Overview
The tutorial explains how to download, upload and update Workshop stuff.
Overview
The Workshop allows modders to upload and update various content for the game and make it available for others. Users may get these mods directly to the game just by subscribing to them.
Getting Started
To upload or update the content user needs to run the game editor. In the Tool section two entries could be found (see the picture below).
Upload Content
Please select Workshop Uploader. The window as on a picture below will pop up.
The modder is required to fill in the Title field and select Package to upload.
The package file is an ordinary zip archive without compression.
We recommend to use 7-zip[www.7-zip.org] tool for creating packages. It’s free software with open source. To prevent any problems with file names inside packages please use UTF-8 encoding scheme. The typical compression configuration is the following:
Once all required fields are filled, click Upload button to start the process.
If everything goes fine, you should see the window with “Status: Success” message.
Update Content
The user is allowed to update the content he created and subscribed to. To start the process please select “Workshop Updater” under the Tool menu.
Pick the item from the list to update (just double click on it or press Select button).
The Workshop Uploader window should show up with fields filled out. Now you can change information and content if needed.
Note: You have to select package file again even if you want just to update title, description, tags etc.
Example
The example explains how to update item created in previous section.
Open Tool ➤ Workshop Updater.
The window with items will pop up. You should be subscribed to the item you created to see it in the list.
After the selecting the item and clicking the corresponding button Uploader form will be shown. It should have information fields filled out. You are free to change any field.
Press Update button to initiate the process. Like in Uploading example “Status: Success” message is a sign that everything went smoothly.
Note: it may take a while for subscribers to get the updated stuff. If there is no update received by the subscriber, one can force downloading by unsubscribing and subscribing to the item again.
Subscribe To The Workshop Item
In order to subscribe to the item you need to visit game’s workshop page (available at community/workshop). Then check available items by clicking Browse ➤ Items.
By clicking the item, you will be redirected to the item’s page with detailed description. Click Subscribe button.
Once you clicked it, the downloading process should be automatically initiated by Steam client. Depending on the network connection and mod size the downloading time may vary.