CLI modding helper app -- looking for community feedback

[Er Adens]

Hello everyone,

With the recent 1.22 update, I got back into Vintage Story and developed the itch to make some mods. However, the process did not feel very smooth for me.

One thing led to another, and about two months later, I am still working on a CLI application (CMD / Command Prompt based) intended to help me(and hopefully others) with Vintage Story modding.

The tool is not meant to automatically create an entire mod for the user. Its original goals were more modest:

• Help with environment setup.
• Create clean mod scaffolds for Theme, Content, and Code mods.
• Set up the core files, folders, and names correctly so the game can read them.

I think I have more or less achieved that part, but then the project kept expanding.

Expanded goals so far

The tool has grown to include things such as:

• Content creation helpers.
• Texture handling.
• Asset validation.
• Other modding and quality-of-life tools.

Hopefully, I will soon reach a suitable polishing stage and be able to release an alpha version for people to test.  

What I need from the community

I would really appreciate constructive feedback, especially concerning questions such as:

• Are the menus clear and easy to understand?
• Are the instructions clear enough?
• Are there useful functions that such a tool should include but I may not have considered?
• If it crashes or behaves unexpectedly, what were you doing when it happened?
• Would you personally find a tool like this useful?

I am attaching a few screenshots of the current CMD menus so people can get an idea of the application’s structure.

I should also be transparent that the application is being developed with substantial help from AI, mainly GPT-5.5.

I am not a coder or programmer i know the basics. I am closer to a system Designer, deciding how the workflows should behave, testing the results, identifying problems, and directing the development.

Because of that, I am especially interested in experienced modders or programmers pointing out unsafe assumptions, bad practices, technical problems, or unclear workflows that I may not recognise myself.

Any feedback, suggestions, or warnings about things I may be overlooking would be very welcome.

Thanks in advance.

PS: The most urgent question I have is where to post all this. I could not find an appropriate subject under the forums' mod section, nor can I create a new one there.

 

 

Edited July 22 by Er Adens

[Dilan Rona]

i'll give it a try after work. From the screenshots, it looks fine to me.

[Dilan Rona]

Ok, I misread a bit, thought there was a version to test.

Instructions is crystal clear, dont see any issue with what is shown. Will be a great tool for creating mods, and cant wait to use it. One suggestion though is to make it cross platform, so its not just window$, but Linux and MaxO$ as well.

 

Keep up the great work.

[Er Adens]

I do intent to make it win, mac, linux.

But the very first one will have to be for win 10. 

If you dont mind me asking what os do you use?

[Dilan Rona]

Fedora 40.

[Dilan Rona]

Is there an estimated date for release (even if it's Windows only for now)?

Would love to give it a spin.

[Er Adens]

Unfortunately, due to some personal issues this week, I have had to postpone the testing release.

The final feature I planned to implement is also taking longer than expected. I am hoping to have a usable version ready for testing within the first two weeks of August.

[Dilan Rona]

Looking forward to it, and hope the development goes well.