Better Crafting: Content Pack Example

This mod demonstrates how to use a content pack to modify Better Crafting's default data sets.

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categories.json

By including a categories.json file, you can modify the default item categories. This includes both adding new recipes to a category, removing existing recipes, changing the icon, and changing the default name.

You can find the complete default categories.json file here. Modifications use the same syntax. If you're just adding or removing recipes, all you need to include is the category's Id and a list of Recipes to add or remove. For example:

{
	"Crafting": [
		{
			"Id": "machinery",
			"Recipes": [
				"Fabricator",
				"--Mini-Jukebox"
			]
		}
	]
}

That snippet would add a recipe named Fabricator to the Machinery category, and remove a recipe named Mini-Jukebox. Recipes to be removed should be prefixed with two minus signs (--). If your need to add a recipe that's name starts with two minus signs, please prefix it with a space ( --MyRecipe).

When renaming a category, you should provide your own localization key by setting I18nKey to a value. If you wish to disable localization for the category name, I18nKey should be set to an empty string ("").

connector_examples.json

The connector_examples.json file is a simple list of object names that should be displayed in Better Crafting's configuration menu, providing a default list of choices for users to select for adding objects to the valid connectors list.

Please note that not all objects will be detected. You should test whether or not your object actually works as a connector before adding it to this list.

Like with recipes in the categories file, you can prefix a connector name with two minus signs (--) to instead remove from the list, and if needed prefix the name with a space ( --) if you need to add an item with a name starting with two minus signs.

floors.json

The floors.json file is a map of floor indexes (floor.whichFloor) to names. This list is used when determining if a bit of flooring is a valid connector by converting the numeric id to a string for checking against the user's valid connectors list.

Unlike the other data files, this file does not support negating entries. You may, however, rename existing entries simply by including them in your own data file and setting a new name.