BL Coding Is there an example of a "finished" mod or of a sandbox for Bannerlord?

[rjomulus]

Hi there,

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question.

I'm new to C# and to modding for TaleWorlds games. I have a lot of experience in other languages. I was able to use the tutorial and create my first Hello World mod, but I am not sure how to spawn a map or load a game to test different methods and classes in.

Is there a source code example of this? That would be insanely helpful to a beginner like me!

 

[clivictr]

Is this the "tutorial" you mentioned?

 

[rjomulus]

Is this the "tutorial" you mentioned?

Yes. I completed that one so far.

 

[Habut]

Well currently TW haven't released modding tools or any documentation. People are going through game files, DLLs to get info. So most of the mod work you see will have little to none c# code. You can either wait for people to work things out more or wait TW to release tools whichever happens first.

If you want to add new models, type of soldiers, change name of towns etc. that type of stuff then those can be done through XML files.

 

[rjomulus]

Well currently TW haven't released modding tools or any documentation. People are going through game files, DLLs to get info. So most of the mod work you see will have little to none c# code. You can either wait for people to work things out more or wait TW to release tools whichever happens first.

If you want to add new models, type of soldiers, change name of towns etc. that type of stuff then those can be done through XML files.

Ah! Ok!
That’s good to know! Thank you.

That makes a lot of sense and gives me a different perspective on modding until TW releases more tooling. Thanks!

 

[Trppy]

So most of the mod work you see will have little to none c# code.

Most of the current modding will be done with harmony though, which is a .NET library, saying that there will be little to no c# code would be a massive overstatement.

 

[clivictr]

Harmony is actually suggested to be used "when absolutely needed" for this game:

Advanced | Bannerlord Documentation

Community Documentation for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

docs.bannerlordmodding.com

 

[rjomulus]

@clivictr
Harmony looks like I can reflect and monkeypatch just about anything in M&B:BL. I think this would be the most helpful thing I could use. There may not be docs around all the BL methods but wouldn't Harmony give us access to all these details?

 

[Verse]

@clivictr
Harmony looks like I can reflect and monkeypatch just about anything in M&B:BL. I think this would be the most helpful thing I could use. There may not be docs around all the BL methods but wouldn't Harmony give us access to all these details?

I think the major issue would be with conflicts between other mods if using Harmony. but you may be able to at least decipher the code with it, to then implement a non-harmony mod where applicable.

 

[clivictr]

And you don't need Harmoney to do reflection.