Getting Started

Getting Started

Install

1. Install MelonLoader 0.7.3+ for Schedule I.
2. Install S1API (ifBars/S1API_Forked) - its DLLs go in Mods/ and Plugins/ per its own instructions.
3. Drop Inkorporated.dll into your …/Schedule I/Mods/ folder. (A Thunderstore mod manager like r2modman/Gale pulls MelonLoader + S1API in automatically.)

See the format instantly: the bundled example pack

Inkorporated ships a small example pack, off by default. Turn it on to get a few working tattoos plus a folder/manifest template to copy:

1. Set LoadExamplePack to true - in the Mod Manager & Phone App settings UI, or in …/Schedule I/UserData/MelonPreferences.cfg under [Inkorporated_01_Main].
2. Restart the game.
3. Look in …/Schedule I/UserData/Inkorporated/Packs/Examples/ - that is a complete pack you can copy. The tattoos also appear in the in-game tattoo shop.

(Enabling it never overwrites an existing Examples folder, so your edits are safe.)

Make your first tattoo

The no-code way (content pack)

1. Create …/Schedule I/UserData/Inkorporated/Packs/MyPack/.
2. Add a manifest.json:

   {
     "name": "My Pack",
     "author": "you",
     "tattoos": [
       { "id": "skull", "name": "Skull", "placement": "chest", "file": "skull.png" }
     ]
   }

3. Put skull.png (a transparent PNG) next to it. Important: the opaque pixels must sit at the chest's UV region - see Authoring Tattoos. Use the example pack's PNGs as a reference.
4. Launch - "Skull" appears in the tattoo shop's Chest category.

Full schema: Pack Format.

The code way (the API)

In a MelonLoader mod that lists Inkorporated as a dependency:

using Inkorporated;
using Inkorporated.Model;

// In OnInitializeMelon (register early):
API.RegisterTattooFromFile("skull", "Skull", TattooPlacement.Chest, pngPath, source: "MyMod");

Full reference: API Reference. A ready-to-build project is in the example repo.

Where things live

Path	What
UserData/Inkorporated/Packs/<Pack>/	Your tattoo packs (folder + manifest.json + PNGs)
UserData/Inkorporated/Templates/	UV reference textures (only a DEBUG build of Inkorporated writes these)
UserData/MelonPreferences.cfg -> [Inkorporated_01_Main]	The LoadExamplePack toggle