
Now the ModAPI Development Kit is successfully installed! In order to show you the basics, following this tutorial we will teach you how to create a simple mod: it adds a cheat called planetBuster that, if called while in the space stage, will give you a certain amount of planet buster bombs. If you see a folder called Spore ModAPI Template.zip, delete it. Inside each of these folders, you go to ProjectTemplatesCache\Visual C++ Project. There you will see multiple folders, it’s recommended that you do these steps for all of them.
Go to the directory %APPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio. There, find the item called Spore ModAPI Templates and uninstall it. If this is the first time you install it, you can skip this step. If you had already installed previous versionsįor those that installed older versions of the ModAPI Development Kit, we need to take an extra step to get this working. Press the button Add… and find the folder called ModAPISnippets, which is inside the ModAPI tools folder we unzipped before. In the dialog that opens, ensure that the Language: field is set to Visual C++. Once the installer is open, press Install.įinally, open Visual Studio. If you have installed Visual Studio correctly, you will be able to execute the file. Inside the folder you will find a file called Spore ModAPI Templates.vsix. You can place the unzipped folder wherever you want keep in mind that’s where your projects will go. You can download the free version here: ĭownload the Development Kit from this page. The Windows 10 SDK (you might need to use different versions if you don’t have Windows 10):. You need a few programs in order to use the ModAPI Development Kit.
Installing the Development Kit Pre-requisites Basically, knowing what methods, variables, classes and includes are. We understand piracy as a means of testing a game but please, purchase a legit copy of the game.Be warned though, this tutorial requires some minimum understanding of C++.
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