Help adding mod into mod manager

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Hello. I haven’t played/modded this game in a while but now that it has a mod manager, I want to make a mod for it using all the items I added to the core files ages ago.

I’m currently having a problem, though. I get an error message: Error loading data from mods/chiko/armor.json: line 1:1: expected object or array, but found ’ ’

I took a look at the armor.json in the core files to see what I was doing wrong but I can’t identify the problem. This is what’s inside the armor.json file inside the mod folder:

[ { "type" : "ARMOR", "id" : "armguard_paper", "name" : "paper arm guards", "weight" : 360, "color" : "blue", "covers" : ["ARMS"], "to_hit" : 1, "storage" : 0, "symbol" : "[", "description" : "Armguards made of magazines or stacked paper sheets held together with duct tape.", "price" : 30, "material" : ["paper", "null"], "volume" : 1, "cutting" : 0, "warmth" : 10, "phase" : "solid", "enviromental_protection" : 0, "encumberance" : 1, "bashing" : -5, "coverage" : 50, "material_thickness" : 3 }, { "type" : "ARMOR", "id" : "legguard_paper", "name" : "paper leg guards", "weight" : 370, "color" : "blue", "covers" : ["LEGS"], "to_hit" : 1, "storage" : 0, "symbol" : "[", "description" : "Legguards made of magazines or stacked paper sheets held together with duct tape.", "price" : 30, "material" : ["paper", "null"], "volume" : 1, "cutting" : 0, "warmth" : 10, "phase" : "solid", "enviromental_protection" : 0, "encumberance" : 1, "bashing" : -5, "coverage" : 50, "material_thickness" : 3 }, { "type" : "ARMOR", "id" : "headrags", "name" : "headrags", "weight" : 120, "color" : "white", "covers" : ["HEAD"], "to_hit" : -3, "storage" : 0, "symbol" : "[", "description" : "Rags worn around the head.", "price" : 50, "material" : ["cotton", "null"], "volume" : 1, "cutting" : 0, "warmth" : 20, "phase" : "solid", "enviromental_protection" : 0, "encumberance" : 1, "bashing" : -5, "coverage" : 50, "material_thickness" : 1 }, { "type" : "ARMOR", "id" : "cowl_rag", "name" : "rag cowl", "weight" : 372, "color" : "white", "covers" : ["HEAD", "MOUTH", "TORSO"], "to_hit" : -3, "storage" : 0, "symbol" : "[", "description" : "A cloth cowl that covers the head, mouth and the upper half of the torso.", "price" : 75, "material" : ["cotton", "null"], "volume" : 8, "cutting" : 0, "warmth" : 35, "phase" : "solid", "enviromental_protection" : 2, "encumberance" : 2, "bashing" : -5, "coverage" : 65, "material_thickness" : 2 }, { "type" : "ARMOR", "id" : "tunic_rag", "name" : "rag tunic", "weight" : 683, "color" : "light_red", "covers" : ["TORSO", "LEGS"], "to_hit" : 0, "storage" : 0, "symbol" : "[", "description" : "A poorly made long tunic with a string around the waist to keep it all in place. Better than nothing.", "price" : 70, "material" : ["cotton", "null"], "volume" : 4, "cutting" : 0, "warmth" : 15, "phase" : "solid", "enviromental_protection" : 0, "encumberance" : 1, "bashing" : -5, "coverage" : 70, "material_thickness" : 2 }, { "type" : "ARMOR", "id" : "handrags", "name" : "handrags", "weight" : 238, "color" : "light_blue", "covers" : ["HANDS"], "to_hit" : 1, "storage" : 0, "symbol" : "[", "description" : "Rags used as gloves. The cheapest protection for your hands.", "price" : 45, "material" : ["cotton", "null"], "volume" : 1, "cutting" : 0, "warmth" : 25, "phase" : "solid", "enviromental_protection" : 0, "encumberance" : 1, "bashing" : -5, "coverage" : 85, "material_thickness" : 1 }, { "type" : "ARMOR", "id" : "footrags", "name" : "footrags", "weight" : 260, "color" : "blue", "covers" : ["FEET"], "to_hit" : 0, "storage" : 0, "symbol" : "[", "description" : "Like socks but a bit more cumbersome and cheaper.", "price" : 80, "material" : ["cotton", "null"], "volume" : 1, "cutting" : 0, "warmth" : 30, "phase" : "solid", "enviromental_protection" : 0, "encumberance" : 1, "bashing" : -5, "coverage" : 85, "material_thickness" : 1 }, { "type" : "ARMOR", "id" : "helmet_nomad", "name" : "nomad headgear", "weight" : 470, "color" : "white", "covers" : ["HEAD", "EYES", "MOUTH"], "to_hit" : -3, "storage" : 0, "symbol" : "[", "description" : "A makeshift cowl with protection for the eyes and a peak or visor. It covers the head and face nicely.", "price" : 380, "material" : ["cotton", "leather"], "volume" : 10, "cutting" : 0, "warmth" : 35, "phase" : "solid", "enviromental_protection" : 4, "encumberance" : 3, "bashing" : -5, "flags" : ["VARSIZE", "WATERPROOF"], "coverage" : 95, "material_thickness" : 4 }, { "type" : "ARMOR", "id" : "armor_nomad", "name" : "nomad gear", "weight" : 5830, "color" : "light_red", "covers" : ["TORSO", "ARMS", "LEGS"], "to_hit" : -3, "storage" : 80, "symbol" : "[", "description" : "A makeshift outfit made from pre-cataclysm clothing. Specially useful for constant travelers.", "price" : 1250, "material" : ["cotton", "leather"], "volume" : 30, "cutting" : 0, "warmth" : 40, "phase" : "solid", "enviromental_protection" : 1, "encumberance" : 3, "bashing" : -5, "flags" : ["VARSIZE", "WATERPROOF"], "coverage" : 95, "material_thickness" : 8 } ]

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Weird… I fixed it by replacing it the file with the core one, deleted everything inside and paste my edits in it.

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I have a shrewed guess: Is your editor set to use unicode, and does it insert a unicode BOM at the start of the file?

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A format issue does make sense. I just use the notepad so there’s no choice in the type of format I can save a file. I’m guessing the only way I have to edit these files is to copy one of them and just edit it.

I have been able to add a lot of stuff now but I will probably post any future issues in this thread. :stuck_out_tongue:

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If you are on windows I highly suggest picking up Notepad++ as an editor, it’s way better then the default notepad for any sort of text editing things and it’s free.

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Thanks. I remember having this one in my old lappy but I totally forgot about it.

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I noticed you can replace items with the mod manager but it seems it cannot be done with recipes. Is there a way around that other than editing the core files?