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When all of your assets are in the correct place and you’re ready to upload to the workshop, navigate to Extras > Steam Workshop from the main menu. Make sure you have Steam overlay enabled in game to see all of the screens after submission.

If you encounter an error when uploading, refer to Steam’s error code list to narrow down the issue.

All workshop items (characters, stages, and buddies) need a config.ini file to indicate which type of workshop item it is. This file also provides useful information about the workshop item. If this is configured incorrectly your character cannot be uploaded.

• type – 0 for character, 1 for buddy, 2 for stage
• name – the name of the workshop item
• description – a short description of the workshop item. This can be left blank and edited via the Steam client
• major version – must be manually updated in the config.ini file. Displayed on the Steam workshop page, so that people can track updated subscriptions
• minor version – automatically updates every time you upload a new version of your item. Displayed on the Steam workshop page, so that people can track updated subscriptions
• author – will override your Steam nickname if filled
• url – in case you want to update an item that is already loaded into Steam workshop (instead of creating a new one), provide a link to it here. Include only the id part of the link (i.e. 1875062006). You can only update an item if you are its author, and this should be empty if you are uploading a new item.
• rivals 2 contest – if set to 1, the item will be submitted with the Rivals 2 Contest Steam Workshop tag, a requirement for submissions to our Workshop Character Creation Contest.
• finished – if set to 1, the item will be submitted with the Finished Steam Workshop tag, marking that your item is fully playable and not a WIP
• plural – if set to 1, the results screen will display “win” instead of “wins,” similar to how it is for Ori & Sein
• info1 – Page 1 of additional information about a character that you can read on the character select screen
• info2 – Page 2 of additional information about a character that you can read on the character select screen
• info3 – Page 3 of additional information about a character that you can read on the character select screen
• bg color – Background color shown in the character select screen, usually matching the character’s element. Accepts the following keywords:
  “red”/“fire”
  “pink”/“air”
  “blue”/“water”
  “green”/“earth”
  “none”/“aether”/“purple”
  “custom”
• bg red – The red value of the custom background color, from 0 to 255.
  Only applies if bg color is set to “custom”.
• bg green – The green value of the custom background color, from 0 to 255.
  Only applies if bg color is set to “custom”.
• bg blue – The blue value of the custom background color, from 0 to 255.
  Only applies if bg color is set to “custom”.

Tools

If you’d like to create your own workshop characters, we recommend you use this blank character template to start out. We also recommend GMEdit as your code editor for Rivals Workshop characters. This program was recently updated to specifically include support for Rivals Steam Workshop. To access this beta version with Rivals dialect support:

• Install the Beta Version of GMEdit
• Download the roa.zip support files
• Extract roa.zip into the GML dialects directory as per https://github.com/GameMakerDiscord/GMEdit/wiki/GML-dialects#installing-dialects

File Structure

A great place to start is by taking a look at the two example characters we created. Sandbert is a good example of a simple character while Guadua goes deeper with some more exotic moves and designs.

Workshop characters and stages that you are working on need their files placed within your Rivals AppData folder. Files stored locally in this working directory can even be updated during a match by pressing “F5” to apply your latest changes.

Workshop items that you subscribe to and download from the Steam Workshop are located elsewhere. To find workshop content that you’ve downloaded from Steam and move a copy into your working directory, search within:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\383980

and copy the character folder here:

C:\Users\{Your Account}\AppData\Local\RivalsofAether\workshop

or stage folder here:

C:\Users\{Your Account}\AppData\Local\RivalsofAether\stages

If your steam library is installed in an area that’s not the default, you can also do a search for the Rivals app ID (383980) to find Steam’s Workshop download folder. If done correctly you should now see the additional content in your game. An item itself should be packed inside a folder and should contain the following files:

• config.ini – a file with all general info about your item. Read more→
• /scripts folder with all the custom scripts in .gml format. Read more→
• /sprites folder with all custom images in .png format. Read more→
• /sounds folder with all custom sounds in .ogg format. Read more→
• charselect.png [102x72px] – a preview for the in-game character select menu, usually with the character facing right
• hud.png [48x32px] – used in the bottom HUD during gameplay
• hurt.png [48x32px] – used in the bottom HUD while being launched
• icon.png [15x15px] – used for the in-game workshop items list and various HUDs
• offscreen.png [34x34px] – used when the player is offscreen. Use this template to make it fit inside the offscreen indicator
• portrait.png [350x350px] – large portrait showed on Steam workshop page and on the after-match results screen
• preview.png [any size, but 16:9 aspect ratio, 960×540 recommended] – used in the preview window on the Steam Workshop website
• result_small.png [79x31px] – usually a cropped, flipped (to face left) version of charselect.png. Used in the results screen