Modloader Reference

Changes in Anno 117

• Changed Paths - Paths to assets.xml and others have changed. (1)
• Modinfo - Only mods with game version 8 are loaded. (2)
• No changes to GUID Ranges (3) or Mod Folders. (4)

1. Most base game files are also under data/base now.

   E.g. data/base/config/export/assets.xml

2. Only mods with game version 8 in modinfo.json are loaded.

   {
   "Anno": 8,
   "Version": "1.0.0",
   "ModID": "first-mod-jakob"
   // ..
   }
   

3. Reserve your GUID range.

   Open a PR on GuidRanges or ask on Discord.

4. The mod folders for manual installation are:

   • <user>/Anno 117/mods/
   • <install>/Anno 117/mods/

Read the full list of changes.

Templates in Visual Studio Code

Press F1 in Anno Modding Tools and run Anno: Create Mod from Template to generate a template.

Create Mods

• File Structure
• Modinfo
• Loading Order

• Get Started
• Basic Types
• Groups and Conditions
• Dynamic Content
• Item Lists

• InfoTips
• CFG and FC

• Options
• Lua Scripts

Use Mods

• Install Mods
• Debug Mods
• Mod Profiles

External

• XPath Cheatsheet