Modding:Colors & Object Rendering

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This page is about modding. See the modding overview for an abstract on modding.

Overview

Colors are defined in display.text.

Each color is defined by a single letter. &<code> means to set the foreground color, ^<code> means to set the background color.

Only the preset letter codes are allowed, adding new colors isn't totally trivial at the moment.

Code	Name	Hex
r	dark red / crimson	#a64a2e	█
R	red / scarlet	#d74200	█
o	dark orange	#f15f22	█
O	orange	#e99f10	█
w	brown	#98875f	█
W	gold / yellow	#cfc041	█
g	dark green	#009403	█
G	green	#00c420	█
b	dark blue	#0048bd	█
B	blue / azure	#0096ff	█
c	dark cyan / teal	#40a4b9	█
C	cyan	#77bfcf	█
m	dark magenta / purple	#b154cf	█
M	magenta	#da5bd6	█
k		#0f3b3a	█
K	dark grey / black	#155352	█
y	grey	#b1c9c3	█
Y	white	#ffffff	█

To get a palette file for these colors, refer to Visual_Style#Palette.

In XML files, such as ObjectBlueprints.xml, the ampersand (&) must be replaced by the encoded ampersand (&amp;)

Prefix	Text	Xml
Foreground	&<code>	&amp;<code>
Background	^<code>	^<code>

Render Part

ColorString contains the foreground and (optionally) the background string for the ascii and tiles. Examples: &B or &B^r

TileColor is identical to ColorString, but applies only to tiles. If this is not specified, a tile falls back to using the ColorString.

DetailColor changes the "third" color used only for tiles, not the ascii. DetailColor is always just a single character. Example: g

So ColorString="&M^g" would be foreground bright magenta with a background color of green, Like this!

If you want to color an item's display name, you enter color codes directly in the display name itself, for example the beaded bracelet:

<part Name="Render" DisplayName="&amp;Cb&amp;Be&amp;ba&amp;cd&amp;Ce&amp;Bd&amp;y bracelet" ColorString="&amp;C"></part>

Note that if a detail color is not specified, it will default to the background viridian color.

Additional Notes

Most default text in the game is colored with the bright grey (&y) color, so you'll often see an &y at the end of strings to reset the color back to normal.

For help formatting a string with colors, check out the super-useful qud-colorgen utility (created by crayon).

2.0.200.0+ Modding

Text can also be colored as follows using any of the color templates defined in StreamingAssets\Base\Colors.xml. Insert non-formatted text here

