ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Hi! Not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes:

So I've been making a personal addon to add more purchasable lore to shops. Thus far, I've been using Forbidden Cults as a guide, as they added the Fay Willows books to both the Elvala and ZIgur libraries. This has resulted in me managing to add the lore I wanted purchasable to the Last Hope library, including Forbidden Cults lore like the "Mightier than Gods" and "Researcher Dremnot's Demystification of the Gods" series.

The problem arises when I want to do the same for the Kroshkkur library (in fact, my original intention was to only have the said two series I mentioned above available here and not anywhere else). I am simply unable to do so, as I'm guessing I'm not referencing the correct 'define_as' values of the said lore. I've already added the new lore objects to the "/data-cults/zones/town-kroshkkur/objects.lua" but the Kroshkkur library simply refuses to recognize the 'define_as' value I've given it.

For reference:
In my kroshkkur.lua file which is to be loaded when data.file == "/data-cults/zones/town-kroshkkur/objects.lua" via Entity:loadList, I have the following:

for i = 4, 9 do
local l = mod.class.interface.PartyLore.lore_defs["cults-godslayers-"..i]
newEntity{ base = "BASE_LORE",
define_as = "GODSLAYER_RESEARCH"..i,
subtype = "kroshkkur", unique=true, no_unique_lore=true, not_in_stores=false,
name = l.name, lore="cults-godslayers-"..i,
rarity = false,
encumberance = 0,
cost = 90,
}
end

In my addons_cult.lua which is to be loaded when data.file == "/data-cults/general/stores/cults.lua", also via Entity:loadList:

if loading_list.KROSHKKUR_LIBRARY then
table.insert(loading_list.KROSHKKUR_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, "GODSLAYER_RESEARCH4"})
table.insert(loading_list.KROSHKKUR_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, "GODSLAYER_RESEARCH5"})
table.insert(loading_list.KROSHKKUR_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, "GODSLAYER_RESEARCH6"})
table.insert(loading_list.KROSHKKUR_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, "GODSLAYER_RESEARCH7"})
table.insert(loading_list.KROSHKKUR_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, "GODSLAYER_RESEARCH8"})
table.insert(loading_list.KROSHKKUR_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, "GODSLAYER_RESEARCH9"})
end

This does not work for the Kroshkkur library and results in the library being filled with random objects drawn from, I believe, /data/general/objects/objects-maj-eyal.lua.

Can someone more knowledgeable in the ways of modding ToME4 point out exactly what I seem to be getting wrong?

Thanks a ton in advance!

From Elvala's store, the fixed Table reads like so: So rather than it should be Also, the insertion can be done inside 1 if statement.

Mirroring the item definition, like this:

Holy cow! I can't believe I didn't see it! I spent the whole day yesterday tinkering about and yet I missed a whole "defined=" term (even after describing it in my forum post and having a working copy for my Last Hope library, too). Sigh... Thank you very, very much!

As a side note, do you know what the following code snippet does?
The stores being loaded in the loadStores statement are all just Forbidden Cult stores and the insertions to the Elvala and Zigur libraries should only happen with the Entity:loadList hook, right?

Again, thank you very much.

deus-misereatur wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2026 1:06 am

do you know what the following code snippet does?

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	Store:loadStores("/data-cults/general/stores/cults.lua")
	if Store.stores_def.ELVALA_LIBRARY then
		table.insert(Store.stores_def.ELVALA_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, defined="FAY_WILLOWS_BOOK1_CHAPTER1"})
							...
		table.insert(Store.stores_def.ELVALA_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, defined="FAY_WILLOWS_BOOK4_CHAPTER6"})
	end
	if Store.stores_def.ZIGUR_LIBRARY then
		table.insert(Store.stores_def.ZIGUR_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, defined="FAY_WILLOWS_BOOK2_CHAPTER1"})
							...
		table.insert(Store.stores_def.ZIGUR_LIBRARY.store.fixed, {id=true, defined="FAY_WILLOWS_BOOK3_CHAPTER6"})
	end

Ok, I'll try.
Basically, when the stores are loaded, they are put in mod.class.Store's stores_def. So it just finds them in that table and adds new entries.
It works either way, but suppose you want to add something specific in store after a quest for instance, this is how you'll do it.

Shad3 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2026 4:15 am Ok, I'll try.
Basically, when the stores are loaded, they are put in mod.class.Store's stores_def. So it just finds them in that table and adds new entries.
It works either way, but suppose you want to add something specific in store after a quest for instance, this is how you'll do it.

Ooo... I see. Noted. Really, thanks for all you help!