Mod:Starting items

This tutorial shows how to add starting items or weapons in any new game of The Sum, regardless of the chosen starting character. Error in adding starting items should not compromise the game in any way.

Screenshot of The Sum displaying the start inventory of Mara's character.

Required tools

• Notepad++

Add starting inventory items

1. Open the folder Game/ then config.lua with a text editor.
2. Under "config.starting_items", replace
    paths = {""}, 
   by a collection of items paths and filenames of your choice. All must be located in Game/core/entitiets/items.
   1. E.g.:
       paths = {"Armor/bosMetal.ent","Food/beefjerky.ent","Misc/Cigs.ent"} 
3. Under "config.starting_items", replace
    number = {""}, 
   by a series of numbers corresponding of the number of items you want for each file.
   1. E.g.:
       paths = {1,10,20} 
      
      
        The number of added numbers must be identical to the number of items added above. 
      
      
      
4. Go to the
    File 
   menu then
    Save 
   .

Add starting inventory weapons

1. Open the folder Game/ then config.lua with a text editor.
2. Under "config.starting_weapons", replace
    paths = {""}, 
   by a collection of weapons paths and filenames of your choice. All must be located in Game/core/entitiets/weapons.
   1. E.g.:
       paths = {"Blades/knife.ent","Grenades/molotov.ent","Pistols/10mmPistol.ent"} 
3. Under "config.starting_items", replace
    number = {""}, 
   by a series of numbers corresponding of the number of items you want for each file.
   1. E.g.:
       paths = {1,5,1} 
      
      
        The number of added numbers must be identical to the number of weapons added above. 
      
      
      
4. Go to the
    File 
   menu then
    Save 
   .