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| − | + | = Introduction = | |
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| − | The | + | The modding of the Dwarf Fortress game is mostly limited to the things the author allowed us to do via text files because the application is not an open-source one. |
| + | This page describes the main idea of the raw file. | ||
| − | + | = What is a "raw file"? = | |
| − | ==Syntax | + | == Where are they? == |
| + | A "raw file" is a text file which is stored in your <game folder>/raw/ folder. | ||
| + | There're 2 subfolders: "graphics" and "objects". | ||
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| + | The first one contains information about a special feature which supports replacement of ascii characters for creatures with actual pictures. | ||
| + | The second one contains all the major moddable info about the game. | ||
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| + | == How does the game understands their content? == | ||
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| + | ===Syntax=== | ||
filename | filename | ||
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The tokens are enclosed in square brackets ([TOKEN:VALUES]). | The tokens are enclosed in square brackets ([TOKEN:VALUES]). | ||
| + | *[http://www.dwarffortresswiki.net/index.php/Category:Tokens The list of tokens] | ||
When the game is started the program "compiles" each file from <game folder>/raw/objects folder and converts them in actual data files which are placed in <game folder>/data/objects folder with the same names. This is made every time you start the game so if you make any changes to file structure or remove some files don't forget to clear the /data/objects folder as well for the game to avoid presense of data files which are no longer supported by raw files (the engine does not check for it yet). | When the game is started the program "compiles" each file from <game folder>/raw/objects folder and converts them in actual data files which are placed in <game folder>/data/objects folder with the same names. This is made every time you start the game so if you make any changes to file structure or remove some files don't forget to clear the /data/objects folder as well for the game to avoid presense of data files which are no longer supported by raw files (the engine does not check for it yet). | ||
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