Oni (folder)/GameDataFolder

GameDataFolder (commonly called "GDF") is a subfolder of the main Oni folder. It holds the following:

• Oni's game data (see OBD for more info)
• the level logic (as scripts in the IGMD subfolder; see BSL for more info)
• the intro and outro animated sequences, in the Bink video format

Overview

You should have all the files in bold in your GameDataFolder, but the movie files, marked with the blue dot, are optional. Beside each set of level files, we list the subfolders of IGMD which hold the corresponding level logic. SPOILER WARNING: The "Chapter" column links to summaries and analyses of Oni's storyline.

Legend
= needed to run Oni; = unneeded files

	Windows	Mac	Level logic folder	Chapter	Location (as in Load Game dialog)
	IGMD/		--	Contains all level logic
	intro.bik		--	Movie plays when Oni is launched (see note below)
	level0_Final.dat level0_Final.raw	level0_Final.dat level0_Final.raw level0_Final.sep	IGMD/global	Used in all Chapters (see notes below on "level0_Final" and "IGMD/global")
	level1_Final.dat level1_Final.raw	level1_Final.dat level1_Final.raw level1_Final.sep	IGMD/EnvWarehouse	0: COMBAT TRAINING 1: TRIAL RUN	TCTF Training Syndicate Warehouse
	level2_Final.dat level2_Final.raw	level2_Final.dat level2_Final.raw level2_Final.sep	IGMD/manplant	2: ENGINES OF EVIL	Manufacturing Plant
	level3_Final.dat level3_Final.raw	level3_Final.dat level3_Final.raw level3_Final.sep	IGMD/lab	3: PUZZLE PIECES	Bio-Research Lab
	level4_Final.dat level4_Final.raw	level4_Final.dat level4_Final.raw level4_Final.sep	IGMD/Airport	4: TIGER BY THE TAIL	Airport Assault
	level6_Final.dat level6_Final.raw	level6_Final.dat level6_Final.raw level6_Final.sep	IGMD/Airport_III	5: HOT PURSUIT	Airport Cargo Hangars
	level8_Final.dat level8_Final.raw	level8_Final.dat level8_Final.raw level8_Final.sep	IGMD/tctf	6: COUNTERATTACK	TCTF Regional HQ
	level9_Final.dat level9_Final.raw	level9_Final.dat level9_Final.raw level9_Final.sep	IGMD/power	7: A FRIEND IN NEED	Atmospheric Conversion Center (exterior)
	level10_Final.dat level10_Final.raw	level10_Final.dat level10_Final.raw level10_Final.sep	IGMD/power_II	8: AN INNOCENT LIFE	Atmospheric Conversion Center (interior)
	level11_Final.dat level11_Final.raw	level11_Final.dat level11_Final.raw level11_Final.sep	IGMD/state	9: TRUTH AND CONSEQUENCES	Regional State Building
	level12_Final.dat level12_Final.raw	level12_Final.dat level12_Final.raw level12_Final.sep	IGMD/roof	10: CAT AND MOUSE	Rooftops
	level13_Final.dat level13_Final.raw	level13_Final.dat level13_Final.raw level13_Final.sep	IGMD/dream_lab	11: DREAM DIVER	Doctor Hasegawa's Lab
	level14_Final.dat level14_Final.raw	level14_Final.dat level14_Final.raw level14_Final.sep	IGMD/neuro	12: SINS OF THE FATHER	TCTF Science Prison
	level18_Final.dat level18_Final.raw	level18_Final.dat level18_Final.raw level18_Final.sep	IGMD/tctf_ii	13: PHOENIX RISING	TCTF Regional HQ (redux)
	level19_Final.dat level19_Final.raw	level19_Final.dat level19_Final.raw level19_Final.sep	IGMD/compound	14: DAWN OF THE CHRYSALIS	Syndicate Mountain Compound
	outro.bik		--	Movie plays when Oni is beaten (see note below)

Notes

level0_Final

The level 0 data is only loaded once, when Oni starts.

IGMD/global

IGMD/global/ is not present by default, but if it is created, the functions in any scripts placed inside it will be accessible from all levels; however, the Windows demo engine ignores the global/ folder.

Movie files

RAD Game Tools, the makers of the Bink video format, offer standalone apps for all platforms if you want to watch the .bik files on their own. The movie files are not needed for Oni to run. You can thus rename or move intro.bik out of GameDataFolder so Oni starts faster.

How Oni finds its GameDataFolder

In Windows, Oni's engine first looks up GDF in the working directory (a.k.a. "."). If ".\GameDataFolder" is missing, Oni tries parent folders all the way up to the root (e.g., it looks for "C:\Program Files\Oni\GameDataFolder", then "C:\Program Files\GameDataFolder", then "C:\GameDataFolder"). As a last resort, it looks for ".\OniEngine\GameDataFolder" the same way.

The Mac Oni app follows the same search pattern for GameDataFolder/, but does not look for OniEngine/GameDataFolder/.