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# How do I add a game to Archipelago?
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# How do I add a game to Archipelago?
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This guide is going to try and be a broad summary of how you can do just that.
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This guide is going to try and be a broad summary of how you can do just that.
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There are two key steps to incorporating a game into Archipelago:
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There are two key steps to incorporating a game into Archipelago:
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- Game Modification
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- Game Modification
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- Archipelago Server Integration
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- Archipelago Server Integration
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Refer to the following documents as well:
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Refer to the following documents as well:
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- [network protocol.md](https://github.com/ArchipelagoMW/Archipelago/blob/main/docs/network%20protocol.md) for network communication between client and server.
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- [world api.md](https://github.com/ArchipelagoMW/Archipelago/blob/main/docs/world%20api.md) for documentation on server side code and creating a world package.
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- [network protocol.md](/docs/network%20protocol.md) for network communication between client and server.
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- [world api.md](/docs/world%20api.md) for documentation on server side code and creating a world package.
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# Game Modification
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# Game Modification
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One half of the work required to integrate a game into Archipelago is the development of the game client. This is
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One half of the work required to integrate a game into Archipelago is the development of the game client. This is
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typically done through a modding API or other modification process, described further down.
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typically done through a modding API or other modification process, described further down.
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As an example, modifications to a game typically include (more on this later):
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As an example, modifications to a game typically include (more on this later):
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- Hooking into when a 'location check' is completed.
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- Hooking into when a 'location check' is completed.
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- Networking with the Archipelago server.
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- Networking with the Archipelago server.
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- Optionally, UI or HUD updates to show status of the multiworld session or Archipelago server connection.
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- Optionally, UI or HUD updates to show status of the multiworld session or Archipelago server connection.
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In order to determine how to modify a game, refer to the following sections.
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In order to determine how to modify a game, refer to the following sections.
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## Engine Identification
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## Engine Identification
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This is a good way to make the modding process much easier. Being able to identify what engine a game was made in is critical. The first step is to look at a game's files. Let's go over what some game files might look like. It’s important that you be able to see file extensions, so be sure to enable that feature in your file viewer of choice.
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This is a good way to make the modding process much easier. Being able to identify what engine a game was made in is
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critical. The first step is to look at a game's files. Let's go over what some game files might look like. It’s
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important that you be able to see file extensions, so be sure to enable that feature in your file viewer of choice.
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Examples are provided below.
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Examples are provided below.
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### Creepy Castle
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### Creepy Castle
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This is the delightful title Creepy Castle, which is a fantastic game that I highly recommend. It’s also your worst-case
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This is the delightful title Creepy Castle, which is a fantastic game that I highly recommend. It’s also your worst-case
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scenario as a modder. All that’s present here is an executable file and some meta-information that Steam uses. You have
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scenario as a modder. All that’s present here is an executable file and some meta-information that Steam uses. You have
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basically nothing here to work with. If you want to change this game, the only option you have is to do some pretty nasty
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basically nothing here to work with. If you want to change this game, the only option you have is to do some pretty
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disassembly and reverse engineering work, which is outside the scope of this tutorial. Let’s look at some other examples
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nasty disassembly and reverse engineering work, which is outside the scope of this tutorial. Let’s look at some other
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of game releases.
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examples of game releases.
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### Heavy Bullets
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### Heavy Bullets
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Here’s the release files for another game, Heavy Bullets. We see a .exe file, like expected, and a few more files.
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“hello.txt” is a text file, which we can quickly skim in any text editor. Many games have them in some form, usually
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Here’s the release files for another game, Heavy Bullets. We see a .exe file, like expected, and a few more files.
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with a name like README.txt, and they may contain information about a game, such as a EULA, terms of service, licensing
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“hello.txt” is a text file, which we can quickly skim in any text editor. Many games have them in some form, usually
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information, credits, and general info about the game. You usually won’t find anything too helpful here, but it never
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with a name like README.txt, and they may contain information about a game, such as a EULA, terms of service, licensing
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hurts to check. In this case, it contains some credits and a changelog for the game, so nothing too important.
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information, credits, and general info about the game. You usually won’t find anything too helpful here, but it never
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“steam_api.dll” is a file you can safely ignore, it’s just some code used to interface with Steam.
