RuneSchema and Vortex¶

Development builds produce separate Vortex layouts for Steam/Win64 and Game Pass/WinGDK. They contain the same framework and do not replace UE4SS.

Close Dragonwilds and stop its server before deployment.
Install the appropriate UE4SS build separately.
Choose the RuneSchema Vortex archive for that installation.
Install and deploy with Vortex 1.14 or newer. Explicit copy instructions use the game-root Engine Injector mod type.
Verify main.dll is under RSDragonwilds/Binaries/Win64/ue4ss/Mods/RuneSchema/dlls, or the corresponding WinGDK path on Game Pass. Enable RuneSchema : 1 in UE4SS's Mods/mods.txt.

The only ordinary PAK-folder addition is RSDragonwilds/Content/Paks/~mods/RuneSchema-README.txt. It explains where the framework lives. It does not load content. Plugin containers stay together inside RuneSchema/plugins.

Vortex's file overrides do not apply to collection installations. Collection authors must verify their extension's mod type and destination mapping separately. A live Vortex deployment and collection workflow have not yet been certified. See the official override documentation.

Incomplete RegistryBridge triplets¶

Current framework layout:

RuneSchema/plugins/
  RuneSchema.RegistryBridge/paks/RegistryBridge/
    RegistryBridge_P.pak
    RegistryBridge_P.ucas
    RegistryBridge_P.utoc
  RSNetworking/paks/Networking/
    Networking_P.pak
    Networking_P.ucas
    Networking_P.utoc

Older installations may have a retired copy at RSNetworking/paks/RegistryBridge. The development loader prefers the validated, enabled shared provider and ignores that duplicate. If the shared provider is disabled or invalid, the legacy copy must still be complete to load.

The reporter's generic DID-NOT-START ... Incomplete pak/ucas/utoc triplet message did not record observed filenames, so the exact deployment fault is unconfirmed. New validation compares stems without case sensitivity, ignores metadata-only folders, and lists missing parts and observed container names. A rejected optional plugin emits RS-PLUG-009; the core and independent plugins continue. Dependent content may be unavailable.

Ordinary NTFS hardlinks are supported. Payload symlink/reparse validation is unchanged. Preserve settings and add-ons, repair staging, then redeploy the complete plugin. Do not delete a random member of its triplet.

Build the archives¶

The normal build adds RuneSchema-<version>-Vortex-Steam.zip and RuneSchema-<version>-Vortex-GamePass.zip. For an existing clean payload:

./build/package-vortex.ps1 -RuneSchemaRoot ./dist/clean/RuneSchema `
  -OutputPath ./dist/RuneSchema-Vortex-Steam.zip -Platform Steam

Use GamePass for WinGDK. The packager rejects runtime/user data, nonempty mod folders, reparse entries and incomplete containers. It leaves the input intact. The standalone Helpy executable remains an optional separate artifact.