#💻・modding-dev | Balatro | Page 668

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 8:06 AM

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oh also i shouldn't be putting that in an event

jagged sun Mar 5, 2026, 8:16 AM

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can someone please tell me why this doesn't actually ease the blind's score? it changes the value of G.GAME.blind.chips but there's no visual display

G.E_MANAGER:add_event(Event({
  trigger = 'ease',
  ref_table = G.GAME.blind,
  ref_value = 'chips',
  ease_to = 1000, --dummy value
  delay = 0.5,
  func = (function(t)
    return math.floor(t)
  end)
}))

umbral zodiac Mar 5, 2026, 8:21 AM

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jagged sun can someone please tell me why this doesn't actually ease the blind's score? it ...

blind chip text is based on the value of G.GAME.blind.chip_text

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its a little dumb but that is how it works

jagged sun Mar 5, 2026, 8:22 AM

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roger that, is lua gonna throw a fit if i throw in the desired value wholesale into chip_text or do i need to perform some kind of string conversion?

umbral zodiac Mar 5, 2026, 8:22 AM

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i thiiink its safe to put chip text as a number but just try it and see

jagged sun Mar 5, 2026, 8:22 AM

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(i don't program in lua often 😭)

umbral zodiac Mar 5, 2026, 8:23 AM

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note that chip text won't overwrite the value in chips and you still have to change that

jagged sun Mar 5, 2026, 8:23 AM

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yeah yeah

gilded blaze Mar 5, 2026, 8:24 AM

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when you want to update it as a whole, do this:

G.GAME.blind.chips = new_value
G.GAME.blind.chip_text = number_format(G.GAME.blind.chips)

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G.GAME.blind.chips hold the actual value you need to reach to beat the round
it can be as precise as 52.454751647856478
G.GAME.blind.chip_text is the text version of G.GAME.blind.chips with proper format so that it's short enough to be displayed, in this case it's 52.5

jagged sun Mar 5, 2026, 8:41 AM

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umbral zodiac its a little dumb but that is how it works

i love you

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thank you so much

dense adder Mar 5, 2026, 8:43 AM

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Im trying to get a loop going of checking 3's in a Three of a Kind, not triggering.

 if context.before and (next(context.poker_hands['Three of a Kind'])) and not context.blueprint then
          for i = 1, #context.scoring_hand do
            if context.scoring_hand[i]:get_id() == 3 then
              card.ability.extra.ThreeCount = card.ability.extra.ThreeCount + 1
            end
          end
        
         if context.joker_main and not context.blueprint then
            if card.ability.extra.ThreeCount >= 3 then
              card.ability.extra.ThreeCount = 0
               return{ xmult = card.ability.extra.xmult}
            else
              card.ability.extra.ThreeCount = 0
            end
        end
      end

gilded blaze Mar 5, 2026, 8:47 AM

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your context.joker_main check is inside context.before

daring fern Mar 5, 2026, 8:48 AM

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dense adder Im trying to get a loop going of checking 3's in a Three of a Kind, not triggeri...

if context.joker_main and context.scoring_name == 'Three of a Kind' and context.poker_hands['Three of a Kind'][1][1]:get_id() == 3 then
    return {xmult = card.ability.extra.xmult}
end

gilded blaze Mar 5, 2026, 8:49 AM

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well, you may want tighter checks for it

dense adder Mar 5, 2026, 8:49 AM

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gilded blaze your `context.joker_main` check is inside `context.before`

yeah that weas it, thanks

tulip pecan Mar 5, 2026, 8:49 AM

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Is there a way to make multi-line challenge rules work? do I just have to add a separate rule that does nothing for each extra line that I want to add?

gilded blaze Mar 5, 2026, 8:50 AM

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daring fern ```lua if context.joker_main and context.scoring_name == 'Three of a Kind' and c...

this snippet won't work if first scoring card is rankless or from splash effect

dense adder Mar 5, 2026, 8:51 AM

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also it won't work as i forgot te context of needing 3 threes in the played hand

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but its working now

tulip pecan Mar 5, 2026, 8:52 AM

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tulip pecan Is there a way to make multi-line challenge rules work? do I just have to add a ...

Is this the best way to implement this?

hidden aspen Mar 5, 2026, 10:38 AM

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is there a way to render a tag so that you could read its description?
since jokers are centers i just made CardArea and put them there, no idea how to do the same for tags

hidden notch Mar 5, 2026, 10:46 AM

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tulip pecan Is this the best way to implement this?

Pretty much, yeah x'3

hidden aspen Mar 5, 2026, 11:37 AM

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how come my custom context within a tag never triggers, but

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but inside a joker it does trigger

analog spoke Mar 5, 2026, 11:40 AM

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non-code related question for y'all here, but how would you refer to "hands per round" in a description when it comes to a card that ISN'T giving them to you? My specific use I'm using this for is for a joker which gives xmult based on how many hands you have, but any way of writing it I can think of gives off the impression I'm talking about the "remaining hands" rather than the full per round amount, lol

hidden aspen Mar 5, 2026, 11:43 AM

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hidden aspen how come my custom context within a tag never triggers, but

oh. tags use a different thing??? how do i send a calculation for tags zeflynHmm

hidden aspen Mar 5, 2026, 11:45 AM

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analog spoke non-code related question for y'all here, but how would you refer to "hands per ...

per starting Hand?

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 11:45 AM

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hidden aspen oh. tags use a different thing??? how do i send a calculation for tags <:zeflynH...

loop through G.GAME.tags and call apply_to_run on each of them

hidden aspen Mar 5, 2026, 11:45 AM

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insane, but sure

hidden aspen Mar 5, 2026, 11:48 AM

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red flower loop through G.GAME.tags and call apply_to_run on each of them

it works, ty

frosty dock Mar 5, 2026, 12:06 PM

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Tag calculate when balatrojoker

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 12:09 PM

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draft 😥
https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/pull/1209

GitHub

Add tag calculate by InvalidOS · Pull Request #1209 · Steamodded/...

Aiming to add a calculate function to tags. Mostly working so far, but need to add some new contexts from apply
Additional Info:

I didn't modify api's or I've made a PR t...

frosty dock Mar 5, 2026, 12:13 PM

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🥶

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 12:17 PM

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struggling with implementing an ability that doubles the values of consumables

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i have code but it's not working

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is there a standard way of value-manipulating things?

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i currently have:

function smsn_multiply_all_berry_values(mult)
    for i = 1, #G.consumeables.cards do smsn_multiply_berry_values(G.consumeables.cards[i].ability.extra, mult) end
    for _, v in pairs(G.P_CENTERS) do if v.set == "Berry" then smsn_multiply_berry_values(v.config.extra, mult) end end
end

function smsn_multiply_berry_values(berry, mult) -- We shouldn't recurse down nested tables, in case a Berry wants to keep track of playing cards, or such.
    for k, v in pairs(berry) do if type(v) == "number" then v = v * mult end end
    return berry
end```

rigid solar Mar 5, 2026, 12:19 PM

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I saw that in the last smods version, context.end_of_round now also has the winning hand. How do I get it? Is context.end_of_round itself the winning hand?

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oh it's context.scoring_hand / context.full_hand, neat

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 12:22 PM

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long sun is there a standard way of value-manipulating things?

using cryptlib mostly

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 12:23 PM

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mm. not touching that then

shell timber Mar 5, 2026, 12:29 PM

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theres also #1406740128231194644 's value manipulation

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which is compatible with cryptlib

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 12:29 PM

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i've managed ^u^ it works now

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i was modifying values that weren't references

hushed field Mar 5, 2026, 12:29 PM

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Consumable value manip works strangely, yeah

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I haven't had to deal with the in-and-outs in a few months but I seem to remember there also being differences in how vanilla vs modded consumables are handled, as well as consumables like the suit or enhancement tarots vs those with their own dedicated use function

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 12:31 PM

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right, ya

analog spoke Mar 5, 2026, 12:31 PM

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okay so, forgive me if this question is simple, but I haven't modded in a while so I'm not really able to recall exactly how I'd've done this before, but how do I check for the amount of cards of a certain enhancement in my deck and use that as a variable? I want to make something sorta like cloud nice here, but with enhancements rather than rank! :3

hushed field Mar 5, 2026, 12:31 PM

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But for just doing it with a custom type, your solution seems entirely sufficient

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 12:31 PM

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i'm lucky, i'm not messing with those ^u^

hushed field Mar 5, 2026, 12:31 PM

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I wouldn't use an API for that, no. Though if you ever want to, I'd gladly help with setting up a compatibility standard for Blockbuster up for ya

analog spoke Mar 5, 2026, 12:31 PM

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analog spoke okay so, forgive me if this question is simple, but I haven't modded in a while ...

oh wait! Isn't there a github for this? with all the base game jokers remade? I wish I had that saved somewhere lol, that may help here lol

hushed field Mar 5, 2026, 12:32 PM

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analog spoke oh wait! Isn't there a github for this? with all the base game jokers remade? I ...

https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/tree/main/src

GitHub

VanillaRemade/src at main · nh6574/VanillaRemade

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

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 12:32 PM

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analog spoke oh wait! Isn't there a github for this? with all the base game jokers remade? I ...

no there isnt

analog spoke Mar 5, 2026, 12:32 PM

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oh thank you!
much appreciated <3

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 12:32 PM

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dont believe his lies

analog spoke Mar 5, 2026, 12:32 PM

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red flower no there isnt

oh, okay, lmao sndfjk heh

rigid solar Mar 5, 2026, 12:32 PM

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vanillaremade is a collective hallucination

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when we open the github we have a 1 in 2 chance to create a tarot card

analog spoke Mar 5, 2026, 12:33 PM

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lmao

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strodinger's cat situation lol

hushed field Mar 5, 2026, 12:34 PM

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n our lord made an apple and yet refuses to let us eat from it

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🐍

agile narwhal Mar 5, 2026, 12:34 PM

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rigid solar vanillaremade is a collective hallucination

god i love vanillaremade

rigid solar Mar 5, 2026, 12:34 PM

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who doesnt

shell timber Mar 5, 2026, 12:36 PM

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i wish vanillaremade existed when i started

analog spoke Mar 5, 2026, 12:38 PM

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hushed field n our lord made an apple and yet refuses to let us eat from it

I can tell I'm back in my balatro phase, cuz I'm getting a joker idea from every basic concept which comes up in conversations lmao

hidden aspen Mar 5, 2026, 12:58 PM

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balatro lsp is really underrated

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its like mini docs for og sourcecode

wild patrol Mar 5, 2026, 1:03 PM

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thoughts on effect

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thought about something dumb like +1 mult

analog spoke Mar 5, 2026, 1:06 PM

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wild patrol thought about something dumb like +1 mult

hmm
firstly, 1$ cost
secondly
Scored Aces give +1 Mult, +1 Chips, and earn $1
lmao
did I get the vibe right? sdfd

wild patrol Mar 5, 2026, 1:08 PM

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actually that's pretty good lol

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our jimbo

agile narwhal Mar 5, 2026, 1:09 PM

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peepee poopoo

urban olive Mar 5, 2026, 1:12 PM

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is there a non-cursed way of running a function when a card with a custom edition is clicked on? i'm trying to play a sound on top of the usual card select sound effect if the card has said edition

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i could hypothetically add an update that checks if the card is highlighted, but i strongly prefer not running things per frame if an alternative exists

wild patrol Mar 5, 2026, 1:14 PM

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analog spoke hmm firstly, 1$ cost secondly `Scored Aces give +1 Mult, +1 Chips, and earn $1` ...

you think only one Ace or each ace is funny

frosty dock Mar 5, 2026, 1:14 PM

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urban olive is there a non-cursed way of running a function when a card with a custom editio...

hook Card:click()

urban olive Mar 5, 2026, 1:14 PM

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sure, that works

spark sedge Mar 5, 2026, 1:34 PM

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wild patrol

This is the first thing I see when I wake up btw

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Like today, woke up to this 😭

wild patrol Mar 5, 2026, 1:34 PM

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peepee poopoo

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actually kinda works lol

agile narwhal Mar 5, 2026, 1:48 PM

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is this a kappa deck n oway

wild patrol Mar 5, 2026, 1:48 PM

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it's nothing special just starts a run with a twitch related joker that's it

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also

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May or may not release the alpha today

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todd

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 2:35 PM

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trying to code an effect that converts +mult effects into 2.5X value +chips, however it's not working

-- Thanks, TOGA's Stuff!
local calcindiveffectref = SMODS.calculate_individual_effect
SMODS.calculate_individual_effect = function(effect, scored_card, key, amount, from_edition)
    local astros = SMODS.find_card("j_smsn_astro")
    if scored_card.config.center.set == "Joker" and next(astros) and key then
        if string.lower(key) == "mult" or string.lower(key) == "mult_mod" then
            key = "chips"
            amount = amount * astros[#astros].ability.extra.chips_times
        end
    end

    return calcindiveffectref(effect, scored_card, key, amount, from_edition)
end```

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the effects happen normally, but also give +chips

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why?

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oh also Onyx Agate is unaffected

wild patrol Mar 5, 2026, 2:36 PM

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sre u want +chips or xchips

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 2:36 PM

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wild patrol sre u want +chips or xchips

i said +chips, ya

wild patrol Mar 5, 2026, 2:52 PM

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wild patrol May or may not release the alpha today

#1472312402480726026 message

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clueless

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 3:11 PM

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how do i modify the card selection limit? i remember seeing it on the smods wiki but i can't find where exactly i found it

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ah found it

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nevermind

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 3:25 PM

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long sun the effects happen normally, but also give +chips

wdym?

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 3:25 PM

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so for example, Joker gives +10 Chips and +4 Mult

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when it should only give +10 Chips

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 3:25 PM

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is it actually giving the mult or is it just the message?

