This is a mod for the 2022 roguelike video game Soulash created by Artur Smiarowski (available on Steam itch.io & gog.com) for Windows. You must own the game in order for this to be of any use to you.
More specifically it's a bit of a "vanity project" for Anna Vanston and some members of her chat community at https://www.twitch.tv/goombanna with a bunch of in-jokes & references that won't make much sense to outsiders. So if you're not part of that community it's probably not particularly interesting to you :)
If you just want to play the mod, you don't need a github account. It looks like a lot of steps, but that's because I'd rather give people too much information than not enough.
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Buy and install Soulash (available on Steam itch.io & gog.com).
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Identify your
../Soulash/installation directory.- If you installed via Steam, you can right-click the game in your library and then select Manage > Browse local files from the right-click menu to open the directory in Windows Explorer.
- If you installed via GoG Galaxy or offline installer, you should already know where this is as you explicitly defined the installation directory.
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Open the
..\Soulash\data\mods\sub-directory (which contains..\core\and..\core_gfx\) in Windows Explorer and keep that open. -
Head to the Releases page for this repository and download the .zip file for the most recent version.
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Right-click the downloaded .zip file and extract it. By default all of the content will be contained within a
..\soulashgoonation-version\directory. Open it. -
Copy the entire
..\wrongtown_goombanistan\sub-directory from that directory into the..\Soulash\data\mods\sub-directory identified in step 3.- Your resulting directory should be
..\Soulash\data\mods\wrongtown_goombanistan\
- Your resulting directory should be
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Open the
..\wrongtown_goombanistan\directory and run the1 - Backup core game files and replace.batscript.†- This makes a back-up copy of existing files within
..\core_gfx\and then copies new assets to replace them while you're using the mod. Without this, you won't be able to see your avatar in the game. - You can restore the original files at any time by running the
2 - Revert to backed up core game files.batscript.
- This makes a back-up copy of existing files within
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When you next run Soulash, select Mods from the main menu and mark the checkbox for the Goombanistan mod active to match the standard Core and Core GFX options.
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Close the Mods window by clicking the X on that window, then start a new game!
- Make sure you choose the Goomiest options for Races and Professions so you don't miss anything! Hint: Use the arrows on the racial options section ;)
- I strongly recommend that you add the Command Allies ability from your Skill book (hotkey
v) to your action bar ASAP for this mod.!ban backseating
I've added a script which will allow significantly faster levelling, even lower hunger and the ability to craft maracas from the beginning.
- Open the
..\wrongtown_goombanistan\directory and run the3 - Engage Sharp Cheddar Mode.batscript.
Next time you run Soulash, starting a new game will be based off these new stats.
- Open the
..\wrongtown_goombanistan\directory and run the4 - Disengage Sharp Cheddar Mode.batscript. Next time you run Soulash, starting a new game will be based off the core Goombanistan mod.
If you would like to go even further, you can engage Debug Mode which will allow some console commands during gameplay.
Be aware that debugging may impact game performance as it logs all of the AI actions into files.
To do so, navigate to C:\Users\YourUserHere\AppData\Roaming\WizardsOfTheCode\Soulash\data and open user_settings.json in your favourite text editor.
The fourth line of this file should read "enabled": false. Replace false with true and save the file.
Next time you run Soulash, you can press the backtick/tilde key ~ on your keyboard to display a single-line command prompt on the screen.
heal - Heals your character to their current maximum health.
exp 100 - Adds 100 experience to your character. The integer 100 can be replaced with any integer value to gain that much experience.
teleport x,y,z - teleport yoru character to the x,y,z co-ordinates you have provided. With Debug Mode engaged you should see the x,y,z co-ordinates of your mouse at the bottom right corner of your screen.
spawn 47 or spawn 47 5 - Create entity/entities. The first number is the ID of the entity you wish to spawn nearby. It could be an item or an NPC entity. The second number (if used) will spawn multiple entities; if it's a stackable item it will stack at the same location as you. If spawning an NPC this way, it will spawn in a random position near the co-ordinates you provided. See Identifying Entities below for instructions on finding the correct ID.
set_stat strength 100 - Sets the stat value you provide to the integer you provide. Valid stat options are strength, endurance, dexterity, intelligence & willpower.
recipe 164 - Teaches you the recipe to craft the item matching index 164. See Identifying Entities below for instructions on finding the correct ID. Note that some items (and all NPCs) are not craftable so this command will not work.
thirst 100 - Adds the provided integer value to your thirst bar. Can be negative if you want to be more thirsty.
hunger 100 - Adds the provided integer value to your hunger bar. Can be negative if you want to be more hungry.
time 5 - Spends a number of turns equal to the provided integer without resting/sleeping etc.
If you check the file names under ../Soulash/data/mods/core/entities/ the characters before the _ in the file name are the entity ID.
† "I don't trust you! I'm not running some weird script!". Fair enough, this is generally a good attitude! I was trying to make things easier for you, but you can do it manually.
Make a backup copy of ..\mods\core_gfx\assets\gfx\Untitled-1.png then copy ..\mods\wrongtown_goombanistan\assets\gfx\Untitled-1.png over the top of the old file.