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hurts to check. In this case, it contains some credits and a changelog for the game, so nothing too important.
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The directory “HEAVY_BULLETS_Data”, however, has some good news.
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“steam_api.dll” is a file you can safely ignore, it’s just some code used to interface with Steam.
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The directory “HEAVY_BULLETS_Data”, however, has some good news.
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Jackpot! It might not be obvious what you’re looking at here, but I can instantly tell from this folder’s contents that
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what we have is a game made in the Unity Engine. If you look in the sub-folders, you’ll seem some .dll files which affirm
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Jackpot! It might not be obvious what you’re looking at here, but I can instantly tell from this folder’s contents that
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our suspicions. Telltale signs for this are directories titled “Managed” and “Mono”, as well as the numbered, extension-less
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what we have is a game made in the Unity Engine. If you look in the sub-folders, you’ll seem some .dll files which
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level files and the sharedassets files. We’ll tell you a bit about why seeing a Unity game is such good news later,
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affirm our suspicions. Telltale signs for this are directories titled “Managed” and “Mono”, as well as the numbered,
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but for now, this is what one looks like. Also keep your eyes out for an executable with a name like UnityCrashHandler,
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extension-less level files and the sharedassets files. If you've identified the game as a Unity game, some useful tools
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that’s another dead giveaway.
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and information to help you on your journey can be found at this
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[Unity Game Hacking guide.](https://github.com/imadr/Unity-game-hacking)
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### Stardew Valley
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### Stardew Valley
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This is the game contents of Stardew Valley. A lot more to look at here, but some key takeaways.
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Notice the .dll files which include “CSharp” in their name. This tells us that the game was made in C#, which is good news.
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This is the game contents of Stardew Valley. A lot more to look at here, but some key takeaways.
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More on that later.
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Notice the .dll files which include “CSharp” in their name. This tells us that the game was made in C#, which is good
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news. Many games made in C# can be modified using the same tools found in our Unity game hacking toolset; namely BepInEx
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### Gato Roboto
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### Gato Roboto
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Our last example is the game Gato Roboto. This game is made in GameMaker, which is another green flag to look out for.
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The giveaway is the file titled "data.win". This immediately tips us off that this game was made in GameMaker.
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Our last example is the game Gato Roboto. This game is made in GameMaker, which is another green flag to look out for.
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The giveaway is the file titled "data.win". This immediately tips us off that this game was made in GameMaker. For
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This isn't all you'll ever see looking at game files, but it's a good place to start.
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modifying GameMaker games the [Undertale Mod Tool](https://github.com/krzys-h/UndertaleModTool) is incredibly helpful.
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As a general rule, the more files a game has out in plain sight, the more you'll be able to change.
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This especially applies in the case of code or script files - always keep a lookout for anything you can use to your
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This isn't all you'll ever see looking at game files, but it's a good place to start.
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advantage!
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As a general rule, the more files a game has out in plain sight, the more you'll be able to change.
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This especially applies in the case of code or script files - always keep a lookout for anything you can use to your
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advantage!
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## Open or Leaked Source Games
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## Open or Leaked Source Games
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As a side note, many games have either been made open source, or have had source files leaked at some point.
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This can be a boon to any would-be modder, for obvious reasons.
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As a side note, many games have either been made open source, or have had source files leaked at some point.
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Always be sure to check - a quick internet search for "(Game) Source Code" might not give results often, but when it
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This can be a boon to any would-be modder, for obvious reasons. Always be sure to check - a quick internet search for
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does you're going to have a much better time.
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"(Game) Source Code" might not give results often, but when it does, you're going to have a much better time.
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Be sure never to distribute source code for games that you decompile or find if you do not have express permission to do
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Be sure never to distribute source code for games that you decompile or find if you do not have express permission to do
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so, or to redistribute any materials obtained through similar methods, as this is illegal and unethical.
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so, or to redistribute any materials obtained through similar methods, as this is illegal and unethical.
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## Modifying Release Versions of Games
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However, for now we'll assume you haven't been so lucky, and have to work with only what’s sitting in your install directory.
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Some developers are kind enough to deliberately leave you ways to alter their games, like modding tools,
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but these are often not geared to the kind of work you'll be doing and may not help much.
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As a general rule, any modding tool that lets you write actual code is something worth using.
