JSON Mods: Create New Sentinel

• After creating a mod, go to the mod folder.
• Before creating the sentinel itself, you need to create the sentinel dice, one for each sentinel level, a sentinel has 5 Levels, therefore you will need to create 5 dice, create them using the Create New Character Die.
  • Here are 5 sentinel dice JSON files to use as an example New Sentinel Dice JSON File Examples;
  • Note1: In the JSON files created for the sentinel dice change "DiceTier" to "Sentinel";
  • Note2: In the JSON files created for the sentinel dice change "Character" to the any character that the sentinel belongs to;
  • Note3: The JSON files created for the sentinel dice should be placed on the "DiceModifications" folder;
• Now in the mod folder, find the folder called "SentinelsModifications";

• Now you need to create a JSON file and 2 images for each sentinel that you wanna create and put the JSON files and images in the folder "SentinelsModifications";
• Create a new JSON file. Here is a JSON file with the structure for creating a new sentinel New Sentinel JSON File Example;
• Change the name and description of the sentinel and change which character that sentinel belongs too;

    "SentinelName" : "New Sentinel Example",
    "SentinelDescription" : "New Sentinel Description",
    "Character": "Moonie",

• As mentioned, sentinels have 5 levels, therefore you will need to set the data for each level, on the "SentinelLevels" field of the example there are already the 5 levels, just need to modify them. Each level has the fields "MaxCorruption", "DieName" and "SentinelStartingEffects";

          {
              "MaxCorruption" : "3",
              "DieName": "NewSentinelDieExampleLevel1",
              "SentinelStartingEffects" : [
                  {
                      "EffectName" : "AutoTurret",
                      "EffectAmount" : "3"
                  },
                  {
                      "EffectName" : "Discharge",
                      "EffectAmount" : "1"
                  },
                  {
                      "EffectName" : "Safeguard",
                      "EffectAmount" : "2"
                  }
              ]
          },
  

  • Change "DieName" to the same name used in the dice created using Create New Character Die;
  • Change the "EffectName" and "EffectAmount" of each starting effect. Here is a list of effects that are available to be used as an effect on sentinels Sentinel Moddable Effects List;

                "SentinelStartingEffects" : [
                    {
                        "EffectName" : "AutoTurret",
                        "EffectAmount" : "3"
                    }
                ]
    

    • If the sentinel has no starting effect leave it empty like this:

                  "SentinelStartingEffects" : [ ]
      

• Put 2 images of the sentinel on this folder, one for when it is active and one for when it is broken. Use 512x512 pixels image;
  • Name the active sprite as the same name as the sentinel you created, on our example the name of the image would be "NewSentinelExample";
  • Name the broken sprite as the same name as the sentinel you created plus the word "Broken", on our example the name of the image would be "NewSentinelExampleBroken";
• After creating all the JSON files and images that you want, restart Astrea, go to the Compendium and all sentinels that have been created will have a text "(Custom)" added to its name.

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