Creating a Token Module

[JohnD]

This is probably a silly question but... when I'm on my /export screen, I should be able to just drag a folder of tokens into the token area to add them, right? I shouldn't have to drag each token one by one, right?

Savage Worlds - I have a few hundred tokens that I'll only ever use for my TWD game, so I thought it would be good to make them into a module.

[Moon Wizard]

The export window doesn't support dragging and dropping of token bags. All you need for a token module is a definition.xml file (copied and edited from another module) and a tokens folder with all your tokens you want in the module. Then, ZIP them up, renamed to .mod extension, and throw it in the modules directory.

Cheers,
JPG

[Trenloe]

Yep, make it yourself. Look at the Letter Tokens module (lettertokens.mod) as an example.

[JohnD]

Ah thanks. No way I was going to drag/drop one by one.

[Ferrin]

Ok, so I've been trying to do this. And my module is not showing up in the Tokens Module library. I'm using this for definition.


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<root version="3.1">
<name>Tokens</name>
<ruleset>Any</ruleset>
<author>Ferrin</author>
</root>


I'm archiving the tokens folder as a .mod and then adding in the definition.xml. It should work right?

[Zacchaeus]

You need to include in your tokens folder, the definition.xml and a folder with your tokens in it (called tokens). Then within your folder select both the definition and the folder marked tokens; right click and select add to zip. Once zipped rename to .mod and place in your modules directory. I suspect you are zipping up incorrectly.

[Ferrin]

alright, so I tried adding to archive, I'm using 7zip. I went into the folder, and selected both definition and tokens at the same time and added them. When the window to designate the archive pops up, I tried both naming it .mod and .zip (then renaming it afterward). And neither time worked.

[Moon Wizard]

When you view the contents of the module in 7zip, it should look like the attached image.

Regards,
JPG

[Trenloe]

And don't use 7 Zip's native format. Make sure you're compressing with ZIP compression.

[Ferrin]

Does it have to have a .png? Because that's the only difference between mine and the image above. I don't have a .png. And I am compressing with the zip compressing. And just renaming it afterwards. I do have the option to compress as a .mod, but it's not working either. And I tried it with winzip, and still no luck.

[Ferrin]

Nevermind I figured out what I was doing wrong. When I compressed as a .mod and moved it over, it wasn't replaced with the .zip renamed to the .mod. I guess the names conflicted and neither showed up.