Halo MCC: New Mod format

[Pickysaurus]

There is a new mod format available for Halo: MMC since Steam Workshop support was added. This is much simpler than existing patterns and doesn't actually need deployment.

A new file is available at C:\Users\USER\AppData\LocalLow\MCC\Config\ModManifest.txt this contains a plain text list of directories that contain mods. The game will also search a few folder levels down looking for content (exactly how many levels is unclear).
Example: ModManifest.txt

Mods that are compatible with this method are contained within a single folder and must have a ModInfo.json file inside the first level. e.g. My Mod/ModInfo.json.

This JSON contains lots of useful information about what the mod includes and which of the MCC games it's intended for.
Example ModInfo.json

Example mod: https://www.nexusmods.com/halothemasterchiefcollection/mods/967?tab=files

References

https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-mcc-december-2022-update
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/halo-master-chief-collection/excession/creatingmodpackage/creatinghome

[Pickysaurus]

@insomnious I've just been poked about this. Is it something we'll have time to do or is it better to come from the community?

[insomnious]

Will investigate this week

[ConnorDawn]

On behalf of the Halo Modding community, not only will it make the lives of modders easier, but also the lives of people who play and use the mods through Vortex/Nexus. It's a no brainer <3

It could be set up in such a way where the mods are held in a folder in Vortex labeled "VortexMods" and have the modmanifest.txt point to that (As multiple directories can be specified in the manifest) where all Vortex MCC mods are downloaded (The format of MCC mods now with their jsons containing all the information for the mod could allow for extra stat stuff to display in Vortex, eg the type of game, the version, the amount of maps etc)