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 3:26 PM

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mult and message

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iirc

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lemme check

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aha. just the message

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i see why then

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it's not removing the mult message

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 3:29 PM

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it's because mult_mod effects have the message seperate, they don't use the built in smods auto-message functionality

pastel kernel Mar 5, 2026, 3:36 PM

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how to check for rightmost again

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or if "the joker itself" is rightmost

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 3:41 PM

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G.jokers.cards[#G.jokers.cards]

pastel kernel Mar 5, 2026, 3:43 PM

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red flower G.jokers.cards[#G.jokers.cards]

this is checking for if itself is the rightmost joker?

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 3:43 PM

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no, that gets the rightmost

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 4:20 PM

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@willow plinth how are you getting this self detected dupe?

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 4:32 PM

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wintry solar it's because `mult_mod` effects have the message seperate, they don't use the bu...

ahhh i see

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what do i do then ^^;;?

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 4:33 PM

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you can remove the message from those effects, but the message might not always be specifically the mult one for some modded stuff

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 4:37 PM

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i see

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i think that's okay ^^

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if i'm changing the scoring then i can change the message too

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how would i remove the message, though?

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 4:40 PM

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effect.message = nil

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 4:40 PM

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ah grand ^^ thank you!

weary merlin Mar 5, 2026, 4:52 PM

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got quips working
there's a specific easter egg quip i have where it switches the card used to a reskin of itself with a ifferent soul texture.
this, however, doesn't keep the stake sticker as on the real joker card and thus creates an inconsistency.

is there a way to force two cards to share the same stickers?
-# i have another regular joker pair i'd like to do this for too

faint yacht Mar 5, 2026, 5:11 PM

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...do you explicitly need it to be a different Joker? You could just change what textures are used for base and soul.

weary merlin Mar 5, 2026, 5:11 PM

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faint yacht ...do you explicitly need it to be a *different* Joker? You could just change wh...

yeah
that's what i want for the custom quip joker

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as for the other one, it's partially inspired by the Jekyll/Hyde gimmick of Brainless Kitty from Qualatro and follows the same gimmick. I'd want to merge those too since i did that before but it was a little buggy with tooltip displays not being updated or showing the other state

weary merlin Mar 5, 2026, 5:13 PM

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weary merlin as for the other one, it's partially inspired by the Jekyll/Hyde gimmick of Brai...

-# swaps between a buff/debuff joker upon condition

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on another note i can't quite figure out how to replace the vanilla quip pool upon use of the custom quip (since it's joker-conditionahle), so i just have its weight set to 999999999
would want to proof this though so i don't have to rely on workarounds

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 5:51 PM

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you can put a quip_filter on your mod object to remove all the others

rapid stag Mar 5, 2026, 6:24 PM

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wait, it has to be a hook? even for a custom joker or

slim ferry Mar 5, 2026, 6:29 PM

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if you want more precise control

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so anything that isnt adding/subtracting value

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 7:14 PM

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rapid stag wait, it has to be a hook? even for a custom joker or

what eris said
basically if you want to change the value you can change card.cost but it will get reset when something calls set_cost on it

rapid stag Mar 5, 2026, 7:15 PM

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i see. does the original set_cost return anything?

or do i have to get the initially determined cost by calling the original set_cost first and then adjusting it afterwards?

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oh, it doesn't

rapid stag Mar 5, 2026, 8:00 PM

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anyone got set_edition documentation? cirDerp

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i'm rifling through the smods wiki and for some reason can't find anything

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 8:02 PM

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https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/SMODS.Edition#edition-methods

GitHub

SMODS.Edition

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

rapid stag Mar 5, 2026, 8:06 PM

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why does it not show up in search cirLost

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 8:14 PM

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search is not good for the wiki sadly

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thats why i made the vremade one be all in one page

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:00 PM

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how do you create a random card from a pool?

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i'm changing my Hanafudas to use pools instead of booleans in their configs

daring fern Mar 5, 2026, 9:03 PM

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long sun how do you create a random card from a pool?

SMODS.add_card({set = 'poolkey'})

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:03 PM

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thanks ^U^

wintry swallow Mar 5, 2026, 9:03 PM

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hey guys is it posibel to make a joker look iff there are ohter cards it need, Fx lets say i have to cards that can combin and i wanna look if boths cards are there befor it is abale????

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:04 PM

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next(SMODS.find_card("your joker key here"))

wintry swallow Mar 5, 2026, 9:04 PM

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thx man

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:04 PM

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ya npnp ^^

tulip pecan Mar 5, 2026, 9:08 PM

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how would I go about setting a variable inside a challenge rule description? I would assume it's some sort of #1# like others use but I'm not sure where the variable would be set.

slim ferry Mar 5, 2026, 9:09 PM

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custom challenge rules will use whatever is set as the value for it in #1#

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im fairly certain at least

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 9:10 PM

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yes

willow plinth Mar 5, 2026, 9:10 PM

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wintry solar <@190603758680539136> how are you getting this self detected dupe?

i tested with no mods but smods enabled to ensure it's an smods issue - i'm guessing it's because i'm on macos?

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why does my aero color card have a suit and rank??? 😭

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 9:11 PM

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lmao

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 9:11 PM

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I have also noticed this today

willow plinth Mar 5, 2026, 9:12 PM

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i also got the same "effect" briefly on a death card from revo's vault

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 9:12 PM

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it's when you copy a card

willow plinth Mar 5, 2026, 9:12 PM

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i see

willow plinth Mar 5, 2026, 9:13 PM

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wintry solar <@190603758680539136> how are you getting this self detected dupe?

also obviously i only have one smods and it lives in Mods/smods (as it should?)

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 9:14 PM

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guess it is an os issue

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weird

willow plinth Mar 5, 2026, 9:14 PM

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maybe my launch script is also complicating things

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i have it like this (which works but i don't think it's the "vanilla" lovely file):

#!/bin/bash
gamename="Balatro"
exename="$gamename"
defaultpath="/Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/$gamename"

export DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES=liblovely.dylib

cd "$defaultpath"
lovefile="$defaultpath/$gamename.app/Contents/Resources/$gamename.love"
if [ ! -e "$lovefile" ]; then
    ln -s "$gamename.loves" "$lovefile"
fi
./$exename.app/Contents/MacOS/love "$lovefile" "$@"

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:15 PM

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how do you poll a pool?

willow plinth Mar 5, 2026, 9:16 PM

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so i guess if defaultpath was a relative path i would be fine

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:16 PM

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i see how create_card does it, but i'm assuming there's an SMODS function for that

daring fern Mar 5, 2026, 9:18 PM

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long sun i see how create_card does it, but i'm assuming there's an SMODS function for th...

No, there isn't.

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:18 PM

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aw

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okie i'll write my own then

wintry solar Mar 5, 2026, 9:19 PM

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coming soonTM

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:19 PM

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wahoo :D!

tulip pecan Mar 5, 2026, 9:25 PM

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slim ferry custom challenge rules will use whatever is set as the `value` for it in #1#

how would I pass multiple values through? value = 20, 50 just passes through the 1st one, and nil for the 2nd one, value ={ 20, 50 } displays the table string in the dialogue, and value = 20, value2 = 50 still only passes through the 1st one, and nil for the 2nd

slim ferry Mar 5, 2026, 9:25 PM

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i

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dont know if its possible to do multiple variables in a challenge description?

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it might be but its at least not easy

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:44 PM

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oopsie poopsie! (this is good news because it means the pool worked properly)

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how would i set the default of this pool, though?

slim ferry Mar 5, 2026, 9:44 PM

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default = "card key"

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:44 PM

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thanks ^U^

vocal helm Mar 5, 2026, 9:50 PM

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How do face card skins/playing card skins/friends of Jimbo cards work, and would there be a way to mix and match the appearances of individual ranks' appearances based on sets of deck skins

long sun Mar 5, 2026, 9:50 PM

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weird, it's still doing it

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local pools = {
  phanta_chaff  = { default = "c_pine_chaff_a" },
  phanta_ribbon = { default = "c_pine_ribbon" },
  phanta_animal = { default = "c_plum_blossom_ribbon" },
  phanta_bright = { default = "c_pine_crane" },
}

for rkey, pool in pairs(pools) do
  if not G.P_CENTER_POOLS[rkey] then
    local reg = pool
    reg.key = rkey
    reg.cards = {}
    SMODS.ObjectType(pool)
  end
end```

timid zinc Mar 5, 2026, 10:26 PM

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Is there a way to make a message appear without returning?

mystic river Mar 5, 2026, 10:28 PM

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yes
https://github.com/wingedcatgirl/Bibliography/blob/ad9ddb64362d5c2d0d44c83bb3ee121a8614a098/tarots/calmer.lua#L42

GitHub

Bibliography/tarots/calmer.lua at ad9ddb64362d5c2d0d44c83bb3ee121a8...

A Balatro mod with various characters and overly complicated effects - wingedcatgirl/Bibliography

daring fern Mar 5, 2026, 10:30 PM

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timid zinc Is there a way to make a message appear without returning?

SMODS.calculate_effect({message = 'message'}, card)

timid zinc Mar 5, 2026, 10:31 PM

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i knew it existed but it wasnt on the wiki so i didnt know what it was called

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Thank you

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 10:34 PM

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timid zinc i knew it existed but it wasnt on the wiki so i didnt know what it was called

https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Calculate-Functions#helper-functions

GitHub

Calculate Functions

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

timid zinc Mar 5, 2026, 10:36 PM

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Oh

rapid stag Mar 5, 2026, 10:38 PM

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crash on navigating to a collections page

📎 message.txt

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 10:39 PM

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rapid stag crash on navigating to a collections page

try disabling slay the jokers

faint yacht Mar 5, 2026, 11:07 PM

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Or use the source code version instead of release if absolutely needed.

rapid stag Mar 5, 2026, 11:23 PM

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yeah that seems to be the solve

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i guess that's what 'the fix' everyone has been referring to since it explodes when trying to parse a multibox description

sturdy compass Mar 5, 2026, 11:25 PM

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Did STJ finally implement multibox support???

red flower Mar 5, 2026, 11:26 PM

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i knew it did but i thought it was in an update

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a release i mean

sturdy compass Mar 5, 2026, 11:27 PM

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Regardless, that’s a big common issue solved

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Def weird for it to not be in a release like instantly tho

viscid talon Mar 5, 2026, 11:54 PM

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now that the new update is out, is there any way i can change the card in the title screen to a custom card

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i think theres smth called context:title_card but idk what that is LOL

rapid stag Mar 5, 2026, 11:57 PM

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viscid talon now that the new update is out, is there any way i can change the card in the ti...

return {
  { key = 'j_modPrefix_jokerKey' },
  remove_original = true
} end```

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 12:01 AM

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rapid stag ```SMODS.current_mod.menu_cards = function() return { { key = 'j_modPrefix_jok...

it didnt work

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return {
  { key = 'j_hatch_hatchet' },
  remove_original = true
} end```

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 12:02 AM

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viscid talon it didnt work

your steamodded is behind. menu cards was introduced in 1501a, you're on 1224a

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 12:02 AM

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oh right

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oke

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we did it reddit

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thank you

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 12:21 AM

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my sticker's localisation values and sprite arent showing up 😭

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 12:33 AM

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SMODS.Joker({
    key = "burrito",
    config = { extra = { discards = 7, discard_sub = 1 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Burrito",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "{C:red}+#1#{} discards",
                "{C:attention}-#2#{} discard per round"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 6, y = 6 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    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.discards, card.ability.extra.discard_sub } }
    end,

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.end_of_round and context.game_over == false and context.main_eval and not context.blueprint then
            if card.ability.extra.discards - card.ability.extra.discard_sub <= 0 then
                SMODS.destroy_cards(card, nil, nil, true)
                return {
                    message = localize('k_eaten_ex'),
                    colour = G.C.FILTER
                }
            else
                card.ability.extra.discards = card.ability.extra.discards - card.ability.extra.discard_sub
                return {
                    message = "-1 Discard",
                    colour = G.C.FILTER
                }
            end
        end
    end,
    add_to_deck = function(self, card, from_debuff)
        G.GAME.round_resets.discards = G.GAME.round_resets.discards + card.ability.extra.discards
        ease_discard(card.ability.extra.d_size)
    end,
    remove_from_deck = function(self, card, from_debuff)
        G.GAME.round_resets.discards = G.GAME.round_resets.discards - card.ability.extra.discards
        ease_discard(-card.ability.extra.d_size)
    end
})```

fucked up but im unsure where

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lemme send over the exact error

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functions/common_events.lua:113: bad argument #2 to 'max' (number expected, got nil)

Additional Context:
Balatro Version: 1.0.1o-FULL
Modded Version: 1.0.0~BETA-1501a-STEAMODDED
LÖVE Version: 11.5.0
Lovely Version: 0.9.0
Platform: Windows
Steamodded Mods:
    1: Hatchet by Plasma [ID: hatchet, Version: 1.6.0]
    2: DebugPlus by WilsontheWolf [ID: DebugPlus, Version: 1.5.1, Uses Lovely]
    3: Deltarune Deck by nolo33lp [ID: DeltaruneDeck]
Lovely Mods:

