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(Created page with "{{dev/uicvar}} Path for content and assets. <kua>set base_path './data/'</kua> == Arguments == * name - 'base_path' * value - Full or start folder relative path for base data and assets. Default value is './data/'. == Associations == * Is by default placed in the 'global' context. == Details == Path to the base asset load location. The path is either a full OS file system path to the library location, or a path relative to the launch location, which is the location o...") |
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The relative file paths and names inside an archive or location, are the paths and names used to request an asset. | The relative file paths and names inside an archive or location, are the paths and names used to request an asset. | ||
data | |||
pak0.zip | |||
file.txt | |||
model | |||
file1.obj | |||
file.txt | |||
model | |||
file2.obj | |||
Default precedence: | Default precedence: | ||
By default, Engine tries to load a single archive file named 'pak0.zip' in the specified 'base_path'. This file will then be asset location tier 0, the lowest. The 'base_path' itself will be asset tier 1. | By default, Engine tries to load a single archive file named 'pak0.zip' in the specified 'base_path'. This file will then be asset location tier 0, the lowest. The 'base_path' itself will be asset tier 1. | ||
For example, on startup Engine will look for a file named 'config.cfg', first in the file system at 'base_path', and then inside the 'pak0.zip' file loaded from 'base_path'. If neither are found, will load with static defaults. | |||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||