VTML Editor is a tool designed to simplify the creation and previewing of VTML language entries in Vintage Story. With an in-game interface, accessible via the U key by default, the editor lets you quickly search for language entries (complete with wildcard support) and view them in multiple languages. A preview window is included, which replicates the exact dimensions of the handbook to ensure you get an accurate preview of your content.

In-game, you can open the editor by entering either the command .vtmleditor or .vtmle.

Recent enhancements include:

• Syntax Highlighting & Customizable Themes:
  • Easily switch between themes directly in the UI (Load any theme asset from assets/<modid>/config/vtmleditor/themes.json).
  • Comes with a variety of default themes to choose from.
• Revamped Vanilla Text Editing Classes:
  • Selectable Text:
    • Use mouse drag to select text.
    • Double-click to select a word and triple-click to select an entire line.
    • Keyboard shortcuts (shift + movement keys) for more control.
  • Standard Keyboard Shortcuts: Copy (Ctrl+C), paste (Ctrl+V), cut (Ctrl+X), select all (Ctrl+A), and even Ctrl+Backspace (delete word) for efficient editing.
  • Undo/Redo System: Reverse up to 100 edits with Ctrl+Z and restore them using Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z.
  • Style Shortcuts: Quickly apply formatting with Ctrl-I (italic) and Ctrl-B (bold).
  • Enhanced Miscellaneous Interactions: Improved handling of keys such as Tab and better caret tracking.
• Additional Functionality:
  • Convenient buttons to insert VTML tags such as hotkey tags (selectable from a dropdown) and link tags (automatically wraps around selected text).
  • And more features are on the way!

[{
  "Code": "default",
  "FontName": "sans-serif",
  "FontSize": "16",
  "TokenColors": {
    "TagDelimiter": "#8F8F8FFF",
    "TagName": "#8F8F8FFF",
    "AttributeName": "#CC9966FF",
    "EqualsSign": "#8F8F8FFF",
    "AttributeValue": "#6BA6CEFF",
    "Text": null
  }
}]

Current Issues

Should work fine as it uses separate code from the game's base text fields, but the code needs some refactoring to uniform with the the 1.21 text editing changes. Text selection dragging and other improvements have also been implemented in a dev build but they still need to be added here.

More modding tools and libraries

ExtraCode

Adds extra classes and behaviors for content modders

Vintage Mod Templates [Code][Content]

Custom templates for code and content mods

BlockPatch Patcher

Dynamically patch block patches. Allows wildcards and multiplication of values.