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How to build a mod that allows gwent cards with modified attributes.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
Setting up the environment
Xml file editing
Original Villen
Original Avallach
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- Create a base directory for your mod (modDir) - D:\Mods\GwentCardsAttributes
* you can choose other drives and directory names - Download the zipped gwent_attributes.xml file.
- Unzip the downloaded file to modDir.
- Layout of files and directories.
D:\Mods\GwentCardsAttributes
D:\Mods\GwentCardsAttributes\gwent_attributes.xml
D:\Mods\GwentCardsAttributes\leaders_attributes.xml
Xml file editing
- Open gwent_attributes.xml or leaders_attributes.xml for editing (Notepad++).
* the encoding must be UTF-16 Little Endian
The gwent_attributes.xml file has 2 modified cards - Villen (index=15) and Avallach (index=16).
Villen is now ranged spy with power 2.
Ranged - card/type_flags/flag[@name=TYPE_RANGED]
Spy - card/type_flags/flag[@name=TYPE_SPY] and card/effect_flags/flag[@name=EFFECT_DRAW_X2]
Power - power="2"
Avallach has scorch effect and power 7.
Scorch - card/effect_flags/flag[@name=CP_MELEE_SCORCH]
Power - power="7" - Modify attributes.
Attributes that could be changed: power, type_flags/flag/@name, effect_flags/flag/@name and summonFlags/card/@id
Original Villen
<card index="15"
title="gwint_name_villen"
description="gwint_desc_villen"
power="7"
picture="neu_villen"
dlcPictureFlag_name="dlc8"
dlcPicture="neu_villen_dlc"
faction_index="F_NEUTRAL">
<type_flags>
<flag name="TYPE_CREATURE"/>
<flag name="TYPE_MELEE"/>
</type_flags>
<effect_flags>
<flag name="CP_MELEE_SCORCH"/>
</effect_flags>
</card>
Original Avallach
<card index="16"
title="Mysterious elf"
description="gwint_desc_avallach"
power="0"
picture="neu_avallach"
dlcPictureFlag_name="dlc8"
dlcPicture="neu_avallach_dlc"
faction_index="F_NEUTRAL">
<type_flags>
<flag name="TYPE_CREATURE"/>
<flag name="TYPE_MELEE"/>
<flag name="TYPE_HERO"/>
<flag name="TYPE_SPY"/>
</type_flags>
<effect_flags>
<flag name="EFFECT_DRAW_X2"/>
</effect_flags>
</card>
Building a mod
- Install Official ModKit
Download -> Unzip -> Run setup.exe
Note where the software was installed (modKitDir)
* patched (faster) wcc_lite - Create a batch file in modDir - build.bat
- Add content to the file.
@echo off
set copycmd=/Y
set modDir=D:\Mods\GwentCardsAttributes
set gameDir=D:\Games\The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
set modKitDir=D:\Programs\Witcher 3 Mod Tools
set modName=modGwentCardsAttributes
if not exist "%modDir%\Cooked\gameplay\items" mkdir "%modDir%\Cooked\gameplay\items"
if not exist "%modDir%\Cooked\gameplay\items_plus" mkdir "%modDir%\Cooked\gameplay\items_plus"
copy /Y gwent_attributes.xml "%modDir%\Cooked\gameplay\items\def_gwint_cards_final.xml"
copy /Y gwent_attributes.xml "%modDir%\Cooked\gameplay\items_plus\def_gwint_cards_final.xml"
copy /Y leaders_attributes.xml "%modDir%\Cooked\gameplay\items\def_gwint_battle_king_cards.xml"
copy /Y leaders_attributes.xml "%modDir%\Cooked\gameplay\items_plus\def_gwint_battle_king_cards.xml"
cd /d "%modKitDir%\bin\x64"
.\wcc_lite pack -dir="%modDir%\Cooked" -outdir="%modDir%\Packed\%modName%\content"
.\wcc_lite metadatastore -path="%modDir%\Packed\%modName%\content"
robocopy "%modDir%\Packed" "%gameDir%\mods" /S
pause - Check variables.
modDir - your mod base directory
gameDir - The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt base directory
modKitDir - Official ModKit base directory - Save changes and run the file.
- Check that your mod modGwentCardsAttributes has been copied to The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt mods directory.
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