{{color template|your text to color here}}

List of possible templates

Shader	Colors	Type
B	B	sequence
C	C	sequence
G	G	sequence
K	K	sequence
M	M	sequence
O	O	sequence
R	R	sequence
W	W	sequence
Y	Y	sequence
agolgot	K-g-w-m-w-g-K	sequence
amorous	r-R-M-m	alternation
arctic camouflage	y-y-Y-y-K-y-y-Y-Y-K	sequence
astral	Y-y-K-y-Y	alternation
auroral	K-g-G-Y-G-g-K	sequence
azure	B	sequence
b	b	sequence
bee	K-w-W-Y-W-w-K	alternation
bethsaida	w-W-C-c-m-c-C-W-w	sequence
beylah	B-b-g-k-W-R-r	sequence
bio	g-G-W-M-W-G-g-g-g-g-g	sequence
biomech	w-w-r-r-r-w-r-r	sequence
black	K	sequence
blaze	r-r-R-W-Y	sequence
blue	B	sequence
brainbrine	g-g-g-w-W-W-W-w-g-g-g	sequence
brown	w	sequence
c	c	sequence
camouflage	g-g-G-g-K-g-g-G-G-K	sequence
chiral	B-b-c-C-M-m-k-m-M-C-c-b	sequence
cider	r	solid
cloning	Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-M-Y-M-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y	sequence
cloudy	y-y-Y-y-Y-Y	sequence
coated in plasma	K-K-y-g-G-Y-k-Y-Y-k-Y-G-g-y-K-K	sequence
crimson	r	sequence
crochide	g-g-g-g-g-G	sequence
cryogenic	Y-C-C-Y-c-c-K-y-Y	sequence
crystalline	m-m-m-b-B-Y-B-b-m-m-m	sequence
crysteel	y-y-K-g-g-K-y-y	alternation
cyan	C	sequence
dark blue	b	sequence
dark cyan	c	sequence
dark fiery	r-R-W-R-r	alternation
dark gray	K	sequence
dark green	g	sequence
dark keybind	w	sequence
dark magenta	m	sequence
dark orange	o	sequence
dark red	r	sequence
defoliant	W-W-G-g-K-g-G	sequence
desert camouflage	w-w-W-w-K-w-w-W-W-K	sequence
displacer	b-B-Y-B	sequence
dreamsmoke	b-b-b-b-y-Y-Y-W-w-b-b-b	sequence
dreamy	b-b-b-B-M-k-W-M-B-b-b-b-b	sequence
earth	b-B-W-g-G	sequence
eater	Y-Y-M-Y-Y-Y	sequence
ehalcodon	y-y-Y-Y-m-Y-Y-y-y	sequence
electrical	W	sequence
emote	w	solid
engraved	Y-y-c-C	sequence
entropic	K-K-m-K-K-K-m-m-K-K-y	sequence
extradimensional	M-M-m-m-y-y-Y-Y-O-Y-Y-y-m-m-M-M	alternation
feathered	C-B-b-g-G-g-b-B-C	alternation
fiery	R	sequence
filthy	w-w-K-w-K-w-W	sequence
forest	g-g-w-G-g-g-w-w-g-G-G-w	sequence
freezing	C	sequence
fungicide	M-M-R-r-K-r-R	sequence
g	g	sequence
gaslight	g-g-w-W-w-g-g	alternation
ghostly	Y-Y-y-y-K-K	alternation
glittering	K-K-y-M-y-K-K	sequence
glotrot	K-K-r-R-r	sequence
gold	W	sequence
graffitied	R-r-w-W-Y-y-r-R-W-w	sequence
gray	y	sequence
great machine	c-c-C-Y-W-k-W-Y-C-c-c-c-c	sequence
green	G	sequence
hologram	b-B-C-c	sequence
horned	y-W	bordered
hotkey	W	solid
hypertractor	r-R-W-w-c-C-B-b	sequence
hypervelocity	r-R-W-Y-W-R-r	alternation
icy	Y-C-B-C-Y	alternation
illuminated	c-c-c-C-Y-W-Y-C	sequence
implanted	r-r-r-r-r-r-r-C	sequence
important	W	sequence
internals	W	solid
ironshank	K-y-Y-y	sequence
issachari	Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y-r	sequence
jungle	g-g-w-G-g-m-g-w-w-K-g-m-G-G-w	sequence
k	k	sequence
kaleidoslug	K-C-y-m-M-r-c-C-Y-y-K	sequence
kesil	m-m-M-Y-y	sequence
keybind	W	sequence
lacquered	Y-y-K-y-Y-y-K-y-Y-y	sequence
lah	w-W-R-r	sequence
lanterned	y-y-y-y-Y-W-Y-y-y	alternation
lava	R	solid
leafy	g-g-G	sequence
leopard	W-W-w-w-W-K-K-w-w-W-W	sequence
levant	r-r-y-y-Y-Y	sequence
love	Y-R-Y-Y	sequence
lovesickness	r-R-M-m-r-R-M	sequence
m	m	sequence
magenta	M	sequence
mercurial	c-c-C-W-Y-W-C-c-c	alternation
metachrome	w-W-Y-C-c-c-C-Y-W-w	alternation