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## Modifying Release Versions of Games
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However, for now we'll assume you haven't been so lucky, and have to work with only what’s sitting in your install
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directory. Some developers are kind enough to deliberately leave you ways to alter their games, like modding tools,
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but these are often not geared to the kind of work you'll be doing and may not help much.
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As a general rule, any modding tool that lets you write actual code is something worth using.
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### Research
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### Research
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The first step is to research your game. Even if you've been dealt the worst hand in terms of engine modification,
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it's possible other motivated parties have concocted useful tools for your game already.
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Always be sure to search the Internet for the efforts of other modders.
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### Analysis Tools
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Depending on the game’s underlying engine, there may be some tools you can use either in lieu of or in addition to existing game tools.
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#### [dnSpy](https://github.com/dnSpy/dnSpy/releases)
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The first tool in your toolbox is dnSpy.
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dnSpy is useful for opening and modifying code files, like .exe and .dll files, that were made in C#.
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This won't work for executable files made by other means, and obfuscated code (code which was deliberately made
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difficult to reverse engineer) will thwart it, but 9 times out of 10 this is exactly what you need.
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You'll want to avoid opening common library files in dnSpy, as these are unlikely to contain the data you're looking to
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modify.
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For Unity games, the file you’ll want to open will be the file (Data Folder)/Managed/Assembly-CSharp.dll, as pictured below:
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The first step is to research your game. Even if you've been dealt the worst hand in terms of engine modification,
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it's possible other motivated parties have concocted useful tools for your game already.
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This file will contain the data of the actual game.
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For other C# games, the file you want is usually just the executable itself.
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With dnSpy, you can view the game’s C# code, but the tool isn’t perfect.
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Although the names of classes, methods, variables, and more will be preserved, code structures may not remain entirely intact. This is because compilers will often subtly rewrite code to be more optimal, so that it works the same as the original code but uses fewer resources. Compiled C# files also lose comments and other documentation.
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#### [UndertaleModTool](https://github.com/krzys-h/UndertaleModTool/releases)
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This is currently the best tool for modifying games made in GameMaker, and supports games made in both GMS 1 and 2.
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It allows you to modify code in GML, if the game wasn't made with the wrong compiler (usually something you don't have
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to worry about).
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You'll want to open the data.win file, as this is where all the goods are kept.
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### Other helpful tools
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Like dnSpy, you won’t be able to see comments.
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In addition, you will be able to see and modify many hidden fields on items that GameMaker itself will often hide from
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creators.
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Fonts in particular are notoriously complex, and to add new sprites you may need to modify existing sprite sheets.
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Depending on the game’s underlying engine, there may be some tools you can use either in lieu of or in addition to
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existing game tools.
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#### [CheatEngine](https://cheatengine.org/)
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CheatEngine is a tool with a very long and storied history.
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Be warned that because it performs live modifications to the memory of other processes, it will likely be flagged as
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malware (because this behavior is most commonly found in malware and rarely used by other programs).
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If you use CheatEngine, you need to have a deep understanding of how computers work at the nuts and bolts level,
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including binary data formats, addressing, and assembly language programming.
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The tool itself is highly complex and even I have not yet charted its expanses.
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#### [CheatEngine](https://cheatengine.org/)
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CheatEngine is a tool with a very long and storied history.
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Be warned that because it performs live modifications to the memory of other processes, it will likely be flagged as
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malware (because this behavior is most commonly found in malware and rarely used by other programs).
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If you use CheatEngine, you need to have a deep understanding of how computers work at the nuts and bolts level,
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including binary data formats, addressing, and assembly language programming.
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The tool itself is highly complex and even I have not yet charted its expanses.
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However, it can also be a very powerful tool in the right hands, allowing you to query and modify gamestate without ever
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However, it can also be a very powerful tool in the right hands, allowing you to query and modify gamestate without ever
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modifying the actual game itself.
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modifying the actual game itself.
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In theory it is compatible with any piece of software you can run on your computer, but there is no "easy way" to do
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In theory it is compatible with any piece of software you can run on your computer, but there is no "easy way" to do
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anything with it.
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anything with it.
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### What Modifications You Should Make to the Game
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### What Modifications You Should Make to the Game
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We talked about this briefly in [Game Modification](#game-modification) section.
