Hardcoded paths & files Alpha Disclaimer: This information is based on PA Build 50083 and may change See PA Modding Changes for any changes that may have been made after this build. The following is a list of hardcoded paths and files found in the PA executable. Modders can use this as a references for files they should be carefull of modding, or as clues as to how to mod certain parts of the game. Misc Misc references: Code: /user/log/ /ui/ /user/localstore version.txt Units The unit_list.json file that specifies all the units in the game is hardcoded: Code: /pa/units/unit_list.json Effects & Sky Code: /pa/effects/textures/ThreeOctaveCloudNoise.png /pa/effects/textures/wreckage_noise.png /pa/effects/textures/CloudNoise.png /pa/effects/textures/particles/uncompressed/no_ramp.png /pa/effects/textures/particles/default_particle.png /pa/terrain/sky/textures/skybox_01.json /pa/effects/specs/default_radius_indicator.json /pa/effects/specs/default_launch_target.json /pa/effects/specs/default_click.json Sound References Not having these sound events in the sound bank will crash the game. Code: /SE/UI/UI_commander_launch /SE/UI/UI_Error /SE/UI/UI_Building_place /SE/UI/UI_Command_Move /SE/UI/UI_Command_Attack /SE/UI/UI_Command_Assist /SE/UI/UI_Command_Patrol /SE/UI/UI_Command_Reclaim /SE/UI/UI_Command_Repair /SE/UI/UI_Unit_UnSelect /SE/UI/UI_Unit_Select_commander /SE/UI/UI_Unit_Select_engineer /SE/UI/UI_Unit_Select /SE/UI/UI_escape_command_mode /SE/UI/UI_Command_Stop /SE/UI/UI_Command_Build The location of the audio files is also hardcoded, as is the name of the FMOD event file: Code: PA.fev /pa/audio/ Strategic Icons Code: alpha/icon_atlas/special_icon_atlas.html alpha/icon_atlas/icon_atlas.html alpha/cursor_atlas.html Start Screen Code: alpha/start/start_alpha.html Shaders Code: /shaders/ /shaders/sun.fx /shaders/particle_add_distort.fx /shaders/particle_transparent_distort.fx /shaders/particle_add_ramp.fx /shaders/particle_transparent_ramp.fx /shaders/particle_add.fx /shaders/particle_transparent.fx /shaders/PostFX.fx /shadowtest/shadowtest.fx /shaders/range_ring_resolve.fx /shaders/range_ring.fx /shaders/fog_of_war_resolve.fx /shaders/fog_of_war.fx /shaders/light.fx /shaders/skybox.fx /shaders/textured_unlit_add.fx /shaders/textured_unlit_transparent_wrap.fx /shaders/textured_unlit_transparent_colored.fx /shaders/textured_offset.fx /shaders/textured_unlit_transparent_bgra_colorized.fx /shaders/textured_unlit_transparent_bgra.fx /shaders/textured_unlit_transparent.fx /shaders/textured_unlit_wrap.fx /shaders/textured_unlit.fx /shaders/asteroid_detail.fx /shaders/asteroid.fx /shaders/decal.fx /shaders/vplanet.fx /shaders/planet.fx /shaders/vtextured_normal.fx /shaders/textured_normal.fx /shaders/vtextured.fx /shaders/textured.fx /shaders/skinned_pa_unit_ghost.fx /shaders/pa_unit_ghost.fx /shaders/skinned_pa_unit_dead.fx /shaders/pa_unit_dead.fx /shaders/skinned_pa_unit_fab.fx /shaders/pa_unit_fab.fx /shaders/skinned_pa_unit.fx /shaders/pa_unit.fx /shaders/skinned_textured.fx /shaders/liquid_flow.vs /shaders/liquid_flow.fs /shaders/planet_liquid_transparent.fx /shaders/vertex_unlit.fx /shaders/position_color_normal_uv_lit.vs /shaders/vertex_lit_transparent.fx /shaders/vvertex_lit.fx /shaders/vertex_lit.fs /shaders/vertex_lit.fx /shaders/skinned_solid.fx /shaders/skinned_solid_unlit.fx /shaders/solid.fx /shaders/solid_unlit_hack.fx /shaders/solid_unlit_transparent.fx /shaders/solid_unlit_add.fx /shaders/solid_unlit.fx /shaders/range_ring_resolve.fs /shaders/range_ring_capsule.fs /shaders/range_ring.fs /shaders/fog_of_war_resolve.fs /shaders/fog_of_war_capsule_debug.fs /shaders/fog_of_war_capsule.fs /shaders/fog_of_war.fs /shaders/light_shadow_map_fixup.fs /shaders/light_shadow_map_reduce.vs /shaders/light_shadow_map_reduce.fs /shaders/light_shadow_map_feedback.fs /shaders/light_fog.vs /shaders/light_fog.fs /shaders/light_capsule.vs /shaders/light_point_debug.fs /shaders/light_point_fast.vs /shaders/light_point_fast.fs /shaders/light_box_noshadow.fs /shaders/light_box_gobo_shadow_fast.fs /shaders/light_box_gobo_fast.fs /shaders/light_box_debug.fs /shaders/light_box.vs /shaders/light_box.fs /shaders/light_directional.vs /shaders/light_directional.fs /shaders/prelight_virtual.vs /shaders/prelight_virtual.fs /shaders/prelight_skinned_4bone_dead.vs /shaders/prelight_skinned_4bone_fab.vs /shaders/prelight_skinned_4bone.vs /shaders/shadowmap_pa_unit_dead.vs /shaders/shadowmap_pa_unit_ghost.fs /shaders/shadowmap_pa_unit_fab.vs /shaders/shadowmap_pa_unit_fab.fs /shaders/shadowmap_skinned_4bone_tex.vs /shaders/shadowmap_skinned_4bone.vs /shaders/shadowmap_tex_batch.vs /shaders/shadowmap_tex.vs /shaders/shadowmap_batch.vs /shaders/shadowmap.vs /shaders/shadowmap.fs /shaders/prelight_pa_unit_ghost.fs /shaders/prelight_pa_unit_dead.fs /shaders/prelight_flat_fab.vs /shaders/prelight_pa_unit_fab.fs /shaders/prelight_pa_unit.fs /shaders/prelight_vertex_color_batch.vs /shaders/prelight_vertex_color.vs /shaders/prelight_vertex_color.fs /shaders/prelight_solid.fs /shaders/prelight_flat_batch.vs /shaders/prelight_flat.vs /shaders/prelight_flat.fs /shaders/prelight_normal_batch.vs /shaders/prelight_normal.vs /shaders/prelight_normal.fs /shaders/prelight_material_batch.vs /shaders/prelight_material.vs /shaders/prelight_material.fs /shaders/specular_light_only.fs /shaders/diffuse_light_only.fs /shaders/light_only.fs /shaders/textured_point.fs /shaders/normalmapdetail.fs /shaders/shownormalmap.fs /shaders/black.fs /shaders/vt_renderpage_decal.vs /shaders/vt_renderpage_decal.fs /shaders/vt_renderpage_color.vs /shaders/vt_renderpage_color.fs /shaders/vt_renderpage_plain.fs /shaders/vt_renderpage_flat.fs /shaders/vt_renderpage.vs /shaders/vt_renderpage.fs /shaders/vt_pagemapping.vs /shaders/vt_pagemapping.fs /shaders/vt_default.vs /shaders/vt_default.fs /shaders/planet.fs /shaders/textured_normal.fs /shaders/textured.fs /shaders/post_vertical_blur.fs /shaders/post_horizontal_blur.fs /shaders/post_glow.fs /shaders/post_scale.fs /shaders/post_radialbloom.fs /shaders/post_copy.fs /shaders/vertex_color_unlit.fs /shaders/solid.fs /shaders/solid_unlit_transparent.fs /shaders/solid_unlit.fs /shaders/difference.fs /shaders/shadowed.fs /shaders/shadowed.vs /shaders/depth.fs /shaders/depth.vs /shaders/sun.fs /shaders/sun.vs /shaders/skinned_4bone.vs /shaders/position_tangent_uv.vs /shaders/position_normal_uv.vs /shaders/position_normal.vs /shaders/particle_distort.fs /shaders/particle.fs /shaders/particle.vs /shaders/skybox_background.fs /shaders/skybox_background.vs /shaders/skybox_black.fs /shaders/skybox.fs /shaders/textured_unlit_bgra_colorized.fs /shaders/textured_unlit_bgra.fs /shaders/textured_unlit.fs /shaders/textured_unlit_shadowmap.fs /shaders/textured_offset.vs /shaders/position_uniformcolor_uv.vs /shaders/position_color_normal.vs /shaders/position_color_uv.vs /shaders/position_color.vs /shaders/position.vs Uber Working Files I expect these won't stick around in later releases Code: file:///C:/work/pa/main/ui/alpha/live_game/live_game_alpha.html file:///C:/work/pa/main/ui/alpha/start/start_alpha.html
