Collodion -- Classic Photography

<h4>This mod adds an immersive and realistic wet plate photography system to Vintage Story. Craft camera gear and prepare glass plates to bring on your journeys and visually document your findings using a tactile, historically inspired creative loop.<br />Now with optional <a href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/configlib">Config Lib</a> support</h4> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="background-color: #feb5b5;"><strong>If you've just updated from v2.0.1 you will need to move any existing photo files from ...\VintagestoryData\ModData\<em>collodion</em>\photos to ...\VintagestoryData\ModData\<em>photocore</em>\photos</strong></span></p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle"><span style="background-color: #f1c40f;"><strong>VERSION 2 NOTICE - PLEASE READ</strong></span></div> <div class="spoiler-text"><strong>Please note that Collodion has been extensively re-engineered and that v2.0.0 is the foundation for future development and may see frequent updates as issues are discovered and addressed. During this period, some updates may introduce changes that affect or break existing items/photos. Users starting long-term worlds should keep this in mind before updating between v2.x releases.</strong><br />That being said, please try to break it! If you encounter bugs/unexpected behavior/edge cases, report them so they can be addressed in future updates. Thanks! 😁</div> </div> <h3>Key Features</h3> <ul> <li> <h5>Authentic Camera Tools -- Build your own equipment including a field camera and tools for developing your exposed plates.</h5> </li> <li> <h5>Complete Wet Plate Workflow -- Turn raw materials into chemicals used to create photosensitive glass plates, expose the plates through the camera, and develop/fix the images in chemical baths.</h5> </li> <li> <h5>Functional Plates &amp; Photos -- Glass plates visually/realistically expose and develop into negatives which can be displayed as ambrotypes</h5> </li> <li> <h5>Immersive Workflow -- Requires real player action: use tools, dip plates, time exposures, and manage workshop space.</h5> </li> </ul> <h4><strong>*Some testing needs to be done for larger servers. If you run a large server and would like to try out the mod, please reach out!*</strong></h4> <h3>Current known issues:</h3> <ul> <li>Exposures using mounted cameras can break with custom modded shaders.</li> </ul> <h3>If you have any suggestions or issues to report, or want to share any photos you've taken, please join my <a href="https://discord.gg/rcrp9VD3kp" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #5662f6;">Discord</span></a>.</h3> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>&nbsp;Quickstart Guide -- Use the 'Collodion Photography' page in the ingame Handbook</strong></span></div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <ul> <li> <h5>Before you can start creating photographs, you'll have to make some tools:</h5> <ul> <li> <h5>Field Camera</h5> <ul> <li> <h5>Crafted with boards, leather, clear quartz, and bronze nails.</h5> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h5>Development Tray</h5> <ul> <li> <h5>Formed from any type of clay and fired in a kiln.</h5> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h5>Now you'll need to make the chemicals to process the photo plates with:</h5> <ul> <li> <h5><strong>Collodion Syrup</strong> - A viscous resin binding mixture used to coat polished glass plates.</h5> <ul> <li> <h5>Made from sealing dry collodion mix in water. Dry collodion mix can be crafted from resin and plants.</h5> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h5><strong>Silvering Solution</strong> - A clear chemical bath that sensitizes collodion coated plates, preparing them to capture light.</h5> <ul> <li> <h5>Made from sealing silver bits in water (1/10L).</h5> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h5><strong>Developer</strong> - A reactive liquid that reveals the hidden image on an exposed plate.</h5> <ul> <li> <h5>Made from sealing iron bits in water (1/10L).</h5> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h5><strong>Fixer</strong> - A stabilizing solution that halts development and preserves the image for long-term storage.</h5> <ul> <li> <h5>Made from sealing salt in water (3/10L).</h5> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <h5>Craft your first rough glass plates using glass slabs and a saw. The preparation goes as follows:</h5> <ol> <li> <h5>Place the rough plate on the floor and use a plain cloth to polish it into a clean plate.</h5> </li> <li> <h5>Pour the collodion syrup over the clean plate to get a coated plate.</h5> </li> <li> <h5>Pour silvering solution over the coated plate to get a sentisized silver plate (will now dry out after 40 in-game minutes).</h5> </li> <li> <h5>Load the silvered plate into the camera (Shift-RMB with the plate in offhand).</h5> </li> <li> <h5>Find a good subject and expose the plate (LMB when looking into the viewfinder).</h5> </li> <li> <h5>After some time (default 8s), stop the exposure and unload the now exposed plate from the camera (Shift-RMB with an empty offhand).</h5> </li> <li> <h5>Place the exposed plate in your development tray and pour developer over it to develop the image.</h5> </li> <li> <h5>Pour fixer over the developed plate to finish the plate and keep it from drying out or further exposing.</h5> </li> </ol> </li> <li> <h5>Place your new photo negative plate into a framed photograph on the wall or floor!</h5> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <h3>Photo framing inspired by <a href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/kosphotography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KoS-Photography</a><br />Mounted camera rendering adapted from <a href="https://mods.vintagestory.at/show/user/51BC91A889571240C0E3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Moby's</a> CameraLib</h3>