#💻・modding-dev | Balatro | Page 648

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 8:34 PM

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uhhh ok it was my sigils all along and the bug persisted when i disabled them

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thats fucking nuts

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nevermind

young wigeon Jan 20, 2026, 8:37 PM

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Hi all, I am new to the scene, but am looking to try and make a bot as a ML project, has anyone made a mod to trigger actions programmatically, strip the visuals, a state recorder/replayer, a list of function triggers, or a mod that connects to web that I would be able to hook into, or reference?

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or has anyone just made a bot already?

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 8:41 PM

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the crash was toga all along

red flower Jan 20, 2026, 8:42 PM

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young wigeon or has anyone just made a bot already?

i have seen many people come here to say they're going to do that but none did lol

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 8:45 PM

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what did i miss? stickers arent displaying descriptions and stuff

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i'm fucking stupid

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badge says error though

frosty rampart Jan 20, 2026, 8:59 PM

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badge is localized elsewhere

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:00 PM

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labels?

frosty rampart Jan 20, 2026, 9:00 PM

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yep
misc -> labels -> modprefix_stickerkey = "something"

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:01 PM

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thank u

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whats the command to apply a sticker

viscid talon Jan 20, 2026, 9:03 PM

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okay uh

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lemme fix it as best i can

frosty rampart Jan 20, 2026, 9:05 PM

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wanton jolt whats the command to apply a sticker

card:add_sticker("modprefix_stickerkey", true)

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:06 PM

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oh fuck i meant on the console but

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can i even launch a command

frosty rampart Jan 20, 2026, 9:07 PM

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yes, that is on the console
running eval [lua code] in debugplus will run the lua code
and in particular, eval dp.hovered:add_sticker("modprefix_stickerkey", true) will add the sticker to the card that you're currently hovering over with your mouse

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:07 PM

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how do i open the dev console on debug plus again

viscid talon Jan 20, 2026, 9:07 PM

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i got a new error now

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the revised code

📎 --_Fools_Gold.lua

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📎 message.txt

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my sleep was really inconsistent today so theres probably something im missing

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:09 PM

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switch ur probablility vars again

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ur num and denom are still switched around

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abstract turret Jan 20, 2026, 9:12 PM

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Ok i finnaly tested it, it actually fixes my problem. the problem was in incorrect key

viscid talon Jan 20, 2026, 9:14 PM

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IT WORKS

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WOOOOOOOO

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thankesi

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:16 PM

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Ok so brittle didn't trigger on the joker

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but it did on the card

cyan lagoon Jan 20, 2026, 9:24 PM

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everywhere where i used this now crashes the game with the newer steamodded version

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slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:25 PM

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message should not be a table

cyan lagoon Jan 20, 2026, 9:27 PM

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when did they change that?

umbral zodiac Jan 20, 2026, 9:27 PM

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recently

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:27 PM

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last smods broke messages being tables iirc

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you can use dev smods too

cyan lagoon Jan 20, 2026, 9:28 PM

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i see

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:28 PM

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(also you should probably just use message = localize("k_plus_tarot"))

cyan lagoon Jan 20, 2026, 9:28 PM

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i dont bother with localization in my mod so i think it better to keep things consistent

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:28 PM

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🤷

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alr then

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:29 PM

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i want a joker to act like a glass card (1 to 1 chance of breaking when triggered) what context do i need to add

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:29 PM

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doesnt need to be any context in specific

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:29 PM

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i'm using the sticker in both jokers and playing cards

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so far it breaks playing cards fine

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:29 PM

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just do SMODS.destroy_cards(card) if its a joker

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during probably context.after

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:30 PM

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will it destroy the joker if it doesnt score or trigger?

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:30 PM

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it will

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:30 PM

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that sucks

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:30 PM

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whats the actual effect meant to be

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:30 PM

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if the joker triggers / card scores, break

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:31 PM

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so it should break on every trigger?

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:31 PM

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it should break and die yes (so it should trigger once)

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:32 PM

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then do a little ```lua
if context.post_trigger and context.other_card == card then
card.getting_sliced = true
SMODS.destroy_cards(card)
end

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shouldnt need a card type check since this context only runs on non-playing card triggers anyway but might be good to do for future proofing

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:33 PM

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i mean if it detects a playing card first, its going to return (and exit the calculate function)

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:33 PM

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also true

knotty granite Jan 20, 2026, 9:35 PM

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forgot to upload thing to git hub pretty sure it is the same but an error appears

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:35 PM

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you misspelled odds as oddds

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:36 PM

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yup

knotty granite Jan 20, 2026, 9:36 PM

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-_-

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:36 PM

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happens to everyone at least once

next timber Jan 20, 2026, 9:43 PM

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how would i go about having a consumable cause an effect at the start of the next X rounds? i have one that increases your hand size then slowly decreases it back down by -1 every round until its back to normal

frosty rampart Jan 20, 2026, 9:45 PM

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two options

don't destroy the consumable until it's done, and just have it do things in its calculate function
set some value in G.GAME when you use the consumable, and track it/do things in your mod's global calculate function

wintry solar Jan 20, 2026, 9:45 PM

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two options, either have the consumable hang around and give it a calculate function, or have it set a flag that is handled by your mod object calc function

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next timber Jan 20, 2026, 9:46 PM

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lol

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ill probably have it hang around since i imagine it would be easier to deal with having multiple active that way

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now the question is if i let the player get the consumable slot back immediately or if they gotta wait for it to wear out

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probably the former seeing as it can stick around for as much as 8 rounds at max level

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:52 PM

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slim ferry then do a little ```lua if context.post_trigger and context.other_card == card t...

it didnt break

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wait

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it didnt save

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:53 PM

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do you have the post_trigger optional feature enabled

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:53 PM

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where

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:54 PM

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in

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your code

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:54 PM

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it crashed

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:54 PM

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SMODS.current_mod.optional_features = { ... }

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and then put post_trigger = true in there

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:54 PM

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in main.lua?

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:54 PM

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probably

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however you want to organize your mod

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:55 PM

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wanton jolt it crashed

whats the log

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:55 PM

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i misspelled smth lol

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:55 PM

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oh ok

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:55 PM

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it broke yay

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 9:55 PM

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epic

viscid talon Jan 20, 2026, 9:56 PM

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        return { vars = { card.ability.extra.chips } }
    end,

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.individual and context.cardarea == G.play and not context.blueprint then
        for _, scored_card in ipairs(context.scoring_hand) do
            if scored_card.vampired == nil then
                card.ability.extra.chips = card.ability.extra.chips + 20
                    return {
                    message = "Upgrade!",
                    colour = G.C.BLUE
                    }
                end
            end
        end
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                chips = card.ability.extra.chips
            }
        end
    end
}```

MODIFIED CODE

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im looking at the vampired documentation on vanillawiki rn

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 9:56 PM

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uh now the sound plays when i play a card

lofty elm Jan 20, 2026, 10:00 PM

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-- See note about SMODS Scaling Manipulation on the wiki

Found this is green joker on vanilla remade, anyone know what its talking about? I just dont know what it could be referring to that would need further explanation

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not important particularly just have no idea what its for

red flower Jan 20, 2026, 10:03 PM

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have you seen the note about SMODS Scaling Manipulation on the wiki

lofty elm Jan 20, 2026, 10:04 PM

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no lol idk where it is exactly

red flower Jan 20, 2026, 10:04 PM

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on the wiki

lofty elm Jan 20, 2026, 10:04 PM

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i didnt look very hard tbh but the wiki is kind of a mess imo

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i can go look tho

viscid talon Jan 20, 2026, 10:05 PM

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is there like a hook

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or some sort of function

red flower Jan 20, 2026, 10:05 PM

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lofty elm i didnt look very hard tbh but the wiki is kind of a mess imo

i wrote so you could ctrl+f SMODS Scaling Manipulation

viscid talon Jan 20, 2026, 10:05 PM

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that like, tells u "hey ur card's enhancement was removed!"

red flower Jan 20, 2026, 10:05 PM

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viscid talon that like, tells u "hey ur card's enhancement was removed!"

context.setting_ability can help

lofty elm Jan 20, 2026, 10:05 PM

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oh thats good my bad

viscid talon Jan 20, 2026, 10:05 PM

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smth like SMODS.vampire or whatever

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oo whats that

red flower Jan 20, 2026, 10:06 PM

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it gets called when a card has its ability set

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so for playing cards it would be getting or removing enhancements

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 10:06 PM

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red flower i wrote so you could ctrl+f SMODS Scaling Manipulation

balatroheart

viscid talon Jan 20, 2026, 10:07 PM

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how would i reproduce this effect then

lofty elm Jan 20, 2026, 10:07 PM

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ok i think at this point im dumb but idk what page im ctl-f ing

wanton jolt Jan 20, 2026, 10:07 PM

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the wiki

red flower Jan 20, 2026, 10:07 PM

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https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-use-smods-scaling-manipulationdetection

GitHub

Home

Contribute to nh6574/VanillaRemade development by creating an account on GitHub.

lofty elm Jan 20, 2026, 10:07 PM

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oh the faq

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that makes sense, didnt know what page to be on

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the faq page is awesome its just the rest of it that can be hard to search thorugh

viscid talon Jan 20, 2026, 10:08 PM

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would i do smth like context.setting_ability = SMODS.vampire = true or smth

lofty elm Jan 20, 2026, 10:09 PM

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ty, sorry for bothering you

pulsar hawk Jan 20, 2026, 10:10 PM

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Okay weird Pokermon skins toggle + Malverk texture crash fix time

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this time it only happened when I enabled/disabled the texture

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OH yeah i found why

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so @wintry solar do alt textures register atlases also?

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and if so - what are the odds that these two having the same key is the culprit

wintry solar Jan 20, 2026, 10:13 PM

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they won't have the same key

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oh maybe they will

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it wouldn't matter though

pulsar hawk Jan 20, 2026, 10:13 PM

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it would for atlas registry wouldn't it

wintry solar Jan 20, 2026, 10:13 PM

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I think this is a combination of both mods having broken code 🤣

pulsar hawk Jan 20, 2026, 10:14 PM

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can two altases register to the same key?

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oh ig mod prefix?, hm...

wintry solar Jan 20, 2026, 10:14 PM

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they're the same image anyway

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malverk prefixes it's atlases anyway iirc

next timber Jan 20, 2026, 10:15 PM

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how can i use juice_card_until to make a card juice up perpetually until it's destroyed?

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not entirely sure how the function arguments work

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thought juice_card_until(card,function() return false end, true) might work but apparently not

pulsar hawk Jan 20, 2026, 10:16 PM

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okay so Malverk is crashing for me regardless of the stake sprite toggle

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and the texture

wintry solar Jan 20, 2026, 10:16 PM

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I have pushed a fix

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I think

pulsar hawk Jan 20, 2026, 10:18 PM

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yup looks good!

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no crash on my end

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I'll PR the prefix config thing for the atlas anyway

wintry solar Jan 20, 2026, 10:19 PM

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yeah, I think that will crash without Malverk if you toggle it

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and I think Malverk would actually prevent that crash because of when it initialises the default values

modest sedge Jan 20, 2026, 10:22 PM

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Why do my debuffed cards still score?
(Example code)

    calculate = function(self, blind, context)
        if not blind.disabled then
            if context.after and context.main_eval then
                if #context.scoring_hand == 1 then
                    context.card:set_debuff(true)
                    G.GAME.blind:wiggle()

pulsar hawk Jan 20, 2026, 10:26 PM

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context.after is after main scoring, isn't it?

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wouldn't you want context.before if you didn't want it to score?

abstract turret Jan 20, 2026, 10:38 PM

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I need another help. I tried to change my function that was changing every joker in the shop on baron. I tried to firstly create a card, check if thats a common then change it onto baron.

local original_create_card = create_card

function create_card(card_type, area, legendary, rarity, skip_materialize, soulable, forced_key, ...)
local card=original_create_card(card_type,area,legendary,rarity,skip_materialize,soulable,forced_key,...)
rar=card.config.center.rarity
if rar==1 then
print("Change every common with baron")
return original_create_card(card_type,area,legendary,rarity,skip_materialize,soulable,'j_baron',...)
end
return card
end

But because i created the common joker first, after i create a baron, the common one becomes just a dragable copy. How can i fix this?

next timber Jan 20, 2026, 10:42 PM

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how do i prevent a card from being sold if a condition is met?

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 10:48 PM

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abstract turret I need another help. I tried to change my function that was changing every joker...

you should instead run code before the original function since currently you are just creating an additional card
here that would be if key_append == "sho" and card_type == "Joker" then forced_key = "j_baron" end

modest sedge Jan 20, 2026, 10:49 PM

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pulsar hawk wouldn't you want context.before if you didn't want it to score?