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The next step is to know what you need to make the game do now that you can modify it. Here are your key goals:
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We talked about this briefly in [Game Modification](#game-modification) section.
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- Modify the game so that checks are shuffled
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The next step is to know what you need to make the game do now that you can modify it. Here are your key goals:
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- Know when the player has completed a check, and react accordingly
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- Listen for messages from the Archipelago server
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- Know when the player has checked a location, and react accordingly
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- Modify the game to display messages from the Archipelago server
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- Be able to receive items from the server on the fly
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- Add interface for connecting to the Archipelago server with passwords and sessions
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- Keep an index for items received in order to resync from disconnections
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- Add commands for manually rewarding, re-syncing, releasing, and other actions
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- Add interface for connecting to the Archipelago server with passwords and sessions
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- Add commands for manually rewarding, re-syncing, releasing, and other actions
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To elaborate, you need to be able to inform the server whenever you check locations, print out messages that you receive
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from the server in-game so players can read them, award items when the server tells you to, sync and re-sync when necessary,
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Refer to the [Network Protocol documentation](/docs/network%20protocol.md) for how to communicate with Archipelago's
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avoid double-awarding items while still maintaining game file integrity, and allow players to manually enter commands in
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servers.
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case the client or server make mistakes.
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## But my Game is a console game. Can I still add it?
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That depends – what console?
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### My Game is a recent game for the PS4/Xbox-One/Nintendo Switch/etc
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Refer to the [Network Protocol documentation](./network%20protocol.md) for how to communicate with Archipelago's servers.
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## But my Game is a console game. Can I still add it?
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That depends – what console?
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### My Game is a recent game for the PS4/Xbox-One/Nintendo Switch/etc
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Most games for recent generations of console platforms are inaccessible to the typical modder. It is generally advised
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Most games for recent generations of console platforms are inaccessible to the typical modder. It is generally advised
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that you do not attempt to work with these games as they are difficult to modify and are protected by their copyright
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that you do not attempt to work with these games as they are difficult to modify and are protected by their copyright
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holders. Most modern AAA game studios will provide a modding interface or otherwise deny modifications for their console games.
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holders. Most modern AAA game studios will provide a modding interface or otherwise deny modifications for their console
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games.
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### My Game isn’t that old, it’s for the Wii/PS2/360/etc
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This is very complex, but doable.
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### My Game isn’t that old, it’s for the Wii/PS2/360/etc
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If you don't have good knowledge of stuff like Assembly programming, this is not where you want to learn it.
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This is very complex, but doable.
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If you don't have good knowledge of stuff like Assembly programming, this is not where you want to learn it.
|
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There exist many disassembly and debugging tools, but more recent content may have lackluster support.
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There exist many disassembly and debugging tools, but more recent content may have lackluster support.
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### My Game is a classic for the SNES/Sega Genesis/etc
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### My Game is a classic for the SNES/Sega Genesis/etc
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That’s a lot more feasible.
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There are many good tools available for understanding and modifying games on these older consoles, and the emulation
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That’s a lot more feasible.
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community will have figured out the bulk of the console’s secrets.
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There are many good tools available for understanding and modifying games on these older consoles, and the emulation
|
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Look for debugging tools, but be ready to learn assembly.
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community will have figured out the bulk of the console’s secrets.
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Old consoles usually have their own unique dialects of ASM you’ll need to get used to.
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Look for debugging tools, but be ready to learn assembly.
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Also make sure there’s a good way to interface with a running emulator, since that’s the only way you can connect these
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Also make sure there’s a good way to interface with a running emulator, since that’s the only way you can connect these
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older consoles to the Internet.
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older consoles to the Internet.
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There are also hardware mods and flash carts, which can do the same things an emulator would when connected to a computer,
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There are also hardware mods and flash carts, which can do the same things an emulator would when connected to a
|
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but these will require the same sort of interface software to be written in order to work properly - from your perspective
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computer, but these will require the same sort of interface software to be written in order to work properly; from your
|
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the two won't really look any different.
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perspective the two won't really look any different.
