod, looking like this:Ī 512x512. There are 4 important elements in the mod folderĪ 180x80. Make sure the name is customized so it doesn't overwrite other mods with the same name. The contents of the mod should be contained into a folder named acordingly. You get a full list of the mods you are subscribed to, including a thumbnail, description and author.

There is also a "Mod Manager" in the main menu of the game from which you can enable and disable mods easily. Steam > SteamApps > common > Move or Die > Mods >