Stack Traceback
===============
(3) LÖVE function at file 'boot.lua:352' (best guess)
Local variables:
 errhand = Lua function '(LÖVE Function)' (defined at line 605 of chunk [lovely debugplus.console "debugplus/console.lua"])
 handler = Lua function '(LÖVE Function)' (defined at line 605 of chunk [lovely debugplus.console "debugplus/console.lua"])
(4) field C function 'max'
(5) Lua upvalue '_mod' at file 'functions/common_events.lua:113'
Local variables:
 mod = nil
 (*temporary) = C function: builtin#37
(6) Lua field 'func' at file 'functions/common_events.lua:145'
(7) Lua method 'handle' at file 'engine/event.lua:96'
Local variables:
 self = table: 0x35de4f58  {start_timer:true, timer:REAL, blockable:true, trigger:immediate, func:function: 0x35de4f30, delay:0, complete:false, time:20.51750065384, blocking:true (more...)}
 _results = table: 0x35ab6628  {blocking:true, pause_skip:false, time_done:false, completed:false}
(8) Lua method 'update' at file 'engine/event.lua:184'
Local variables:
 self = table: 0x358b58c0  {queues:table: 0x358b58e8, queue_last_processed:9.2166666666667, append_count:0, append_queue:base, queue_dt:0.016666666666667, queue_timer:9.3191175663527 (more...)}
 dt = number: 0.0178875
 forced = nil
 (for generator) = C function: next
 (for state) = table: 0x358b58e8  {unlock:table: 0x358b59d8, other:table: 0x358b5a78, tutorial:table: 0x358b5a28, base:table: 0x358b5a00, achievement:table: 0x358b5a50}
 (for control) = number: nan
 k = string: "base"
 v = table: 0x358b5a00  {1:table: 0x35783f58, 2:table: 0x35de4f58}
 blocked = boolean: false
 i = number: 2
 results = table: 0x35ab6628  {blocking:true, pause_skip:false, time_done:false, completed:false}
(9) Lua upvalue 'gameUpdateRef' at file 'game.lua:2617'
Local variables:
 self = table: 0x35188900  {F_GUIDE:false, F_CRASH_REPORTS:false, F_QUIT_BUTTON:true, HUD_tags:table: 0x35dcb3a0, F_ENGLISH_ONLY:false, viewed_stake:1, HUD:table: 0x35d52da8 (more...)}
 dt = number: 0
 http_resp = nil
(10) Lua method 'update' at Steamodded file 'src/ui.lua:190' 
Local variables:
 self = table: 0x35188900  {F_GUIDE:false, F_CRASH_REPORTS:false, F_QUIT_BUTTON:true, HUD_tags:table: 0x35dcb3a0, F_ENGLISH_ONLY:false, viewed_stake:1, HUD:table: 0x35d52da8 (more...)}
 dt = number: 0.0178875
(11) Lua field 'update' at file 'main.lua:1022'
Local variables:
 dt = number: 0.0178875
(12) Lua function '?' at file 'main.lua:961' (best guess)
(13) global C function 'xpcall'
(14) LÖVE function at file 'boot.lua:377' (best guess)
Local variables:
 func = Lua function '?' (defined at line 932 of chunk main.lua)
 inerror = boolean: true
 deferErrhand = Lua function '(LÖVE Function)' (defined at line 348 of chunk [love "boot.lua"])
 earlyinit = Lua function '(LÖVE Function)' (defined at line 355 of chunk [love "boot.lua"])

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 12:38 AM

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viscid talon ```-- Burrito SMODS.Joker({ key = "burrito", config = { extra = { discar...

you are using d_size when the value is called discards

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 12:38 AM

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OH

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LMAO 😭

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 12:38 AM

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or discard_sub idk which one

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 12:38 AM

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I KNEW IT WAS A SIGHT ERROR

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😭

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 12:40 AM

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im doing this exactly the same as everyon eelse

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whyyyyy

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 12:41 AM

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code?

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 12:42 AM

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red flower code?

i

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its all in the right places

long sun Mar 6, 2026, 12:42 AM

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i have a Joker that retriggers unscored cards, however a few effects aren't being retriggered

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only scoring or money effects are being retriggered

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is there something i can add to their return tables to say they can be retriggered?

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 12:45 AM

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shrug emoji 😭

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bro smods hates me

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 12:45 AM

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yeah i dont see anything wrong

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 12:46 AM

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i wonder

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if i wipe the profile

daring fern Mar 6, 2026, 12:47 AM

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long sun is there something i can add to their return tables to say they can be retrigger...

Code?

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 12:47 AM

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nop

long sun Mar 6, 2026, 12:47 AM

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okay this code is trash 😭 i didn't return anything

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i used card_eval_status_text

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it'll probably work when i return something

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that has indeed solved the problem

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 1:13 AM

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agile narwhal i

finally figured it out, when you override apply you have to set card.ability.[sticker key] to true

reef bobcat Mar 6, 2026, 1:21 AM

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ok so im making a joker that's like madness but it levels up every poker hand instead of giving itself xmult

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i tried to copy black hole

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in place of where normally it would gain mult

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but the game's not responding to that at all

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ok i figured it out

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nvm

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:01 AM

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any explanation as to why using m_lucky as a quantum enhancement seems to affect all of my played cards instead of just the ones with a seal adding it?

        if context.final_scoring_step and context.cardarea == G.play then
            return {
                xchips = card.ability.seal.extra.xchips,
            }
        end
        if context.check_enhancement then
            return {
                m_lucky = true
            }
        end
    end```

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:02 AM

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random basin any explanation as to why using m_lucky as a quantum enhancement seems to affect...

because it is returning m_lucky for every playing card

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:02 AM

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ah I see it now, I need to check if the seal is on the current card during scoring right

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:03 AM

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depends on the effect

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if you just want the card to always be considered lucky just check context.other_card

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:14 AM

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and context.other_card doesn't work

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:17 AM

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random basin ``and context.other_card`` doesn't work

i meant checking if it has the seal

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:17 AM

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nor context.other_card.seal == [seal]

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:17 AM

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random basin nor context.other_card.seal == [seal]

thats weird

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:17 AM

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i'll try nesting it instead of and

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:18 AM

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i dont see what the difference would be

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is the key correct?

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:19 AM

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should be

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both with and without mod prefix it fails

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        if context.final_scoring_step and context.cardarea == G.play then
            return {
                xchips = card.ability.seal.extra.xchips,
            }
        end
        if context.check_enhancement then
            if context.other_card.seal == "modern" then
                return {
                    m_lucky = true
                }
            end
        end
    end```

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:20 AM

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can you print context.other_card.seal in that context

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:21 AM

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sure

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still doesn't work with the correct name

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must be context.other_card in some way then

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:24 AM

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what does it print

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:25 AM

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nil for cards with none and [modprefix]_modern for the ones that do have it

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        if context.final_scoring_step and context.cardarea == G.play then
            return {
                xchips = card.ability.seal.extra.xchips,
            }
        end
        if context.check_enhancement and context.other_card.seal == "fgc_modern" then
            return {
                m_lucky = true
            }
        end
    end
}```

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this fails

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:25 AM

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how does it fail, does it still do all of them

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or none

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:26 AM

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never applies lucky properties

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:26 AM

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weird..

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i think quantum enhancements are evil

random basin Mar 6, 2026, 2:27 AM

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true

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I should just manually write out my own lucky card odds table here

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probably more fun that way anyway

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cool this works

        if context.main_scoring and context.cardarea == G.play then
            local ret = {}
            if SMODS.pseudorandom_probability(card, 'lucky_mult', 1, card.ability.seal.extra.mult_odds) then
                card.lucky_trigger = true
                ret.mult = card.ability.seal.extra.mult
            end
            if SMODS.pseudorandom_probability(card, 'lucky_money', 1, card.ability.seal.extra.dollars_odds) then
                card.lucky_trigger = true
                ret.dollars = card.ability.seal.extra.dollars
            end
            G.E_MANAGER:add_event(Event {
               func = function()
                   card.lucky_trigger = nil
                   return true
               end
            })
            return ret
        end
    end
}```

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:39 AM

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that is very funny

wicked sonnet Mar 6, 2026, 2:58 AM

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Ok, so, im having a bit of a problem, im trying to make it so that the Joker counts how many light and dark suits are in a played hand, and if they are equal, it adds 0.2 for every pair, and tho its currently somewhat working, it can only detect if its equal, and Im not sure what causes it, idk if someone can help me out

📎 darklight.lua

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 3:00 AM

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wicked sonnet Ok, so, im having a bit of a problem, im trying to make it so that the Joker cou...

local variables are not kept between calculate calls, so they are 0 by the time it reaches joker_main

wicked sonnet Mar 6, 2026, 3:00 AM

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red flower local variables are not kept between calculate calls, so they are 0 by the time ...

Oh, ok, I see, I see, any recommendations then?

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 3:00 AM

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you dont even need the context.individual part, you can just do the counting in joker_main directly by iterating on context.scoring_hand

wicked sonnet Mar 6, 2026, 3:05 AM

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red flower you dont even need the context.individual part, you can just do the counting in ...

So like, I can move the counting stuff into the joker_main by puting the context.scoring_hand in the if statement?

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 3:09 AM

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wicked sonnet So like, I can move the counting stuff into the joker_main by puting the context...

no, you need to loop through it

for _, playing_card in ipairs(context.scoring_hand) do
  -- your counting code here, replacing context.other_card for playing_card (or whatever you name it)
end

wicked sonnet Mar 6, 2026, 3:09 AM

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red flower no, you need to loop through it ```lua for _, playing_card in ipairs(context.sco...

ooo, okok, I see

tulip pecan Mar 6, 2026, 3:15 AM

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What's the best way to read this 20 value? I've found that SMODS.Challenge.obj_table.c_uma_unstable_income.rules.custom[1].value works, but was wondering if there was an easier way

wicked sonnet Mar 6, 2026, 3:15 AM

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red flower no, you need to loop through it ```lua for _, playing_card in ipairs(context.sco...

So something like this?

daring fern Mar 6, 2026, 3:17 AM

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tulip pecan What's the best way to read this `20` value? I've found that `SMODS.Challenge.ob...

G.GAME.modifiers.uma_tax

tulip pecan Mar 6, 2026, 3:17 AM

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yeah that tracks

tulip pecan Mar 6, 2026, 3:19 AM

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daring fern `G.GAME.modifiers.uma_tax`

Do you know if its possible to have multiple values stored in the challenge rule? or is it limited to 1? I tried a bunch of things earlier but nothing ever worked with the description (#1#, #2#, etc.)

wicked sonnet Mar 6, 2026, 3:24 AM

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wicked sonnet So something like this?

no, forget about it, made it work, thanks :D

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 3:29 AM

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is no_juice not working for anyone else?

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 3:43 AM

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a function for ordering jokers inside the collection still doesn't exist, right?

daring fern Mar 6, 2026, 3:48 AM

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urban wasp a function for ordering jokers inside the collection still doesn't exist, right?

Yes, it doesn't.

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 5:05 AM

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honestly, how would that even work? i wonder how that could be done in a way that doesn't have mods arguing with other mods about how the collection should be ordered. would one mod take precedent, or

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:19 AM

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rapid stag honestly, how would that even work? i wonder how that could be done in a way tha...

...me when mod priority

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:23 AM

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rapid stag honestly, how would that even work? i wonder how that could be done in a way tha...

definitely should only have the scope of a mod's own content

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 5:25 AM

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umbral zodiac definitely should only have the scope of a mod's own content

but what if some mods are like "i want all the jokers of same rarity, including my own, to be together" and others are like "i want my jokers after all the other jokers"

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or other weird niche cases like "i want everything all crazy style but legendaries go at the back"

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:26 AM

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for the latter higher mod priority
for the former they should probably not want that , messing with vanilla collection order is just annoying unless its fully wanted by the player, in which case they should download a mod that specifically does that

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:26 AM

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rapid stag but what if some mods are like "i want all the jokers of same rarity, including ...

why would anybody reasonably do this and number two if somebody did do this why would anybody really care

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:26 AM

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umbral zodiac for the latter higher mod priority for the former they should probably not w...

and this as well

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wait lmao i didn't even recognize you

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well in any case hi lily

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er

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ophelia, now

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:27 AM

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urban wasp well in any case hi lily

glares

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 5:27 AM

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i mean, i guess

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:27 AM

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urban wasp ophelia, now

hi

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:27 AM

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any reason for the name change or just because you felt like it?

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(which isn't like unreasonable btw)

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:28 AM

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felt my first major bout of dysphoria tonight and i needed to do something

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:28 AM

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ah

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well hope you're alright

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:29 AM

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im fine enough

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:30 AM

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doesn't sound particularly fun

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:30 AM

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yum blinds

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:30 AM

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well i sincerely hope you feel even better soon

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:31 AM

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umbral zodiac yum blinds

woah what the

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:31 AM

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urban wasp doesn't sound particularly fun

im alive will continue to be and thats all that truly matters

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:31 AM

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"will continue to be" is really what matters here

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:32 AM

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urban wasp woah what the

breaking away from cryptid bad design

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:32 AM

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umbral zodiac yum blinds

so like super hard blind but it doesn't actually like end your run or anything and gets you an exquisite joker if won?

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:32 AM

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yes

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no stakes but high reward

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its only spawned by the valkredux equivalent of gateway

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:32 AM

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yea so like a little reward if you can beat this challenge

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:33 AM

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ugh i have to convert it to blindexpander if i want it to be good though

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:34 AM

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what's that?

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:34 AM

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api mod which primarily adds 'passives' for blinds
which are basically just mini blinds that you can apply to any boss blind easily

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:35 AM

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"mini blinds"? what does that mean?

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:35 AM

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theyre just blinds except no sprite or anything and they dont spawn

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like you could have a passive for -1 discard and then apply that to any other boss blind in your mod and itd have that effect as well

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:36 AM

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in all honesty, i'm not exactly following... but, it seems pretty ambitious and fun

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:37 AM

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its bsaically just a way to modularly split blind effects into easier to read chunks

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:37 AM

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oh i see

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like multiboxes but for blinds?

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:37 AM

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basically but the multiboxes are actually the effects rather than just extra text for fun

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:38 AM

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are multiboxes usually used for fun? most of the time i see them it's just to split up long effect descriptions on jokers/(rarely) consumables

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:38 AM

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by 'for fun' i mean being able to be split arbitrarily

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with blindexpander you would define each passive and its loc seperately and then just define all the passives that the blind uses

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:39 AM

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oh i see (again)

umbral zodiac Mar 6, 2026, 5:39 AM

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so the split for multiboxes is not arbitrary

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:39 AM

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okay now i understand

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that's cool

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pretty useful for really long stuff like the blind you posted

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wh

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what

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gilded blaze Mar 6, 2026, 5:59 AM

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Unrestrained curiosity can lead to forbidden knowledge you can't unsee.

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 5:59 AM

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is shakespeare really dead?

gilded blaze Mar 6, 2026, 6:30 AM

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I didn't mean it to rhyme

tulip pecan Mar 6, 2026, 8:55 AM

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slim ferry dont know if its possible to do multiple variables in a challenge description?

