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In this tutorial you will explore Rimworld's folder structure.<br/><br/> | In this tutorial you will explore Rimworld's folder structure.<br/><br/> | ||
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=Base game folder structure= | =Base game folder structure= | ||
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==The RimWorld****** root== | ==The RimWorld****** root== | ||
| − | In your Rimworld install directory, you can find | + | In your Rimworld install directory, you can find three folders, two text files and your RimWorld******.exe file:<br/> |
RimWorld*******/ | RimWorld*******/ | ||
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Mods/ | Mods/ | ||
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RimWorld******_Data/ | RimWorld******_Data/ | ||
Source/ | Source/ | ||
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RimWorld******.exe | RimWorld******.exe | ||
Version.txt | Version.txt | ||
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| − | We | + | We'll focus on the folders, since the files are pretty self explanatory; Readme.txt contains a readme, Version.txt contains the version string and the .exe starts the game.<br/><br/> |
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| − | + | ==The Mods folder== | |
| − | + | {{Main|Modding Tutorials/Mod folder structure}}<br/> | |
| − | + | The Mods folder contains a Core folder with most if not all XML files used by Rimworld:<br/> | |
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RimWorld******/ | RimWorld******/ | ||
| − | + | Mods/ | |
Core/ | Core/ | ||
| − | + | This folder (Mods, not Core) is also the place you place any mod folders you downloaded.<br/><br/> | |
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| − | + | The mods inside /Mods/ may contain the following folders:<br/> | |
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Folder !! Contents !! Description | ! Folder !! Contents !! Description | ||
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| − | | | + | | About || ''About.xml'' and ''Preview.png'' || These files are used in the in-game mods list. They contain some info about the mod and an unformatted text description. |
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| − | | | + | | Assemblies || Custom .DLL files || Mods with custom C# code have a .DLL file in this folder. |
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| − | | | + | | Defs || All defs || All XML code is stored in this folder, usually further categorized in subfolders and -files. |
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| − | | | + | | Languages || All translations || Every language file contains a DefInjected folder with a translation for everything in the game. |
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| − | | | + | | Sounds || All sounds || Even though the main game's sounds are stored in compressed resource files, mods might use a folder for them. |
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| − | | | + | | Source || Assemblies' source code || Mods with an Assemblies folder might store source code for the C# code in here. |
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| − | | | + | | Textures || All textures || The main game uses compressed resource files to store textures, but most mods store textures here. |
|}<br/> | |}<br/> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Data folder== |
This folder contains a few files which are important for the base game but not necessarily important for modding it:<br/> | This folder contains a few files which are important for the base game but not necessarily important for modding it:<br/> | ||
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RimWorld******_Data/ | RimWorld******_Data/ | ||
Managed/ | Managed/ | ||
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Resources/ | Resources/ | ||
level0 | level0 | ||