What are the "must have"-properties in the info.json?

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What are the "must have"-properties in the info.json?

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I know that version and name are a "must have". but are there other properties that the file has to contain?
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Required fields are: version, title, author and you could say also factorio_version, because if you don't specify it, it will default to "0.12"

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posila wrote:Required fields are: version, title, author and you could say also factorio_version, because if you don't specify it, it will default to "0.12"
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Off-topic, but could you also include image thumbnail and git repo URL in that mod details form? (Bonus points for git integration :) )
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aubergine18 wrote:Off-topic, but could you also include image thumbnail and git repo URL in that mod details form? (Bonus points for git integration :) )
the software is still in development. I will create a repo once version 0.1.0 of it is out. I already have a dev-blog in the tools subforum. search for Factorio Mod Creator Studio
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