Adding a secondary fs_basepath?

[Teancum]

I'm trying to wrap up all the main code for the .exe/.dll, and there's one obstacle I need to conquer. I need it to read /GameData/dfmod after reading from/GameData/base. I thought of remapping the fs_cdpath cvar, but didn't know what trouble that might cause. I thought I'd check in to see if this has been done before. I don't want to reinvent the wheel here.

[Futuza]

Using the fs_cdpath should be fine, eg: +set fs_cdpath "C:\mystuff'"

[Teancum]

Thanks. I'm actually talking about hard coding it into the game so I don't have to do a command line/shortcut file.

[Raz0r]

It sounds like you just want fs_game dfmod...?

[Teancum]

Yeah, but I'll still need to use the base path as well.
 
***EDIT***
 
Turns out I just do something like:

fs_basegame = Cvar_Get ("fs_basegame", "./dfmod", CVAR_INIT );

[ensiform]

You would just need to set the default fs_game value to dfmod and presumably restrict it.

[Raz0r]

Yeah, but I'll still need to use the base path as well.

Hm, one of us may be misunderstanding the issue.

 

AFAIK the order of loading is as such:

  fs_basepath/base
  fs_basepath/fs_game

  fs_cdpath/base
  fs_cdpath/fs_game

  fs_homepath/base
  fs_homepath/fs_game

Either that, or it loads from "base" of basepath/cdpath/homepath and then <fs_game> of basepath/cdpath/homepath.

 

i.e. fs_game is not on the same level as fs_basepath, fs_cdpath or fs_homepath

[Xycaleth]

There's also fs_basegame which acts as a secondary base folder. You can load an additional mod folder in addition to base and basegame.

[Futuza]

Thanks. I'm actually talking about hard coding it into the game so I don't have to do a command line/shortcut file.

Is there a reason why? usually just having the compiler pass the necessary args is fine for most projects, unless this is for a final release build and you need it to grab some sort of library dlls or something. I mean sounds like you got it figured out, I'm just not sure whatever you're doing would really benefit from hard coding it in. And even for a final release, most mods just use a bat launcher or put everything in their own base folder.

 

If you just want the mod folder, just do what ensiform suggested and change the default path.