I found a (really jank) way to have multiple variables in a challenge description, but it works! Using G.GAME.modifiers doesn't work for this since the modifier isn't loaded yet in the menu, but SMODS.Challenge.obj_table always exists and lets me pull data from it.

distant junco Mar 6, 2026, 10:07 AM

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gilded blaze I didn't mean it to rhyme

A poet and you didnt know it

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 11:04 AM

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tulip pecan I found a (really jank) way to have multiple variables in a challenge descriptio...

uhhh if it's harcoded for a specific challenge why don't you just... put the values in the text??

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i can probably pr a way to add more vars later today doesn't seem very hard

past spade Mar 6, 2026, 11:10 AM

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trying to fix a joker that discards your hand. The problem is discard_cards_from_highlighted is constrained by the 5 card highlight limit and draw_from_hand_to_discard has weird delay and doesnt trigger discard effects. Is there some better way to implement this? just looping over a few cards at a time with discard_from_highlighted?

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 11:18 AM

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past spade trying to fix a joker that discards your hand. The problem is discard_cards_from...

you could temporarily increase the highlight limit

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 11:36 AM

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how can I add a custom UI into info_queue?

past spade Mar 6, 2026, 11:41 AM

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alright next issue, there does not seem to be any safeguards against discarding the same card twice, so if I have two copies of the joker all discarded cards get duplicated. probably will just need to patch discard_cards_from_highlighted to fix this

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 11:42 AM

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fading rivet how can I add a custom UI into info_queue?

what type of ui

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 11:43 AM

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red flower what type of ui

I wanna display a health value that uses formatting like this

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 11:43 AM

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so just normal text?

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 11:43 AM

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yeah

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I only know how to do it with P_CENTER's or similar though

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 11:44 AM

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https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-add-a-custom-tooltip-to-the-side-of-the-description

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fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 11:44 AM

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thx

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ah thats easier than I thought

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no UI jank yay

granite raptor Mar 6, 2026, 12:37 PM

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any advice for wording this better? the idea is basically that aces give more xmult the more you have in the scoring hand (e.g. if you play a high card ace then the ace is worth 1.2x mult, if you play a pair of aces each ace is 1.4x mult, so on) but i feel like this makes it look like a high card ace would give 0.2x mult when scored, as in reducing your mult by 80% - but if i rewrite it to 1.2x mult, then it would look like a pair of aces would give 2.4x mult for each ace, which isn't how it works. i'd rather not write "1x mult + 0.2x mult for each ace in scored hand", because while accurate that's rather wordy. there's gotta be a better middle ground here

wild patrol Mar 6, 2026, 12:37 PM

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urban wasp

Reminds me of that old conspiracy theory from note pad people thought Bush hid the files turning into [][][] when you saved it was Microsoft hiding something lol

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When in reality it was just a bug

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 12:38 PM

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granite raptor any advice for wording this better? the idea is basically that aces give more xm...

+0.2 xMult

wild patrol Mar 6, 2026, 12:38 PM

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And any sentence with same structure would result in same thing

granite raptor Mar 6, 2026, 12:39 PM

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wanton jolt +0.2 xMult

this probably works yeah, ty

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 1:18 PM

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time to see if I understood the wiki enough to add my own context

granite raptor Mar 6, 2026, 1:22 PM

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can one add calc_dollar_bonus to something other than jokers? or just a custom means for variable end-of-round money? (for reference, i'm attempting to make a custom seal, you earn $1 at end of round for every card in your full deck with that seal)

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 1:28 PM

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granite raptor can one add `calc_dollar_bonus` to something other than jokers? or just a custom...

you can use perma dollar bonuses

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perma_p_dollars, -- money on scoring
perma_h_dollars, -- money on held at end of round (like gold cards)

granite raptor Mar 6, 2026, 1:29 PM

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neither of those would work though, no? i'm trying to make it so it's money at end of round in full deck, like cloud 9 does for 9s

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 1:29 PM

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ohhhhhh

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in full deck?

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ohhhh

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i get it

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 1:30 PM

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granite raptor can one add `calc_dollar_bonus` to something other than jokers? or just a custom...

not for seals

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 1:30 PM

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any idea why the bottom 2 methods are nil on instances of the card?

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wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 1:30 PM

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red flower not for seals

how about ease dollars

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 1:30 PM

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fading rivet any idea why the bottom 2 methods are nil on instances of the card?

how are you accessing it

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 1:31 PM

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wanton jolt how about ease dollars

that can be used anywhere but it doesnt put it in the round eval

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 1:31 PM

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oh okay

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 1:31 PM

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red flower how are you accessing it

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red flower Mar 6, 2026, 1:31 PM

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fading rivet

.config.center.function

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 1:32 PM

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thx

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can I access it with self:func in the code or do I need to do that too

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 1:32 PM

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yes

granite raptor Mar 6, 2026, 1:33 PM

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wanton jolt how about ease dollars

ease dollars wouldn't show up on the end-of-round screen i think, which is where i'd want the money earned by the seal to be shown for clarity

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 1:33 PM

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yeah i understood after n' clarified

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 1:33 PM

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you can use mod calculate and context.round_eval to add it

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but i dont have an example for that

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 1:36 PM

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i can't find any

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on github

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wait you can use it on vouchers too right

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nvm

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 1:42 PM

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okay its halfway working (maybe)

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yay it works

hidden aspen Mar 6, 2026, 2:23 PM

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is it theoretically possible to change the deck during a game zeflynHmm

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G.GAME.selected_back and G.GAME.selected_back_key seem related to this, im gonna check what happens if you change it

rigid solar Mar 6, 2026, 2:31 PM

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You can apply a new deck, but to remove the previous one you'd have to hardcode something for some of them (like hardcode -1 discard if you lose red deck)

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I havent tested it yet but I was told this works to apply a new deck

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:44 PM

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that sounds really janky

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 2:48 PM

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rigid solar You can apply a new deck, but to remove the previous one you'd have to hardcode ...

cursed lol

rigid solar Mar 6, 2026, 2:53 PM

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As I said I havent tried it

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Pokermon recently released a challenge that applies a random Pokermon deck to the challenge and I believe that's more or less how it was done

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Im not yet in a stage of my mod where I can really use these kind of effets so I havent looked much into it

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 2:57 PM

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i mean it should work it just wouldn't support any modded decks and you would likely need to take decisions as to what 'unapplying' some decks means and even then it might behave badly if you apply magic deck when you have full consumable slots or something

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this would be better as a separate api first probably

rigid solar Mar 6, 2026, 3:11 PM

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Definitely

fallen timber Mar 6, 2026, 3:15 PM

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Hey, im codding a mod and stumbled upon an issue, i cant access mult for some reason.
The joker supposed to get current mult and do operations based on it (odd/even mult events, maybe other stuff later on)
While ive seen some mods using G.GAME.chips, for me G.GAME.mult is just nil
I even tried to get mult from context.mult, its a nil too

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 3:23 PM

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fallen timber Hey, im codding a mod and stumbled upon an issue, i cant access mult for some re...

https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-get-the-current-hands-chipsmult

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fallen timber Mar 6, 2026, 3:39 PM

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red flower https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-get-the-current-hands-chip...

oh, a modding guide, nice!
thanks!

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 3:40 PM

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W vremade wiki

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 3:46 PM

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can I make a seal on a playing card trigger during context.individual or no

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 3:47 PM

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why

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 3:47 PM

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I wanna make a seal that makes cards in-between it an another sealed card give x1.2 mult

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like

seal card card seal card

card 2 and 3 would give x1.2 mult

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 3:48 PM

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you can probably use mod calculate for that

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 3:48 PM

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ight, thx

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its just self, context right

granite raptor Mar 6, 2026, 3:50 PM

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how does one get the card representing the deck, i.e. the one in the bottom right you can click to view deck & drag around and stuff?

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 3:50 PM

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G.deck.cards[1]

granite raptor Mar 6, 2026, 3:50 PM

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and to be safe is that nil if you've already drawn every card from the deck?

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 3:50 PM

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yes

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 3:54 PM

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do playing cards not store an instance of their seal on them, just the key?

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 3:54 PM

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afaik, yeah

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 3:55 PM

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what's an instance of a seal?

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you have card.ability.seal, which mirrors the config values

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 3:55 PM

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frosty dock what's an instance of a seal?

like how enhancement store data on their card

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 3:55 PM

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they also only store config values

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oh wait you have config.center

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 3:55 PM

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for getting the config of a seal would it be
G.P_SEALS.my_seal.config

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 3:56 PM

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for the config you have it in card.ability.seal

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which has the advantage of not being static

fading rivet Mar 6, 2026, 3:56 PM

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thx

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 3:57 PM

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if you need other properties of the prototype that you'd access with config.center on enhancements, what you said is right

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 4:00 PM

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You shouldn’t often need those though

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 4:02 PM

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yep

tulip pecan Mar 6, 2026, 4:23 PM

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red flower uhhh if it's harcoded for a specific challenge why don't you just... put the val...

So that if there are changes, they happen in one single place

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Less risk of my user error

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 4:32 PM

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i guess

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 4:46 PM

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how do i check if a card has been repeated

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 5:12 PM

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agile narwhal how do i check if a card has been repeated

can u try not context.individual

agile narwhal Mar 6, 2026, 5:13 PM

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wanton jolt can u try `not context.individual`

nop

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im trying to make a joker detect if a card has been retriggered

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 5:15 PM

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found this

tranquil cypress Mar 6, 2026, 5:17 PM

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You can use this lovely patch to create a context for it (https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#whats-a-patch)

# Add context when a card retriggers
# Credit: Somethingcom515
[[patches]]
[patches.pattern]
target = '=[SMODS _ "src/utils.lua"]'
pattern = '''effect.message = effect.message or (not effect.remove_default_message and localize('k_again_ex'))'''
position = "after"
payload = '''
effect.extra = {func = function() SMODS.calculate_context({modprefix_card_retriggered = true}) end}
'''
match_indent = true

then you can use context.modprefix_card_retriggered

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 5:17 PM

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does this add a flag

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retriggered = true

tranquil cypress Mar 6, 2026, 5:19 PM

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it adds a new context you can use in calculate (modprefix_card_retriggered is true)

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 5:20 PM

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oooooh

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it would be useful to have this in smods

tranquil cypress Mar 6, 2026, 5:22 PM

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yeah

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 5:26 PM

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It would be better to just set a flag when a card is retriggered

tranquil cypress Mar 6, 2026, 5:36 PM

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ah i see

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 6:31 PM

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What if I'll make PR where I'll use forbidden knowledge to recreate badge & mod authors line line with initially intented marqueen?

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:13 PM

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Like this

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:18 PM

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red flower i can probably pr a way to add more vars later today doesn't seem very hard

oh i just remembered Stupid was making this nvm

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:18 PM

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trying to figure out how to make this joker work. here are the errors so far

it does lose $1 but it doesnt seem to update it with the standard "-$1" text that you would see in, say, a rental sticker - so i had to program my own one and i dont really like it
it does NOT spoil at -$20 or below even tho i really want it to

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-- Spoiled Milk
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "spoiledmilk",
    config = { extra = { dollar = 1, limit = 20 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Spoiled Milk",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "Lose {C:money}$#1#{} per round",
                "If balance is below {C:money}-$#2#{}",
                "this {C:attention}Joker{} spoils"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 8, y = 6 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = true,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

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

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.end_of_round and context.game_over == false then
            if G.GAME.dollars <= -20 then
                SMODS.destroy_cards(card, nil, nil, true)
                return {
                    message = "Spoiled!",
                    colour = G.C.FILTER
                }
            else
                G.GAME.dollars = G.GAME.dollars - card.ability.extra.dollar
                return {
                    message = "-$1",
                    colour = G.C.YELLOW
                }
            end
        end
    end
})

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:22 PM

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you can add ```lua to the code block so it has nicer colors

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:22 PM

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:O OMG I HAD NO IDEA

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it no worky

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nvm

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figured it out

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thats so cool omfg

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:24 PM

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viscid talon trying to figure out how to make this joker work. here are the errors so far * ...

why not do this?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:24 PM

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imma try that rn

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:25 PM

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does it destroy itself a round after you get to -20? or does it never do it

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:25 PM

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it doesnt, no

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it should be doing that but it doesnt

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

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.end_of_round and context.game_over == false then
            if G.GAME.dollars <= -20 then
                SMODS.destroy_cards(card, nil, nil, true)
                return {
                    message = "Spoiled!",
                    colour = G.C.FILTER
                }
            else
                return {
                    dollars = -card.ability.extra.dollar
                }
            end
        end
    end
})```

the code rn (guidance from eris and bakerdozenbagels)

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the next joker i need to program i genuinely have no idea how to make

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its pretty simple in concept: gain x0.1 mult per dollar below 0

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but like

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idek how to do that

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:26 PM

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btw does this not remove like a million dollars per round?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:26 PM

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im guessing some sort of hook?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:26 PM

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red flower btw does this not remove like a million dollars per round?

it shouldnt do

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:28 PM

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viscid talon its pretty simple in concept: gain x0.1 mult per dollar below 0

xmult = 1 + (G.GAME.dollars < 0 and 0.1 * -G.GAME.dollars or 0)

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:28 PM

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ohhhh

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also it works!!! yippeeee

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:28 PM

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primal robin Like this

hell yeah

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:29 PM

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Now problem

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 7:30 PM

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Can you control overflow direction?

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:30 PM

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ouch

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:30 PM

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i have one last issue but its a pretty small one

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:30 PM

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option 1: I'm PRing this with partial overflow support (i.e. only truncate vertical or only horizontal)
options 2: I'm adding padding for this line specifically

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:30 PM

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ill bring it up after i test milkman

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:30 PM

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uhhhh is context.individual in end_of_round broken

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 7:31 PM

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is context.individual calculated with context.game_over present normally

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:31 PM

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no?

