COTL Characters

# COTL Characters

AI-powered Character Mode conversations for Cult of the Lamb followers.

## Version 0. 1. 3 Hotfix

- Security hotfix: AI provider setup no longer stores pasted API keys in the mod manager profile.

- Removed generated and packaged provider setup command/script files from the release.

- Existing users should delete BepInEx/config/COTL_AL_NPCs/AiProviderKey.txt before sharing or syncing a profile. Rotate the key if that profile was already shared.

- Fixed the AI Cult About editor so typed text remains readable.

- Removed an extra overlay blocker layer that could appear dark over the About editor.

- Kept the About editor in front of the underlying game UI while open.

## Requirements

- Cult of the Lamb

- BepInExPack CultOfTheLamb 5. 4. 2101

- COTL_API 0. 3. 3

- . NET 10 runtime

- An AI provider key or local AI endpoint

BepInEx, COTL_API, game files, and API keys are not included in this upload.

1. Install BepInEx and COTL_API separately.

2. Download the main file from Nexus.

3. Extract the archive.

4. Copy plugins/COTL_AL_NPCs into your profile's BepInEx/plugins folder.

5. Launch the game from that same profile.

Manual install: copy plugins/COTL_AL_NPCs into your profile's BepInEx/plugins folder.

## Features

- Character Mode follower conversations.

- Per-character awareness settings for traits, cult details, current events, world state, lore, and long-term chat memory.

- Short, Medium, and Long reply length controls.

- Player-written lore for individual characters.

- Tournament Ledger support.

- Invocations.

- AI provider setup for OpenAI, compatible endpoints, Anthropic, Gemini, LM Studio, and Ollama-compatible endpoints.

- Optional internet access for eligible replies.

## Keyboard Controls

- F7 while paused: Invocations menu.

- F8 while paused: Tournament Ledger.

- F8 while unpaused: current tournament match overlay.

- F9 while paused: Internet Access panel.

## AI-Assisted Creation Disclosure

This mod and Nexus package were partially created with the assistance of Generative AI for code changes, refactoring, documentation, and release packaging.

AI model vendor used: OpenAI.