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.txt.

Each color is defined by a single letter. & means to set the foreground color, ^ 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 (&)

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>

The qud-colorgen utility (created by crayon) is an external tool that can help you create these complex color strings, however the newer Markup language the game uses might be good enough for your purposes.

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

Color Markup Language

Most default text in the game is colored grey (&y), so you'll often see an &y at the end of strings to reset the color back to normal. When putting strings using the basic color codes together to make sentences extremely confusing color bleed becomes possible. Because of this there is new system which parses text in double curly braces: {{color|text}}. If you want to ensure colors "return" to what they were set to, you can leave out the color. "{{|&RThis text is red}} and this will be whatever the color was before red"

In general, every string for rendering, except the color string/detail color on render part should use the new Markup language.

Text can also be colored as follows using any of the color templates defined in StreamingAssets\Base\Colors.xml.

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

List of possible templates

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

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