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Making Mods

The document provides instructions for creating and distributing mods for the game "Papers, Please" using a simple modding system. Mods can replace game assets and be distributed as single files to work on both Windows and OSX. However, mods may not be enabled for the final game release and there is no support provided for creating mods.

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Making Mods

The document provides instructions for creating and distributing mods for the game "Papers, Please" using a simple modding system. Mods can replace game assets and be distributed as single files to work on both Windows and OSX. However, mods may not be enabled for the final game release and there is no support provided for creating mods.

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Federico Alemán Girard
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Papers, Please - Arstotzkan Adjustments & Modding System

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"Papers, Please" implements a simple modding system that allows replacing of


any image, text, or script asset in the game without affecting the original
data. Mods can be distributed as single cross-platform files that work on both
Windows and OSX.

Mods may not be enabled for the final release of the game. Please keep this
in mind before putting a lot of work into one. It's possible they can only
ever be played using pre-release versions of the game.

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Legal

I offer no warranty and take no responsibility for the content of user mods
or any effects they have. Editing or playing mods may break you and/or your
computer.

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Mod Help and Support

There is none. Please don't ask me for any. I threw this system together to
make it easier for those interested but I don't have the resources to offer
any help or support in creating them. Sorry.

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Making a Mod

1. Download the game's uncompressed assets from http://dukope.com#ppl


2. Unzip all files into a new directory somewhere (eg: C:/PPMods/rocktown/)
3. Edit rocktown/_mods.xml to specify the name, author, and url (all required)
4. Edit any assets
5. Run PapersPlease from the command line and add "/full/path/to/rocktown"

Windows (Using cmd): 'PapersPlease.exe /full/path/to/rocktown'


OSX (using Terminal): 'open PapersPlease.app --args /full/path/to/rocktown'

Multiple mods can be run at once. Order determines priority.

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Distributing a Mod as .ppmod

For distribution, zip up the subdirectory (preserving paths) and rename the
extension to .ppmod:

/full/path/to/rocktown -> rocktown.zip -> rocktown.ppmod

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Playing a .ppmod

Windows:
1. Put the .ppmod to the same directory as PapersPlease.exe
2. Drag and drop the .ppmod file onto PapersPlease.exe

OSX:
1. From Terminal, cd to the directory containing PapersPlease.app
2. Type 'open PapersPlease.app --args /full/path/to/rocktown.ppmod'
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Files

Only the modified files need to be present in the mod subdir. If you change
just a few images, remove all other files before distributing. This will
improve the likelihood that your mod works with future builds of the game.
Files not found in the mod subdir will fall back to the game's original assets.

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Errors

The game is not forgiving about format or content differences from the original
assets. It also doesn't print useful errors or give any information about why
something doesn't work. Also there's no version checking so some mods may break
later game versions.

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