Repository structure in-depth

Repository Reference

User files

User files are files created by user, depending of engine settigns, they could be located in game folder or in My Documents/My Games/omnicide. Here is draft listing of this files:

	data	this directory is created and managed by engine, it stores savegames, edited files, temp files etc.
	dds	dynamically created DDS files (fonts, locale images)
	screenshots	screenshots taken from game
	videos	FMV's and recorded with cl_capturevideo videos
	config.cfg	game config file
	omnicide.log	engine log file
	darkplaces_history.txt	console typing history

Game files

kain/

	cubemaps	cubemap light filters used on lights (animated cubemaps is stored in subfolders)
	game	game-related scripts (map scripts, gamemodel scripts etc.)
	gfx	all 2d textures used for graphical user interface
	glsl	OpenGL GLSL shaders
	locale	this folder stores all locales
	maps	game levels and it's additional files (lights, sources, lightmaps etc.)
	models	all game 3d models and textures for them/
	music	game music
	particles	textures used on particles
	radiant	textures and scripts used by leve leditor
	scripts	material scripts and client-side scripts such as menus, environments etc.
	sound	all game sounds
	textures	textures used on map surfaces (brushes, curves, terrains etc.)
	csprogs.dat	client-side compiled game logic
	effectinfo.txt	effects script
	LEGACY0.PK3	Blood Omen original files (created during installation)
	LEGACY1.PK3	Blood Omen sounds from demo version, this file only exist if installing PlayStation version of the game
	LEGACY2.PK3	Blood Omen FMV's (created during installation)
	LEGACY3.PK3	Blood Omen sprites DDS cache
	PILL500.PK3	generated textures DDS cache (see Building a Game/Textures DDS cache)
	lightstyles.txt	Lightstyles table
	menu.dat	compiled game logic for a menu
	pill.big	Blood Omen original file (copied during installation)
	progs.dat	compiled server-side game logic
	quake.rc	engine startup file

game/

	maps	map configuration scripts, each file holds a script for particular map
	models	gamemodel scripts
	default.cfg	Defaut config file
	engine.cfg	Engine config file
	omnicide.cfg	Blood Omnicide-specific config file (loaded after engine config file)
	world0.nsx	worldmap script for prologue game part
	world0.nsx	worldmap script for the present game part

textures/

Tip: Once development progressing, new themes get added.

	common	textures for common materials
	cellar	textures for 'cellar' theme
	crypt	textures for 'crypt' theme
	decals	all decal textures
	dungeon	textures for 'dungeon' theme
	envmaps	environment maps and cubemaps used on materials for cubemap reflections and tcGen environment
	liquids	textures used for liquids - lava, water, swamp
	mausoleum	textures for 'mausoleum' theme
	murals	murals for spells, artifacts, events etc.
	signboard	textures for signboards
	special	special textures (overlays, force-material textures etc.)
	surfaces	generic surface textures
	terrain	textures used for terrain blending
	towns	textures for 'town' theme
	blackmap.tga	simple black texture
	checker.tga	common checker texture for testing UV distortions

models/

	captives	3d captive models
	enemies	test 3d models of enemies
	enviro	models used in environment scripts
	fx	various models used in special effects
	items	item models
	mapobjects	models to be used on levels
	maps	specific prop models created for levels (such as terrains)
	new	all new models to be approved (and get texture and material created) goes here
	plants	Foliage models, such as grass
	teststuff	all test-only stuff (not exported to game's installer)
	traps	models to be used on various traps
	weapons	weapon models
	cube.mdl	4x4 units cube model
	null.mdl	model with no geometry
	point.mdl	a sphere with an arrow (used for testun purposes)

models/mapobjects/

One or largest model folders. It contains models to be used on levels as func_model or func_gamemodel.

Tip: Once development progressing, new mapobject themes get added.

	cave	models for 'cave' theme
	crypt	models for 'crypt' theme
	dungeon	models for 'dungeon' theme
	graveyard	models for 'graveyard' theme
	inn	models for 'inn' theme
	misc	unthemed widely used models
	outdoor	models for 'Nosgoth Outdoors' theme
	spikes	models used in spike zones
	town	models for 'town' theme
	trees	tree models

Development kit

devkit/

	bloodpill	Blood Pill utility
	cubemaps	tools for making cubemaps
	launcher	source code for launcher
	modelling	tools for modelling (coverters, exporters)
	notepad++	syntax highlight scripts for notepad++
	other	other tools
	quakec	game logic QuakeC sourcecode (client, server and menu)
	spr32edit	Tool to edit sprites

devkit/modelling

	dpmwizard	DPMWizard tool (make DPM models from Half-Life SMD models)
	gensurf	An old tool to generate brush-based terrain from heightmaps or random noises.
	plugins	Import/Export plugins for various game formats used with Darkplaces engine.
	plugins_src	Source code for plugins.
	qme	Old program to edit MDL models.
	MD3Compiler.exe	NPherno's MD3 Compiler

devkit/quakec

	csprogs.dat	QuakeC sources for client-side progs
	menu.dat	QuakeC sources for menu progs
	progs.dat	QuakeC sources for game progs (server game logic)
	shared	Shared QuakeC code (libraries, systems)
	shared	Shared QuakeC code (libraries, systems)
	compile_csprogs.bat	Script to compile client-side progs into kain/csprogs.dat
	compile_menu.bat	Script to compile menu progs into kain/menu.dat
	compile_progs.bat	Script to compile game progs into kain/progs.dat
	fteqcc.exe	FTEQCC QuakeC source compiler
	sourcescanner.exe	SourceScanner - a tool to make level editor entity defs (mapeditor/kain.game/kain/entities.ent) from QuakeC source.

Misc

All misc files are stored in the misc/ folder, there can be many subfolders there, but here we only list most useful.

	Balance and Docs	various documents regarding original game, dialogue scripts, weapon damage listings etc.
	Concept Art	All concept art submitted to Blood Omnicide.
	Graphics	Various non-game graphical files (logos, icons, site designs)

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