Is there a way to manually update mods?

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Is there a way to manually update mods?

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Like, if I want to manually update a 0.12 mod to work with 0.13 for personal use, can i do that?
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Sure, open info.json and in the middle add:

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"factorio_version": "0.13",
For extra credit, fix all the breaking changes that 0.13 introduced. :P
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DaveMcW wrote:Sure, open info.json and in the middle add:

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"factorio_version": "0.13",
For extra credit, fix all the breaking changes that 0.13 introduced. :P
I think I tried that already, though. The parts in the mod I'm trying to update still aren't showing up
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Overene wrote:Like, if I want to manually update a 0.12 mod to work with 0.13 for personal use, can i do that?
Well, yes, that's how modders themselves create and update the mods.
There was also an attempt to create python script (in my signature) to automatically bring code to a new standards, but it tends to fail miserably on more obscure mods with non-trivial code.
Which mods are we talking about anyway?
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Adil wrote:
Overene wrote:Like, if I want to manually update a 0.12 mod to work with 0.13 for personal use, can i do that?
Well, yes, that's how modders themselves create and update the mods.
There was also an attempt to create python script (in my signature) to automatically bring code to a new standards, but it tends to fail miserably on more obscure mods with non-trivial code.
Which mods are we talking about anyway?
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I've put in the original thread.
viewtopic.php?f=94&t=18908&p=193498#p193498
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Adil wrote:I've put in the original thread.
viewtopic.php?f=94&t=18908&p=193498#p193498
Going to try it now. Thanks!
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