Let me throw my hat in the ring as another endorser for adding Steam Deck / controller compatibility into the mix. I'm trying to expand my Qud-ability by playing on Deck and expanding the tutorial on this, I think, will help me get there!

This game hasn't clicked with me, yet. Hoping this mod helps my fragile brain grasp the game a bit better. As someone with 1500 hours on rimworld, I can tell CoQ has so much potential for fun.

Absolutely love this mod, been installed almost the entire time I've had this game. Quick question: does having the Quills mutation lock the "Get Equipped with Body Armor" quest? I'm basically playing a cactus, and I've been stymied because I can't equip body armor.

Hello! New CoQ player using this mod to help learn the game. I, too, would love if the mod could be updated to add Controller inputs, because that's how I have to play. As a suggestion, maybe the easiest approach would be to just add in the controller version in parenthesis next to whatever is being instructed. So something like "...to do that press Space ( A/X relative controller icon).

I use a Playstation controller, so seeing the PS prompts would be a very nice feature, but if it has to be the Xbox prompts, no biggie.

Thanks for the mod!

Looking forward to that additional text explaining controller stuff. MOD seems awesome, but not too helpful when using the Steam Deck.

@Darkaxt I don't think it's possible for me to create reactive button prompts in dialog. I'll check with the UI team but I don't think there's support for that.

What I CAN do is put in additional text explaining controller stuff, which I can and will do, thank you for the nudge

Not sure if this has been asked before, but is there any plan to add compatibility with controllers? The bot only shows how to perform actions with mouse and keyboard and it would be great if it could detect the use of controller and swap the references.

Ah, fair. It's a good change! :)

no worries, I did change it in a past update

Oh, okay, sorry. I think I'm thinking of the armor, or a previous build with the armor. I used to have to make sure it was in my inventory. Sorry for the wrong answer!

it should be equipped, if it's not working I messed something up in the implementation. I can't really troubleshoot until I'm back home in the new year, sorry

I think you need to have it in your inventory, not equipped.

I got and equipped the musket but it wont give me the option to continue.

that kind of ingenuity will extend your lifespan in qud from days to weeks. Maybe even months ha ha

*high fives Kolbex* Nice. :D

And in fact I stole a huge decanter of water from that house that allowed me to buy the musket and continue the quest!

there's still one single house that you can steal from pretty easy, but yeah Joppa houses got fairly well perforated

It seemed like in the last build I looked at, stealing's been made more difficult now. XD I'm sure there are ways, I just haven't figured them out yet. :P

yeah, I'm of half a mind to put a guaranteed borderlands revolver in a village chest so you can steal yourself one

I finished the armor step of the Gearing Up quest, but then he didn't tell me anything else, although I now I have a quest in my journal to find and equip a gun. Tauun has one, but it's quite expensive and I can't afford it. Would be curious what Khashkind was going to tell me about it!

This mod is meant to be used alongside the in-game tutorial! The tutorial is for people who may be completely unfamiliar with tile-based RPGs and roguelikes, and the survival guide is more about getting through the early game.

Thanks for this mod. I actually forgot I installed it a long time ago, got into the game when the
official tutorial was released and didn't realize that this mod was actually a mod! It really helped me learn the game.

@Bracht I haven't gone through this mod in a while (in fact I think I never actually finished it), but I did just go through the "official tutorial," and it's a bit of a joke. As I recall this mod is much more in depth.

Im sorry for the noob question, but... Is this still "meant to be used" now that the game has an official tutorial?

Super helpful (and engaging writing!), thank you so much.

yes!!

YIPPY YAHOO!!!! (also do you plan on adding Vapor & Salt to your {LINK FJERNET}itch.io? i checked and it wasnt there ^^;)

I am planning to update the guide for 1.0!

with 1.0 coming out in December and their plans to add their own tutorial, what are your plans for this mod? i absolutely ADORE Khashind, the lore you've made, and the way you write and would hate to see them go!

MODERROR [The Qud Survival Guide: a (mostly) lore-friendly tutorial mod for Caves of Qud] - File: file:///D:/Games/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/333640/2128235668/ObjectBlueprints/Staging.xml, Line: 13:5 Attempt to merge with Yrame which is an unknown blueprint, node discarded

Seems like current ID is Warden Yrame.

Also
MODWARN [The Qud Survival Guide: a (mostly) lore-friendly tutorial mod for Caves of Qud] - System.Exception: File: file:///D:/Games/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/333640/2128235668/ObjectBlueprints.xml, Line: 18:6 Compat Warning: skill Name "Axe_ChargingStrike" has been renamed "Cudgel_ChargingStrike".

i am a little dwarving princess

probably skill issue, but after buying the armor i can't afford a ranged weapon :S

so does this work with qud expanded now?

thanks for reminding me, looks like the old site that used to host my old Qud vignettes (including the original Hindren's Guide to Qud that Khashind is from) has gone down. I'll see about rehosting them on my itch.

Ooh, is Vapor & Salt kind of an interactive thing? If so, I'd love to see it, too!

It's great to see this mod being updated to be more in line with the changes that have been made to Joppa, also to see you are still active in the Qud modding scene.
Also, as a side note, but still somewhat related ot the mod itself, I have never been able to read your stories 'vapor and salt' and 'hindren's guide to qud' anymore, because the site's links seem to be broken, is there maybe another way I could access them, I kinda fell in love with the characters and liked to revisit the story every now and then (kinda like re-reading some of my favorite books), also I am slightly ashamed to say I never did manage to get the 'canon' ending on Vapor and Salt.

Just subscribe and it should download itself, but you may need to "enable mods" in the options menu, under the "modding" section. The new NPCs and quest are in the default starting town of Joppa, so I'd advise starting a game using any preset character -- "marsh taur" is a good start

how does this work? do i just subscribe and then it's there? i can't see anything unless it's in new game?

Updated! All of the bugs should be fixed now, lmk if they're not

The text might need to be updated for Spring Molting. Elder Irudad no longer has wares for trade, instead they were given to his daugher Nima Ruda, who is in the room to Irudad's right. She will sometimes have bandages and witchwood bark, and Tam will sometimes have them if she doesn't.

hello! I've notified the author of Caves of Qud Expanded , but apparently the latest 2.1.1 version overwrites the changes this mod makes to Joppa. Not sure how either your mod or CoQE can coexist, but this is just a head's up!

I literally can't progress the first step of quest. The elder guy either doesn't sell bandages or has nothing to sell at all.

It took me 5 minutes to figure out the controls and my own existence within the game, all thanks to this mode. Thank you, author!

Playing as an Artifex True Kin and the tutorial NPC is immediately getting attacked by Joppa's warden

ok I asked the guide about their background and lbr you absolute beast. you monster. 11/10 will always install now.

thank you for the bug report! I'll try to figure out what went wrong and fix it ASAP.

So I added this to an existing game. I was squatting in the gravedigger's hut north of Joppa proper and when the new NPCs from this mod were loaded in, all of the Joppa parasangs reset without warning...and I lost everything. I don't know if this is because I didn't read something I was supposed to, but I thought I would get the word out.

In the latest build the tutorial NPC gets immediately attacked by Joppa's warden.

this is awesome and helped me a lot. thanks you

Newest update should fix the extant issues and errors!