New Mod Portal!

[R1dO]

Sounds sensible.

Just to clarify, with this option you want to indicate dependencies on original game files (so people know which game(s) they must own)?

[The Reaver of Darkness]

A mod might apply changes to both UFO and TFTD. You could have either game and not the other, and the mod will simply apply changes to the one you're playing...at least I think that's how it works.

[Starving Poet]

Yeah, It's the master field in metadata.yml. I have a number of mods that are master independent, but an example I made is https://openxcom.mod.io/less-visually-dense-smoke

[SupSuper]

What if you just leave the field blank?

[Starving Poet]

yeah, that's an option, but then you can't use filters on the side bar, and if integration becomes a thing it won't be visible there either.

[gix]

Hi, SupSuper
The Mods link on the openxcom.org leads to this forum(https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/board,16.0.html), not on the (new) mod portal. Is it on  purpose?

[SupSuper]

Hi, SupSuper
The Mods link on the openxcom.org leads to this forum(https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/board,16.0.html), not on the (new) mod portal. Is it on  purpose?

Each place has different mods so I'm not sure where to direct people. But it's been nearly a year without the site exploding so... maybe? Maybe this will sweeten the deal.

mod.io integration is coming to OpenXcom!

You ever used Steam Workshop? It's exactly like that.
You haven't? Well you subscribe to mods (that red button on the site that doesn't do anything yet) and they are beamed directly into your OpenXcom. Automatically installed and updated for your convenience.

To mod creators:

• Downloads should follow the same rules as the OXCE ziploader, i.e. a ZIP file (no RAR, 7z or ARJ) which contains a single mod or several mod folders, no extra layers or OXC installs.
• Multiple editions of a mod should have separate mod entries (eg. OGG vs FLAC), as the primary file is always the one that's downloaded.

To mod users:

• Updates are ready to install? No!
• A mod.io account is required to play OpenXcom? No!
• Can I still manually install mods? Yes!
• Can I ignore this altogether? Yes!

It'll be a while until this rolls out so you have time to prepare and discuss. Do you want more mod.io features ingame? Less? Discuss!