A working example for modding content in Poly Universe.
This is a simple demo of how to mod content in Poly Universe. It gives you a working example of how to mod the game's music, audio, and localization.
Copy this 'Sample Mod' directory into your local mods directory, then enable it in-game to see it in action.
credits:Music loop from DRFX - https://freesound.org/people/DRFX/sounds/338986/
legal:This mod uses free content from around the internet. Individual assets belong to their respective creators.
To replace the game's music, place any of the following files in your mod directory:
Music_Space.wav Music_Combat.wav Music_Spring.wav Music_Summer.wav Music_Fall.wav Music_Winter.wav
(Capitalization matters! Make sure your wav files have names like "Music_Spring.wav", not "music_spring.wav")
To replace sound effects, place any of the following files in your mod directory:
Button Click.wav Button Click Back.wav Button New Game.wav Dismiss Panel.wav Open Panel.wav Transition To Space.wav Transition To Planet.wav Menu Pause Enter.wav Menu Pause Exit.wav Notification Appear.wav Colonist Death.wav Construction.wav Construction Complete.wav Explosion.wav Arrow Impact.wav Arrow Shooting.wav Rock Harvested.wav Rock Harvesting.wav Ship Landing.wav Ship Take Off.wav Sword Impact.wav Sword Swing.wav Tree Harvesting.wav Tree Harvested.wav Troll Death.wav Water Splash.wav Ship Reentry.wav Ship Crash.wav Tree Falling Start.wav Tree Falling End.wav
Localization can be added using the Localization.xml file. Each line of text in the game is represented in Localization.xml by a tag, like so:
...
The tag above is used by the 'New Game' button on the main screen. We can define how to say 'New Game' in different languages by adding them inside this tag, like so:
New Game Nouveau jeu Nuovo gioco Neues Spiel Nuevo juego Novo jogo ????? ???? Nytt spel Nieuw spelThe languagues above are English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, and Dutch - which are all the languages the game has by default. You can improve the translation of an existing language by rewriting lines for that language in your mod. Any localization text given in a mod will replace the default line in the game when you have that language active. Your mod can also add entirely new languages! Just add a new entry with a unique language name, and it will appear in the Options menu as a new language option. For instance, this mod adds the fictional language of 'Lorem Ipsum' as a new language choice. It does this by adding the tag " ... " to every string key. Like so:
Lorum!