I'll be honest, I forgot about context.before

wintry solar Jan 20, 2026, 10:50 PM

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there are also the shop contexts that mean you odn't need to do this hook at all

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 10:51 PM

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right

pulsar hawk Jan 20, 2026, 10:51 PM

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ye context.create_shop_card is your best friend

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whoever is doing that

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(I don't know how I of all people managed to forget about that one considering I built a whole ass reroll simulator and had to account for it)

abstract turret Jan 20, 2026, 10:53 PM

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Ok, thanks everyone for help il try to figure something out

next timber Jan 20, 2026, 11:03 PM

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next timber how do i prevent a card from being sold if a condition is met?

bump?

frosty rampart Jan 20, 2026, 11:06 PM

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either hook SMODS.is_eternal or use context.check_eternal, whichever makes more sense
in the context check, you can check context.trigger.from_sell to only catch the sell button; in the function, the trigger argument behaves the same and you can check trigger.from_sell. returning true in the hook, or { no_destroy = true }, should make the sell button greyed out like an eternal card's is

next timber Jan 20, 2026, 11:07 PM

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odd, i tried that and it didnt work

if context.check_eternal and card == context.other_card then
  if card.ability.extra.activated then
    return {no_destroy = true}
  end
end

frosty rampart Jan 20, 2026, 11:08 PM

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hmm

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not sure tbh

next timber Jan 20, 2026, 11:08 PM

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splendid

frosty rampart Jan 20, 2026, 11:13 PM

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maybe the hook will have better luck? idk

knotty granite Jan 20, 2026, 11:21 PM

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Are there any special requirements for the atlas of a back?

slim ferry Jan 20, 2026, 11:21 PM

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No

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 12:51 AM

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Ok thanks

sweet pelican Jan 21, 2026, 1:53 AM

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If anyone would mind taking a look at this, been a minute since I've made a joker, just trying to figure out why I'm not getting any of the extra retriggers to activate despite my deck being 100% KoHs. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 1:55 AM

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sweet pelican If anyone would mind taking a look at this, been a minute since I've made a joke...

because the bonus reps are never computed in the actual effect in calculate

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you need to copy the loc_vars stuff again in calculate

sweet pelican Jan 21, 2026, 1:56 AM

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ah

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thank you 😭

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I'm getting two retriggers after moving it to the calculate, but it should be four now, maybe I made some logic error and I forgot how math works?

wanton jolt Jan 21, 2026, 2:03 AM

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i wanna make an enhancement that bloats the hand, basically u can't select it, play it, discard it or sell it, unless u r in a custom blind

sweet pelican Jan 21, 2026, 2:04 AM

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does G.playing_cards count the full deck or just remaining cards *in the deck?

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 2:05 AM

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full deck

sweet pelican Jan 21, 2026, 2:06 AM

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okay odd

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 2:06 AM

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remaining deck is G.deck.cards

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 2:07 AM

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sweet pelican I'm getting two retriggers after moving it to the calculate, but it *should* be ...

if its 1 the first condition will always be true

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you need to do == 1 first then .66 then .33

sweet pelican Jan 21, 2026, 2:07 AM

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🤦 I gotta brush up on my *logic thank you king

wanton jolt Jan 21, 2026, 2:09 AM

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can u even sell a playing card

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 2:10 AM

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not normally no

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but it woldnt be hard to add if you know what youre doing

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 2:12 AM

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wanton jolt can u even sell a playing card

Yes, if you run G.FUNCS.sell_card({config = {ref_table = card}})

wanton jolt Jan 21, 2026, 2:12 AM

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would it make u able to show the sell button

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 2:13 AM

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wanton jolt would it make u able to show the sell button

No, you would have to add that yourself.

dawn linden Jan 21, 2026, 2:22 AM

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I'm having trouble figuring out how to replace the main theme with a variation in a different soundfont; I'm looking at the Steamodded wiki but I'm not sure how to get create_replace_sound(self,replace) to work in practice

gaunt folio Jan 21, 2026, 2:42 AM

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how do i make the blind size mod or just the text update happen upon trigger, it does it immediately

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 2:44 AM

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gaunt folio how do i make the blind size mod or just the text update happen upon trigger, i...

Put it in a func in the return and in an event.

gaunt folio Jan 21, 2026, 2:54 AM

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do you mean i put it in the return function or not idfk man i feel so dumb 😭

loud summit Jan 21, 2026, 3:04 AM

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hi

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how do i make a joker retrigger a card multiple times and change the message each time

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 3:10 AM

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gaunt folio do you mean i put it in the return function or not idfk man i feel so dumb 😭

Yes, put that in the return

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 3:12 AM

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loud summit how do i make a joker retrigger a card multiple times and change the message eac...

return {repetitions = 1, message = 'message', extra = {repetitions = 1, message = 'message'}}

loud summit Jan 21, 2026, 3:12 AM

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ok so uh

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is there any way to make an arbritrary number through a for loop

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 3:14 AM

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loud summit is there any way to make an arbritrary number through a for loop

Yes:

local effects = {}
for i=1, number do
    table.insert(effects, {repetitions = 1, message = 'message'})
end
return SMODS.merge_effects(effects)

loud summit Jan 21, 2026, 3:15 AM

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oh wait what does merge effects do

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 3:15 AM

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loud summit oh wait what does merge effects do

It takes a table of effects, and turns it into a single effect using extra

loud summit Jan 21, 2026, 3:16 AM

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oh ok

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thx

loud summit Jan 21, 2026, 3:45 AM

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heyo so i need a bit of help

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^ this is the joker im trying to fix

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basically when oops6 is used, the DISPLAYED number is above the denominator

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but inside the loop the INTERNAL odds eventually hits 0 which terminates the loop since zeroed odds do nothing

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        if context.repetition then
            -- this SHOULDNT be null but just incase
            card.ability.extra.chain = card.ability.extra.chain or card.ability.extra.initial_down
            local odds = card.ability.extra.initial - card.ability.extra.chain

-- [...]

            while SMODS.pseudorandom_probability(card, "nflame_dicechain", odds, card.ability.extra.initial) do
                if activations > 100 then break end

                odds = odds - 1
                card.ability.extra.chain = card.ability.extra.chain + 1```

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is there any ways to prevent the early termination at 0? obviously if i just start the odds at the get_probability_vars then it would effectively double the odds from the displayed numbers

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actually nvm im going to keep it

vernal path Jan 21, 2026, 4:15 AM

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in context.remove_playing_cards, if I checked context.removed would those cards also still be in G.playing_cards?
And in context.playing_card_added is context.cards in G.playing_cards already?

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 4:17 AM

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vernal path in `context.remove_playing_cards`, if I checked `context.removed` would those ca...

Yes, because the card is usually destroyed in an event, and yes, because the card is usually not created in an event.

vernal path Jan 21, 2026, 4:18 AM

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Okay, cool

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man we really should have valkriya's cookies here
that would be really fun

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(get a cookie for getting someone to thank you, pointless but fun leaderboards for being helpful)

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Does context.setting_ability trigger when using stuff like Death?

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 4:30 AM

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vernal path Does `context.setting_ability` trigger when using stuff like Death?

Yes, because Death uses copy_card which uses Card:set_ability which triggers context.setting_ability

vernal path Jan 21, 2026, 4:33 AM

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gotcha
thanks!!

tight pumice Jan 21, 2026, 4:42 AM

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Is there already a table I can access that has all the consumeable names in it or do I gotta make one

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 4:43 AM

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tight pumice Is there already a table I can access that has all the consumeable names in it o...

G.P_CENTER_POOLS.Consumeables

tight pumice Jan 21, 2026, 4:43 AM

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Thanks

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I was trying to use get_current_pool and was tripping up

vernal path Jan 21, 2026, 7:15 AM

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Does there exist an update boolean like card.added_to_deck and card.removed for setting_ability or otherwise changing enhancement to a card?

normal crest Jan 21, 2026, 7:17 AM

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vernal path Does there exist an update boolean like `card.added_to_deck` and `card.removed` ...

I think the game has an unlock check when that happens

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Iirc it's called inside Card:set_ability

vernal path Jan 21, 2026, 7:21 AM

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oh, yeah modify_deck

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How would I make use of that inside an update function though? Is there some boolean flag set in check_for_unlock that I can check for or something?

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I mean I suppose I could patch something, but I feel like it's bad practice to just make a new global variable

vernal path Jan 21, 2026, 7:49 AM

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@normal crest I suppose I will just put a patch in card.lua at the point where it makes that check. Although, since this is something that could be updated more than once, what would be the best way to mark it as false so it can be checked again?

naive agate Jan 21, 2026, 8:29 AM

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uhhh

📎 message.txt

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 8:33 AM

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It seems all I had to do was hook SMODS.calculate_retriggers and add 1+#retriggers retriggers.

slim ferry Jan 21, 2026, 8:36 AM

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naive agate uhhh

you use card.ability.extra.Xmult in the code when you put xmult in the config

naive agate Jan 21, 2026, 8:37 AM

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ahhhh

slim ferry Jan 21, 2026, 8:37 AM

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you also dont have a Xmult_gain1 in the config

naive agate Jan 21, 2026, 8:37 AM

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i am stupid and i apologize,

glass scaffold Jan 21, 2026, 8:50 AM

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So does anyone know why this isn't giving money? I copied the code from Rocket and modified it a little.

slim ferry Jan 21, 2026, 8:52 AM

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the code for Rocket's money uses calc_dollar_bonus, not calculate

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so you should either return { dollars = amount } or move the code that gives the money to calc_dollar_bonus

glass scaffold Jan 21, 2026, 8:54 AM

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So like this?

slim ferry Jan 21, 2026, 8:54 AM

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remove the return true

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besides that yes

glass scaffold Jan 21, 2026, 8:55 AM

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slim ferry remove the `return true`

Oh, because we're still returning something, so it won't infinitely loop.

slim ferry Jan 21, 2026, 8:55 AM

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?

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only events work like that

glass scaffold Jan 21, 2026, 8:55 AM

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got it

slim ferry Jan 21, 2026, 8:56 AM

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also idk if G.GAME.blind.chips gets adjusted before calc_dollar_bonus runs, so that might be something youll need to work around

glass scaffold Jan 21, 2026, 9:01 AM

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slim ferry also idk if `G.GAME.blind.chips` gets adjusted before `calc_dollar_bonus` runs, ...

Nah, it's working as intended.

slim ferry Jan 21, 2026, 9:01 AM

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awesome

long sun Jan 21, 2026, 10:48 AM

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this code in card.lua doesn't seem to be running, when opening a Standard pack:

elseif self.ability.name:find('Standard') then
                        card = create_card((pseudorandom(pseudoseed('stdset'..G.GAME.round_resets.ante)) > 0.6) and "Enhanced" or "Base", G.pack_cards, nil, nil, nil, true, nil, 'sta')
                        local edition_rate = 2
                        local edition = poll_edition('standard_edition'..G.GAME.round_resets.ante, edition_rate, true)
                        card:set_edition(edition)
                        card:set_seal(SMODS.poll_seal({mod = 10, guaranteed = next(SMODS.find_card("j_phanta_stampedjoker")) and true or nil}), true, true) print("kjdfngdf")```

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is the code for this elsewhere?

primal robin Jan 21, 2026, 10:59 AM

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isnt SMODS override all booster packs?

long sun Jan 21, 2026, 11:00 AM

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probably ^^;

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ah yes

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found it, thanks!

wild patrol Jan 21, 2026, 1:09 PM

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is it possible to change a joker without destroying it?

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Like replace it

primal robin Jan 21, 2026, 1:09 PM

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:set_ability(center)

wild patrol Jan 21, 2026, 1:10 PM

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G.jokers:set_ability(center)?

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working on a command that'll pick a joker at random and swap it with a michel or Cavendish

primal robin Jan 21, 2026, 1:11 PM

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G.jokers.cards[1]:set_ability(G.P_CENTERS.j_rocket)

wild patrol Jan 21, 2026, 1:11 PM

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replace j_rocket with j_(jokername)

wild patrol Jan 21, 2026, 1:37 PM

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primal robin G.jokers.cards[1]:set_ability(G.P_CENTERS.j_rocket)

It only replaces the first slot i'm assuming it's related to [1]

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that's the slot number

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?

primal robin Jan 21, 2026, 1:38 PM

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card position

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but basically yes

wild patrol Jan 21, 2026, 1:38 PM

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hmmm

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I guess I could make it select a random number between 1 - 6 unless there's a real way to randomly select

#

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oh

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I didn't realize the defuse button i made is on every joker lol

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 1:42 PM

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wild patrol I guess I could make it select a random number between 1 - 6 unless there's a re...

