Hi all! After a long break I finally found time to work on shapez.io again, and I've taken the opportunity to add official support for mods! The 1.5.0 update adds support for mods, and it will be released on February 25th 2022. (Save the date!) Since mod support without mods is no fun, I have decided to host a contest, so that there are enough interesting mods at the release of the modloader! So here it is:

Modding Contest

The contest starts today and ends on February 25, 2022, 12 PM CEST. The following prizes are available: $500 - First Place $250 - Second Place $125 - Third Place $100 - Most game changing mod $100 - Most creative mod There is also a $100 budget in case someone discovers critical security holes in the modloader.

Conditions of participation

To participate, your mod must be uploaded to shapez.mod.io by the end of the contest (This will be the official site for downloading mods for shapez.io). You must also have a valid PayPal account to receive the prize money. You can upload as many mods as you want. However, you can only win one prize. After the deadline I will look at all the mods and choose the winners within a week. The winners will then be published here as an announcement. I will then contact the winners on mod.io to distribute the prize money.

Mods Tutorial - Getting Started

The modloader is currently only available in the "1.5.0-modloader" branch on Steam and it is already on the master branch on GitHub. I recommend using the latest version of GitHub, so build the game from source. Finally, here you can find instructions on how to create mods as well as prepared example mods: shapez.io Mod Examples on GitHub. Since not everything is documented yet and there are even more possibilities than demonstrated by the examples, I recommend you to join the official Shapez.io Modding Discord Server. Here you can ask other mod developers and for advice and help! Good luck! ~Tobias

[ 2022-02-04 16:16:55 CET ] [ Original post ]