Quick Start Guide

Welcome to the Mod workflow for Voxel Playground. The current toolkit is built around voxel assets, Unity prefabs, and TypeScript gameplay scripts driven by JsComponentProxy.

Modding workflow

The fastest path from idea to playable mod is:

1. Create a mod

   • Scaffold a new mod with the New Mod Wizard.
   • Learn the generated Scripts, Prefab, Data, and manifest.asset layout.

2. Test a mod

   • Validate the TypeScript scripts.
   • Build and install with the Mod Exporter.
   • Check logs and verify JsComponentProxy wiring in-game.

3. Publish a mod

   • Package the tested build.
   • Upload it to mod.io.

Prerequisites

Before you begin:

• Clone the Voxel Playground Modding Toolkit project from ModTK on GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/Cydream-Tech/VoxModTK.git
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• Use the current Voxel Playground Modding Toolkit project.
• Use Unity version 6000.0.75f1
• Install Node.js, the runtime environment for JavaScript, which includes npm.
• Install the TypeScript tooling dependencies in /Puer-Project:

cd /Puer-Project
npm install
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• Use a voxel editor such as MagicaVoxel for .vox authoring.
• Use the Steam Demo Version of Voxel Playground for the fastest iteration loop.

Core scripting model

Custom gameplay logic should be authored in TypeScript:

• Export your classes from Scripts/index.ts.
• Attach JsComponentProxy to the prefab that should run the script.
• Use JsProperties to pass prefab references into the script.
• Validate with npm run lint:mod -- <modId> from \Puer-Project before export.

Next step

Create Your First Mod ->