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The '''Anniversary Edition''' is the result of years of research, work and discussion in the Oni community. The first real release of the Edition was made [[seven]] years after Oni's release, hence the original name of the project -- "Seventh Anniversary Edition". The Edition is essentially made up of | The '''Anniversary Edition''' is the result of years of research, work and discussion in the Oni community. The first real release of the Edition was made [[seven]] years after Oni's release, hence the original name of the project -- "Seventh Anniversary Edition". The Edition is essentially made up of five parts: | ||
*A '''framework''' that allows users to make and distribute mods more easily | *A '''framework''' that allows users to make and distribute mods more easily | ||
* | *An '''installer''' to find and install those mods | ||
*Some '''tweaks''' to the game | |||
*The latest '''patches''' to the game application | *The latest '''patches''' to the game application | ||
*Some of our '''modding tools''' | *Some of our '''modding tools''' | ||
The AE is always being worked on in one way or another; it's not a project with a defined feature set, and it won't ever have an official "final release". Think of it more like the flagship for our modding work -- it's our way of presenting some of our latest work, and for distributing the latest patches. | The AE is always being worked on in one way or another; it's not a project with a defined feature set, and it won't ever have an official "final release". Think of it more like the flagship for our modding work -- it's our way of presenting some of our latest work, and for distributing the latest patches. | ||
==Current Features== | ==Current Features== | ||
Here is | Here is an example of what each of the five parts of the AE contains. More details on each part can be found in the Directory to the right. | ||
*The framework globalizes some game data so that you can mod more freely; it also uses | *The framework globalizes some game data so that you can mod more freely; it also uses a package format to make it easier to distribute mods. | ||
*The | *The installer browses the {{OMD}} and allows you to selectively install only the mods that you want. | ||
*The core mod packages that are automatically installed make basic, non-controversial improvements for veteran players like unlocking all moves from the start, and fixing menus and cutscenes. | |||
*The patches are in the form of new game applications (and, in Windows, the Daodan DLL), which provide numerous fixes for bugs and crashes in Oni. | *The patches are in the form of new game applications (and, in Windows, the Daodan DLL), which provide numerous fixes for bugs and crashes in Oni. | ||
*OniSplit is | *OniSplit is used to export game data from Oni so that we can edit it and then re-import it as game data. xmlTools adds to our editing abilities with this exported data. | ||
==Downloads== | ==Downloads== | ||