Modding:Custom Weapons

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Custom Weapons/Armor

(This was meant for things like custom attacks, custom effects. And also, this isn't really a modding guide.)

Well, have you ever wanted to create your own weapon in VANILLA Starbound? Without a trace of a SINGLE MOD? Well, here's the answer to all of your help, problems, and needs with that! You just need to add "/spawnitem (weapon/armor you want) 1" in front.

JSON

What you want to change/add	How to use	What it Does	Example	Notes
Short Description	"shortdescription"	Changes the item's name.	'{"shortdescription":"The Best Sword In The World"}'
Description	"description"	Changes the item's description (text in the box}.	'{"description":"This is quite a good sword."}'	Will not work on everything
Rarity	"rarity":"some kind of rarity"	Changes the item's rarity.	'{"rarity":"Legendary"}'
Level	"level":(tier level)	Changes the item's tier level.	'{"level":6}'
Elemental Type	"elementalType":"ice,fire,poison,electric"	Changes the item's element.	'{"elementalType":"electric"}'
Seed	"seed":(number)	Makes the item you spawn in have a specific seed.	'{"seed":237}'

Examples

From ThatThunderCookie's Youtube channel (may be slightly changed)

Spear of Flight

/spawnitem rarespear 1 '{"shortdescription":"Flight Spear","description":"Better then a    Hoverbike!","rarity":"Legendary","elementalType":"fire","primaryAbility": {"fireTime":1.50,"baseDps":5.5,"knockback":100},"altAbilityType":"rocketspear","altAbility":{"baseDps":0,"cooldownTime":0.1,"energyUsage":0,"inaccuracy":0.25,"boostForce":-250,"projectileParameters": {"speed":10}},"tooltipKind":"base"}'

(a modification of above spear of flight which feels more convenient to me, -force is finicky when pointing downwards)

/spawnitem rarespear 1 '{"shortdescription":"Flight Spear","description":"Better then a Hoverbike!","rarity":"Legendary","elementalType":"fire","primaryAbility": {"fireTime":1.50,"baseDps":5.5,"knockback":100},"altAbilityType":"rocketspear","altAbility":{"baseDps":0,"cooldownTime":0.1,"energyUsage":0,"inaccuracy":0.25,"boostForce":250,"projectileParameters": {"speed":10}},"tooltipKind":"base"}'

Ion Laser Rifle (kinda shoots through walls)

/spawnitem npcassaultrifle 1 '{"shortdescription":"Ion Laser Rifle","level":6,"seed":237,"primaryAbility":{"projectileType":"shortbeam","baseDps":30,"inaccuracy":0,"energyUsage":30,"projectileParameters":{"speed":200,"power":15.5,"knockback":10}},"rarity":"legendary"}'

Gravity Cannon (A.K.A a rocket launcher that allows you to rocket jump}

/spawnitem rarerocketlauncher 1 '{"seed":666,"level":10,"shortdescription":"Gravity Cannon","rarity":"legendary","altAbility":{"fireTime":1.0,"energyUsage":0,"projectileCount":5,"inaccuracy":0.1,"baseDps":30,"projectileType":"ngravityexplosion"}}'

Shadow Aura Gear

/spawnitem aviantier6mchest 1 '{"shortdescription":"Shadow Aura Gear","description":"Let the shadows take you.","statusEffects":["runboost","minibossglow","jumpboost","nude","beamin","rage"],"level":10}'

Hover Pants (use with Flight Spear)

/spawnitem aviantier6mpants 1 '{"shortdescription":"Hover Pants","description":"Whee! This is so fun.","statusEffects":["runboost","lowgrav","levitation"]}'

(another modification which feels better to me, no fall damage lets you thrust downward at a not painfully slow speed while preveting you from splattering yourself)

/spawnitem aviantier6mpants 1 '{"shortdescription":"Hover Pants","description":"Whee! This is so fun.","statusEffects":["runboost","lowgrav","nofalldamage"]}'

Phase Fist (goes through walls}

/spawnitem rareshotgun 1 '{"shortdescription":"Phase Fist","level":6,"seed":491,"primaryAbility":{"projectileType":"energyfist","baseDps":30,"cooldownTime":0.3,"inaccuracy":0,"projectileParameters":{"speed":70,"power":15.5,"knockback":10}},"altAbility":{"projectileType":"energyfist","baseDps":30,"cooldownTime":0.3,"inaccuracy":0,"projectileParameters":{"speed":70,"power":15.5,"knockback":10}},"rarity":"legendary"}'

Static Defender

/spawnitem rarestaff 1 '{"level":10,"primaryAbilityType":"electric","altAbilityType":"elementswarm","primaryAbility":{"projectileType":"staticdischarge","projectileCount":1,"maxCastRange":1000,"projectileDistance":0,"projectileParameters":{"timeToLive":1}},"altAbility":{"projectileType":"electricbarrier","projectileCount":60,"maxCastRange":20,"projectileDistance":10,"projectileParameters":{"timeToLive":10}},"elementalType":"electric","rarity":"legendary","shortdescription":"Static Defender","seed":20}'

User-Created Examples

These are creations created by the members of this wiki. If you add something, please sign it by using ~ 4 times in a row.

Ion Sniper

/spawnitem raresniperrifle 1 '{"shortdescription":"Ion Sniper","level":6,"seed":237,"primaryAbilityType":"electric","primaryAbility":{"projectileType":"shortbeam","baseDps":40,"projectileParameters":{"speed":200}},"altAbility":{"projectileType":"shortbeam","baseDps":100,"inaccuracy":0,"projectileParameters":{"speed":300,"power":15.5,"knockback":10}},"rarity":"legendary"}'