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Expert-level modding, huh? | Expert-level modding, huh? | ||
That's when you not just design XML data that depend on each other but when you also have to consider special behavior of how | That's when you not just design XML data that depend on each other but when you also have to consider special behavior of how files types/data get packed and processed. | ||
===Patch mods=== | ===Patch mods=== | ||
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There was a compatibility problem between and "51000 Rifle Sprinting" and "54000 New Combat Moves for Konoko". | There was a compatibility problem between and "51000 Rifle Sprinting" and "54000 New Combat Moves for Konoko". | ||
Both packages modify TRAC files whereby 54000 | Both packages modify TRAC files whereby 54000 has priority because it has a higher value and so 51000 was breaking when both were installed at the same time. | ||
To avoid conflicts 51000 | To avoid conflicts 51000 needed to become a XML patch mod (*.oni-patch). The code from 51000 needed to become injected into the files of 54000 (or any other package that comes with the same file (names)). | ||
Note how Rifle Sprinting uses the '''oni''' folder for new content and the '''patches''' folder for code injections. | Note how Rifle Sprinting uses the '''oni''' folder for new content and the '''patches''' folder for code injections. | ||
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The lines inside the TRAC file | The lines inside the TRAC file were reduced to the new animations instead of holding all approximate 500 animations: | ||
'''TRACkonokocore_animations.oni-patch''' | '''TRACkonokocore_animations.oni-patch''' | ||
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'''The possibilities of XML patching''' | '''The possibilities of XML patching''' | ||
script10k's XmlTools is very powerful. It can not only '''add''' but also '''remove''' and '''modify''' nodes based on XPath expressions - and it can even run custom JS code. | script10k's XmlTools is very powerful. It can not only '''add''' but also '''remove''' and '''modify''' nodes based on [https://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_xpath.asp XPath] expressions - and it can even run custom JS code. | ||
Learn more '''[[XmlTools|HERE]]'''. | Learn more '''[[XmlTools|HERE]]'''. | ||
==Other candidates== | ==Other candidates== | ||
''ToDo: Finish both sections.'' | |||
===ONIE modifications=== | ===ONIE modifications=== | ||
ONIE is a good example why packages should be used. Plug-in modding is in one half "expert+" and in the other half simply a black box. | |||
===Alarm consoles=== | ===Alarm consoles=== | ||