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 +====== Auto load folders (Doomsday 1.x) ======
 +
 +There are two special //auto load folders// that can be used to automatically load data files and [[DED]] definitions.
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 +Mod makers can use this feature to auto-load any definitions or resources their mod requires from within a container. This is the recommended way to package your mod but it is also possible to install files directly into these "auto load" folders. See [[containers]] for information on how to use this feature in containers.
 +
 +These folders are:
 +
 +<code>Data/
 +   [game]/
 +       Auto/
 +</code>and
 +
 +<code>Defs/
 +   [game]/
 +       Auto/
 +</code>
 +All WAD, PK3, ZIP and LMP (Lump) files placed in the **Data\[Game]\Auto\** directory will be automatically loaded at startup. The data files are loaded in alphabetical order, including all the subdirectories of the Auto directory.
 +
 +All DED files placed in the **Defs\[Game]\Auto\** directory will be automatically read at startup. The definition files are also loaded in alphabetical order, including all the subdirectories of the Auto directory.
 +
 +Virtual files (from a PK3 or a WAD) in the Auto directories will also be loaded.
 +
 +<note>Putting your mod into a container and populating the virtual file system with files from your container is the recommended way to package your Doomsday mod.</note>
 +
 +
 +===== See also =====
 +
 +  *  [[fs:lump assembly]]
  
modding/auto_folder.txt · Last modified: 2017-03-19 20:21 by skyjake