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 7:31 PM

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i mean like at the end of round

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:31 PM

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i dont think so

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:31 PM

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primal robin option 1: I'm PRing this with partial overflow support (i.e. only truncate verti...

I mean partial overflow would be generally useful

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 7:31 PM

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because if you do context.game_over == false that wouldnt trigger in individual

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since game over would be nil

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i think

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:31 PM

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oke milkman works but the text isnt updating. lemme see if i can fix that ymself

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:31 PM

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context.individual isn't present in end_of_round

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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?

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am i crazy

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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you just do context.end_of_round and context.cardarea == area

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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no?

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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don't you?

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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it has repetition too

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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I’m pretty sure individual exists

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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Okay.
option 1: no_overflow = vh stands for vertical/horizontal
option 2: no_overflow = wh stands for width/height

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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It was the main reason for adding main eval, no?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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nvm i have no idea

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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wintry solar It was the main reason for adding main eval, no?

yeah

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now only main_eval seems to run

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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wait I'm confused

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

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primal robin Okay. option 1: no_overflow = vh stands for vertical/horizontal option 2: no_ove...

1 imo

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:33 PM

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viscid talon ```lua loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card) return { vars = {...

thats why this doesnt remove a million dollars

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let me try without the game over

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:33 PM

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okay got it

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 7:34 PM

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mhhh chezburger

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:34 PM

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yeah context.individual should work fine

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:34 PM

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oh ok without the game over it works i either didnt know that or it changed at some point

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:34 PM

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-- Milkman
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "milkman",
    config = { extra = { xmult = 1, xmult_gain = 0.1 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Milkman",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "Gain {C:white,X:mult}X#2#{} Mult",
                "per {C:attention}dollar{} below zero",
                "{C:inactive}(Currently {X:red,C:white}X#1#{C:inactive} Mult)"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 9, y = 6 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = true,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

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

    -- Credit to N' for code
    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                xmult = 1 + (G.GAME.dollars < 0 and card.ability.extra.xmult_gain * -G.GAME.dollars or 0)
            }
        end
    end
})

i know why it isn't updating (the "currently" text is calling back to card.ability.extra.mult) whereas this joker is referring to an overall xmult variable. so im guessing i have to add some sort of way to equate card.ability.extra.mult's value to xmult, all the time. but idk how

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:34 PM

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red flower thats why this doesnt remove a million dollars

context.game_over is what's preventing that

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:34 PM

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doing smth like card.ability.extra.mult == xmult wasnt working

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:34 PM

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it's only present in the main eval

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which is also responsible for Mr bones type effects, which is why the game over is there

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:35 PM

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option 1: no_overflow = "vh"
option 2: no_overflow = { v = true, h = true }

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:35 PM

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i dont think this was always the case but i might be wrong

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:35 PM

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primal robin option 1: no_overflow = "vh" option 2: no_overflow = { v = true, h = true }

"vh" for sure

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:35 PM

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makes sense

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:35 PM

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red flower i dont think this was always the case but i might be wrong

it was

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 7:35 PM

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primal robin option 1: no_overflow = "vh" option 2: no_overflow = { v = true, h = true }

1 again, assuming you can just do "h"

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:35 PM

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then how optimize this

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I dont really want drop no_overflow = true

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or am I forced

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:36 PM

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convert true to "vh"

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on init

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:36 PM

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okay

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:37 PM

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viscid talon ```lua -- Milkman SMODS.Joker({ key = "milkman", config = { extra = { xm...

just do 1 + (G.GAME.dollars < 0 and card.ability.extra.xmult_gain * -G.GAME.dollars or 0) in loc_vars

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:37 PM

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primal robin okay

you can also invalidate other truthy non-string values and assume it's either falsy or a string after that

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:38 PM

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red flower just do 1 + (G.GAME.dollars < 0 and card.ability.extra.xmult_gain * -G.GAME.doll...

oo

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:38 PM

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it's not necessary imo

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:38 PM

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yeah it isn't

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:38 PM

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game doesn't check align so why should I

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:38 PM

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-- Milkman
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "milkman",
    config = { extra = { xmult = 1, xmult_gain = 0.1 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Milkman",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "Gain {C:white,X:mult}X#2#{} Mult",
                "per {C:attention}dollar{} below zero",
                "{C:inactive}(Currently {X:red,C:white}X#1#{C:inactive} Mult)"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 9, y = 6 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = true,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = { 1 + (G.GAME.dollars < 0 and card.ability.extra.xmult_gain * -G.GAME.dollars or 0) } }
    end,

    -- Credit to N' for code
    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                xmult = card.ability.extra.mult
            }
        end
    end
})```
?

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:39 PM

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the first one should still be card.ability.extra.xmult_gain

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:39 PM

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o oke

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:39 PM

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primal robin game doesn't check align so why should I

yeah sure, but you can still make that assumption

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align does too

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:40 PM

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uh oh 😭 i fucked up somewhere

#

-- Milkman
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "milkman",
    config = { extra = { xmult = 1, xmult_gain = 0.1 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Milkman",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "Gain {C:white,X:mult}X#1#{} Mult",
                "per {C:attention}dollar{} below zero",
                "{C:inactive}(Currently {X:red,C:white}X#1#{C:inactive} Mult)"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 9, y = 6 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = true,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = { card.ability.extra.xmult_gain, 1 + (G.GAME.dollars < 0 and card.ability.extra.xmult_gain * -G.GAME.dollars or 0) } }
    end,

    -- Credit to N' for code
    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                xmult = card.ability.extra.mult
            }
        end
    end
})

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 7:41 PM

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i am the milk man

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:41 PM

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milkman and spoiled milk my beloveds

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i feel like i should know how to diagnose this but i rly dont

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:41 PM

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both are #1#

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:41 PM

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o should they both be #2#

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also it doesnt return the xmult

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:42 PM

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viscid talon o should they both be #2#

the second one should be 2

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:42 PM

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o oke

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:42 PM

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okay probably second to lasu question: vh or hv (for like docs purposes, I will do check like align anyway)

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:42 PM

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viscid talon also it doesnt return the xmult

because you changed the code?

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:42 PM

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primal robin okay probably second to lasu question: vh or hv (for like docs purposes, I will ...

that matters how

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:42 PM

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yeah i think so

#

-- Milkman
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "milkman",
    config = { extra = { xmult = 1, xmult_gain = 0.1 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Milkman",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "Gain {C:white,X:mult}X#1#{} Mult",
                "per {C:attention}dollar{} below zero",
                "{C:inactive}(Currently {X:red,C:white}X#2#{C:inactive} Mult)"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 9, y = 6 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = true,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = { card.ability.extra.xmult, 1 + (G.GAME.dollars < 0 and card.ability.extra.xmult_gain * -G.GAME.dollars or 0) } }
    end,

    -- Credit to N' for code
    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                xmult = card.ability.extra.xmult
            }
        end
    end
})``` im gonna test this out

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:42 PM

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the calculate code is still wrong

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:42 PM

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frosty dock that matters how

just which one looks or reads better

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:43 PM

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oe

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im so confused 😭

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 7:43 PM

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Vh

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:43 PM

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viscid talon im so confused 😭

i didnt say to change the calculate code lol

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 7:43 PM

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Thanks autocorrect 😭

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:43 PM

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vh imo

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:43 PM

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the code that was done earlier worked well, the only issue was the localisation not updating correclty

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:43 PM

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okay

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:43 PM

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viscid talon the code that was done earlier worked well, the only issue was the localisation ...

yes, and you changed it

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:43 PM

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o

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:44 PM

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wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 7:44 PM

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ok

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:44 PM

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oh i thought i was supposd to move that to loc_Vars

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not copy it over

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:44 PM

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why would you change it if it was working...

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:45 PM

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idk i was misinterpreting what was being explained to me

#

-- Milkman
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "milkman",
    config = { extra = { xmult = 1, xmult_gain = 0.1 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Milkman",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "Gain {C:white,X:mult}X#1#{} Mult",
                "per {C:attention}dollar{} below zero",
                "{C:inactive}(Currently {X:red,C:white}X#2#{C:inactive} Mult)"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 9, y = 6 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = true,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = { card.ability.extra.xmult, 1 + (G.GAME.dollars < 0 and card.ability.extra.xmult_gain * -G.GAME.dollars or 0) } }
    end,

    -- Credit to N'
    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                xmult = 1 + (G.GAME.dollars < 0 and card.ability.extra.xmult_gain * -G.GAME.dollars or 0)
            }
        end
    end
})``` this should be fine

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:45 PM

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you know getting responses to a small questions immediately feels very nice

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:47 PM

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viscid talon ```lua -- Milkman SMODS.Joker({ key = "milkman", config = { extra = { xm...

from how the description reads, shouldn't the first variable be xmult_gain and not xmult?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:47 PM

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it should

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im so confused GUHHH cus like

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the code is fine, what wasnt updating was the localisation

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so n is like "ok add this to locvars" so im thinking "ok so i have to move this" then

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i need like super specific instructions bc im autistic as shitr

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and something like this is kinda outside of my wheelhouse

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:48 PM

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it's fine haha, we got there in the end

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:48 PM

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when i say im autistic as shit, im not exaggerating

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i literally have autism

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diagnosed

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either way this should work

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:50 PM

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looks good

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:50 PM

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ok thats kinda weird, for some reason it adds an extra +1 mult for no reason

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:50 PM

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that looks correct though?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:50 PM

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[ignore my dumbassery]

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 7:50 PM

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gains X0.1 implies it starts at one imo

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:50 PM

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X1 base, 18 times X0.1 added

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:51 PM

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o wait

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yeah

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ur right

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god

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im so b ad at math

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how did i get a 6

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(grade b)

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:51 PM

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that 6 could have meant anything without clarifying

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where I'm at it's the worst grade you can get

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:52 PM

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gcse and its consequences

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:52 PM

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in Switzerland it's the highest grade you can get

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:52 PM

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frosty dock yeah sure, but you can still make that assumption

you mean smth like this?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:52 PM

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in gcses, grades go from 1 to 9

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6 is like a B

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i didnt do math for alevels or uni so

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:53 PM

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frosty dock where I'm at it's the worst grade you can get

except in a-levels where it's barely passing

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(0-15)

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:53 PM

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primal robin you mean smth like this?

yeah something like that

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 7:54 PM

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I would be lazy and not account for people being dumb and using it wrong

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:55 PM

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wait yeah we established that's unnecessary

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I just meant you can assume it's falsy or a string after accounting for the case where it's true

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:56 PM

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Game does not check what alignment is, it assumes it's string anyway

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bad screenshot but you can barely see

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I want follow same logic despite it's lazy one

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 7:57 PM

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rapid stag is no_juice not working for anyone else?

bump.

am i just not suppressing this juice right? because i want to juice on the individual card rather than when the cards are played

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:57 PM

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I mean it's not :find

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I'm not sure what string.find does if not passed a string

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 7:58 PM

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smart lovers card

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:58 PM

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it returns nil, goddamn

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this makes so much sense

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At least for number

#

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 7:58 PM

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it probably converts the number to string?

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try string.find(1, "1")

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:59 PM

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yes, and looks like only number

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it match 1 for 1

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 7:59 PM

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is there any documentation on manipulating booster packs in the steammodded wiki

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like adding extra choices, taking away choices, etc

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 7:59 PM

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boolean, nil, table throws error

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so it makes sense do string.find just to throw more clear error to log

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I'll do that

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 8:00 PM

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viscid talon is there any documentation on manipulating booster packs in the steammodded wiki

https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/0827#new-modifiers

GitHub

0827

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viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:00 PM

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oh thanks

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 8:01 PM

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another variant, any truthy value considered as true i.e. vh; string passed as-is; nil and false, well, falsy

wintry solar Mar 6, 2026, 8:02 PM

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honestly, if people want to be dumb, let them be dumb and have it not work

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 8:02 PM

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true

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:03 PM

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ok now im a little lost

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ik i have to use G.GAME.modifiers.booster_size_mod in some way

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 8:03 PM

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I'm stopping and this then, I still need adjust collision check and drawing to partial things

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:03 PM

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is there like a context i need to call or

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:03 PM

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might be a silly question but is there a mod/a way that I can spawn cards to do testing on?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:03 PM

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like context.shop or

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:04 PM

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twilit hearth might be a silly question but is there a mod/a way that I can spawn cards to do ...

DebugPlus!

#

https://github.com/WilsontheWolf/DebugPlus

GitHub

GitHub - WilsontheWolf/DebugPlus: Better Debug Tools for Balatro

Better Debug Tools for Balatro. Contribute to WilsontheWolf/DebugPlus development by creating an account on GitHub.

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:04 PM

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Ahh thank you so much!!

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:04 PM

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Download this mod, and follow the instructions. I use Ctrl+3 to spawn in jokers and Ctrl+C to spawn in cards, but idk if thats right

#

-- Ballad of Jimbo
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "ballad",
    config = { extra = { slot = 1 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Ballad of Jimbo",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "{C:attention}Buffoon Packs{} may",
                "contain an extra {C:attention}Joker{}",
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 0, y = 7 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = false,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

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

    apply = function(self, card, context)
        G.GAME.modifiers.booster_size_mod(1)
    end,
})```

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would this work

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 8:05 PM

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no SMODS

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:06 PM

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o

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 8:06 PM

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also = 1 instead of (1)

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:06 PM

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oke

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heres hoping it works

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 8:06 PM

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or G.GAME.modifiers.booster_size_mod = G.GAME.modifiers.booster_size_mod + 1 would be better

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also there's no apply on jokers

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:07 PM

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o is it just the standard calculate function

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 8:07 PM

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you want add_to_deck

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:07 PM

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okei

#

gulp

📎 message.txt

#

-- Ballad of Jimbo
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "ballad",
    config = { extra = { } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Ballad of Jimbo",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "{C:attention}Buffoon Packs{} may",
                "contain an extra {C:attention}Joker{}",
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 0, y = 7 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = false,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = { } }
    end,

    -- Credit to N'
    add_to_deck = function(self, card, context)
        G.GAME.modifiers.booster_size_mod  = G.GAME.modifiers.booster_size_mod + 1
    end,

})

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 8:09 PM

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ah yeah

#

G.GAME.modifiers.booster_size_mod = (G.GAME.modifiers.booster_size_mod or 0) + 1

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because it doesnt exists at the start of the run

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:10 PM

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oke

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:10 PM

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@viscid talon i must be missing something. i cannot find the spawn command for the life of me

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:10 PM

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ok hold on

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 8:10 PM

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twilit hearth <@596748298853941250> i must be missing something. i cannot find the spawn comma...

press 3 or ctrl + 3 in the collection menu hovering the card

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:10 PM

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heres how you spawn a joker

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:10 PM

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wait

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:10 PM

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first click options

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:10 PM

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I found it

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:10 PM

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then collection

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then jokers

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:11 PM

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im just a little slow sometimes

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thank you guys

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 8:11 PM

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you can also hold tab during a run for the commands

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:11 PM

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then ctrl+3

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yippee it work

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 8:14 PM

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rapid stag bump. am i just not suppressing this juice right? because i want to juice on th...

bump

daring fern Mar 6, 2026, 8:18 PM

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rapid stag bump

You're calling Card:juice_up outside of an event.

