Any way to add new Def under certain conditions? Compatibility patch etc.

[LWM]

So I want to add some more defs to the game in my mod IF another mod is loaded.

Is there any better way to do it than doing a Patch:

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<Patch>
  <Operation Class="does mod exist"><!-- names changed because I cannot remember them off the top of my head -->
    <match Class="PatchOperationAdd">
      <value>Other Mod Name</value>
      <xpath>/Defs</xpath>
      <value>
         <ThingDef>
          <defName>NewThingEtc</defName>
           <!--ETC-->


--LWM
(edited because I repeately didn't hit "Preview")

[notfood]

Hello, I faced this issue long ago and made this PatchOperationLoadOnDemand. It's in use in SeedsPlease.

https://gist.github.com/notfood/1e42aa1748c3fbaa66867a6cb0b430c8

https://github.com/notfood/RimWorld-SeedsPlease/blob/master/Patches/LoadOnDemand_Addons.xml
https://github.com/notfood/RimWorld-SeedsPlease/tree/master/Defs_OnDemand

You can basically copy the dll to your project and it will work out of the box.
https://github.com/notfood/RimWorld-SeedsPlease/blob/master/Assemblies/LoadOnDemand.dll

[LWM]

That is FANTASTIC.

If I petition Tynan to add this to vanilla, may they use your code?

--LWM