Yes, pseudorandom_element

wild patrol Jan 21, 2026, 1:43 PM

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right now I need to figure out why the defuse button is on every joker

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I thought I put it only on the bomb joker

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 1:52 PM

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wild patrol I thought I put it only on the bomb joker

Code?

wild patrol Jan 21, 2026, 1:52 PM

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  key = 'defuse_button',
  order = -30, -- before the Card is drawn
  func = function(card, layer)
    if card.children.ttv_bomb_button then
      card.children.ttv_bomb_button:draw()
    end
  end
}

}

local function defuse_button(card)
  return UIBox {
    definition = {
      n = G.UIT.ROOT,
      config = {
        colour = G.C.CLEAR
      },
      nodes = {
        {
          n = G.UIT.C,
          config = {
            align = 'cm',
            padding = 0.15,
            r = 0.08,
            hover = true,
            shadow = true,
            colour = G.C.MULT, -- color of the button background
            button = 'ttv_defuse_button_click', -- function in G.FUNCS that will run when this button is clicked
            func = 'ttv_defuse_button_func', -- function in G.FUNCS that will run every frame this button exists (optional)
            ref_table = card,
          },
          nodes = {
            {
              n = G.UIT.R,
              nodes = {
                {
                  n = G.UIT.T,
                  config = {
                    text = "Defuse",
                    colour = G.C.UI.TEXT_LIGHT, -- color of the button text
                    scale = 0.4,
                  }
                },
                {
                  n = G.UIT.B,
                  config = {
                    w = 0.1,
                    h = 0.8
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    config = {
      align = 'cr', -- position relative to the card, meaning "center left". Follow the SMODS UI guide for more alignment options
      major = card,
      parent = card,
      offset = { x = -0.2, y = 0 } -- depends on the alignment you want, without an offset the button will look as if floating next to the card, instead of behind it
    }
  }
end

-- Will be called whenever the button is clicked
G.FUNCS.ttv_defuse_button_click = function(e)
  local card = e.config.ref_table -- access the card this button was on
  play_sound("ttv_bomb_explosion", 1.0, 0.7)
  G.E_MANAGER:add_event(Event({
      trigger = 'after',
      delay = 0.5,
      func = function()
          if G.STAGE == G.STAGES.RUN then 
              G.STATE = G.STATES.GAME_OVER
              G.STATE_COMPLETE = false
          end
      end
  }))
  -- Show a message on the card, as an example
  SMODS.calculate_effect({ message = "Hi!" }, card)
end

-- Will run every frame while the button exists
G.FUNCS.ttv_defuse_button_func = function(e)
  local card = e.config.ref_table -- access the card this button was on (unused here, but you can access it)

  -- In vanilla, this is generally used to define when the button can be used, for example:
  local can_use = true -- can be any condition you want

  -- Removes the button when the card can't be used, otherwise makes it use the previously defined button click
  e.config.button = can_use and 'ttv_defuse_button_click' or nil
  -- Changes the color of the button depending on whether it can be used or not
  e.config.colour = can_use and G.C.MULT or G.C.UI.BACKGROUND_INACTIVE
end


SMODS.draw_ignore_keys.ttv_bomb_button = true

local highlight_ref = Card.highlight
function Card.highlight(self, is_highlighted)
  if is_highlighted and self.ability.set == "Joker" and self.area == G.jokers then
    self.children.ttv_bomb_button = defuse_button(self)
  elseif self.children.ttv_bomb_button then
    self.children.ttv_bomb_button:remove()
    self.children.ttv_bomb_button = nil
  end

  return highlight_ref(self, is_highlighted)
end```

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just slightly modified from the vanillia wiki

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doesn't really do anything other than end the game

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 1:53 PM

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wild patrol just slightly modified from the vanillia wiki

You need to check if self.config.center.key == 'j_modprefix_key' in the Card.highlight hook.

wild patrol Jan 21, 2026, 2:01 PM

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daring fern You need to check if `self.config.center.key == 'j_modprefix_key'` in the `Card....

well it removes the defuse button but now when the bomb spawns it's missing

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function Card.highlight(self, is_highlighted)
  if is_highlighted and self.config.center.key == 'j_ttv_bomb' and self.area == G.jokers then
    self.children.ttv_bomb_button = defuse_button(self)
  elseif self.children.ttv_bomb_button then
    self.children.ttv_bomb_button:remove()
    self.children.ttv_bomb_button = nil
  end```

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unless i'm doing this wrong

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nvm

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I forgot to remove the --- on the file that loads custom buttons

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clueless

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now it works

ripe thicket Jan 21, 2026, 2:21 PM

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I keep getting this crash error but I higkey have no clue why its doing that since it's almost complete copy+pasted code from another joker I have which works normally

wild patrol Jan 21, 2026, 2:22 PM

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I don't think DARK_EDITION is an actual colur could be wrong

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try setting it to G.C.WHITE see if that works

ripe thicket Jan 21, 2026, 2:22 PM

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wild patrol I don't think DARK_EDITION is an actual colur could be wrong

I just took it from the smods wiki

ripe thicket Jan 21, 2026, 2:22 PM

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wild patrol try setting it to G.C.WHITE see if that works

I'll try that

ripe thicket Jan 21, 2026, 2:24 PM

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wild patrol try setting it to G.C.WHITE see if that works

this gives the same error

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 2:24 PM

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it is a color

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the problem is that the message is a table

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it should be a string and the color should be a different attribute

ripe thicket Jan 21, 2026, 2:25 PM

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ohhhhhh

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hm now it shows as a red message though

ripe thicket Jan 21, 2026, 2:29 PM

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ripe thicket hm now it shows as a red message though

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 2:32 PM

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idk works for me

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mult_mod is not really recommended, try mult and use mult_message = { message = "text", colour = G.C.DARK_EDITION }

ripe thicket Jan 21, 2026, 2:38 PM

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yep that did the trick.

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thanks!

final jewel Jan 21, 2026, 3:27 PM

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What is the global for the hand size

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like is there a G.GAME.hand_size or something like this

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 3:29 PM

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final jewel like is there a G.GAME.hand_size or something like this

G.hand.config.card_limit

final jewel Jan 21, 2026, 3:29 PM

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oh ok nice

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G.hand:change_size(G.hand.config.card_limit) that will double the hand size right

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 3:31 PM

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final jewel G.hand:change_size(G.hand.config.card_limit) that will double the hand size righ...

Yes.

open moth Jan 21, 2026, 3:46 PM

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this doesnt create a perishable joker, why

final jewel Jan 21, 2026, 3:46 PM

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            card.ability.extra.original_size = G.hand.config.card_limit
            G.hand:change_size(G.hand.config.card_limit)
        end
        if not context.blueprint and card.ability.extra.original_size <= G.hand.config.card_limit and context.ending_booster then
            G.hand:change_size(-G.hand.config.card_limit)
        end````
Why does the end size always become 0 when returning to the blind

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 3:46 PM

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need a ui wizard to help with creating an option cycle

open moth Jan 21, 2026, 3:47 PM

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open moth this doesnt create a perishable joker, why

all other things work well though
i creates a rare joker

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 3:48 PM

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final jewel ```if not context.blueprint and context.open_booster then card.abili...

you're reducing the hand size by the hand size, thus it goes to 0 every time

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you should be reducing it by the difference between the original handsize and the current handsize (also, won't this logic not work properly if you use ectoplasm or other handsize reductions mid booster?)

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 3:50 PM

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open moth this doesnt create a perishable joker, why

you can put
local _card =
before smods.add_card

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then make changes to _card (add the sticker manually)

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 3:50 PM

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open moth this doesnt create a perishable joker, why

force_stickers = true

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 3:50 PM

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add card can probably do it on its own but idk i dont use it

final jewel Jan 21, 2026, 3:51 PM

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stiff locust you're reducing the hand size by the hand size, thus it goes to 0 every time

Oooo yeah I understand why

open moth Jan 21, 2026, 3:58 PM

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daring fern `force_stickers = true`

I just add this as an extra parameter? Ok, I'll test it later

pure nebula Jan 21, 2026, 4:17 PM

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does anyone knows how to change the base suit rate in in the shop?

like making it so that you only have heart suit but unlock others through vouchers?

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 4:18 PM

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pure nebula does anyone knows how to change the base suit rate in in the shop? like making ...

Yes, take ownership of the suits and add an in_pool function.

pure nebula Jan 21, 2026, 4:19 PM

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daring fern Yes, take ownership of the suits and add an `in_pool` function.

take ownership?

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 4:20 PM

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pure nebula take ownership?

https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/API-Documentation#taking-ownership

GitHub

API Documentation

A Balatro Modding Framework. Contribute to Steamodded/smods development by creating an account on GitHub.

pure nebula Jan 21, 2026, 4:20 PM

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daring fern https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/API-Documentation#taking-ownership

thanks!

modest sedge Jan 21, 2026, 5:39 PM

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Why is "round_resets" always nil? I tried everything, unless if I'm missing something obvious...

SMODS.Blind {
    name = "b_metro",
    key = "b_metro",
    loc_txt = {
        name = "The Metro",
        text = {
            "Debuff #1# random",
            "cards for every Blind",
            "skipped this run"
        }
    },
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = true,
    pos = {y = 20},
    atlas = "Blinds",
    dollars = 5,
    mult = 2,
    boss = {min = 1},
    boss_colour = HEX("000000"),

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return {vars = (G.GAME.current_round.round_resets.blind_ante or 0)} -- Here
    end,

    set_blind = function(self)
        G.E_MANAGER:add_event(Event{func = function()
            local targets = {}
            for k, v in ipairs(G.deck.cards) do
                table.insert(targets, v)
            end
            for i = 1, (G.GAME.round_resets.blind_ante * (G.GAME.skips or 0)) do
                local target, key = pseudorandom_element(targets, pseudoseed("metro"))
                target:set_debuff(true)
                table.remove(targets, key)
            end
            return true
        end})
    end,
}

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 5:41 PM

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modest sedge Why is "round_resets" always nil? I tried everything, unless if I'm missing some...

Remove the current_round

modest sedge Jan 21, 2026, 5:45 PM

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oh
thank you :3

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I "fixed" it, but #1# still just says "nil" ingame


SMODS.Blind {
    name = "b_metro",
    key = "b_metro",
    loc_txt = {
        name = "The Metro",
        text = {
            "Debuff #1# random",
            "cards for every Blind",
            "skipped this run"
        }
    },

...

loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return {vars = tostring(G.GAME.round_resets.blind_ante or "0")}
    end,

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 5:49 PM

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modest sedge I "fixed" it, but #1# still just says "nil" ingame ```lua SMODS.Blind { nam...

vars = { ... }

modest sedge Jan 21, 2026, 5:51 PM

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oh i thought i put the curly brackets in
thank you

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 6:07 PM

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‎

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 6:35 PM

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is there a vanilla pool for food jokers

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 6:35 PM

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no

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 6:35 PM

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alright

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 6:35 PM

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consensus is just to make a food pool with the same key as the cryptid one

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 6:36 PM

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is there a commonly de- okay

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how can I check for jokers from a specific pool then

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 6:36 PM

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its this one except cryptid uses ride the bus as default for some reason https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-create-a-poolset

GitHub

Home

Contribute to nh6574/VanillaRemade development by creating an account on GitHub.

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 6:36 PM

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mm, bus

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 6:37 PM

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stiff locust how can I check for jokers from a specific pool then

(card.config.center.pools or {}).Food

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theyre in G.P_CENTER_POOLS.Food too

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 6:37 PM

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thats quite simple

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so what's the key for the cryptid one

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 6:38 PM

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Food

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without the prefix

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 6:38 PM

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oh thats simple

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i should check if the pool exists before i make it and not make it if cryptid is there right

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 6:39 PM

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no it will just fail without errors

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 6:39 PM

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?

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 6:40 PM

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like, you can make it and even if it exists it will just throw a warning before the game loads but it wont do anything bad

stiff locust Jan 21, 2026, 6:40 PM

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oh i see

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i think i'll still not make it if cryptid is present

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that sounds like not a good idea

cyan lagoon Jan 21, 2026, 7:57 PM

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how can i make this not count debuffed aces?

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 7:59 PM

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cyan lagoon how can i make this not count debuffed aces?

not SMODS.drawn_cards[i].debuff (also context.hand_drawn == SMODS.drawn_cards and it's probably better than using an internal value that might change)

cyan lagoon Jan 21, 2026, 8:00 PM

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thanks

tight pumice Jan 21, 2026, 8:48 PM

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Is there a way to conditionally take_ownership of an enhancement? Context is I’m trying to make a voucher that when redeemed modifies the behavior of an enhancement

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My initial approach was to take ownership of the enhancement and then check for voucher redemption to modify the calculate function, but that doesn’t help with changing the text descriptions on the enhancement and such

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 8:49 PM

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tight pumice My initial approach was to take ownership of the enhancement and then check for ...