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 8:21 PM

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i hate explosion gif i hate explosion gif

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:22 PM

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if i wanna use a joker to take money away from the person, is it not just dollars = -{amount}?

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 8:22 PM

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it is just dollars = -amount

primal robin Mar 6, 2026, 8:22 PM

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Okay, easy part is done. Now, collision Trolge

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 8:24 PM

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oh it is drawing the explosion

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its just not animating it

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:25 PM

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oh im stupid

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:25 PM

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slim ferry it is just dollars = -amount

I didnt realize it was trying to give the money at the end of the round as opposed to on hand play

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 8:26 PM

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lmao

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:40 PM

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I apologize if this is an obvious question but I want to add joker art to my jokers. I know I could probably figure out how to, but im sure you guys might know more than me.

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 8:43 PM

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you need atlas

#

declare atlas

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assign atlas to joker

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assign where the sprite is in atlas to joker

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 8:48 PM

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twilit hearth I apologize if this is an obvious question but I want to add joker art to my jok...

https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-add-the-custom-art-for-my-cards-to-my-mod

twilit hearth Mar 6, 2026, 8:48 PM

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<3 thank you

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 8:50 PM

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where did the name of the card go? cirLost

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 8:51 PM

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i think you overwrote something

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:51 PM

#

-- Hearts and Minds
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "heartminds",
    config = { extra = { mult = 0, mult_mod = 4 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Hearts and Minds",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "Gain {C:mult}+#2#{} Mult if played hand",
                "contains a {C:attention}Flush{}",
                "then {C:attention}destroy{} cards",
                "{C:inactive}(Currently{} {C:red}+#1#{} {C:inactive}Mult{})"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 1, y = 7 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = false,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

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

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.individual and context.cardarea == G.play then
            context.other_card.should_destroy = false
        if context.before and next(context.poker_hands['Flush']) and not context.blueprint then
            context.other_card.should_destroy = true
            card.ability.extra.mult = card.ability.extra.mult + card.ability.extra.mult_mod
            return {
                message = localize('k_upgrade_ex'),
                colour = G.C.RED,
            }
        end
        if context.destroy_card and context.destroy_card.should_destroy then
            return {
                remove = true
            }
        end
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                mult = card.ability.extra.mult
            }
        end
    end
end
})

it no worky

#

to clarify, it doesnt seem to recognise flushes, gain mult then destroy the cards

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 8:52 PM

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use smods.destroy_cards instead

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:52 PM

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yeah prolly a better idea

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 8:54 PM

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wanton jolt i think you overwrote something

but like, what? all i have are enhancement and seal changes and a custom sticker. there is this? but i don't know if that's the culprit?

nothing should be removing the card name from the card

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:55 PM

#

-- Hearts and Minds
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "heartminds",
    config = { extra = { mult = 0, mult_mod = 4 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Hearts and Minds",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "Gain {C:mult}+#2#{} Mult if played hand",
                "contains a {C:attention}Flush{}",
                "then {C:attention}destroy{} played cards",
                "{C:inactive}(Currently{} {C:red}+#1#{} {C:inactive}Mult{})"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 1, y = 7 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = false,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

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

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.before and not context.blueprint and next(context.poker_hands['Flush']) then
            card.ability.extra.mult = card.ability.extra.mult + card.ability.extra.mult_mod
            SMODS.destroy_cards(card, nil, nil, true)
            return {
                message = localize('k_upgrade_ex'),
                colour = G.C.RED,
            }
        end
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                mult = card.ability.extra.mult
            }
        end
    end
})

nvm it seems to destroy itself and not the scored cards

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 8:55 PM

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thats because you gave it card

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you need to

#

list out the cards to destroy

rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 8:56 PM

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rapid stag but like, what? all i have are enhancement and seal changes and a custom sticker...

it does seem to be when the card is enhanced

since there's zero things touching this and it doesn't say 9 of spades

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:58 PM

#

oe

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 8:59 PM

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wanton jolt list out the cards to destroy

idk how to do that :sob

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 9:01 PM

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viscid talon ```lua -- Hearts and Minds SMODS.Joker({ key = "heartminds", config = { ...

SMODS.destroy_cards(context.full_hand, nil, nil, true)

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 9:01 PM

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o yay

wanton jolt Mar 6, 2026, 9:01 PM

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ooooh yeah

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i mean wouldnt it be better to do context.scoring_hand?

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 9:02 PM

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the description says played cards so i assumed

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either works depending on what the effect is

vocal berry Mar 6, 2026, 10:31 PM

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trying to make a joker that makes steel cards and gold cards have the same effects and be considered as the same, tried has.enhancement and center, nothing seems to work, anyone knows how to do it?

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:35 PM

#

vocal berry trying to make a joker that makes steel cards and gold cards have the same effec...

this is indeed a perfect use case for quantum enhancements as described here: https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Calculate-Functions#quantum-enhancements
make sure you've enabled the optional feature

GitHub

Calculate Functions

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rapid stag Mar 6, 2026, 10:36 PM

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aren't quantum enhancements really laggy atm though

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:38 PM

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they may impact performance, there's not much to be done about that though

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:39 PM

#

-- Spoiled Ballot
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "spoiledballot",
    config = { extra = {} },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Spoiled Ballot",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "On the {C:attention}first hand{} of round",
                "the {C:attention}first{} played card is",
                "enhanced into a {C:attention}Salt Card{}",
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 2, y = 7 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = false,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = {} }
    end,

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if G.GAME.current_round.hands_played == 0 then
            if context.cardarea == G.play and context.other_card == context.scoring_hand[1] then
                scored_card:set_ability('m_hatch_salt', nil, true)
                G.E_MANAGER:add_event(Event({
                    func = function()
                        scored_card:juice_up()
                        return true
                    end
                }))
                return {
                    message = "Spoiled!",
                    colour = G.C.GREEN
                }
            end
        end
    end
})```
this returns with an "attempt to globalise scored_card, null value" error

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:39 PM

#

well you didn't define scored_card

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:39 PM

#

oo how do i define it

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:40 PM

#

that depends on what card you want to change the enhancement of

#

to start with, that context check is bogus

#

what should this actually do?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:40 PM

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first played card becomes a salt card ;-;

#

on the first played hand only

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:42 PM

#

in that case add a check for context.individual

#

and replace any scored_card with what the scored card actually is, i.e., context.other_card

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:44 PM

#

-- Spoiled Ballot
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "spoiledballot",
    config = { extra = {} },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Spoiled Ballot",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "On the {C:attention}first hand{} of round",
                "the {C:attention}first{} played card is",
                "enhanced into a {C:attention}Salt Card{}",
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 2, y = 7 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = false,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if G.GAME.current_round.hands_played == 0 then
            if context.individual and context.cardarea == G.play and context.other_card == context.scoring_hand[1] then
                other_card:set_ability('m_hatch_salt', nil, true)
                G.E_MANAGER:add_event(Event({
                    func = function()
                        scored_card:juice_up()
                        return true
                    end
                }))
                return {
                    message = "Spoiled!",
                    colour = G.C.GREEN
                }
            end
        end
    end
})```
like this?

#

i got this error

📎 message.txt

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:44 PM

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here, you dropped this

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context

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:44 PM

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oh, where does that go

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:44 PM

#

also there's another instance of scored_card you forgot to change

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:44 PM

#

oke

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:44 PM

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I said context.other_card

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which you somehow turned into just other_card?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:45 PM

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i apologise

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:45 PM

#

all good

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:45 PM

#

i have amended the error

#

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if G.GAME.current_round.hands_played == 0 then
            if context.individual and context.cardarea == G.play and context.other_card == context.scoring_hand[1] then
                context.other_card:set_ability('m_hatch_salt', nil, true)
                G.E_MANAGER:add_event(Event({
                    func = function()
                        context.other_card:juice_up()
                        return true
                    end
                }))
                return {
                    message = "Spoiled!",
                    colour = G.C.GREEN
                }
            end
        end
    end
})```
still returns with an error

#

[SMODS hatchet "src/jokers.lua"]:3920: attempt to index field 'other_card' (a nil value)

Additional Context:
Balatro Version: 1.0.1o-FULL
Modded Version: 1.0.0~BETA-1501a-STEAMODDED
LÖVE Version: 11.5.0
Lovely Version: 0.9.0
Platform: Windows
Steamodded Mods:
    1: Hatchet by Plasma [ID: hatchet, Version: 1.6.0]
    2: DebugPlus by WilsontheWolf [ID: DebugPlus, Version: 1.5.1, Uses Lovely]
    3: Deltarune Deck by nolo33lp [ID: DeltaruneDeck]
Lovely Mods:

Stack Traceback
===============
(3) LÖVE metamethod at file 'boot.lua:352'
Local variables:
 errhand = Lua function '(LÖVE Function)' (defined at line 605 of chunk [lovely debugplus.console "debugplus/console.lua"])
 handler = Lua function '(LÖVE Function)' (defined at line 605 of chunk [lovely debugplus.console "debugplus/console.lua"])
(4) Lua field 'func' at file 'src/jokers.lua:3920' (from mod with id hatchet)
Local variables:
 (*temporary) = nil
 (*temporary) = nil
 (*temporary) = string: "attempt to index field 'other_card' (a nil value)"
(5) Lua method 'handle' at file 'engine/event.lua:96'
Local variables:
 self = table: 0x379fce20  {start_timer:true, timer:TOTAL, blockable:true, trigger:immediate, func:function: 0x36f3fe20, delay:0, complete:false, time:32.101023284119, blocking:true (more...)}
 _results = table: 0x37276c28  {blocking:true, pause_skip:false, time_done:false, completed:false}
(6) Lua method 'update' at file 'engine/event.lua:184'
Local variables:
 self = table: 0x370801d0  {queues:table: 0x370801f8, queue_last_processed:14.316666666667, append_count:0, append_queue:base, queue_dt:0.016666666666667, queue_timer:14.444634293842 (more...)}
 dt = number: 0.0168431
 forced = nil
 (for generator) = C function: next
 (for state) = table: 0x370801f8  {unlock:table: 0x370802e8, other:table: 0x37080388, tutorial:table: 0x37080338, base:table: 0x37080310, achievement:table: 0x37080360}
 (for control) = number: nan
 k = string: "base"
 v = table: 0x37080310  {1:table: 0x36af17e0, 2:table: 0x379fce20, 3:table: 0x379fd7d0, 4:table: 0x379fd970, 5:table: 0x379fdd58, 6:table: 0x379fedb0, 7:table: 0x379fee38 (more...)}
 blocked = boolean: false
 i = number: 2
 results = table: 0x37276c28  {blocking:true, pause_skip:false, time_done:false, completed:false}
(7) Lua upvalue 'gameUpdateRef' at file 'game.lua:2617'
Local variables:
 self = table: 0x36934ca0  {F_GUIDE:false, F_CRASH_REPORTS:false, F_QUIT_BUTTON:true, HUD_tags:table: 0x373e0220, F_ENGLISH_ONLY:false, viewed_stake:1, HUD:table: 0x3737e3d8 (more...)}
 dt = number: 0.0168431
 http_resp = nil
(8) Lua method 'update' at Steamodded file 'src/ui.lua:190' 
Local variables:
 self = table: 0x36934ca0  {F_GUIDE:false, F_CRASH_REPORTS:false, F_QUIT_BUTTON:true, HUD_tags:table: 0x373e0220, F_ENGLISH_ONLY:false, viewed_stake:1, HUD:table: 0x3737e3d8 (more...)}
 dt = number: 0.0168431
(9) Lua field 'update' at file 'main.lua:1022'
Local variables:
 dt = number: 0.0168431
(10) Lua function '?' at file 'main.lua:961' (best guess)
(11) global C function 'xpcall'
(12) LÖVE function at file 'boot.lua:377' (best guess)
Local variables:
 func = Lua function '?' (defined at line 932 of chunk main.lua)
 inerror = boolean: true
 deferErrhand = Lua function '(LÖVE Function)' (defined at line 348 of chunk [love "boot.lua"])
 earlyinit = Lua function '(LÖVE Function)' (defined at line 355 of chunk [love "boot.lua"])

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:49 PM

#

viscid talon ```Oops! The game crashed: [SMODS hatchet "src/jokers.lua"]:3920: attempt to ind...

oh whoops, you can't do that in an event

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:49 PM

#

h

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;-;

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:49 PM

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you need to save context.other_card to a local variable outside and reference that

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:49 PM

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local other_card = ??

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:50 PM

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context tables are reused between cards being scored, so context.other_card is expired by the time the event gets to run

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:50 PM

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im getting rid of the event

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:51 PM

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don't

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that will mistime the juice

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:51 PM

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i got rid of the juice too

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it works now

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:52 PM

#

fair

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 10:52 PM

#

pale rampart Mar 6, 2026, 10:53 PM

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how do i make a custom consumable rate bigger, like the thing on the spectral deck but with my own type of consumable 🤔

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 10:53 PM

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why is this occurring?