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### My Game is an exclusive for the Super Baby Magic Dream Boy. It’s this console from the Soviet Union that-
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### My Game is an exclusive for the Super Baby Magic Dream Boy. It’s this console from the Soviet Union that-
|
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Unless you have a circuit schematic for the Super Baby Magic Dream Boy sitting on your desk, no.
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Unless you have a circuit schematic for the Super Baby Magic Dream Boy sitting on your desk, no.
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Obscurity is your enemy – there will likely be little to no emulator or modding information, and you’d essentially be
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Obscurity is your enemy – there will likely be little to no emulator or modding information, and you’d essentially be
|
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working from scratch.
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working from scratch.
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## How to Distribute Game Modifications
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## How to Distribute Game Modifications
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|
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**NEVER EVER distribute anyone else's copyrighted work UNLESS THEY EXPLICITLY GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO DO SO!!!**
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**NEVER EVER distribute anyone else's copyrighted work UNLESS THEY EXPLICITLY GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO DO SO!!!**
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|
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This is a good way to get any project you're working on sued out from under you.
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This is a good way to get any project you're working on sued out from under you.
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The right way to distribute modified versions of a game's binaries, assuming that the licensing terms do not allow you
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The right way to distribute modified versions of a game's binaries, assuming that the licensing terms do not allow you
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to copy them wholesale, is as patches.
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to copy them wholesale, is as patches.
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There are many patch formats, which I'll cover in brief. The common theme is that you can’t distribute anything that
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There are many patch formats, which I'll cover in brief. The common theme is that you can’t distribute anything that
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wasn't made by you. Patches are files that describe how your modified file differs from the original one, thus avoiding
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wasn't made by you. Patches are files that describe how your modified file differs from the original one, thus avoiding
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the issue of distributing someone else’s original work.
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the issue of distributing someone else’s original work.
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Users who have a copy of the game just need to apply the patch, and those who don’t are unable to play.
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Users who have a copy of the game just need to apply the patch, and those who don’t are unable to play.
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### Patches
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### Patches
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#### IPS
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#### IPS
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IPS patches are a simple list of chunks to replace in the original to generate the output. It is not possible to encode
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IPS patches are a simple list of chunks to replace in the original to generate the output. It is not possible to encode
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moving of a chunk, so they may inadvertently contain copyrighted material and should be avoided unless you know it's
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moving of a chunk, so they may inadvertently contain copyrighted material and should be avoided unless you know it's
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fine.
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fine.
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#### UPS, BPS, VCDIFF (xdelta), bsdiff
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#### UPS, BPS, VCDIFF (xdelta), bsdiff
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Other patch formats generate the difference between two streams (delta patches) with varying complexity. This way it is
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Other patch formats generate the difference between two streams (delta patches) with varying complexity. This way it is
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possible to insert bytes or move chunks without including any original data. Bsdiff is highly optimized and includes
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possible to insert bytes or move chunks without including any original data. Bsdiff is highly optimized and includes
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compression, so this format is used by APBP.
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compression, so this format is used by APBP.
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@ -217,6 +209,7 @@ Only a bsdiff module is integrated into AP. If the final patch requires or is ba
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bsdiff or APBP before adding it to the AP source code as "basepatch.bsdiff4" or "basepatch.apbp".
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bsdiff or APBP before adding it to the AP source code as "basepatch.bsdiff4" or "basepatch.apbp".
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#### APBP Archipelago Binary Patch
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#### APBP Archipelago Binary Patch
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Starting with version 4 of the APBP format, this is a ZIP file containing metadata in `archipelago.json` and additional
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Starting with version 4 of the APBP format, this is a ZIP file containing metadata in `archipelago.json` and additional
|
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files required by the game / patching process. For ROM-based games the ZIP will include a `delta.bsdiff4` which is the
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files required by the game / patching process. For ROM-based games the ZIP will include a `delta.bsdiff4` which is the
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bsdiff between the original and the randomized ROM.
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bsdiff between the original and the randomized ROM.
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@ -224,121 +217,53 @@ bsdiff between the original and the randomized ROM.
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To make using APBP easy, they can be generated by inheriting from `worlds.Files.APDeltaPatch`.
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To make using APBP easy, they can be generated by inheriting from `worlds.Files.APDeltaPatch`.
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### Mod files
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### Mod files
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Games which support modding will usually just let you drag and drop the mod’s files into a folder somewhere.
