Modding:Content Tutorial Further Recipes

This page was last verified for Vintage Story version 1.19.7.

Introduction

Objective

Vintage Story doesn't just use the grid for recipes. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create items or blocks by using barrels, clayforming, knapping and smithing. This tutorial will also give some information on alloy and cooking recipes, however these work in a somewhat more complex way to the others.

Assets

Before starting, it is recommended you download the workspace and assets for this tutorial. The completed files can also be found here.

This tutorial starts with the following assets:

• Mod Setup & Folder Structure
• Incomplete 'agedlog' Barrel Recipe
• Incomplete 'bricks' Clayforming Recipe
• Incomplete 'stone-brick' Knapping Recipe
• Incomplete 'metalsheets' Smithing Recipe

Prerequisites

This tutorial will assume you understand the following topics:

• Setting up a content mod and using an IDE.

It is recommended to understand the following concept:

• Variants

Navigating Assets

This tutorial only contains recipe assets. You will be creating recipes for a number of objects that are already in game. Take a look at the following files:

• assets/recipes/barrel/agedlog.json
• assets/recipes/clayforming/bricks.json
• assets/recipes/knapping/stone-brick.json
• assets/recipes/smithing/metalsheets.json

Barrel Recipes

Upon opening the barrel recipe (agedlog.json), you will see the following unfinished code:

{
  "output": {
    "type": "block",
    "code": "game:log-placed-aged-ud",
    "quantity": 1
  }
}

Conclusion

Congratulations, you now have an advanced recipe for every type of sleek door, all within one file! After this tutorial, you should have more of an understanding of how variants can be used within grid recipes, and how grid recipes have a lot more functionality.

Next Steps...

If you want to test your knowledge, consider doing the tasks under the Going Further section below.

Grid recipes are only one type of recipe in Vintage Story. Move on to the next tutorial, Further Recipes, for information on barrel, clayforming, cooking, knapping, and smithing recipes!

Going Further

Want to make some additional changes to this mod? Try and achieve the following things!

Content Modding
Basics	Content Mods • Developing a Content Mod
Tutorials	Basic Basic Tutorials • 1. Content Essentials • 2. Simple Item • 3. Simple Block • 4. Simple Recipes Intermediate Intermediate Tutorials • 5. Item Variants • 6. Block Variants • 7. Complex Grid Recipes • 8. Further Recipes • 9. Simple World Generation Advanced Advanced Tutorials Other Debugging Content
Concepts	Modding Concepts • Variants • Domains • Patching • Remapping • World Properties
Uncategorized	Basics Basic Examples • Asset System • Textures • Items • Recipes • Blocks • Entities • Model Creator • Animation • VTML & Icons • Packaging & Release • Modinfo Advanced Advanced JSON Item • Compatibility with other mods Worldgen WorldGen Concepts • Terrain • Ores • Trees • Json Random Generator

Wondering where some links have gone?
The modding navbox is going through some changes! Check out Navigation Box Updates for more info and help finding specific pages.