Modding Support: Any ETA on that?

[dichebach]

Game developers rarely publish tight schedules. But sometimes there are subtle hints about vague time frame, else things which can be “read between the lines.”
So, any hints as to when the fabled modding support “DLC” might be released for KCD?

[D_Money]

I second this wish. Would love to see an official Mod Support for this game ASAP. I think Warhorse should DEFINITELY do a sequel to this game at some point. That being said, it makes huge sense to support the modding community for this maiden attempt at what is quite a solid concept and addictive, great game. It’s not the most polished game in all areas, but that’s where modders can really shine and provide insights for features, bug clean up and improvements. I’ve always wondered why many franchises refuse to use successful mods as signifiers of directions future games should take. They’re literally living, breathing market research with metrics thanks to Nexus’ stats.

If Warhorse decide to do another - and GOD I hope they do - I’m sure it will be a much more accurate and polished game in its own right. Modding in this case just helps pool resources to make the game better, faster.

[MattP598]

The last I heard was they’re was definitely going to be official mod support but the dev tools wouldn’t be released until after all the dlc was finished and I’m sure they have to get some sort of permission from crytek. However, the Seven Kingdoms Game of Thrones mod that was already being worked on supposedly says on moddb that it is dead because the tools were never released. I don’t know if that means for good or until they are released. They had already done quite a bit of work on it as you can see from the screenshots… https://www.moddb.com/mods/seven-kingdoms-total-war

[dichebach]

Something I just posted to r/kingdomcome

I was long awaiting the mod tools. Had played the game probably in the ballpark of 500 hours within the first 6 months of owning it. Never finished, but got through about half way I guess (this was before most of the DLC, except the first one or two of them). Basically burnt out.

Since I heard the mod tools are out, I came back to the game and have started a new playline on hardcore with the intent to finish it. I have also started examining the official guide to using the mod tools, and got PostgreSQL up and running. Many ideas for modding, and with a few years of C++ experience I certainly have the foundation knowledge to do it. But . . . their documentation is fairly sparse and I’d like to actually finish the game. Might take me a while to do anything.

ADDIT: the ideas I’ve jotted down so far . . .

1. Strength training from overload + risk of injury . . . various other idea for changes to how stats are trained, such as vitality training up from running and no only jumping
2. Less annoying alchemy interface
3. Less annoying cooking interface
4. Labeling and filtering gear (e.g., assign label “Stealth Kit” to some weapons or armor, and “Assault Kit” to others, etc.)
5. All food loses the stolen tag within a short time; except meats which retain it for ~few days. Ideally, wild game would never lose the tag, but not sure if that is really that easy to do and thus might not be worth the effort.
6. Ah that reminds me! Game wardens!
7. A completely overhauled “Perk” system. I really enjoyed Perkaholic, but now it won’t load, and I cannot recall exactly what it changed. Haven’t looked at the files yet.
8. Another set of ideas that have crossed my mind is an EXTREME Hard Core mode. Get caught for murder: at best, you’ll have a hand chopped off and suffer severe permanent effects, at worst, you die. Now obviously given the game allows for reloading from save files this isn’t really THAT big of a deal . . . but, for a player who strives to play a “Dead is Dead” playstyle, it could be nice for RPG.
9. Related to (7), various ideas for changing the rate at which time passes in game how quickly skills and various other activities (e.g., reading) progress (mostly slowing things down to make it seem less arcade-style); long-term injuries that require more time to recover (although to do this well, a system for long-term time passage might be required and given that the game itself is “Infinite Summer” this may really not be suited to this game . . .)

Has anyone made it farther along than me (past installing postgreSQL)? Is there a community of modders or a thread on herel like “quick questions/quick answers” to collaboratively figure out this stuff?