Adding DLC content

[theCodeCat]

Hi, I'm working on a game where players will be able to download additional content.
However I'm not sure how to add additional content to an existing installation without potentially breaking something.

Say I had "main.rpy" and "dlc.rpy" with the following contents:

main.rpy:

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label start:
  "<some other content>"
  if renpy.has_label("dlcContent"):
     jump dlcContent
label afterDLC:
   "<some other content>"

dlc.rpy:

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label dlcContent:
   "some dlc content"
   jump afterDLC

Could I have an installation with just "main.rpyc", later drop "dlc.rpyc" into the folder, and have the game work without issue?

Also, does it make a difference if "dlc.rpyc" is part of an archive?

[PyTom]

That should work just fine.

[Bryy]

Hi, I'm working on a game where players will be able to download additional content.
However I'm not sure how to add additional content to an existing installation without potentially breaking something.

Say I had "main.rpy" and "dlc.rpy" with the following contents:

main.rpy:

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label start:
  "<some other content>"
  if renpy.has_label("dlcContent"):
     jump dlcContent
label afterDLC:
   "<some other content>"

dlc.rpy:

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label dlcContent:
   "some dlc content"
   jump afterDLC

Could I have an installation with just "main.rpyc", later drop "dlc.rpyc" into the folder, and have the game work without issue?

Also, does it make a difference if "dlc.rpyc" is part of an archive?

Explain in further detail.

I am right now writing our second DLC (and first and only expansion) which I plan on selling as a separate purchase.

My question, I guess, is how do I make DLC content that only plays when the DLC is bought?
And what do I need to do to the DLC Package in Steamworks?