How to add custom lobby options via lobbyoptions.lua?

[douglasg14b]

I'm trying to add in custom lobby options and can't seem to figure it out.

I've tried the following:

* /lua/ui/lobby/lobbyoptions.lua (doesn't get called)
* /hook/lua/ui/lobby/lobbyoptions.lua (doesn't get called)
* /SCHOOK/lua/ui/lobby/lobbyoptions.lua (doesn't get called)
* /lua/ui/lobbyoptions.lua (doesn't get called)
* /lua/lobbyoptions.lua (doesn't get called)
* /lua/AI/LobbyOptions/lobbyoptions.lua (IS called, but can only add to AIOpts and not globalOpts) (Why does this get called??)
* /lua/LobbyOptions/lobbyoptions.lua (doesn't get called)


Where do I need to put this file for it to be called, and have access to globalOpts? PhantomX puts it under /phantomxhook/lua/ui/lobby/lobbyoptions.lua and it gets called there, how?

[Uveso]

* /lua/AI/LobbyOptions/lobbyoptions.lua (IS called, but can only add to AIOpts and not globalOpts) (Why does this get called??)

This is only for AI mods to add AI options.

You can't change the lobby if you use a normal mod.
A normal mod only works after the lobby, if you start into the gameworld.

You need a .SCD mod to do so. (zip file inside the GAMEDATA folder)

[douglasg14b]

@Uveso

Thanks for the clarification! Love your AI, I'm actually using your mod as reference for some things... Shame only AI options can be added, but it's better than nothing.

By chance did you use any specific resource for the mod API, or just learn things by browsing source files?

[Uveso]

Well i learn while browsing the code.

Here is a link to all commands/functions that are available for programming in SupCom Lua:
https://supcom.fandom.com/wiki/LUADOC_1.5.3599

A short guide for modding (no .scd mods)
https://wiki.faforever.com/index.php?title=Modding

And a good code example for .SCD modding is the mod from Balthazar (BrewLan)
https://github.com/The-Balthazar/BrewLAN/tree/master/gamedata