FILE NAME: “data_customActors.json”
FILE HEADER: “customActors”
NOTE: You may create a custom avatar (like the ones already seen in the game), or use a custom jpg file. If using the latter, this image must be located in “Packs/ModName/Images/Avatars”. It must also be 300×300 pixels in size and in jpg format.
NOTE: If creating a customized avatar, you may use the character creation screen in the start menu of the game as a reference. On the right, you can take note of the number displayed in each field to use as a reference when filling in this file.
FIELD | FORMAT | DESCRIPTION |
pack | Text (string) | What pack does it belong to. No effect yet, but may be used in the future. |
id | Text (string) | This is a unique identifier to use as reference. |
firstName | Text (string) | First name of custom actor (not localized). |
lastName | Text (string) | Last name of custom actor (not localized). |
fans | Total amount of fans (star level will be calculated automatically based on this: 10 fans – 1 star, 1.000 fans = 2 stars, 100.000 fans = 3 stars, 10.000.000 fans = 4 stars, 1.000.000.000 fans = 5 stars). | |
gender | Text (string) | Gender (male or female). |
age | Number (int) | Actor age. |
birthweek | Number (int) | May choose from 1 to 42. Week of the year in which the actor celebrates birthday. |
deathAge | Number (int) | Age at which actor will die (can be influenced by events). Once the actor celebrates this year’s birthday, a random month will be chosen as their death date. |
genres | Group (list of int) | Skill level in each genre. Ideally balanced so that if they’re good at a specific genre, they are worse at the opposite genre. Numbers can go from 0-100 and should be written in the following order: comedy, romance, drama, thriller, horror, action. |
cultureID | Text (string) | The culture this actor belongs to (must exist in “data_cultures.json”). |
countryID | Text (string) | The country of origin of this actor. Will display flag if it exists. |
likes | Text (string) | This feature is obsolete for now. It was formerly used to determine the actor’s favorite format or genre. |
likesTitle | Text (string) | Key to format or genre in localization file. |
dislikes | Text (string) | This feature is obsolete for now. It was formerly used to determine the actor’s lease favorite format or genre. |
dislikesTitle | Text (string) | Key to format or genre in localization file. |
looks | Number (int) | Looks level. 0-100 |
talent | Number (int) | Talent level. 0-100 |
attitude | Number (int) | Attitude level. 0-100 |
skills | Group (list of strings) | Skills that this actor is trained in. May include: singing, dancing, riding, combat, accents. |
traits | Group (list of strings) | List of personal traits (will influence what dilemmas are triggered). Take IDs from data_traits.json file. |
customImage | Text (string) | Name of custom image located in IMAGES folder. If you are using a custom image, you may ignore all of the following fields below. |
backgroundColorIndex | Number (int) | May use the character creation screen in the game to retrieve the corresponding number. |
skinColor | Number (double) | 0.0 = very light skin, 1.0 = very dark skin |
wrinkles | Number (double) | This will determine how prominent wrinkles are on this character. It may change with age. It is suggested you use a maximum of 0.5, but you can go higher if you like (maximum 1.0). |
eyesIndex | Number (int) | May use the character creation screen in the game to retrieve the corresponding number. |
glassesIndex | Number (int) | May use the character creation screen in the game to retrieve the corresponding number. |
clothesIndex | Number (int) | May use the character creation screen in the game to retrieve the corresponding number. |
clothesColorIndex | Number (int) | May use the character creation screen in the game to retrieve the corresponding number. |
hairIndex | Number (int) | May use the character creation screen in the game to retrieve the corresponding number. |
beardIndex | Number (int) | May use the character creation screen in the game to retrieve the corresponding number. |
hairColorIndex | Number (int) | May use the character creation screen in the game to retrieve the corresponding number. |