[Solved] Ren'py archive exceptions

[Exiscoming]

Hi all, so I know you can archive files in your game by doing this:

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    build.classify('game/**.png', 'archive')

Now all .png files get archives. However I'd like to make an exception for my /mods folder, which contain .png files that can be overwritten by modded content.

Your help is appreciated!

[Andredron]

Hi all, so I know you can archive files in your game by doing this:

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    build.classify('game/**.png', 'archive')

Now all .png files get archives. However I'd like to make an exception for my /mods folder, which contain .png files that can be overwritten by modded content.

Your help is appreciated!

How to create a separate archive for each type of file? (archive different files to different archives)
I will not go into the theory - it is here https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/build.html
Just describe the process in 2 short steps.

1. In the options.rpy file you will need to register the names of the archives you want to create. For example:
build.archive ("images", "all") # Instead of "images" there can be anything.
build.archive ("sounds", "all")
2. When we register archiving, we do it as follows:
build.classify ('game / **. png', 'images') # for images
build.classify ('game / **. jpg', 'images')
build.classify ('game / **. mp3', 'sounds') # for sounds
build.classify ('game / **. ogg', 'sounds')
# Learn more about the signs of the asterisk and how to use it - read the link above.

Similarly, you can create separate archives for the script, for videos and, generally speaking, for everything that your heart desires.
> IMPORTANT:
This will not save your game from decompiling, but it will be very easy to make patches for it, in which you can separately add images, change the script or change the music. The user will just need to copy the files with the replacement. =)

PS
1. Do not forget that you must NOT have the lines build.classify ('game /**.**', 'archive')
2. All extensions that are not listed in build.classify will NOT be archived
3. Do not forget to register build.classify ('saves /**.**', None), since there, in addition to saves, are stored constant variables

[Imperf3kt]

Hi all, so I know you can archive files in your game by doing this:

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    build.classify('game/**.png', 'archive')

Now all .png files get archives. However I'd like to make an exception for my /mods folder, which contain .png files that can be overwritten by modded content.

Your help is appreciated!

Use this instead.

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    build.classify('game/gui/**.png', 'archive')
    build.classify('game/image/**.png', 'archive')

[Exiscoming]

Aaah, it's that simple? Thanks lads.