metamorphic	y-y-y-Y-Y-Y-M-M-M-m-m-m-m	sequence
mirrorshades	K-y-Y-Y-y-K	sequence
moon	b-B-C-c	sequence
nanoneuro	r-R-G-g-K-K-g-G-R-r-g	sequence
nanotech	K-K-y-K	sequence
nectar	W-w-g-G	sequence
nervous	g-g-w-W-w-g-g	sequence
neutronic	B-b-K-y-Y	sequence
ninefold	b-B	bordered
normal	K-K-y-y-Y-y-y-K-K-y-K-y-Y	sequence
normalish	y-y-K-y-Y-y-y-y-K-y-Y	sequence
o	o	sequence
olive	g-g-G-W-w	sequence
opalescent	Y-y-K-K-y-Y	sequence
orange	O	sequence
otherpearl	M-m-y-Y-O-O-Y-y-m-M	sequence
overloaded	y-y-w-W-R-W-w-y-y	alternation
painted	r-R-W-w-g-G-B	sequence
paisley	m-M-Y-M-m	sequence
palladium mesh	c-c-c-c-C-W-Y-W-C	sequence
patchwork	W-w-r-R-W-w-b-B-W	sequence
pearly	Y-Y-y	sequence
peridot	G-g-w-W-Y-W-G	sequence
phase-harmonic	Y-y-m-y-K	sequence
plaid	g-K-G-W-G	sequence
plasma	g-G-Y-Y-G-g	sequence
plastifer	K-y-Y-y	sequence
playernotes	Y	solid
polarized	K-y-Y-y-K-y-Y-y-K	alternation
prismatic	r-R-W-G-B-b-m	sequence
psionic	b-B-C-c-b-B-C	alternation
psychalflesh	w-w-w-r-R-M-M-m-M-M-R-r-w-w-w-w	sequence
psymeridian	K-K-y-y-y-m-M-M-M-M-m-y-y-y-K-K	sequence
purple	m	sequence
putrid	K	solid
qas	C-c-m	sequence
qon	m-b-B	sequence
quantum	m-m-m-m-m-m-m-Y-Y-Y-Y-Y	sequence
r	r	sequence
radiant	r-W-Y-Y-Y-W-r	sequence
rainbow	r-R-W-G-B-b-m	alternation
red	R	sequence
refractive	y-Y	sequence
rermadon	Y-G-g-m-m-g-G-Y	sequence
resonance	c-c-C-C-W-C-C-c-c	alternation
rocket	Y-W-R-R-r-y	alternation
rubbergum	W-W-w-w-y-y-Y-W-W	sequence
rules	C	solid
rusty	r	sequence
scaled	g-G-W-w-g-G	sequence
scarlet	R	sequence
shade	y-K-c-b-B-y-C-y-K	sequence
shemesh	r-r-R-R-W-W-Y	sequence
shimmering	Y-Y-y-y-K-K-y-y	sequence
shugruith	K-y-W-w-m-w-W-y-K	sequence
sickly	g-r-m-w-K-G-g-c-K	sequence
silvery	Y	sequence
skulk	b-b-B-b-b	sequence
slimy	g	solid
snail-encrusted	w-W-Y-y	sequence
snakeskin	g-c-C-G	sequence
soul	W-w-c-C-Y-C-c-w-W	alternation
sparkling	y-y-Y	sequence
spaser	K-g-G-G-g-K	sequence
sphynx	C-c-m-M	sequence
spiked	R-Y	bordered
spring-turret	c-c-C-C-y-y-y-y-y-C-C-c-c	sequence
starry	K-Y-K-K-Y-K	sequence
structural	Y-y-K-y-Y	alternation
sun	W-R-W	alternation
sunset	b-B-B-M-m-r-R-W-C-C-W-R-r-m-M-B-B-b	alternation
sunslag	r-W-Y-Y-Y-W-r	sequence
syphon	c-c-c-C-W-Y	sequence
tarnished	G-G-g	sequence
tartan	y-K-g-G-K-R-r-K-y	sequence
teal	c	sequence
telemetric	K-y-c-C-Y-W-C-c-y-K	alternation
thermo	R-R-r-c-b-B-B	sequence
transkinetic	Y-C-C-c-y-K-K-y-R-W-W-Y	sequence
turbow	K-y-Y-Y-R-r	sequence
ubernostrum	c-g-G-W-w-c-C-G-g-w-W	sequence
urban camouflage	y-y-K-y-K-y-y-K-y-K	sequence
visage	R-r-b-B-Y-y	sequence
w	w	sequence
watery	B-C-Y-C-B	alternation
white	Y	sequence
y	y	sequence
ydfreehold	r-R-k-c-C-W-W-C-c-r-R	sequence
yellow	W	sequence
zetachrome	m-M-Y-C-c-c-C-Y-M-m	alternation

Anonymous Templates

To create a temporary template, the format is:

{{[color pattern delimited by -] [type]|[text]}}

For example:

{{R-R-R-R-R-M-M sequence|mumble mouth}}

The list of possible types are:

Type	Pattern	Example
sequence	repeats the pattern.	texttexttexttext
alternation	stretches the pattern so it fits the entire word.	texttexttexttext
chaotic	chooses colors randomly out of the colors specified.
bordered		texttexttexttext

See Also

• Visual Style