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This page is under construction. The information on this page may not yet be complete.

This page lists all new and improved capabilities when designing mods for Alpine Faction.

General

RedFaction\client_mods\ - The "client_mods" folder should be used for all clientside mods in Alpine Faction, rather than the traditional RF method of dropping them into "user_maps\multi\" or "user_maps\single\"

Packfiles are loaded alphabetically from the below locations. Assets loaded by the game from packfiles can be overridden/modified by including a file with the same filename in a packfile loaded later (either alphabetically or in a later loaded location).

Packfile location loading order:

1. Standard VPPs in root RF directory
2. alpinefaction.vpp
3. VPPs in user_maps\multi *
4. VPPs in user_maps\single *
5. VPPs in client_mods
6. VPPs in TC mod folder (if TC mod is loaded)

* - All packfiles are loaded from user_maps\multi and user_maps\single, but assets in these packfiles will NOT override previously loaded assets unless the "Allow clientside mods to be loaded from user_maps" option is turned on in the Alpine Faction Launcher.

Level Info Tables

In Alpine Faction, whenever the client loads a map (multi or single), it attempts to load a file named "MAPNAME_info.tbl", where MAPNAME is the level's filename (e.g. "dm02_info.tbl" is loaded when "dm02.rfl" is loaded). This file can be loaded from anywhere - user_maps\multi, user_maps\single, client_mods, or the TC mod's folder (if a TC mod is loaded).

The below options can be specified in this file, and apply as long as that map is loaded.

Sample MAPNAME_info.tbl File

#Start

// This is a comment
$Ideal Player Count: 8
$Author Contact: "example@factionfiles.com"
$Author Website: "https://factionfiles.com"
$Description: "This is a description of the map."
$Lightmap Clamp Floor: {32,32,32}
$Lightmap Clamp Ceiling: {255,255,255}
$Player Headlamp Color: {32,32,32}
$Player Headlamp Range: 3.5
$Player Headlamp Radius: 20.0

#End