modDesc.xml Generator

Fill this out and click generate. The XML file will download and can be dropped right into your mod folder. You can still hand edit anything later.

XML Output

modDesc.xml Generator

Fill this out and click generate. The file will download and can be dropped right into your mod folder. You can still hand edit anything later.

Tip: keep a text file per mod with the values you like. You can paste the same info here any time you need to regen a fresh modDesc.

Load existing modDesc.xml

Pick a modDesc.xml from your mod folder, then use the buttons on the right to load it into the form or clear everything out.

Basic mod information

Store description

This is the name attribute for your custom <type>.

Pick a base type to copy parent and specializations, then tweak below.

Usually this matches the base type or one of the built in base types.

Only needed if you use a custom class or script. Leave as default for most mods.

Click to toggle any specs you want on this type. The list below is what actually gets written into the modDesc.

Store items

l10n keys (optional)

Example: configuration gives keys like configuration_customDual.

This becomes the part after the underscore. Only letters, numbers, and camelCase work best.

This is the name attribute in <text name="...">.

Type English and the German and Dutch fields will auto fill. You can still tweak them by hand.

Pick a key to load it into the editor above. Click "Add / update entry" to save changes.

Entries are stored below as: key | EN | DE | NL. All of those lines are written into the <l10n> block in your modDesc.

The XML downloads to your browser. Drop it beside your mod files and tweak anything advanced by hand if you need to.