A framework to let Colonists remember their friends and notice missing persons.
Package ID: V1024.FriendMemFramework
Quick Info
- This is only a framework mod! How Colonists react to missing persons are out of scope
- Requires HugsLib (auto-sortable)
- Safe to add to existing saves
- Safe to remove from existing saves (one-time errors may exist)
- Should have no problems with other mods
Framework Description
Colonists can be categorized into three types: ALIVE, DEAD, or UNKNOWN. Those that are walking around are ALIVE (unless you are using some necromancy mods, those I don't plan to support yet); those that are dead are DEAD, and everyone else (e.g. kidnapped, or went on a caravan that lasts a long time but still alive) are UNKNOWN.
A new WorldComponent is used to store those three states, along with some rough information that is sufficient to deduce e.g. for how long did the pawn went missing.
The features of this framework is arguably similar to what Desynchronized: Tales and News eventually settled at before it was abandoned and neglected, but this framework are made to be more abstract and general-purpose.
The GitHub Repo
The GitHub repository, along with some documentation and previous version releases, are available here:
https://github.com/Vectorial1024/FriendshipMemoryFramework
Support and Donations
Let's perhaps leave it be, and instead spend some time tending to ourselves.
Credits
This mod would not be possible without the following people (not ordered by importance):
- Tynan, for making this wonderful game for us to enjoy
- pardeike's HarmonyLib and UnlimitedHugs' HugsLib, for making mod-making a lot easier
- Maintainers of PublisherPlus (ownership went back and forth, I think there are several of them), for allowing me to minimize mod size on Steam even though the repo is huge and bulky
- Mile, community mod maintainer, for rekindling my fire for modding with their efforts to keep mods alive
- Hongkongers, for giving me a great lot of things to think about in my spare time, which eventually inspired this mod
Concluding Notes
Real life has become tricky and perhaps confusing for most of us. Stay healthy, stay safe, and wish us all a good luck.
