This guide explains how to use the new 'Custom' data folder functionality, introduced in LSPDFR 0.4.
About the Custom folder.
The Custom folder allows you to add data to LSPDFR (and make certain edits) without needing to change the original data files that come with the mod. In context, this means that you can easily add and/or edit Agencies, Inventories, Outfits, etc. without fear of breaking the original data. It also makes it simple to install and uninstall custom content, removing the need for you to manually make backups.
How to use it.
To get started, you'll want to copy whatever LSPDFR data file you wish to edit, or use as a base for new content, to the Custom folder. Files in the Custom folder must keep the same filename as the default file that they are changing/extending, but you can add a suffix to this name to make things easier to organize.
This is an example of how a Custom folder might look. A suffix ('lspd_eup') has been added to the original filenames.
How it works.
The Custom folder works on the basis that it 'adds' content at first, as opposed to replacing or overwriting anything. This means that if you add an Agency XML file to the Custom folder, you will be adding a new agency to the mod, not replacing an existing one. Note, however, that if the agency you add has the same Script Name as an existing Agency (i.e. one defined in the original data), then the opposite is true - your custom agency will replace the default agency.
In the example shown above, a new agency file has been added, along with an Inventory file and Outfit file. These inventories and outfits would then be referenced within the Agency XML by their script name, allowing the agency to have its own inventories and outfits.
Compatibility.
The following LSPDFR data files are compatible with the Custom folder:
- agency.xml
- backup.xml
- regions.xml
- inventory.xml
- outfits.xml
- cop_presets.xml
- cop_presets_outfits.xml
- duty_selection.xml
- stations.xml
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