You can return key in loc_vars to change the description.

lament agate Jan 21, 2026, 9:07 PM

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can i directly patch an audio file?

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because using SMODS.Sound for certain stuff does not work

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 9:08 PM

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how do i add a separate text box for a card?

tight pumice Jan 21, 2026, 9:08 PM

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daring fern You can return `key` in `loc_vars` to change the description.

Returning a new key or the original key of the enhancement?

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 9:09 PM

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lament agate can i directly patch an audio file?

What is the goal?

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 9:09 PM

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tight pumice Returning a new key or the original key of the enhancement?

No, the key of a localization entry.

lament agate Jan 21, 2026, 9:09 PM

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daring fern What is the goal?

trying to replace the ambientfire sound

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and the organ for the high scoring hand

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using SMODS.Sound does not seem to work

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 9:14 PM

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lament agate using SMODS.Sound does not seem to work

You can't patch an audio file, you would have to patch where it plays the sound.

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 9:17 PM

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kindred zephyr how do i add a separate text box for a card?

like this

plain apex Jan 21, 2026, 9:17 PM

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does anyone know what the multiplayer nemesis blind uses instead of G.GAME.blind.chips to see the chips your opponent has?

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 9:17 PM

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kindred zephyr like this

https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Localization#loc_vars

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 9:20 PM

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plain apex does anyone know what the multiplayer nemesis blind uses instead of G.GAME.blind...

never played mp so i might be wrong but this?

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 9:22 PM

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frosty rampart <https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Localization#loc_vars>

i dont see it..

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 9:22 PM

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the "tooltips" this part refers to

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 9:24 PM

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ohhh

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ty

lament agate Jan 21, 2026, 9:28 PM

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daring fern You can't patch an audio file, you would have to patch where it plays the sound.

i see, but looking at the flame handler file, it seems complicated, how would i do it per se?

round lion Jan 21, 2026, 9:34 PM

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how do you get the current cost of a card

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 9:36 PM

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round lion how do you get the current cost of a card

card.cost

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 9:38 PM

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How do you make it do that you get a joker when you select a certain deck?

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 9:39 PM

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knotty granite How do you make it do that you get a joker when you select a certain deck?

config = {jokers = {'j_modprefix_key'}}

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 9:40 PM

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thanks

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 9:41 PM

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SMODS.Joker{
    key = "windmill",
    config = {
        extra = { chips = 0 }},
    loc_txt = {
        ['name'] = 'Windmill',
        ['text'] = {
            [1] = 'This Joker gains {C:blue}+20{} Chips when a',
            [2] = '{c:attention}card Enhancement{} is removed',
            [3] = '{C:inactive}(Currently {C:blue}+#1#{C:inactive} Chips)',
            [4] = 'CURRENTLY BROKEN!'
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 0, y = 5 },
    cost = 5,
    rarity = 1,
    blueprint_compat = true, 
    eternal_compat = true,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = 'CustomJokers',

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = { card.ability.extra.chips } }
    end,

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.individual and context.cardarea == G.play and not context.blueprint then
        for _, scored_card in ipairs(context.scoring_hand) do
            if context.setting_ability == true then
                card.ability.extra.chips = card.ability.extra.chips + 20
                    return {
                    message = "Upgrade!",
                    colour = G.C.BLUE
                    }
                end
            end
        end
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                chips = card.ability.extra.chips
            }
        end
    end
}```

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how do i fix this joker?

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im aware i havent defined the ability but like

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idk what smods function is used to declare a card enhancement removal

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 9:48 PM

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viscid talon idk what smods function is used to declare a card enhancement removal

if context.setting_ability and G.P_CENTERS[context.old].set == 'Enhanced' and G.P_CENTERS[context.new].set ~= 'Enhanced' then
    card.ability.extra.chips = card.ability.extra.chips + 20
    return {message = localize('k_upgrade_ex'), colour = G.C.BLUE}
end

primal robin Jan 21, 2026, 9:48 PM

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You know, while developing API or QoL-only mods has own benefits (like no need to draw or come up with new content ideas), it has own drawbacks.
And the biggest 2 of them are: balatro players can't read, and balatro players are lazy.
This makes my life so so much more difficult. Starting from people have no idea how to install mod properly, ending basically too lazy to update mod to get new and better features.

If you will work with smth similar, take this into account. Its much bigger problem that you think

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 9:50 PM

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ill give this a try

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hrmb

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its not gaining chips

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 9:56 PM

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viscid talon its not gaining chips

Code?

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 9:57 PM

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SMODS.Joker{
    key = "windmill",
    config = {
        extra = { chips = 0 }},
    loc_txt = {
        ['name'] = 'Windmill',
        ['text'] = {
            [1] = 'This Joker gains {C:blue}+20{} Chips when',
            [2] = '{C:attention}card Enhancement{} is removed',
            [3] = '{C:inactive}(Currently {C:blue}+#1#{C:inactive} Chips)',
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 0, y = 5 },
    cost = 5,
    rarity = 1,
    blueprint_compat = true, 
    eternal_compat = true,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = 'CustomJokers',

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = { card.ability.extra.chips } }
    end,

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.individual and context.cardarea == G.play and not context.blueprint then
        for _, scored_card in ipairs(context.scoring_hand) do
            if context.setting_ability and G.P_CENTERS[context.old].set == 'Enhanced' and G.P_CENTERS[context.new].set ~= 'Enhanced' then
                card.ability.extra.chips = card.ability.extra.chips + 20
                return {message = localize('k_upgrade_ex'), colour = G.C.BLUE}
            end
            end -- credit to Somethingcom515 for the enhanced ability thing
        end
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                chips = card.ability.extra.chips
            }
        end
    end
}```

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 9:57 PM

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viscid talon ```-- Windmill SMODS.Joker{ key = "windmill", config = { extra =...

Replace everything in calculate with the code I gave you except the context.joker_main check.

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 9:57 PM

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whenever im here nowadays its either

tries coding something with zero equivalent in the vanillaremade wiki
a simple mistake

and i love it /positive

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oke

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 9:59 PM

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does not crash but does not replace rank

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 9:59 PM

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it works! thank you

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 10:00 PM

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knotty granite does not crash but does not replace rank

if v:get_id() ~= 2 then
    SMODS.change_base(v, nil, '2')
end

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 10:00 PM

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thanks

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does the same thing

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nvm

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why does this happen?

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 10:10 PM

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b is the prefix for backs, not j
so it shouldbe b_sj_2_deck

stoic void Jan 21, 2026, 10:10 PM

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j is for jokers

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 10:10 PM

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thank you flash card /lh

stoic void Jan 21, 2026, 10:11 PM

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LOL

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 10:11 PM

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thank you thought I put b

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hmmm

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hmmmmm

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#

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stone pecan Jan 21, 2026, 10:22 PM

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where do I find the code for Merry Andy's effect?

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 10:23 PM

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for editing or reference purposes?

stone pecan Jan 21, 2026, 10:24 PM

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frosty rampart for editing or reference purposes?

I want to create my own custom joker with a similar effect pertaining to discards

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I wanted to see how Merry Andy's code works to see how I could go about making my own

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 10:25 PM

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use vanillaremade for reference, it remakes vanilla content in a manner similar to how modded content should be made
https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/blob/main/src/jokers.lua#L3821 this should take you right to merry andy

GitHub

VanillaRemade/src/jokers.lua at main · nh6574/VanillaRemade

Contribute to nh6574/VanillaRemade development by creating an account on GitHub.

stone pecan Jan 21, 2026, 10:25 PM

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thank u

plain apex Jan 21, 2026, 10:25 PM

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red flower never played mp so i might be wrong but this?

yeah that works heres the code if anyone else uses G.GAME.blind.chips for anything

function Game:update(dt)
    upd(self, dt)

    -- Only run during a game run
    if G.STAGE ~= G.STAGES.RUN then return end

    if G.GAME and G.GAME.blind
        and G.GAME.blind.config.blind.key == 'bl_mp_nemesis' then

        G.GAME.blind.chips = to_big(
            MP.INSANE_INT.to_string(MP.GAME.enemy.score)
        )
    end
end

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 10:29 PM

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i think im dumb 😭

#

SMODS.Joker{
    key = "limepie",
    config = {
        extra = { dollars = 8, discard_sub = 1 }},
    loc_txt = {
        ['name'] = 'Lime Pie',
        ['text'] = {
            [1] = 'Earn {C:money}$8{} at end of round',
            [2] = 'Payout reduced by {C:money}-$1{}',
            [3] = 'per discard'
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 2, y = 5 },
    cost = 5,
    rarity = 1,
    blueprint_compat = true, 
    eternal_compat = true,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = 'CustomJokers',

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = { card.ability.extra.dollars, card.ability.extra.discard_sub } }
    end,
    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.discard and not context.blueprint and context.other_card == context.full_hand[#context.full_hand] then
            local prev_gold = card.ability.extra.dollars
            card.ability.extra.dollars = math.max(0, card.ability.extra.dollars - card.ability.extra.discard_sub)
            if card.ability.extra.dollars ~= prev_gold then
                return {
                    message = localize { type = 'variable', key = 'a_dollars_minus', vars = { card.ability.extra.discard_sub } },
                    colour = G.C.YELLOW
                }
            end
        end
        if context.end_of_round and context.game_over == false and context.main_eval and not context.blueprint then
            if card.ability.extra.dollars - card.ability.extra.discard_sub <= 0 then
                SMODS.destroy_cards(card, nil, nil, true)
                return {
                    message = localize('k_eaten_ex'),
                    colour = G.C.RED
                }
            end
        end
    calc_dollar_bonus = function(self, card)
        return card.ability.extra.dollars
    end
end
}```

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it returns with "ERROR" likely because of an undefined key

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which liek

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i dont know how to define it so like

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also it doesnt gimme the monies

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 10:30 PM

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knotty granite

what do I do?

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 10:33 PM

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knotty granite

hmmm

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lemme check my code

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is this in a localisation file (en-us.lua)

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i believe you'd need to add a descriptions bit, maybe?

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    descriptions = {
        Back = {
            b_vremade_abandoned = {
                name = "Abandoned Deck",
                text = {
                    "Start run with",
                    "no {C:attention}Face Cards",
                    "in your deck",
                },

taken from en-us.lua

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 10:34 PM

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viscid talon is this in a localisation file (en-us.lua)

yes

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 10:34 PM

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hm

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 10:35 PM

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viscid talon i believe you'd need to add a descriptions bit, maybe?

Don't think so

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viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 10:35 PM

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idk then :sob

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im sorry

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im newer to this than you

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 10:35 PM

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all good

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 10:35 PM

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viscid talon im newer to this than you

idk im pretty new

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 10:36 PM

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i only started coding proper like, december

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before that i used to use jokerforge for everything

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 10:36 PM

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lol I started like 2- 3 weeks ago

viscid talon Jan 21, 2026, 10:52 PM

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:o

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this is so good for 3 weeks ago 🥺

knotty granite Jan 21, 2026, 10:53 PM

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I feel like I am doing horribly

sweet pelican Jan 21, 2026, 10:55 PM

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Anyone know if theres a way to change the pitch of a sounds if its played within a calculate function? Would I need to make an event?

daring fern Jan 21, 2026, 10:55 PM

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sweet pelican Anyone know if theres a way to change the pitch of a sounds if its played within...

play_sound('modprefix_key', number) or pitch = 1 if it's in a return.

sweet pelican Jan 21, 2026, 10:56 PM

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oh, that works in a calculate funtion? for some reason I thought it didnt

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my fault lol

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 11:16 PM

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i'm not quite sure how SMODS.mod.process_loc_text works, can someone please explain?

wintry solar Jan 21, 2026, 11:19 PM

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what are you trying to achieve

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 11:20 PM

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i want to add a localization string

wintry solar Jan 21, 2026, 11:20 PM

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you should use a localization file to do that

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 11:21 PM

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i mean specifically i have this line
info_queue[#info_queue+1] = G.P_CENTERS.m_coin
how do i define a p_center

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 11:22 PM

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the game should automatically define it

gaunt thistle Jan 21, 2026, 11:22 PM

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I just released v0.9.0, please be aware of the breaking changes: https://github.com/ethangreen-dev/lovely-injector/releases/tag/v0.9.0

GitHub

Release v0.9.0 · ethangreen-dev/lovely-injector

Release v0.9.0
Hello! Just wanted to take this moment to thank everyone in this amazing community for their ingenuity and creativity and wonderful drive. It's really rare for a game to persist ...

