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authorrubidium <rubidium@openttd.org>2008-09-03 20:51:59 +0000
committerrubidium <rubidium@openttd.org>2008-09-03 20:51:59 +0000
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(svn r14240) -Doc: add a few pointers/"howto"-ish lines to the obg format documentation about what it does and does not do and how you should fill the data.
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diff --git a/docs/obg_format.txt b/docs/obg_format.txt
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@@ -7,22 +7,49 @@
; Metadata contains information about the name, version and palette
; of the graphics set.
;
+; == Getting started ==
+; - you can't add comments after values
+; - you have to fill the MD5 checksum for each file
+; - you may not miss any of the metadata or files items
+; - `openttd -h` lists all graphics replacements sets it found to be correct
+; - `openttd -d grf=1` shows warnings/errors when parsing an .obg file
+; - `openttd -I <name>` starts OpenTTD with the given set (case sensitive)
+; - adding `graphics_set = <name>` to the misc section of openttd.cfg makes
+; OpenTTD start with that graphics set by default
+; - there is a command line tool for all platforms called md5sum that can
+; create the MD5 checksum you need.
+; - all files specified in this file are search relatively to the path where
+; this file is found, i.e. if the graphics files are in a subdir you have
+; to add that subdir to the names in this file to! It will NOT search for
+; a file named like specified in here.
+
[metadata]
-name = example ; the name of the pack, preferably less than 16 characters
-shortname = XMPL ; the short name (4 characters), used to identify this set within NewGRFs
-version = 0 ; the version of this graphics set (read as single integer)
-description = foo ; a fairly short description of the set
-palette = DOS ; palette used by the set; either DOS or Windows
+; the name of the pack, preferably less than 16 characters
+name = example
+; the short name (4 characters), used to identify this set within NewGRFs
+shortname = XMPL
+; the version of this graphics set (read as single integer)
+version = 0
+; a fairly short description of the set
+description = foo
+; palette used by the set; either DOS or Windows
+palette = DOS
; The files section lists the files that replace sprites.
; The file names are case sensitive.
[files]
-base = TRG1.GRF ; GRF file with the base sprites
-logos = TRGI.GRF ; GRF file with logos, original terrain generator sprites
-arctic = TRGC.GRF ; GRF file with extra arctic sprites
-tropical = TRGH.GRF ; GRF file with extra tropical sprites
-toyland = TRGT.GRF ; GRF file with extra toyland sprites
-extra = OPENTTDD.GRF ; NewGRF file using Actions 5, 7, 9 and A to replace sprites
+; GRF file with the base sprites
+base = TRG1.GRF
+; GRF file with logos, original terrain generator sprites
+logos = TRGI.GRF
+; GRF file with extra arctic sprites
+arctic = TRGC.GRF
+; GRF file with extra tropical sprites
+tropical = TRGH.GRF
+; GRF file with extra toyland sprites
+toyland = TRGT.GRF
+; NewGRF file using Actions 5, 7, 9 and A to replace sprites
+extra = OPENTTDD.GRF
; The md5s section lists the MD5 checksum for the files that replace them.
; Note that the list of files is case sensitive. Each GRF listed in the