Hi all! After a long break I finally found time to work on shapez.io again, and I've taken the opportunity to add official support for mods! The [b]1.5.0 update[/b] adds support for mods, and it will be released on [b]February 25th 2022[/b]. (Save the date!) Since mod support without mods is no fun, I have decided to host a contest, so that there are enough interesting mods at the release of the modloader! So here it is: [h1]Modding Contest[/h1] The contest starts today and ends on [b]February 25, 2022, 12 PM CEST[/b]. The following prizes are available: [b]$500 [/b]- First Place [b]$250[/b] - Second Place [b]$125[/b] - Third Place [b]$100[/b] - Most game changing mod [b]$100 [/b]- Most creative mod There is also a $100 budget in case someone discovers critical security holes in the modloader. [h2]Conditions of participation[/h2] To participate, your mod must be uploaded to [url=https://shapez.mod.io/]shapez.mod.io[/url] by the end of the contest (This will be the official site for downloading mods for shapez.io). You must also have a valid PayPal account to receive the prize money. You can upload as many mods as you want. However, you can only win one prize. After the deadline I will look at all the mods and choose the winners within a week. The winners will then be published here as an announcement. I will then contact the winners on mod.io to distribute the prize money. [h2]Mods Tutorial - Getting Started[/h2] The modloader is currently only available in the "1.5.0-modloader" branch on Steam and it is already on the master branch on GitHub. I recommend using the latest version of GitHub, so [url=https://github.com/tobspr/shapez.io]build the game from source[/url]. Finally, here you can find instructions on how to create mods as well as prepared example mods: [url=https://github.com/tobspr/shapez.io/tree/master/mod_examples#shapezio-modding]shapez.io Mod Examples on GitHub[/url]. Since not everything is documented yet and there are even more possibilities than demonstrated by the examples, I recommend you to join the official [url=https://discord.gg/yJbmYbUyB9]Shapez.io Modding Discord Server[/url]. Here you can ask other mod developers and for advice and help! Good luck! ~Tobias