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 11:22 PM

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kindred zephyr i mean specifically i have this line `info_queue[#info_queue+1] = G.P_CENTERS.m_...

but if this is a custom enhancement, it needs to be m_modprefix_coin where "modprefix" is your mod's prefix

rough furnace Jan 21, 2026, 11:22 PM

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gaunt thistle I just released v0.9.0, please be aware of the breaking changes: https://github....

this is not a drill

gaunt thistle Jan 21, 2026, 11:23 PM

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have you looked at the release notes willy 😭

rough furnace Jan 21, 2026, 11:23 PM

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yes

gaunt thistle Jan 21, 2026, 11:23 PM

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phew

rough furnace Jan 21, 2026, 11:24 PM

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did you forget about https://canary.discord.com/channels/1116389027176787968/1214591552903716954

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 11:24 PM

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frosty rampart but if this is a custom enhancement, it needs to be `m_modprefix_coin` where "mo...

this is not a custom enhancement

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 11:24 PM

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what is it then

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 11:25 PM

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i'm just trying to add a tooltip

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 11:26 PM

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to be clear, this is a completely custom tooltip that isn't supposed to be the description for any card modifier/joker/etc in the game?

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 11:26 PM

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yes

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 11:28 PM

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put it in descriptions -> Other -> m_coin in your localization file, format it the same (containing a name string and a table of text), and then do this:
info_queue[#info_queue + 1] = { set = "Other", key = "m_coin" }

stone pecan Jan 21, 2026, 11:31 PM

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what did I do wrong
[SMODS FOXALATRO "FOXALATRO.lua"]:92: attempt to index field "consumables" (a nil value)

if #G.consumables.cards + G.GAME.consumable_buffer < G.consumables.config.card_limit then

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 11:32 PM

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consumeables notice the e

stone pecan Jan 21, 2026, 11:33 PM

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augh

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my bad

stone pecan Jan 21, 2026, 11:33 PM

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red flower `consumeables` notice the e

no that's a typo on my end, in the code it's written correctly

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wait

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am I stupid

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I misunderstood sorry

red flower Jan 21, 2026, 11:34 PM

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no it's a vanilla typo

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you need to write it with the typo

stone pecan Jan 21, 2026, 11:34 PM

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sobbing

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 11:38 PM

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thunk moment

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did you know that canio's internal ID is j_caino

dreamy thunder Jan 21, 2026, 11:43 PM

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did you also know that hierophant's internal ID is c_heirophant

stone pecan Jan 21, 2026, 11:55 PM

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what is the fools key for it to be called in add_card ?

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is it just the_fool or something else

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 11:56 PM

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c_fool

stone pecan Jan 21, 2026, 11:56 PM

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thanks

frosty rampart Jan 21, 2026, 11:56 PM

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all consumables start with c_

kindred zephyr Jan 21, 2026, 11:56 PM

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my localization isn't localizationing

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quaint lotus Jan 22, 2026, 12:33 AM

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hey guys

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what would your reccomendation for a modding tutorial be

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or should I just learn Love 2d in general

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 12:38 AM

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is there an equivalent for for i, removed_card in ipairs(context.removed) do but for joker cards instead of playing cards?

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 12:39 AM

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Looking for some help with a joker, trying to destroy a random card for every G.GAME.probablities.normal if you play 5 scoring cards, but I can't wrap my head around how to make the random selection not have a chance of selecting the same card twice, let alone function. I've tried looking at the code for immolate but I can't piece it together, any help would be very appriciated!
(here is what I have so far, I'm aware it wouldnt be functional lol)

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 12:49 AM

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stone pecan is there an equivalent for `for i, removed_card in ipairs(context.removed) do` b...

like for joker card owned? or for jokers destroyed?

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 12:49 AM

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red flower like for joker card owned? or for jokers destroyed?

jokers destroyed

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 12:50 AM

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context.joker_type_destroyed but it doesn't work the same way, it's called once per card

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 12:50 AM

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so if multiple jokers get destroyed at once (ex. Ankh) it would trigger once for each destroyed joker?

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with context.joker_type_destroyed

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 12:51 AM

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quaint lotus what would your reccomendation for a modding tutorial be

https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-start-making-balatro-mods

there are resources at the end of this question too

GitHub

Home

Contribute to nh6574/VanillaRemade development by creating an account on GitHub.

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 12:51 AM

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stone pecan so if multiple jokers get destroyed at once (ex. Ankh) it would trigger once for...

yes

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 12:51 AM

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great thanks

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that's what I wanted

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:02 AM

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Okay, think I'm getting closer, getting an error on line 159, but I think its starting to make a bit more sense, still not sure if this would even function as intended though 😭

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oops I didnt put the line numbers

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red flower Jan 22, 2026, 1:06 AM

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you shouldn't have that second if there

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the syntax is if [condition] then

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:07 AM

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oh sweet, that makes more sense ty

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okay I can boot in now but it doesnt seem to be destroying cards, am I using "SMODS.destroy_cards" correctly?

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actually it's not triggering anything at all, probably something is wrong in the conditions to make it return

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okay yeah that was it, its crashing now but atleast something is happening lmfao

sour garden Jan 22, 2026, 1:17 AM

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had a thought, and was wondering if this would be possible or not with Balatro's engine
would it be possible to make a deck where the top card of the deck is face up? as in, it'll show you the next card you'll draw in your deck?

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I'm sure it's possible through lovely patches but am curious if SMODS has anything built in for cases like that

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 1:22 AM

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sour garden I'm sure it's possible through lovely patches but am curious if SMODS has anythi...

it doesn't

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i dont think it would be hard to do tho

gaunt thistle Jan 22, 2026, 1:24 AM

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iirc you would need to render the other layers of the card

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I think there's a check for it being in the deck but I cant remember where that is

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there should be a helper in the game for it

icy nymph Jan 22, 2026, 1:24 AM

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New to modding but using the mod manager and grabbing this regirock (Makes all cards act as stone cards) turns all cards white. Who do I need to reach out to? wanna make sure this is on someones radar if they arent aware.

sour garden Jan 22, 2026, 1:24 AM

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I know misprint has functionality for getting the rank and suit of the next card in your deck, so I'm sure I can piggyback off something in the base game

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 1:25 AM

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the top card is in G.deck.cards[#G.deck.cards]

next pivot Jan 22, 2026, 1:25 AM

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red flower Jan 22, 2026, 1:25 AM

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I'm not sure if the alignment in the deck area is from top to bottom or not

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:25 AM

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next pivot

please split your patches bro

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or at least organize them really well in the file

next pivot Jan 22, 2026, 1:26 AM

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the toml file's 480 lines long

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well, total

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 1:26 AM

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icy nymph New to modding but using the mod manager and grabbing this regirock (Makes all c...

the pokermon github
also this kind of question is for #⚙・modding-support

icy nymph Jan 22, 2026, 1:26 AM

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thanks

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:26 AM

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next pivot the toml file's 480 lines long

yeah my longest one is 113 because i have multiple

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maybe split it just for organization

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:31 AM

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What do I do?

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:31 AM

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your localization is not the issue im pretty sure

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oh wait

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you opened two tables in the text and only closed one

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:34 AM

#

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same thing happened

quaint lotus Jan 22, 2026, 1:35 AM

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red flower https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-start-making-balatro-mods ...

thanks a lot dude

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:35 AM

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the code for the back if you are wondering

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:36 AM

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knotty granite

it should be text = {"string1", "string2", etc...} not text = {{"string", "string", ...}}

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that may not fix it but it is an issue

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:38 AM

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ok

vernal path Jan 22, 2026, 1:38 AM

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I forgor
am I allowed to put an arbitrary function in my joker (to avoid code duplication)?
Or should I put it somewhere else

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:38 AM

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vernal path I forgor am I allowed to put an arbitrary function in my joker (to avoid code du...

yeah you can

vernal path Jan 22, 2026, 1:38 AM

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fuck yeah

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:38 AM

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the entire thing is copied over so you can just , do that

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:38 AM

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I think I'm grossly misunderstanding how to use SMODS.destroy_cards 😭

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:39 AM

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worked

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:39 AM

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sweet pelican I think I'm grossly misunderstanding how to use SMODS.destroy_cards 😭

how is it nil

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 1:39 AM

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is it possible to have a function on a joker that detects when playing cards are triggered by any means

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*retriggered

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:39 AM

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umbral zodiac how is it nil

😭 I have no idea

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:40 AM

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what did you do 😭😭

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are you on like 7 month old smods or what

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:40 AM

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uhhhh I don't think so lmfao

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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oh one issue with your code

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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1.0.0~BETA-0506a-STEAMODDED

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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Oh my god

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you actually are on 8 month old smods

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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LMFAO

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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i was JOKING

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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BAHAHA

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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It doesn't display the deck correctly...

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/releases/tag/1.0.0-beta-1224a go here and update

GitHub

Release 1.0.0-beta-1224a · Steamodded/smods

Pushing through a small bug fix release before the festive period fully kicks off.
Cleans up some bugs introduced in the previous release.

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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umbral zodiac you actually are on 8 month old smods

TWEAKING

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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Okay I'll update that thank you

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 1:41 AM

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😭

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:42 AM

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knotty granite the code for the back if you are wondering

you never set the atlas in the back definition

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add atlas = "2_deck", somewhere

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:42 AM

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ok

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 1:42 AM

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stone pecan is it possible to have a function on a joker that detects when playing cards are...

like, +1 mult any time a card is retriggered for example

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I found context.repetition in the wiki but I'm not sure it works perfectly for this since it seems to randomly add values when nothing happens

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:43 AM

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stone pecan like, +1 mult any time a card is retriggered for example

im not sure myself, but check https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Calculate-Functions
there is every calculate context in there so if there is a way you'll find it there

GitHub

Calculate Functions

A Balatro Modding Framework. Contribute to Steamodded/smods development by creating an account on GitHub.

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:43 AM

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umbral zodiac https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/releases/tag/1.0.0-beta-1224a go here and up...

its still crashing but now I dont even get an error message dawg what did I do 😭

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 1:43 AM

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umbral zodiac im not sure myself, but check https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Calculate...

I'll try to double check

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:44 AM

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context.repetition is for adding retriggers, not for checking them btw

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:44 AM

#

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I never thought making a back would be this hard 😭

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:45 AM

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do you have a 2x version of your png

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:45 AM

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yes

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:45 AM

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hm

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can i see your whole deck definition again

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:45 AM

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this?

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:45 AM

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ah

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you set pos to x=1,y=3
but your atlas is only one sprite

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anything past that is just treated as empty space - it doesn't loop over

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 1:46 AM

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so put it to 0,0?

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:46 AM

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yes

glass scaffold Jan 22, 2026, 1:46 AM

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yep

spiral mural Jan 22, 2026, 1:48 AM

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vernal path Jan 22, 2026, 1:53 AM

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in loc vars return put a localize { name = "whatever", etc }

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also hiii heloo haiii :3

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:54 AM

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meow

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:54 AM

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sweet pelican its still crashing but now I dont even get an error message dawg what did I do �...

i actually have no clue if theres no error message or anything

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:54 AM

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OKAY SO ITS KINDA WORKING, only issue is its destroying cards left in my hand, not the scoring ones, I'm assuming I need to change "G.hand.cards" to something to refer to specifially the scoring cards?

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:55 AM

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oh yes

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:55 AM

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umbral zodiac i actually have no clue if theres no error message or anything

I just had to move where my smods.destroy_cards was

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:55 AM

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g.hand is your hand, G.play is the cardarea youre looking for

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:55 AM

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OK

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wonderful

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:55 AM

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also

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you should probably movew the smods.destroy cards outside of the return but still inside of the if-statement

sweet pelican Jan 22, 2026, 1:55 AM

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okay I'll try that too, thank you!

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 1:56 AM

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its not technically an issue but basically youre returning xmult = [number], message = [string], 1 = nil, remove = [boolean]

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which is a little strange

vernal path Jan 22, 2026, 2:00 AM

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umbral zodiac the entire thing is copied over so you can just , do that

Would this be how you call it?

  update_hands = function(card)
    if G.playing_cards then
      local steel_tally = 0
      for _, playing_card in ipairs(G.playing_cards) do
        if SMODS.has_enhancement(playing_card, 'm_steel') then steel_tally = steel_tally + 1 end
      end
      local new_handsize = math.min(math.floor(steel_tally / card.ability.extra.divisor))

      local change = new_handsize - card.ability.extra.hand_size
      if change ~= 0 then
        G.consumeables:change_size(change)
        card.ability.extra.hand_size = new_handsize
      end
    end
  end,

  calculate = function(self, card, context)
    if context.remove_playing_cards or context.playing_card_added or context.setting_ability then
      card.ability.update_hands(card)
    end
  end,```?

