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OpenXcom => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: inke on February 16, 2021, 07:41:47 pm

Title: OpenXcom Extended not recognizing my full collection of mods?
Post by: inke on February 16, 2021, 07:41:47 pm: I have a large variety of mods in Documents/OpenXcom/mods which simply aren't showing in the in-game Mods menu within OpenXcom Extended and I'm baffled as to why. Any ideas? Any help would be much appreciated, because I'd really like to play. Thank you <3
Title: Re: OpenXcom Extended not recognizing my full collection of mods?
Post by: Meridian on February 16, 2021, 08:21:01 pm: Most likely the mods are missing the metadata.yml file.

Check openxcom.log for more details.
Title: Re: OpenXcom Extended not recognizing my full collection of mods?
Post by: inke on February 16, 2021, 11:21:27 pm: Quote from: Meridian on February 16, 2021, 08:21:01 pm
Most likely the mods are missing the metadata.yml file.

Check openxcom.log for more details.

ohhhh thank you! So, if a mod never had a metadata.yml file, is there nothing to be done?
Title: Re: OpenXcom Extended not recognizing my full collection of mods?
Post by: Meridian on February 16, 2021, 11:40:57 pm: Quote from: inke on February 16, 2021, 11:21:27 pm
ohhhh thank you! So, if a mod never had a metadata.yml file, is there nothing to be done?

you can add the metadata.yml file yourself... it's very simple
Title: Re: OpenXcom Extended not recognizing my full collection of mods?
Post by: inke on February 17, 2021, 02:55:24 pm: Quote from: Meridian on February 16, 2021, 11:40:57 pm
you can add the metadata.yml file yourself... it's very simple

that's fantastic!! so exciting! so metadata.yml is the same in each mod? I can just copy it? ;D
Title: Re: OpenXcom Extended not recognizing my full collection of mods?
Post by: Solarius Scorch on February 17, 2021, 03:06:59 pm: Quote from: inke on February 17, 2021, 02:55:24 pm
that's fantastic!! so exciting! so metadata.yml is the same in each mod? I can just copy it? ;D

You should at least change the name and id, but it should be straightforward.
Title: Re: OpenXcom Extended not recognizing my full collection of mods?
Post by: Meridian on February 17, 2021, 03:42:18 pm: Quote from: inke on February 17, 2021, 02:55:24 pm
that's fantastic!! so exciting! so metadata.yml is the same in each mod? I can just copy it? ;D

No, you cannot copy it 1:1.

Each mod must have a unique ID, so you must change at least that.
Title: Re: OpenXcom Extended not recognizing my full collection of mods?
Post by: inke on February 17, 2021, 04:28:08 pm: Quote from: Meridian on February 17, 2021, 03:42:18 pm
No, you cannot copy it 1:1.

Each mod must have a unique ID, so you must change at least that.

ohhhh... thank you. Hmmm... I'll look into it :)