📎 message.txt

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 10:54 PM

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urban wasp why is this occurring?

are you extending an smods object

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 10:54 PM

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pale rampart how do i make a custom consumable rate bigger, like the thing on the spectral de...

look at what spectral deck does in vannilla remade.

frosty dock Mar 6, 2026, 10:54 PM

#

what's the code that's causing this

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 10:54 PM

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and adding a default atlas

pale rampart Mar 6, 2026, 10:54 PM

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torpid flicker look at what spectral deck does in vannilla remade.

oh right i forgot about that thing

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i'm kinda dumb

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 10:54 PM

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ur all good

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 10:54 PM

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slim ferry are you extending an smods object

i don't know; this is my atlas code it should be so simple

SMODS.Atlas({
    key = "joker", 
    path = "joker.png", 
    px = 71,
    py = 95, 
})

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 10:55 PM

#

and

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 10:55 PM

#

and jokers use atlas = "joker"

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 10:55 PM

#

are you actually loading the file with the atlas

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 10:55 PM

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it's worked for like forever

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 10:55 PM

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slim ferry are you actually loading the file with the atlas

yes

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oh wait

#

i'm loading them after lol

#

oopsie

slim ferry Mar 6, 2026, 10:56 PM

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that

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shouldnt matter

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 10:56 PM

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oh you're right

#

in that case i'm not actually sure what's going on

#

this is how i load the jokers

local files = {
    appetizers = {
        list = {
            "dragonfruit",
            "blueberry",
            "grapes",
            "shrimp",
            "durian",
            "wonderous_bread",
            "jelly_beans",
            "apple",
            "apple_core",
            "tomato"
        }, directory = "items/appetizers/"
    },
    jesters = {
        list = {
            "hal",
            "henry",
            "tom",
            "barber",
            "ballbo",
            "rogue",
            "eddrick",
            "super",
            "eureka",
            "timmy",
            "gary",
            "golden_sun",
            "jack_frost",
            "jim",
            "gumphrey",
            "soothsayer",
            "polymath",
            "luminary",
            "furious",
            "larry",
            "phony",
            "frank",
            "crafted",
            "schlitzohr",
            "hotboxer"
        }, directory = "items/jesters/"
    },
    normalities = {
        list = {
            
        }, directory = "items/normalities/"
    },
    fables = {
        list = {
            -- "narr",
            "manqian",
            "turold",
            "taillefer",
            -- "dagonet"
        }, directory = "items/fables/"
    }
}

for _, set in pairs(files) do
    for _, name in ipairs(set.list) do
        assert(SMODS.load_file(set.directory .. name .. ".lua"))()
    end
end

#

it should be pretty simple

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 11:00 PM

#

is there an enhancement equivalent of SMODS.has_any_suit

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:05 PM

#

urban wasp this is how i load the jokers ```lua local files = { appetizers = { ...

worth noting having them each in seperate files slows loading down somewhat

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:06 PM

#

that is nowhere near the point of that

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:06 PM

#

yeah ik

#

just pointing it out

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:06 PM

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it's essentially a rudimentary way of ordering jokers

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:06 PM

#

torpid flicker just pointing it out

alright

#

i've tried many, many times to implement the way that other mods do it to no avail

#

so this is just how it is lol

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:07 PM

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the way joker order is deterimined is by what is defined first

#

so you could have them all in one lua file and they would be in order from top to bottom

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:08 PM

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i am not putting all of my jokers in one lua file

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:08 PM

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you dont have to

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:08 PM

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just flat-out i'm not doing that

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:08 PM

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that was an example

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:08 PM

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torpid flicker the way joker order is deterimined is by what is defined first

and i know this anyway

#

there's just some other ways that mods like cryptid/all in jest do it that i can't seem to replicate

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:10 PM

#

cryptid has its jokers in one joker file?

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:10 PM

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no, it separates them

#

but it uses a function to order jokers in the collection

#

same with all in jest

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:10 PM

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im looking at the github right now?

#

i mean they are seperated by rarity

#

so im half wrong

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:11 PM

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inspect every joker and peep the order function

#

additionally, multiple files define jokers

#

e.g. m.lua, exotic.lua, misc_joker.lua, epic.lua

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:11 PM

#

intresting

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:12 PM

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in any case, my one issue right now is just this crash lol

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:12 PM

#

yeah

torpid flicker Mar 6, 2026, 11:13 PM

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urban wasp i don't know; this is my atlas code it should be so simple ```lua SMODS.Atlas({ ...

can you send your atlas code and where you reference the key? this atlas you pasted up here is generic

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:13 PM

#

sure

daring fern Mar 6, 2026, 11:14 PM

#

viscid talon is there an enhancement equivalent of `SMODS.has_any_suit`

You mean you want to check if a card counts as every enhancement?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 11:14 PM

#

noe

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:14 PM

#

torpid flicker can you send your atlas code and where you reference the key? this atlas you pas...

these are all of my atlases, inside of lib/smods.lua, loaded by my main.lua file:

SMODS.Atlas({
    key = "modicon", 
    path = "icon.png", 
    px = 34,
    py = 34,
})

SMODS.Atlas({
    key = "joker", 
    path = "joker.png", 
    px = 71,
    py = 95, 
})

SMODS.Atlas({
    key = "placeholder", 
    path = "placeholder.png", 
    px = 71,
    py = 95, 
})

i use the joker one, for example, simply like this:

...
    blueprint_compat = true,
    atlas = "joker",
    calculate = function(self, card, context)
...

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 11:15 PM

#

im trying to make a flower pot clone that creates a divine card if there are sulfur, mercury and salt cards played

#

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.joker_main then
            local elements = {
                ['Sulfur'] = 0,
                ['Mercury'] = 0,
                ['Salt'] = 0,
            }
            for i = 1, #context.scoring_hand do -- IF NOT
                    if context.scoring_hand[i]:has_enhancement('Sulfur', true) and elements["Sulfur"] == 0 then
                        elements["Sulfur"] = elements["Sulfur"] + 1
                    elseif context.scoring_hand[i]:has_enhancement('Mercury', true) and elements["Mercury"] == 0 then
                        elements["Mercury"] = elements["Mercury"] + 1
                    elseif context.scoring_hand[i]:has_enhancement('Salt', true) and elements["Salt"] == 0 then
                        elements["Salt"] = elements["Salt"] + 1
                end
            end
            for i = 1, #context.scoring_hand do -- IF YES
                    if context.scoring_hand[i]:has_enhancement('Sulfur') and elements["Sulfur"] == 0 then
                        elements["Sulfur"] = elements["Sulfur"] + 1
                    elseif context.scoring_hand[i]:has_enhancement('Mercury') and elements["Mercury"] == 0 then
                        elements["Mercury"] = elements["Mercury"] + 1
                    elseif context.scoring_hand[i]:has_enhancement('Salt') and elements["Salt"] == 0 then
                        elements["Salt"] = elements["Salt"] + 1
                end
            end
            if elements["Sulfur"] > 0 and
                elements["Mercury"] > 0 and
                elements["Salt"] > 0 then
                return {
                    xmult = card.ability.extra.Xmult
                }
            end
        end
end
})``` im wondering if this will be enough

daring fern Mar 6, 2026, 11:16 PM

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viscid talon ```lua calculate = function(self, card, context) if context.joker_ma...

It should be SMODS.has_enhancement(context.scoring_hand[i], 'm_modprefix_key')

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 11:16 PM

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SMODS.has_enhancement(context.scoring_hand[i], 'm_hatch_sulfur') ?

daring fern Mar 6, 2026, 11:16 PM

#

viscid talon `SMODS.has_enhancement(context.scoring_hand[i], 'm_hatch_sulfur')` ?

Yes.

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 11:17 PM

#

where do i put that

#


-- Philosopher's Stone
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "philosopher",
    config = { extra = { } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Philosopher's Stone",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "If played hand contains",
                "a {C:attention}Sulfur Card{}",
                "a {C:attention}Mercury Card{}",
                "and a {C:attention}Salt Card{}",
                "create a {C:tarot}Divine Card{}",
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 3, y = 7 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = false,
    eternal_compat = false,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.joker_main then
            local elements = {
                ['Sulfur'] = 0,
                ['Mercury'] = 0,
                ['Salt'] = 0,
            }
            for i = 1, #context.scoring_hand do -- IF NOT
                    if SMODS.has_enhancement(context.scoring_hand[i], 'm_hatch_sulfur') then
                        elements["Sulfur"] = elements["Sulfur"] + 1
                    elseif SMODS.has_enhancement(context.scoring_hand[i], 'm_hatch_mercury') then
                        elements["Mercury"] = elements["Mercury"] + 1
                    elseif SMODS.has_enhancement(context.scoring_hand[i], 'm_hatch_salt') then
                        elements["Salt"] = elements["Salt"] + 1
                end
            end
            for i = 1, #context.scoring_hand do -- IF YES
                    if SMODS.has_enhancement(context.scoring_hand[i], 'm_hatch_sulfur') then
                        elements["Sulfur"] = elements["Sulfur"] + 1
                    elseif SMODS.has_enhancement(context.scoring_hand[i], 'm_hatch_mercury') then
                        elements["Mercury"] = elements["Mercury"] + 1
                    elseif SMODS.has_enhancement(context.scoring_hand[i], 'm_hatch_salt') then
                        elements["Salt"] = elements["Salt"] + 1
                end
            end
            if elements["Sulfur"] > 0 and
                elements["Mercury"] > 0 and
                elements["Salt"] > 0 then
                return {
                    xmult = card.ability.extra.Xmult
                }
            end
        end
end
})``` my code rn

#

good news is that it doesnt break

#

bad news is that it doesnt really do anything

#

oh wait

#

LOL

#

HOLD ON

#

nvm i figured it out LOL

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 11:48 PM

#

bizarre issue

#

-- Medicine Cabinet
SMODS.Joker({
    key = "medicine",
    config = { extra = { xmult = 3, odds = 4 } },
    loc_txt = {
        ["name"] = "Medicine Cabinet",
        ["text"] = {
            {
                "{C:white,X:mult}X#3#{} Mult in a {C:attention}Boss Blind{}",
                "{C:green}#1# in #2#{} chance to expire",
                "during a {C:attention}Boss Blind{}"
            }
        },
    },
    pos = { x = 5, y = 6 },
    cost = 7,
    rarity = 2,
    blueprint_compat = true,
    eternal_compat = true,
    perishable_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = false,
    atlas = "CustomJokers",

    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        local numerator, denominator = SMODS.get_probability_vars(card, 1, card.ability.extra.odds, 'j_hatch_cakeslice')
        return { vars = { numerator, denominator, card.ability.extra.xmult } }
    end,

    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if G.GAME.blind.boss then
            if SMODS.pseudorandom_probability(card, 'j_hatch_cakeslice', 1, card.ability.extra.odds) then
                SMODS.destroy_cards(card, nil, nil, true)
                return {
                    message = localize('k_extinct_ex')
                }
            else
                return {
                    message = localize('k_safe_ex')
                }
            end
        end
        if context.joker_main and G.GAME.blind.boss then
            return {
                xmult = card.ability.extra.xmult
            }
        end
    end
})

whenever i go into a boss blind and try this, the game just... dies. no crash message, nothing. it just closes 😭 im guessing its stack overflow

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 11:50 PM

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the first if condition doesn't have any context checks

#

when do you want it to be destroyed?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 11:51 PM

#

during a boss blind

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 11:51 PM

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at the start?

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 11:51 PM

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at the end

#

like banana

urban wasp Mar 6, 2026, 11:51 PM

#

urban wasp why is this occurring?

bump?

red flower Mar 6, 2026, 11:51 PM

#

then add context.end_of_round

#

and context.main_eval

#

to the G.GAME.blind.boss condition

viscid talon Mar 6, 2026, 11:52 PM

#

oke

analog spoke Mar 7, 2026, 12:56 AM

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question here, which tbh is mostly out of curiousity rather than any idea I currently have for any jokers or anything, but how would you make a math function for dice? What I mean is, like "3d6", "5d6", etc
I know how I'd do it, like, on it's own, it being random(1,6) + random(1,6) or whatever lua's random function is (I forgor lol), but like, how would I make that into a repeatable var u know? Simple example joker idea would be a joker which gives +1d6 Mult and rolls an additional die for each boss blind you defeat while holding it

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 1:02 AM

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analog spoke question here, which tbh is mostly out of curiousity rather than any idea I curr...

local mult = 0
for i=1, card.ability.extra.value do
    mult = mult + pseudorandom('seed', 1, 6)
end

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 1:02 AM

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i have a joker that upgrades based on the number of cards with a random suit in the total deck of the player, but the logic for upgrading is a bit odd at the moment
i'd still like it to use SMODS.scale_card for compatibility, but i'm unsure on how i'd set this up such that "upgrade" isn't shown suit_count() times

if suit_count() ~= 0 and context.end_of_round and context.main_eval and not context.blueprint then
    for i = 1, suit_count() do
        SMODS.scale_card(card, {
            ref_table = card.ability.extra,
            ref_value = "xmult",
            scalar_value = "xmult_mod",
            message_colour = G.C.MULT
        })
    end
end

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 1:03 AM

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urban wasp i have a joker that upgrades based on the number of cards with a random suit in ...

no_message = true then return a message.

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 1:05 AM

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i had thought of that, but on the molecular-level chance that somebody somehow uses this joker and tracks when it scales, it would be off
i know it doesn't really matter all that much, but if there's a better way to do it accurately, i'd want to use it

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especially considering it would be easily possible by just setting the value to the correct one instead of using SMODS.scale_card

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 1:07 AM

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urban wasp especially considering it would be easily possible by just setting the value to ...

operation = function(ref_table, ref_value, initial, change)
    ref_table[ref_value] = ref_table[ref_value] + suit_count()*change
end

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 1:09 AM

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so it becomes this?