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 2:01 AM

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nah itd be umm

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i believe self:functionname(card)

vernal path Jan 22, 2026, 2:01 AM

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well, it'd be . since i'm not asking for self

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 2:02 AM

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right

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probably should just because its standard with every other function but thats up to you

vernal path Jan 22, 2026, 2:02 AM

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:P

umbral zodiac Jan 22, 2026, 2:02 AM

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either way it would be self rather than card.ability in which you find the function

vernal path Jan 22, 2026, 2:20 AM

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yaha! it works!

tidal hemlock Jan 22, 2026, 2:22 AM

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how does one make a subcategory of hand type (like how royal flush is a subcategory of straight flush, though its still a straight flush)

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 2:40 AM

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how would I make a joker that makes all cards considered the first played card?

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I might know how

next pivot Jan 22, 2026, 2:45 AM

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next pivot

poll_question_text

for my patches (my mod is basically just patches), do I:

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split it

frosty rampart Jan 22, 2026, 2:47 AM

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knotty granite how would I make a joker that makes all cards considered the first played card?

i don't think that's feasible
the way content generally checks for "first played card" is just to check if the card is the first element in G.play.cards, which is like. a regular array. you could probably do some shenanigans with moving cards into the first slot when it's their time to score, but that might have visual effects + it won't work with anything that affects the first played card outside of context.individual

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 2:50 AM

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dang

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so this won't work?

subtle hawk Jan 22, 2026, 2:54 AM

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knotty granite so this won't work?

That

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Literally does nothing

frosty rampart Jan 22, 2026, 2:55 AM

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even if it was feasible to do what you set out to do, that would not be remotely close to it

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 2:55 AM

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ok

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I don't know what to make

subtle hawk Jan 22, 2026, 2:57 AM

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knotty granite how would I make a joker that makes all cards considered the first played card?

Your best bet is to override everything that triggers on first scoring card but that would suck ass

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 2:57 AM

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subtle hawk Your best bet is to override everything that triggers on first scoring card but ...

yeah

winter flower Jan 22, 2026, 3:03 AM

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knotty granite so this won't work?

wh

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 3:13 AM

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how would you check if you played a hand with context

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 3:13 AM

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I saw something about accessing the discard pile in the smod wiki but I'm not sure how to make use of it, how would i for example access the last card in the discard pile?

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something to do with context.cardarea == G.discard

main pebble Jan 22, 2026, 3:19 AM

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when adding rarities to the atlas how do i actually add them to the rarity pool

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i thought adding new ones would make it default to 5 since 4 is legendary

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doing rarity = "whatever" doesn't work

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 3:22 AM

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how do I debuff a random joker?

main pebble Jan 22, 2026, 3:40 AM

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main pebble when adding rarities to the atlas how do i actually add them to the rarity pool

i give up, is there a way to change the rarity string/color through loc_vars so i can just set the rarity to 4 and display it like it's a new one?

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something like

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 3:42 AM

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main pebble doing `rarity = "whatever"` doesn't work

can i see the joker

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it should be modprefix_key

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 3:43 AM

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stone pecan I saw something about accessing the discard pile in the smod wiki but I'm not su...

G.discard.cards[#G.discard.cards]

random basin Jan 22, 2026, 3:45 AM

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how do I make variables in joker text update in menus? more specifically where do I put the condition to update those variables to be updated in the menu?

main pebble Jan 22, 2026, 3:46 AM

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red flower can i see the joker

main pebble Jan 22, 2026, 3:46 AM

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red flower it should be modprefix_key

in the joker object or the rarity?

glass scaffold Jan 22, 2026, 3:46 AM

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random basin how do I make variables in joker text update in menus? more specifically where d...

In your case, you'd need to set it in the Joker description to be +#1# Chips to point to a variable.

random basin Jan 22, 2026, 3:47 AM

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glass scaffold In your case, you'd need to set it in the Joker description to be +#1# Chips to ...

it's pointing to it, it just does not update in the menu

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left is in use, right is in collection/shop

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like how people spy the top of the deck with misprint

glass scaffold Jan 22, 2026, 3:48 AM

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random basin like how people spy the top of the deck with misprint

Post the code?

random basin Jan 22, 2026, 3:48 AM

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SMODS.Joker {
    key = "Dusty Cabinet",
    loc_txt = {
        ['name'] = 'Dusty Cabinet',
        ['text'] = {
            [1] = '{X:chips,C:white} +1 {} Chip for every person playing',
            [2] = '{X:default,C:edition}#1#{} on {C:dark_edition}Steam',
            [3] = '{C:inactive}(resets every blind)',
            [4] = '{C:inactive}Currently {C:blue}+#2#{C:inactive} Chips'
        },
        ['unlock'] = {
            [1] = 'Unlocked by default.'
        }
    },
    cost = 4,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = true,
    eternal_compat = true,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = true,
    config = {
        extra = {
            name = "",
            activegame_players
        }
    },
    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, center)
        return {
            vars = {center.ability.extra.name, center.ability.extra.activegame_players}
        }
    end,

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        recheckSteam()
        card.ability.extra.activegame_players = activegame_players
        card.ability.extra.name = activegame_name
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                color = G.C.BLUE,
                message = "+" .. card.ability.extra.activegame_players,
                chip_mod = card.ability.extra.activegame_players
            }
        end
        if context.end_of_round and context.game_over == false and context.main_eval and not context.blueprint then
            recheckSteam("please")
            return {
                message = localize('k_reset')
            }
        end
    end
}```

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recheckSteam() calls steam api code for a random game name/active player count, similar to the yahimod twitch logic

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 3:49 AM

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main pebble in the joker object or the rarity?

joker, its missing the prefix

glass scaffold Jan 22, 2026, 3:51 AM

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random basin ``` SMODS.Joker { key = "Dusty Cabinet", loc_txt = { ['name'] = ...

Maybe give activegame_players a number value in the extras?

main pebble Jan 22, 2026, 3:52 AM

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red flower joker, its missing the prefix

what prefix, where do i set that

random basin Jan 22, 2026, 3:52 AM

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that helps but I think I need to call recheckSteam at an earlier time

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values are just the default of my local variable bc it doesn't run that until calculate()

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let me check how vanillaremake misprint works

glass scaffold Jan 22, 2026, 3:53 AM

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main pebble what prefix, where do i set that

j_MODPREFIX_JOKERKEY

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 3:56 AM

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main pebble what prefix, where do i set that

it should be in your mod's json

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 3:56 AM

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glass scaffold j_MODPREFIX_JOKERKEY

its for a rarity

glass scaffold Jan 22, 2026, 3:57 AM

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Then it'd be MODPREFIX_RARITYKEY?

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 3:57 AM

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yeah

hallow moat Jan 22, 2026, 4:02 AM

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is it possible to make a mod that allows me to run tarot loops as fast as possible? I already have the script for loop automation, but even with animation skip I still have to wait a half second after emperor to use the next tarot

main pebble Jan 22, 2026, 4:06 AM

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works but the badge color and the rarity name don't show up

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vanilla remade doesn't have much info on adding new rarities

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 4:12 AM

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main pebble works but the badge color and the rarity name don't show up

that last screenshot doesnt make sense

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where is that

main pebble Jan 22, 2026, 4:12 AM

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localization

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no clue how to localize rarities

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 4:13 AM

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did you read the documentation

loud summit Jan 22, 2026, 4:28 AM

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hi!

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so im having an issue with a custom context not working

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SMODS.current_mod.calculate = function(self, context)
    -- [...]
    if context.nflame_post_shuffle then print("otherside") end
end

local cas = CardArea.shuffle
function CardArea:shuffle(_seed)
    local retr = cas(self, _seed)
    print("from hook")

    local sortab_raw = {}
    local sortab = {}
    SMODS.calculate_context({ nflame_post_shuffle = true, cardarea = self, seed = _seed }, sortab_raw)``` these two prints work just fine and fire properly

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so its not an issue with setting up the context

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but in my boss calculate function lua calculate = function(self, context) if context.seed then print(context.seed) end if context.nflame_post_shuffle then print(context.seed)

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it doesnt hit either trigger

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 4:30 AM

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does it work if you print without any context check

loud summit Jan 22, 2026, 4:30 AM

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hm ill try that

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 4:30 AM

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oh it wont

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its missing an argument

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self, blind, context

loud summit Jan 22, 2026, 4:30 AM

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oh

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docs are just wrong moment

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yea that fixed it

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 4:35 AM

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loud summit docs are just wrong moment

pr'd a fix

unkempt bronze Jan 22, 2026, 4:40 AM

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Alright, why isn't it working?

📎 message.txt

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(fyi, it's supposed to buff the second most common suit ignoring ties)

glass scaffold Jan 22, 2026, 5:27 AM

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Why is it showing x1 for both Chips and Mult in the game, but xnil for Money?

crisp coral Jan 22, 2026, 5:31 AM

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card.ability.extra

glass scaffold Jan 22, 2026, 5:32 AM

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crisp coral card.ability.extra

wait, in the loc_vars?

glass scaffold Jan 22, 2026, 5:34 AM

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glass scaffold wait, in the `loc_vars`?

Nevermind, fixed. Thanks

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 8:02 AM

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‎

knotty granite Jan 22, 2026, 12:06 PM

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how do you debuff a joker>

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?

granite raptor Jan 22, 2026, 1:11 PM

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if i'm using a localization file, when creating a joker/deck/etc should there be something else in place of the loc_txt field?

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 1:21 PM

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granite raptor if i'm using a localization file, when creating a joker/deck/etc should there be...

no

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 1:21 PM

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knotty granite how do you debuff a joker>

SMODS.debuff_card(joker, true, "unique source string")

ashen parrot Jan 22, 2026, 1:55 PM

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how would I set a specific card's repetitions?

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trying to do a "mime" effect for specific cards in hand

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I have the card object from its index in the hand if that helps

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I'd assume just returning a repetitions value would affect all cards

open moth Jan 22, 2026, 1:59 PM

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Some guy asked me to make a joker that restores the last destroyed glass card at the start of a blind, any way I could do this?

ashen parrot Jan 22, 2026, 2:00 PM

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wouldn't that affect it permanently?

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I just want it while it's in hand

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 2:00 PM

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ashen parrot I'd assume just returning a repetitions value would affect all cards

if context.other_card == card

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 2:01 PM

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open moth Some guy asked me to make a joker that restores the last destroyed glass card at...

Yes, every time a glass card is destroyed you would save it in a global variable using Card:save, then you would load it using Card:load

open moth Jan 22, 2026, 2:02 PM

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Ok

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I'll try it out

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Thanks

ashen parrot Jan 22, 2026, 2:03 PM

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daring fern `if context.other_card == card`

could I exchange other_card for G.hand.cards[x]?

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 2:04 PM

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ashen parrot could I exchange other_card for G.hand.cards[x]?

No, it would replace card

open moth Jan 22, 2026, 2:04 PM

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daring fern Yes, every time a glass card is destroyed you would save it in a global variable...

How do global variables work? I mean, how can I configure one to only work in a single game?

ashen parrot Jan 22, 2026, 2:04 PM

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trying to retrigger cards adjacent to a specific card in hand

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not sure how I'd do that

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 2:04 PM

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open moth How do global variables work? I mean, how can I configure one to only work in a ...

G.GAME.variable = value

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 2:06 PM

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ashen parrot not sure how I'd do that

#💻・modding-dev message

open moth Jan 22, 2026, 2:06 PM

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daring fern `G.GAME.variable = value`

Oooooh
Its that simple? Ok

wooden orbit Jan 22, 2026, 2:21 PM

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i wonder why this is erroring

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trying to check whether a file is a directory/folder

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well

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i know why it is erroring but im clueless as to how i would be able to check a file's info

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oh

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oops

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i forgot to add an slash

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 3:09 PM

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can i change the sound of a message return without changing the message? returning sound doesn't work

loud summit Jan 22, 2026, 3:13 PM

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i believe the scoring sounds are hardcoded?

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 3:14 PM

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ouch

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 3:15 PM

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white hull ouch

mult_message = {message = 'message', sound = 'modprefix_key', colour = G.C.colour}

loud summit Jan 22, 2026, 3:16 PM

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you can use localize to create the mult message and set that tho

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i dont remember the key for it :(

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 3:17 PM

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daring fern `mult_message = {message = 'message', sound = 'modprefix_key', colour = G.C.colo...

so you still have to redefine the message

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bummer

granite raptor Jan 22, 2026, 3:29 PM

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if i wanted to run a function each time jokers are rearranged (via dragging or jokers being added/destroyed), how would i go about this? is there a function i should hook into, is there a relevant context for this, or?

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 3:31 PM

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can i use context.other_card to check a card against copy_card?

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as in if i used copy_card earlier to copy a playing card and then used context.other_card to try and see if its the same card as before

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does that work or do i need to use a different function/context

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 3:48 PM

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stone pecan as in if i used `copy_card` earlier to copy a playing card and then used `contex...

No, because two cards cannot be the same.

