Mod repository

mods.lowrezstudio.com is where Tempest mods are published. The launcher reads it directly, so installing a mod is one click, and publishers upload their .tempest packages there for review.

Installing mods

• From the launcher: open an instance and switch to the Browse tab. It only shows mods compatible with that instance's patch. Installed mods that have a newer version show an Update button, and a popup lists all available updates when you open the instance. Open a mod's details to read its readme, see every version and downgrade if you need to.
• From the website: every mod page has Install in Tempest, which opens the launcher through a tempest://install link, and a Download button for the package itself.
• From the command line: tempest mod install <game folder> <mod id> fetches the newest version compatible with the instance (--patch 0.57 to pick a patch, <id>@1.2.0 for an exact version). tempest mod search <words> searches the repository.

The repository URL is configurable in the launcher under Settings → Advanced.

Trust

Every package with Lua scripts or DLLs must be signed, and the repository checks the signature against the publisher's registered key. Mods are labelled:

• Tempest team: signed by a team key, approved automatically.
• Trusted signer: a key listed in the launcher's trusted key list.
• Unknown signer: a key the team has not vetted. The code was still reviewed by a moderator before the mod was listed; the launcher asks before installing it.

Asset-only mods (textures, sounds, UPK and config files) are published immediately. Anything with code waits in the moderation queue, where a moderator reads every Lua file (with a diff against the last approved version) before it is listed.

Publishing

1. Pack: tempest mod pack ./my-mod my-mod.tempest. The id in manifest.toml becomes the mod's permanent id; it must be lowercase (my-mod, not My Mod) and every upload needs a higher semver version.

2. Sign (code mods): tempest mod gen-key once, then tempest mod sign my-mod.tempest.

3. Sign in on the website with GitHub or Discord and accept the publishing terms.

4. Register your key under Settings → Signing keys: paste the tempest.pub content, then prove you hold the private key by signing the challenge the page shows with tempest mod sign-text "<challenge>" and pasting the signature. Only verified keys count.

5. Upload: drop the package on Publish a mod, pick the compatible patches (a range such as "0.56 and later", or specific patches) and add a summary, tags and a changelog. Or from the command line: create an API key under Settings → API keys, then

   tempest mod login tm_live_…
   tempest mod publish my-mod.tempest --from 0.56 --summary "What it does" --tags hud,overlay

The dashboard shows each version's status: pending review, changes requested (read the moderator's note, fix, upload a higher version), approved or rejected. Packages are limited to 500 MB.

For a new version of an existing mod, use New version on the mod page: compatibility and the listing are prefilled from the current one, only the changelog is new.

Reporting a mod

Every mod page has Report this mod. Reports are anonymous; moderators see the reason and your note.