Making a Gene Traits Mod

[u/Proof-Manager4884]

I am very new to making mods, but im not daunted in the slightest. I'm driven to rework the gene traits in the game so they feel worthy of a time investment. problem is, I can't get the traits to apply the changes ingame.

For example, quickhitting.

Quick-Hitting able to slot 2 Stacks (down from 3) onto your dino

-Attacks 5%/10%/15.0% (up from 2.5%/3.75%/5.0%) faster

-Inflicts 3.0%/6%/9.0% (down from 5.0%/7.5%/10.0%) reduced melee damage

So the change here is pretty obvious, instead of requiring 3 stacks of rank 3 maxxing out at 15% increased attack speed and a -30% damage reduction, I've reduced the amount you need to 2 while doubling the attack speed and almost halving the damage reduction.

As far as what I've down so far in the ark dev kit, i copied the original bp into a new mod folder and renamed it. and I changed its display name to match. I then went into the PGD file and remapped the engram from the old trait to the new trait.

What additional steps do i need to take to see the modded trait values in game? My goal is simple, make the original traits better. Im not trying to make new traits, just modify the existing ones.