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 3:49 PM

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i think i meant to use get_id()

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my bad

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 3:50 PM

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stone pecan i think i meant to use `get_id()`

No, that still wouldn't work, because that just checks the rank.

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 3:50 PM

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oh, okay

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 3:53 PM

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stone pecan as in if i used `copy_card` earlier to copy a playing card and then used `contex...

you want to see if it's the same card as you copied? you can add a flag to the card

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 3:55 PM

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red flower you want to see if it's the same card as you copied? you can add a flag to the c...

how would i do that

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 3:56 PM

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copied_card.modprefix_flagname = true if you only need it for a calculation cycle or copied_card.ability.modprefix_flagname = true if you need it to be saved

(you need to set it to nil after using it)

stone pecan Jan 22, 2026, 3:57 PM

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thank you

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`calculate = function(self, card, context)

    if context.individual and context.cardarea == G.play then
        local check_copy = copy_card(context.other_card, nil, nil, G.playing_card)
        check_copy.states.visible = nil
        
        if check_copy.FOXA_flagname == true then
            return {
                xmult = card.ability.extra.x_mult
            }
        end
        check_copy.FOXA_flagname = true
    end
end`

not sure what i've done wrong here, my intention was to have an effect where if a card is retriggered it grants x mult (check if the card that just scored is flagged, meaning it was scored before, as its supposed to flag a card after scoriing it the first time)

wind steppe Jan 22, 2026, 4:13 PM

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yeah you're setting the flag on the copy

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theres no reason to copy the card at all

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also you need to reset the flag after a hand is played

slim ferry Jan 22, 2026, 4:14 PM

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what

slim ferry Jan 22, 2026, 4:15 PM

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stone pecan `calculate = function(self, card, context) if context.individual and co...

copy_card creates a new card thats a copy of a given card, so you shouldnt need to use that at all? just set the flag on context.other_card

wispy falcon Jan 22, 2026, 4:57 PM

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Hello, it's been a bit. I'm still struggling to get this to work.

I want the edition to have a fixed 1 in 4 to not trigger. The problem right now is that it is triggering non-stop and I don't know how to change that.

📎 code.lua

tight pumice Jan 22, 2026, 5:00 PM

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I’m still having a bit of an issue trying to make an enhancement work differently (and have different text) once a voucher is redeemed. The main thing is the text, I was told to return a key to a localization entry in loc_cars but I’m a little lost

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Trying to take ownership of an enhancement and then check for voucher redemption to then alter its behavior

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That itself seems to be fine, but swapping out the text of the card seems tricky

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:02 PM

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tight pumice I’m still having a bit of an issue trying to make an enhancement work differentl...

Code?

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:03 PM

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wispy falcon Hello, it's been a bit. I'm still struggling to get this to work. I want the ed...

Yes, because eval_card runs every time a context is called.

tidal hemlock Jan 22, 2026, 5:03 PM

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trying to make a joker that makes numbered cards also be treated as double their number. what did i do for this to happen

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:04 PM

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daring fern Yes, because `eval_card` runs every time a context is called.

Also you should be using SMODS.pseudorandom_probability

tidal hemlock Jan 22, 2026, 5:04 PM

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tidal hemlock trying to make a joker that makes numbered cards also be treated as double their...

📎 doublevision.lua

tight pumice Jan 22, 2026, 5:05 PM

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This looks better

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:06 PM

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tidal hemlock

You're returning 14 every time but also that is not how you do quantum ranks.

tight pumice Jan 22, 2026, 5:06 PM

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Not even trying to do the voucher logic rn, just trying to test if I can get the localization entry to pop up for the card's text at all since until now I've just done loc_txt for stuff

tidal hemlock Jan 22, 2026, 5:06 PM

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daring fern You're returning `14` every time but also that is not how you do quantum ranks.

yeah thanks jokerforge

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:07 PM

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tight pumice This looks better

Put key = 'm_jonkler_stone_upgrade' in the return of loc_vars

tight pumice Jan 22, 2026, 5:10 PM

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Tried this and self.key instead of key, first one didn't work and the second one crashed

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hm wait

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I see my problem

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Okay fixed that, is there a way for me to implement the voucher logic specific part? I want the key to stay the same unless the voucher is redeemed I suppose?

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Or maybe I can conditionally take ownership of the enhancement once the voucher is redeemed. Not sure what would work as the best method

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:14 PM

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tight pumice Or maybe I can conditionally take ownership of the enhancement once the voucher ...

No, you shouldn't take ownership after the game has loaded

tight pumice Jan 22, 2026, 5:15 PM

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Good to know

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My initial thought is some method of checking for voucher redemption and then setting the key as a result of that, but I don't think that would work since that kind of logic might need to happen after the text stuff is already finished

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 5:17 PM

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aren't vouchers also evaluated during scoring

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just have the voucher itself give xchips for stones held in hand

tight pumice Jan 22, 2026, 5:18 PM

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So within the voucher itself do calculate and context stuff

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 5:18 PM

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i think so

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like observatory

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:20 PM

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tight pumice Okay fixed that, is there a way for me to implement the voucher logic specific p...

local key
if G.GAME.used_vouchers['v_modprefix_key'] then
    key = 'm_jonkler_stone_upgrade'
end
return {key = key}

hard needle Jan 22, 2026, 5:20 PM

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how do you get the level of the played poker hand?

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:21 PM

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hard needle how do you get the level of the played poker hand?

G.GAME.hands[context.scoring_name].level

hard needle Jan 22, 2026, 5:21 PM

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daring fern `G.GAME.hands[context.scoring_name].level`

neato thanks!!

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was more so confused on how to get the played poker hand i forgot context.scoring_name is a thing

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 5:21 PM

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📎 message.lua

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idk what i am doing

tight pumice Jan 22, 2026, 5:22 PM

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daring fern ```lua local key if G.GAME.used_vouchers['v_modprefix_key'] then key = 'm_jo...

Forgot I could perform logic within loc_vars like that very handy, thank you

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 5:23 PM

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to elaborate, it crashes when i try and do "scored_card"

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 5:23 PM

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How can I make a consumable stick around until a function that it called is finished running? It disappears immediately and when the booster pack closes the game freezes

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 5:23 PM

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im trying to have it so it converts all played cards into hearts

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 5:23 PM

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white hull How can I make a consumable stick around until a function that it called is fini...

hm

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idk 😭

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 5:23 PM

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me too bestie

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:23 PM

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white hull How can I make a consumable stick around until a function that it called is fini...

keep_on_use = function() return true end

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 5:24 PM

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viscid talon im trying to have it so it converts all played cards into hearts

im trying to have it so it converts all played cards into hearts
when a hearts card is scored

wispy falcon Jan 22, 2026, 5:24 PM

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daring fern Yes, because `eval_card` runs every time a context is called.

And how do I make it not trigger non-stop?

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:24 PM

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viscid talon > im trying to have it so it converts all played cards into hearts when a hearts...

It's context.full_hand not G.scored_cards

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:25 PM

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wispy falcon And how do I make it not trigger non-stop?

You check for a specific context.

wispy falcon Jan 22, 2026, 5:25 PM

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daring fern Also you should be using `SMODS.pseudorandom_probability`

And I'm not using that because it's a fixed 1 in 4. I don't want it to be affected by probability changing stuff

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:26 PM

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wispy falcon And I'm not using that because it's a fixed 1 in 4. I don't want it to be affect...

No, set the sixth input to true

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 5:26 PM

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ok good news, it flips

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bad news, it doesnt convert all played cards into hearts

slim ferry Jan 22, 2026, 5:27 PM

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how can i get all held cards with a specific edition (just like SMODS.find_card)

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 5:27 PM

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how it is rn

📎 message.lua

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:28 PM

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slim ferry how can i get all held cards with a specific edition (just like SMODS.find_card)

local cards = {}
for k, v in pairs(G.hand.cards) do
    if v.edition and v.edition.modprefix_key then
        table.insert(cards, v)
    end
end

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 5:29 PM

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viscid talon how it is rn

Remove the .key

unkempt bronze Jan 22, 2026, 5:45 PM

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unkempt bronze Alright, why isn't it working?

bump

wispy falcon Jan 22, 2026, 5:45 PM

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daring fern You check for a specific context.

It works now, thank you :3

final jewel Jan 22, 2026, 6:11 PM

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What is the condition that make a consumable usable in a pack

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like G.GAME.pack.in_pack idk

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 6:17 PM

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daring fern `keep_on_use = function() return true end`

this isn't what i mean, i mean how do i prolong the "usage" of a consumable until a function is done doing its thing

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i don't want the player to keep it, i just need it not to disappear for a bit of time

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i.e. so the booster pack doesn't immediately close

slim ferry Jan 22, 2026, 6:22 PM

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final jewel like G.GAME.pack.in_pack idk

G.STATE == G.STATES.SMODS_BOOSTER_OPENED or G.STATE == G.STATES.PLANET_PACK or G.STATE == G.STATES.TAROT_PACK or G.STATE == G.STATES.SPECTRAL_PACK i think

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 6:26 PM

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white hull i don't want the player to keep it, i just need it not to disappear for a bit of...

Yes, you would make it disappear after the function runs.

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:26 PM

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is this cryptlib thing

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because it doesnt show the localization text

scarlet spire Jan 22, 2026, 6:34 PM

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has anyone else experienced context.post_trigger issues like this?
basically, I have a joker that gains chips when another joker triggers. but for some reason, if I have Oops all 6s, this joker gains chips basically any time I hover over an item in the shop
I could technically just exclude any joker named Oops all 6s, but it'd be nice to know the actual source of the problem so I could fix that instead

wispy falcon Jan 22, 2026, 6:34 PM

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Real quick, what is the name of the variable that is all the mult in the scoring?

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 6:35 PM

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scarlet spire has anyone else experienced context.post_trigger issues like this? basically, I ...

What is your SMODS version?

scarlet spire Jan 22, 2026, 6:36 PM

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1317a

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 6:37 PM

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i have a joker that makes it so when you play a flush, it converts all played cards into random suits

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although it worked, it was a little janky

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so i decided to add a flip animation

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now it isnt working

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📎 message.lua

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this was originally generated using jokerforge

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 6:38 PM

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wispy falcon Real quick, what is the name of the variable that is all the mult in the scoring...

https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-change-the-amount-of-chips-and-mult-about-to-be-scored-by-the-current-hand

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viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 6:38 PM

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but i went back and added the extra flip code myself

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now idk what to do

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 6:39 PM

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scarlet spire 1317a

Is it only when you hover over cards with probabilities?

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 6:39 PM

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im gonna go to the bathroom rn, but ill need some clarification as to what it is i may need to do

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:39 PM

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lament agate is this cryptlib thing

no, did you remove the text to add the image?

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:40 PM

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red flower no, did you remove the text to add the image?

what text

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:40 PM

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the description you want to add, check if your code removes it

scarlet spire Jan 22, 2026, 6:41 PM

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daring fern Is it only when you hover over cards with probabilities?

seems like it, yeah

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:41 PM

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it should be there by default

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:41 PM

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hold

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:41 PM

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red flower it should be there by default

BadDirector.description_loc_vars = function()
    return {
        text_colour = G.C.WHITE,
        background_colour = G.C.CLEAR,
        scale = 1
    }
end

SMODS.current_mod.custom_ui = function(nodes)
    local logo = {

        n = G.UIT.R,
        config = {
            align = 'cm',
            colour = { 0, 0, 0, 0 },
            r = 0.3,
            padding = 0.25
        },
        nodes = {
            {
                n = G.UIT.R,
                config = { align = 'cm' },
                nodes = {
                    {
                        n = G.UIT.O,
                        config = {
                            object = SMODS.create_sprite(
                                5, 0,
                                8, 4,
                                'bd_modlogo',
                                { x = 0, y = 0 }
                            )
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    table.insert(nodes, 2, logo)
    return nodes
end

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the text thing is there

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:41 PM

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hmm

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if you comment the table.insert(nodes, 2, logo) does it appear

wispy falcon Jan 22, 2026, 6:42 PM

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white hull https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-change-the-amount-of-chips...

Thank youuu

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:43 PM

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red flower if you comment the table.insert(nodes, 2, logo) does it appear

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do i remove the loc vars thing?

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:44 PM

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try it

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maybe one of the configs is wrong

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:44 PM

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lament agate

w-why is the button gone

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:45 PM

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EXACTLY WHAT IM THINKING

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😭

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it happens after i added Mod

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it shows but no text?

