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The Sparkling Farce separates platform code from game content. This is fundamental to the mod system.
Game content NEVER goes in
core/. The base game is just a mod.
sparklingfarce/
├── core/ # Platform code ONLY
│ ├── systems/ # Autoload singletons
│ ├── resources/ # Resource class definitions
│ ├── components/ # Reusable node components
│ ├── registries/ # Type registries
│ ├── mod_system/ # ModLoader, ModRegistry
│ └── utils/ # Utility functions
│
├── mods/ # ALL game content
│ ├── demo_campaign/ # Demo content (priority 100)
│ │ ├── mod.json
│ │ ├── data/
│ │ │ ├── characters/
│ │ │ ├── items/
│ │ │ ├── abilities/
│ │ │ ├── battles/
│ │ │ └── ...
│ │ ├── maps/
│ │ ├── cinematics/
│ │ └── assets/
│ │
│ ├── _platform_defaults/ # Core fallbacks (priority -1)
│ └── _starter_kit/ # Development assets
│
└── scenes/ # UI scenes, battle scenes, etc.
| Content Type | Location | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Character definitions | mods/*/data/characters/ | max.tres, sarah.tres |
| Item definitions | mods/*/data/items/ | wooden_sword.tres |
| Ability definitions | mods/*/data/abilities/ | fireball.tres |
| Battle configurations | mods/*/data/battles/ | intro_battle.tres |
| Map metadata | mods/*/data/maps/ | hometown.tres |
| Dialogue | mods/*/data/dialogues/ | intro_dialogue.tres |
| Cinematics | mods/*/cinematics/ | opening.json |
| Character sprites | mods/*/assets/characters/ | max.png |
| Tilesets | mods/*/tilesets/ | forest.tres |
| Audio | mods/*/audio/ | battle_theme.ogg |
core/| Content Type | Location | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Resource class scripts | core/resources/ | character_data.gd |
| Manager singletons | core/systems/ | battle_manager.gd |
| Reusable components | core/components/ | unit.gd |
| Type registries | core/registries/ | equipment_registry.gd |
| Utility functions | core/utils/ | dict_utils.gd |
| Priority Range | Use For |
|---|---|
| -1 to -100 | Platform defaults (fallbacks) |
| 0 to 99 | Official content |
| 100 to 8999 | User mods |
| 9000+ | Total conversions |
Higher priority mods override lower priority ones for the same resource ID.
mods/demo_campaign/data/characters/mods/demo_campaign/data/items/core/resources/ (class definition only)core/systems/scenes/ui/components/Use mods/_sandbox/ for experimental content that shouldn't ship:
mods/_sandbox/
├── mod.json # priority: 9999 (loads last, overrides everything)
└── data/
└── characters/
└── test_hero.tres