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Games which support modding will usually just let you drag and drop the mod’s files into a folder somewhere.
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Mod files come in many forms, but the rules about not distributing other people's content remain the same.
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Mod files come in many forms, but the rules about not distributing other people's content remain the same.
|
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They can either be generic and modify the game using a seed or `slot_data` from the AP websocket, or they can be
|
They can either be generic and modify the game using a seed or `slot_data` from the AP websocket, or they can be
|
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generated per seed.
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generated per seed. If at all possible, it's generally best practice to collect your world information from `slot_data`
|
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so that the users don't have to move files around in order to play.
|
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If the mod is generated by AP and is installed from a ZIP file, it may be possible to include APBP metadata for easy
|
If the mod is generated by AP and is installed from a ZIP file, it may be possible to include APBP metadata for easy
|
||||||
integration into the Webhost by inheriting from `worlds.Files.APContainer`.
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integration into the Webhost by inheriting from `worlds.Files.APContainer`.
|
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## Archipelago Integration
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## Archipelago Integration
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Integrating a randomizer into Archipelago involves a few steps.
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There are several things that may need to be done, but the most important is to create an implementation of the
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|
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`World` class specific to your game. This implementation should exist as a Python module within the `worlds` folder
|
|
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in the Archipelago file structure.
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|
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|
|
||||||
This encompasses most of the data for your game – the items available, what checks you have, the logic for reaching those
|
In order for your game to communicate with the Archipelago server and generate the necessary randomized information,
|
||||||
checks, what options to offer for the player’s yaml file, and the code to initialize all this data.
|
you must create a world package in the main Archipelago repo. This section will cover the requisites and expectations
|
||||||
|
and show the basics of a world. More in depth documentation on the available API can be read in
|
||||||
|
the [world api doc.](/docs/world%20api.md)
|
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|
For setting up your working environment with Archipelago refer
|
||||||
|
to [running from source](/docs/running%20from%20source.md) and the [style guide](/docs/style.md).
|
||||||
|
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Here’s an example of what your world module can look like:
|
### Requirements
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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||||||
The minimum requirements for a new archipelago world are the package itself (the world folder containing a file named `__init__.py`),
|
A world implementation requires a few key things from its implementation
|
||||||
which must define a `World` class object for the game with a game name, create an equal number of items and locations with rules,
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|
||||||
a win condition, and at least one `Region` object.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Let's give a quick breakdown of what the contents for these files look like.
|
|
||||||
This is just one example of an Archipelago world - the way things are done below is not an immutable property of Archipelago.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### Items.py
|
|
||||||
This file is used to define the items which exist in a given game.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||

|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Some important things to note here. The center of our Items.py file is the item_table, which individually lists every
|
|
||||||
item in the game and associates them with an ItemData.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
This file is rather skeletal - most of the actual data has been stripped out for simplicity.
|
- A folder within `worlds` that contains an `__init__.py`
|
||||||
Each ItemData gives a numeric ID to associate with the item and a boolean telling us whether the item might allow the
|
- This is what defines it as a Python package and how it's able to be imported
|
||||||
player to do more than they would have been able to before.
|
into Archipelago's generation system. During generation time only code that is
|
||||||
|
defined within this file will be run. It's suggested to split up your information
|
||||||
Next there's the item_frequencies. This simply tells Archipelago how many times each item appears in the pool.
|
into more files to improve readability, but all of that information can be
|
||||||
Items that appear exactly once need not be listed - Archipelago will interpret absence from this dictionary as meaning
|
imported at its base level within your world.
|
||||||
that the item appears once.
|
- A `World` subclass where you create your world and define all of its rules
|
||||||
|
and the following requirements:
|
||||||
Lastly, note the `lookup_id_to_name` dictionary, which is typically imported and used in your Archipelago `World`
|
- Your items and locations need a `item_name_to_id` and `location_name_to_id`,
|
||||||
implementation. This is how Archipelago is told about the items in your world.
|
respectively, mapping.
|
||||||
|
- An `option_definitions` mapping of your game options with the format
|
||||||
### Locations.py
|
`{name: Class}`, where `name` uses Python snake_case.
|
||||||
This file lists all locations in the game.
