Modding new traits

[black-rat]

Hey everyone, new player, first time poster, first time modder.

I'm wanting to get into modding and I want to start small. I was thinking maybe adding traits would be a good place to start. I'm looking around at the XML files right now, but from what I can gather, the actual effects of the traits may require some C# coding?

For example if we look at Psychopath:

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  <TraitDef>
    <defName>Psychopath</defName>
    <commonality>0.2</commonality>
    <degreeDatas>
      <li>
        <label>psychopath</label>
        <description>NAME has no empathy. The suffering of others doesn't bother HIM at all. HECAP doesn't mind if others are butchered, left unburied, imprisoned, or sold to slavery - unless it affects HIM. HECAP also feels no mood boost from socializing.</description>
      </li>
    </degreeDatas>
  </TraitDef>

I don't see where the the game would be able to pick up the logic for the actual trait from just this.

Am I wrong in my assumption here?

If not, anyone got an example I can look at?

Thanks.

[CannibarRechter]

The logic where Pyschopath traits prevent things like remorse is done by reference over in thought defs. Anyway, let me help you help yourself. Here is a powershell command that you should run in your $RIMWORLD/Mods/Core/Defs directory:

ls -recurse *.xml | sls -pattern Psychopath

When you run it, you should see what I mean, and also be able to handle xml modding a bit better in general.

[kaptain_kavern]

recurse may be a hint there ^^

[CannibarRechter]

Yes?

[SpaceDorf]

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