SMODS.scale_card(card, {
    ref_table = card.ability.extra,
    ref_value = "xmult",
    scalar_value = "xmult_mod",
    message_colour = G.C.MULT,
    operation = function(ref_table, ref_value, initial, change)
        ref_table[ref_value] = ref_table[ref_value] + suit_count() * change
    end
})

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 1:10 AM

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urban wasp so it becomes this? ```lua SMODS.scale_card(card, { ref_table = card.ability...

Yes.

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 1:10 AM

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thanks so much!

hidden aspen Mar 7, 2026, 1:16 AM

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Back:apply_to_run() on vanilla decks causes this crash:

📎 crashlog.txt

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 2:07 AM

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how do i make the upgrade message appear after a stone card is scored, as, currently, this joker upgrades before

if context.individual and context.cardarea == G.play and not context.other_card.debuff and SMODS.has_enhancement(context.other_card, "m_stone") then
    SMODS.scale_card(card, {
        ref_table = card.ability.extra,
        ref_value = "mult",
        scalar_value = "mult_mod",
        message_colour = G.C.MULT
    })
end

bonus question: do i need not context.other_card.debuff or would it work correctly without?

wanton jolt Mar 7, 2026, 2:11 AM

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you need to return a message

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oh wait

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do you upgrade every time a stone card has been scored

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or do you just upgrade once, even if two stone cards or more have been scored

faint yacht Mar 7, 2026, 2:15 AM

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...set no_message = true in the table, then manually SMODS.calculate_effect the message on the card?

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 2:18 AM

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wanton jolt do you upgrade every time a stone card has been scored

every time one has been scored

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 2:18 AM

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wanton jolt you need to return a message

smods.scale_card already does so?

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 2:18 AM

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faint yacht ...set `no_message = true` in the table, then manually `SMODS.calculate_effect` ...

i’m not exactly following

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er ok wait no i get it

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i’ve never used SMODS.calculate_effect though so i don’t really know what i would do there

faint yacht Mar 7, 2026, 2:21 AM

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SMODS.calculate_effect({message = localize('k_upgrade_ex'), colour = G.C.MULT}, target_card_here)

wanton jolt Mar 7, 2026, 2:21 AM

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aqre you upgrading the joker or the card itself

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 2:24 AM

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wanton jolt aqre you upgrading the joker or the card itself

the joker

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 2:24 AM

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faint yacht `SMODS.calculate_effect({message = localize('k_upgrade_ex'), colour = G.C.MULT},...

ok thanks

wanton jolt Mar 7, 2026, 2:24 AM

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yeah then i would put card and not the stone card

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 2:24 AM

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i never did put the stone card though

wanton jolt Mar 7, 2026, 2:24 AM

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as the target

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i was talking to toga

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 2:25 AM

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oh

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but nor did they?

wanton jolt Mar 7, 2026, 2:25 AM

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he edited tho

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 2:25 AM

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i see

wanton jolt Mar 7, 2026, 2:25 AM

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target was other_card

reef bobcat Mar 7, 2026, 2:25 AM

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how do i make a joker transform into another joker?

wanton jolt Mar 7, 2026, 2:25 AM

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ooo ooo its my turn

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https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-change-a-card-into-another

GitHub

Home

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^ ^ ^

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 2:31 AM

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urban wasp how do i make the upgrade message appear *after* a stone card is scored, as, cur...

Put no_message = true in SMODS.scale_card then return a message.

keen blaze Mar 7, 2026, 2:53 AM

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im trying to get into making mods for the game for the first time and im searching through steammodded's api to see how things work and im starting to get an idea of how different systems n stuff in the game work but i cant seem to find how i get my mod to actually do anything, like how to get it to initialize itself and act as a mod instead of just being some files with code that dont activate

i know its probably pretty simple and im probably just looking in the wrong places but i really cant find how to do it properly

reef bobcat Mar 7, 2026, 2:54 AM

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wanton jolt https://github.com/nh6574/VanillaRemade/wiki#how-do-i-change-a-card-into-another

thank u sm

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also

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how do i make it say a message

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when it transforms

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i tried a few stuff

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but nothing's been working

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 2:59 AM

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keen blaze im trying to get into making mods for the game for the first time and im searchi...

https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Mod-Metadata

GitHub

Mod Metadata

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

reef bobcat Mar 7, 2026, 2:59 AM

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ok i figured it out

keen blaze Mar 7, 2026, 3:00 AM

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oh yeah i looked through the metadata and i have metadata set on my test mod the mod still doesnt really do anything

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currently im just trying to add a single extra joker

red flower Mar 7, 2026, 3:00 AM

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keen blaze oh yeah i looked through the metadata and i have metadata set on my test mod the...

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

GitHub

Home

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

keen blaze Mar 7, 2026, 3:01 AM

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ooh this looks nice

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thanks ! ill take a look through that

reef bobcat Mar 7, 2026, 3:02 AM

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reef bobcat ok i figured it out

nevermind

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 3:03 AM

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reef bobcat nevermind

If it's in a calculate you would do return {message = 'message'}, elsewise, you would do SMODS.calculate_effect({message = 'message'}, card)

reef bobcat Mar 7, 2026, 3:04 AM

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    loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, card)
        return { vars = { card.ability.extra.mult } }
    end,
    calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.setting_blind and not context.blueprint then
            card:set_ability("j_sj_captainmarvel_joker")
            return {
                message = 'SHAZAM!',
                colour = G.C.RED
            }
        end
        calculate = function(self, card, context)
        if context.joker_main then
            return {
                mult = card.ability.extra.mult
            }
        end
    end
    end,
}```

this plays the message but now the other effect (+4 mult) doesn't work

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 3:05 AM

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reef bobcat ```config = { extra = { mult = 4 } }, loc_vars = function(self, info_queue, ...

Remove the second calculate.

reef bobcat Mar 7, 2026, 3:06 AM

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when i do that then the game crashes :((

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wait let me try something

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ok phew

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there was an extra end

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now both the message and effects happen

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thank u

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btw how do i make it so one of the jokers can't show up in the shop? Do I just give it like a 0 rarity?

faint yacht Mar 7, 2026, 3:10 AM

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return false in in_pool.

keen blaze Mar 7, 2026, 3:14 AM

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keen blaze thanks ! ill take a look through that

looking through it actually worked quite well and was very convenient hooray

reef bobcat Mar 7, 2026, 3:19 AM

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faint yacht `return false` in `in_pool`.

    cost = 7,
    blueprint_compat = true,
    eternal_compat = true,
    unlocked = true,
    discovered = true,
    soul_pos = nil,
    in_pool = false,```

i did this but i get the feel it's not what you meant

faint yacht Mar 7, 2026, 3:21 AM

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    in_pool = function()
        return false
    end,

reef bobcat Mar 7, 2026, 3:22 AM

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ohhhh im dumb ok

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it worked thanks

near coral Mar 7, 2026, 4:08 AM

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Me and my coder have been trying to fix this for so long but it still isn't working

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The aim is for example:
Imagine a reroll costs $5, this would bring it down to $3 but the base price would still be $5, and if the base price goes any lower it would take 2 off that instead

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Someone please look into their code and clean it up according to their description, I still want it to raise the other prices in the shop by $1

📎 magician.lua

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 4:12 AM

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near coral Someone please look into their code and clean it up according to their descripti...

#💻・modding-dev message

near coral Mar 7, 2026, 4:12 AM

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I sent it to my coder and unless they just didn't do it the code didn't work

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 4:40 AM

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near coral I sent it to my coder and unless they just didn't do it the code didn't work

It should work now, also tell your coder that they shouldn't be using attention_text when they want a joker to display a message.

near coral Mar 7, 2026, 4:41 AM

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Did you test it yourself or something

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 4:41 AM

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near coral Did you test it yourself or something

Yes, I did.

near coral Mar 7, 2026, 4:42 AM

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Maybe they forgot to put it in or something

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Does your test version include the price increase for other shop items

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If yes can you slide it for me to put into the build I'm testing

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 4:43 AM

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daring fern Put `no_message = true` in `SMODS.scale_card` then return a message.

why is the upgrade text triggering on the played card(s)?

calculate = function(self, card, context)
    if
        (context.individual and
        context.cardarea == G.play and
        not context.other_card.debuff and
        SMODS.has_enhancement(context.other_card, "m_stone")) or
        (context.discard and
        not context.other_card.debuff and
        SMODS.has_enhancement(context.other_card, "m_stone")) and
        not context.blueprint
    then
        SMODS.scale_card(card, {
            ref_table = card.ability.extra,
            ref_value = "mult",
            scalar_value = "mult_mod",
            no_message = true
        })
        return {
            message = localize("k_upgrade_ex"),
            colour = G.C.MULT,
            card = card
        }
    end

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 4:44 AM

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near coral If yes can you slide it for me to put into the build I'm testing

#💻・modding-dev message

near coral Mar 7, 2026, 4:44 AM

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Ok so my coder legit just forgot to do it

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 4:44 AM

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urban wasp why is the upgrade text triggering on the played card(s)? ```lua calculate = fun...

You need message_card = card in the return.

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 4:45 AM

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daring fern You need `message_card = card` in the return.

instead of card = card?

near coral Mar 7, 2026, 4:45 AM

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near coral Ok so my coder legit just forgot to do it

killeveryoneleft bizarrtrorekoj

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 4:45 AM

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urban wasp instead of `card = card`?

Yes.

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 4:45 AM

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thank you again king somethingcom

near coral Mar 7, 2026, 4:45 AM

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A card does indeed equal a card last I checked

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 4:46 AM

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near coral A card does indeed equal a card last I checked

if you return { mult = mult } it would, in fact, do something

near coral Mar 7, 2026, 4:48 AM

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Damn I wonder if I'll get +3 mult if I set the mult to give |-3| mult

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So uh I'm testing big leagues which does this

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And it created a brainstorm

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Which then created another joker

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And I'm wondering if that's like a bug or something cuz brainstorms aren't supposed to copy the effect that created it I assume

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 4:58 AM

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near coral And I'm wondering if that's like a bug or something cuz brainstorms aren't suppo...

No, Brainstorm copies all jokers that are blueprint compatible.

near coral Mar 7, 2026, 4:59 AM

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I know that but the caveat is that big leagues created it, and it copied the rekoj post-trigger

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Of course brainstorm will copy it but I'm wondering if it makes sense for it to copy it in this context

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 5:01 AM

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okay i have a very specific issue with my joker. this is its code at the moment:

calculate = function(self, card, context)
    if
        (context.individual and
        context.cardarea == G.play and
        not context.other_card.debuff and
        SMODS.has_enhancement(context.other_card, "m_stone")) or
        (context.discard and
        not context.other_card.debuff and
        SMODS.has_enhancement(context.other_card, "m_stone")) and
        not context.blueprint
    then
        SMODS.scale_card(card, {
            ref_table = card.ability.extra,
            ref_value = "mult",
            scalar_value = "mult_mod",
            no_message = true
        })
        SMODS.calculate_effect({message = localize("k_upgrade_ex"), colour = G.C.MULT}, card)
    end
    if context.individual and not context.other_card.debuff and context.cardarea == G.play and SMODS.has_enhancement(context.other_card, "m_stone") then
        return {
            mult = card.ability.extra.mult,
            card = context.other_card
        }
    end
end

right now, the upgrade message appears before the card has been scored, and the effect is obviously applied after the joker has upgraded
what i would like to occur is for the joker to upgrade after a stone card has been scored, INCLUDING the actual effect itself
so, for example, if i haven't played any stone cards in the run and i play one stone card, i wouldn't like it to give any mult whatsoever; then, the next one would give +5
how would i go about this timing?

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 5:02 AM

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urban wasp okay i have a very specific issue with my joker. this is its code at the moment:...

Replace the SMODS.calculate_effect with a return

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 5:02 AM

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daring fern Replace the `SMODS.calculate_effect` with a `return`

i've found that doing so doesn't allow the second effect to activate

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 5:03 AM

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urban wasp i've found that doing so doesn't allow the second effect to activate

Yes, because they happen in the same context, and you can't return more than once.

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 5:03 AM

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which is why i used an SMODS.calculate_effect here

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am i missing something?

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 5:04 AM

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urban wasp which is why i used an `SMODS.calculate_effect` here

Yes, you shouldn't use that inside a calculate function unless it's in a func in the return, you should use SMODS.merge_effects to merge the returns then return at the end.

urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 5:06 AM

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is there any documentation for SMODS.merge_effects?

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i've never seen it used before

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 5:23 AM

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urban wasp i've never seen it used before

https://github.com/Steamodded/smods/wiki/Utility#smodsmerge_effects---table

GitHub

Utility

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urban wasp Mar 7, 2026, 5:24 AM

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thanks you once again king somethingcom

final jewel Mar 7, 2026, 6:14 AM

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is it possible to do the same thing but for seals

daring fern Mar 7, 2026, 6:17 AM

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final jewel is it possible to do the same thing but for seals

No, the best you could do is hook Card:get_seal but most people just check card.seal

final jewel Mar 7, 2026, 6:21 AM

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okok

wintry solar Mar 7, 2026, 8:09 AM

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final jewel is it possible to do the same thing but for seals

What on earth is this

gilded blaze Mar 7, 2026, 9:45 AM

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atrocious hook I think

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with quantum enhancements enabled that's gonna drag performance

fallen timber Mar 7, 2026, 10:01 AM

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When i play a card, the joker should burn it with 50% chance, but instead it crashes the game, am i doing something wrong?

Oops! The game crashed:
main.lua:2438: functions/common_events.lua:919: attempt to index local 'card' (a nil value)
This crash may be caused by continuing a run that was started on a previous version of Steamodded. Try creating a new run.

Additional Context:
Balatro Version: 1.0.1o-FULL
Modded Version: 1.0.0~BETA-1016c-STEAMODDED
LÖVE Version: 11.5.0
Lovely Version: 0.9.0

Note: it was a new run