|
- You must define your world's `create_item` method, because this may be called
|
||||||
|
by the generator in certain circumstances
|
||||||

|
- When creating your world you submit items and regions to the Multiworld.
|
||||||
|
- These are lists of said objects which you can access at
|
||||||
First is the achievement_table. It lists each location, the region that it can be found in (more on regions later),
|
`self.multiworld.itempool` and `self.multiworld.regions`. Best practice for
|
||||||
and a numeric ID to associate with each location.
|
adding to these lists is with either `append` or `extend`, where `append` is a
|
||||||
|
single object and `extend` is a list.
|
||||||
The exclusion table is a series of dictionaries which are used to exclude certain checks from the pool of progression
|
- Do not use `=` as this will delete other worlds' items and regions.
|
||||||
locations based on user settings, and the events table associates certain specific checks with specific items.
|
- Regions are containers for holding your world's Locations.
|
||||||
|
- Locations are where players will "check" for items and must exist within
|
||||||
`lookup_id_to_name` is also present for locations, though this is a separate dictionary, to be clear.
|
a region. It's also important for your world's submitted items to be the same as
|
||||||
|
its submitted locations count.
|
||||||
### Options.py
|
- You must always have a "Menu" Region from which the generation algorithm
|
||||||
This file details options to be searched for in a player's YAML settings file.
|
uses to enter the game and access locations.
|
||||||
|
- Make sure to check out [world maintainer.md](/docs/world%20maintainer.md) before publishing.
|
||||||

|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
There are several types of option Archipelago has support for.
|
|
||||||
In our case, we have three separate choices a player can toggle, either On or Off.
|
|
||||||
You can also have players choose between a number of predefined values, or have them provide a numeric value within a
|
|
||||||
specified range.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### Regions.py
|
|
||||||
This file contains data which defines the world's topology.
|
|
||||||
In other words, it details how different regions of the game connect to each other.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||

|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
`terraria_regions` contains a list of tuples.
|
|
||||||
The first element of the tuple is the name of the region, and the second is a list of connections that lead out of the region.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
`mandatory_connections` describe where the connection leads.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
Above this data is a function called `link_terraria_structures` which uses our defined regions and connections to create
|
|
||||||
something more usable for Archipelago, but this has been left out for clarity.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### Rules.py
|
|
||||||
This is the file that details rules for what players can and cannot logically be required to do, based on items and settings.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||

|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
This is the most complicated part of the job, and is one part of Archipelago that is likely to see some changes in the future.
|
|
||||||
The first class, called `TerrariaLogic`, is an extension of the `LogicMixin` class.
|
|
||||||
This is where you would want to define methods for evaluating certain conditions, which would then return a boolean to
|
|
||||||
indicate whether conditions have been met. Your rule definitions should start with some sort of identifier to delineate it
|
|
||||||
from other games, as all rules are mixed together due to `LogicMixin`. In our case, `_terraria_rule` would be a better name.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
The method below, `set_rules()`, is where you would assign these functions as "rules", using lambdas to associate these
|
|
||||||
functions or combinations of them (or any other code that evaluates to a boolean, in my case just the placeholder `True`)
|
|
||||||
to certain tasks, like checking locations or using entrances.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
### \_\_init\_\_.py
|
|
||||||
This is the file that actually extends the `World` class, and is where you expose functionality and data to Archipelago.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||

|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
This is the most important file for the implementation, and technically the only one you need, but it's best to keep this
|
|
||||||
file as short as possible and use other script files to do most of the heavy lifting.
|
|
||||||
If you've done things well, this will just be where you assign everything you set up in the other files to their associated
|
|
||||||
fields in the class being extended.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
This is also a good place to put game-specific quirky behavior that needs to be managed, as it tends to make things a bit
|
|
||||||
cluttered if you put these things elsewhere.
|
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
The various methods and attributes are documented in `/worlds/AutoWorld.py[World]` and
|
|
||||||
[world api.md](https://github.com/ArchipelagoMW/Archipelago/blob/main/docs/world%20api.md),
|
|
||||||
though it is also recommended to look at existing implementations to see how all this works first-hand.
|
|
||||||
Once you get all that, all that remains to do is test the game and publish your work.
|
|
||||||
Make sure to check out [world maintainer.md](./world%20maintainer.md) before publishing.
|
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