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:45 PM

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ok can i see the loc

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:45 PM

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red flower ok can i see the loc

sure

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:45 PM

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i think thats the problem

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:46 PM

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red flower i think thats the problem

wait, what category should Mod be

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:47 PM

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that part is fine because it wouldnt break it otherwise

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 6:47 PM

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oke am back

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what do i doooo 🥺

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:47 PM

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red flower that part is fine because it wouldnt break it otherwise

oh brh

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return {
    descriptions = {
        Mod = {
            baddirector = {
                    "{s:1.2}Test{}"
                }
        },

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:47 PM

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ah yeah thats the problem

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:47 PM

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oh?

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which

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 6:48 PM

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daring fern Yes, you would make it disappear after the function runs.

I'm not following
By "function" I mean the consumable calls a function outside of itself when it's used, and then immediately dips
This causes issues because the function operates on cards in hand, and if the consumable is in a booster pack, the pack closes before the function is done and it softlocks the game
So I need the consumable not to dip before the function is done doing the thing

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:48 PM

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lament agate which

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:48 PM

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oh it needs name and text

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thats odd

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hold on

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:49 PM

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thats why it breaks the button too

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:49 PM

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fair

wraith jolt Jan 22, 2026, 6:52 PM

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Hi, I trying to figure out if I got this code correctly placed

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                text = {
                    'Every played odd card {C:attention}odd{}",
                    "{C:inactive,s:0.8}(Excludes face cards){}"         'permanently gains',
                    '{C:red}+2{} Mult when scored'
                }```

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 6:53 PM

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where is it placed..?

primal robin Jan 22, 2026, 6:54 PM

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It's just incorrectly formatted

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and missing a comma

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 6:55 PM

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scarlet spire seems like it, yeah

and not SMODS.is_getter_context(context.other_context)

wraith jolt Jan 22, 2026, 6:55 PM

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It place in Localization

primal robin Jan 22, 2026, 6:55 PM

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what is even this util function goddamn

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SMODs is goddest class ever, thats crazy

wraith jolt Jan 22, 2026, 6:56 PM

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primal robin It's just incorrectly formatted

May I ask, what part need to format better

primal robin Jan 22, 2026, 6:56 PM

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between 2 string in middle line place comma and it should work

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Also adding "+2" in localization is working but not correct way to do it, use loc_vars

scarlet spire Jan 22, 2026, 6:57 PM

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daring fern `and not SMODS.is_getter_context(context.other_context)`

thanks, that worked!

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:57 PM

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red flower thats why it breaks the button too

it works, tyy!

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i just gotta position the logo correctly

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no matter what i do, it always stretches

primal robin Jan 22, 2026, 6:58 PM

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wrap it in container then

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:58 PM

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what container

primal robin Jan 22, 2026, 6:58 PM

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in other element, row in this case

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Set sizes for this row

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:59 PM

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primal robin in other element, row in this case

it is row tho

primal robin Jan 22, 2026, 6:59 PM

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You actually already did this I see

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 6:59 PM

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yeah

primal robin Jan 22, 2026, 6:59 PM

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Then just adjust sizes for sprite you create

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w = 8 and h = 4 is probably not correct ratio for your sprite

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 7:00 PM

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primal robin w = 8 and h = 4 is probably not correct ratio for your sprite

oh yeah, speaking of

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whats the first and second parameter

primal robin Jan 22, 2026, 7:00 PM

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x, y

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 7:00 PM

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ohhh

primal robin Jan 22, 2026, 7:00 PM

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when its placed inside G.UIT.O has no effect

lament agate Jan 22, 2026, 7:00 PM

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noted

viscid talon Jan 22, 2026, 7:04 PM

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hi

tidal hemlock Jan 22, 2026, 7:05 PM

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tidal hemlock trying to make a joker that makes numbered cards also be treated as double their...

ok this isn't what's supposed to happen at all, what went wrong

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 7:06 PM

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tidal hemlock ok this isn't what's supposed to happen at all, what went wrong

Code?

tidal hemlock Jan 22, 2026, 7:07 PM

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tidal hemlock

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ok why and what is 14

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and why is it being returned

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:09 PM

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If I have a .jokerforge file, can I convert it to lua somehow so I can code in effects that joker forge doesn't support?

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Im not great at lua yet so I was tryna get as much mileage out of jokerforge as I could

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 7:09 PM

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tidal hemlock ok why and what is 14

14 is the id of the Ace rank.

tidal hemlock Jan 22, 2026, 7:09 PM

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ah

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that's not supposed to happen at all

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what are ids of the numbered ranks, if not just the numbers themselves

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 7:11 PM

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tidal hemlock what are ids of the numbered ranks, if not just the numbers themselves

It is just the numbers.

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 7:12 PM

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when making effects that destroy cards is it supposed to play the destroy sound automatically or do we need to add it in?

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 7:13 PM

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it does play a sound im pretty sure

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 7:13 PM

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hallow saddle If I have a .jokerforge file, can I convert it to lua somehow so I can code in e...

you can export the mod from jokerforge and just look inside its code, though that's highly not recommended because jokerforge code is not meant to be readable or efficient

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:14 PM

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white hull you can export the mod from jokerforge and just look inside its code, though tha...

I did look inside, can I write into it like a standard lua file? Is there documentation on it?

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 7:14 PM

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i mean export it like a finished mod

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 7:14 PM

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red flower it does play a sound im pretty sure

ok so its not doing that for us

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 7:14 PM

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then inside the .zip with the mod there will be .lua files and other stuff

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 7:14 PM

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smoky holly when making effects that destroy cards is it supposed to play the destroy sound ...

It does play the sound unless you use Card:remove.

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 7:14 PM

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that you could look at

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:15 PM

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Yea, I got it exported and such, my issue is that I wanted to add joker effects -- like a midas mask that adds mult cards under certain circumstances -- but I don't know how to code said file, like if I can write in it

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would I break the whole thing

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 7:16 PM

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.lua files are just text, you can write in them

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 7:16 PM

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so why is this not playing the sound then?

        local config = card.ability.extra

        if context.after and G.GAME.current_round.hands_played == 0 and #context.full_hand == 1 then
            local played_card = context.full_hand[1]

            if played_card.base.value == config.triggering_rank then
                SMODS.destroy_cards(context.full_hand)

                J_O_Y.create_tag {
                    predicate = function(tag_key)
                        return tag_key == "tag_" .. config.tag
                    end
                }

                return { message = localize "j_o_y_fart" }
            end
        end
    end```

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 7:16 PM

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but again, jokerforge code is convoluted and you'll be better off starting from scratch yourself

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:16 PM

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aight so I can write in it as if its a lua file?

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cool

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Ill try and redo things, thanks!

tidal hemlock Jan 22, 2026, 7:17 PM

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tidal hemlock

ok so i fixed the return issue, but i want them to also be treated as their original rank, without having the opposite relationship. any help?

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 7:19 PM

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tidal hemlock ok so i fixed the return issue, but i want them to also be treated as their orig...

#💻・modding-dev message

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 7:24 PM

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smoky holly so why is this not playing the sound then? ``` calculate = function(self, car...

bump

unkempt bronze Jan 22, 2026, 7:25 PM

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unkempt bronze Alright, why isn't it working?

bump again

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 7:31 PM

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unkempt bronze bump again

local suits, suits2 = {}, {}
for k, v in pairs(G.playing_cards) do
    suits[v.base.suit] = (suits[v.base.suit] or 0) + 1
end
for k, v in pairs(suits) do
    table.insert(suits2, {suit = k, count = v})
end
table.sort(suits2, function(a,b) return a.count < b.count end)
card.ability.extra.target_suit = suits2[#suits2-1]

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:31 PM

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Are their resources for balatro keywords? Like is_face i see in the midas mask remake, is there like is_enchanted or is_multcard

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 7:32 PM

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hallow saddle Are their resources for balatro keywords? Like is_face i see in the midas mask r...

No, those would be next(SMODS.get_enhancements(card)) and SMODS.has_enhancement(card, 'm_mult')

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:32 PM

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Thanks!

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Is there anywhere I can look for these keys rather than ask about them all here

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 7:34 PM

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hallow saddle Is there anywhere I can look for these keys rather than ask about them all here

jokerforge actually lol

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theres a page on the left with all the keys

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:35 PM

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thats hilarious, thank you

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 7:35 PM

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oh wait really

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oh my god

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lmao

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 7:35 PM

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yeah its nice, ive never used jf but i use that page

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 7:36 PM

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hallow saddle Are their resources for balatro keywords? Like is_face i see in the midas mask r...

for the functions theres none however, you would need to look at the code

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:36 PM

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yea I got a remake of midas mask up atm

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its a weird joker effect but having this as a semi reference helps a lot

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wait you made this midas mask, lmao, thanks for the framework

red flower Jan 22, 2026, 7:40 PM

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:3

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:51 PM

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loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
info_queue[#1116390750314307698_queue + 1] = G.P_CENTERS.m_gold
can I ask what this does? It runs on midas before the function does

frosty rampart Jan 22, 2026, 7:52 PM

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the loc_vars function handles passing variables to localization (e.g. a scaling joker displaying its current value) and adding tooltips next to descriptions (e.g. the description for Gold Cards appearing next to the description for Midas Mask)

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 7:54 PM

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cool, thanks!

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 7:57 PM

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smoky holly so why is this not playing the sound then? ``` calculate = function(self, car...

bump

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 7:59 PM

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smoky holly bump

You should be using context.destroy_card

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 8:00 PM

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how is that used to destroy a card? wouldnt that only check if a card is destroyed?

frosty rampart Jan 22, 2026, 8:01 PM

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as per the documentation, no
https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Calculate-Functions

hallow saddle Jan 22, 2026, 8:04 PM

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how do I check the position of the card

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I wanted to enchant a random card in the hand if that helps the answer

mystic river Jan 22, 2026, 8:05 PM

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local pos
for i,v in ipairs(G.hand.cards) do
 if v == card then pos = i break end
end

white hull Jan 22, 2026, 8:06 PM

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hallow saddle I wanted to enchant a random card in the hand if that helps the answer

the vanilla remade wiki has a lot of answers, and the vanilla remade repo itself is a great learning tool for examples
https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-get-a-random-numberelement

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mystic river Jan 22, 2026, 8:06 PM

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and if pos is nil after that it means the card isn't in G.hand

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 8:07 PM

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frosty rampart as per the documentation, no <https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Calculate...

so it stopped working,

slim ferry Jan 22, 2026, 8:07 PM

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mystic river ```lua local pos for i,v in ipairs(G.hand.cards) do if v == card then pos = i b...

if you already have the chosen card then this doesnt do anything....

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 8:07 PM

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so, hold on

slim ferry Jan 22, 2026, 8:07 PM

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or at least theres no reason to do the loop

frosty rampart Jan 22, 2026, 8:07 PM

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what exactly is the intended behavior here
you want to destroy a card after a hand is played, right?

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 8:08 PM

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smoky holly so, hold on

Code?

mystic river Jan 22, 2026, 8:08 PM

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slim ferry if you already have the chosen card then this doesnt do anything....

incorrect, it gets the card's position in the hand

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 8:08 PM

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        local config = card.ability.extra

        if context.after and context.destroy_card and context.cardarea == G.play and G.GAME.current_round.hands_played == 0 and #context.full_hand == 1 then

            if context.destroying_card.base.value == config.triggering_rank then

                J_O_Y.create_tag {
                    predicate = function(tag_key)
                        return tag_key == "tag_" .. config.tag
                    end
                }

                return {
                    message = localize "j_o_y_fart",
                    remove = true
                }
            end
        end
    end```

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i want it to work like how sixth sense does

slim ferry Jan 22, 2026, 8:09 PM

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mystic river incorrect, it gets the card's position in the hand

well okay but you dont need that to enhance a random card

frosty rampart Jan 22, 2026, 8:09 PM

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smoky holly ``` calculate = function(self, card, context) local config = card.abi...

context.after and context.destroy_card don't happen at the same time, so this if condition is always false

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 8:09 PM

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when does destroy card happen?

slim ferry Jan 22, 2026, 8:09 PM

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on its own

frosty rampart Jan 22, 2026, 8:09 PM

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it's its own thing

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 8:10 PM

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ah ok

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thank you

mystic river Jan 22, 2026, 8:10 PM

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slim ferry well okay but you dont need that to enhance a random card

they seem to be going at this in a way that does, somehow

ashen parrot Jan 22, 2026, 8:11 PM

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why does this for loop keep resulting in slot being 2 (slots_to_retrigger is populated with several values)

smoky holly Jan 22, 2026, 8:11 PM

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it works!

ashen parrot Jan 22, 2026, 8:11 PM

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like its exclusively just 2

daring fern Jan 22, 2026, 8:11 PM

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ashen parrot why does this for loop keep resulting in slot being 2 (slots_to_retrigger is pop...

You can only return once.

mystic river Jan 22, 2026, 8:11 PM

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... i don't know why it's 2, but it's returning early

ashen parrot Jan 22, 2026, 8:11 PM

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ah