Game Developer's Guide to the new 3.1.X.X update

(Work in Progress) ##1. Change your Game Definition folder structure

• Rename your main xml file to definition.xml (you cannot give it a specialized name anymore)
• Delete **[content_types]** as it is removed from OCTGN.
• definition.xml is the ONLY file allowed in the root directory of the game definition. All other files must be moved into folders.
• delete the **_rels** folder (no longer needed).

##2. Change the RELS id links inside definition.xml

• Wherever you had a file/image linked through your **_rels** document (counters, card backs, python scripts, etc), replace the _rels ID with the filepath of the file.
• I.E. \<script src="r02" /> becomes \<script src="scripts/actions.py" />
• It's important to note that you cannot start the path with a /.
• Incorrect Example \<script src="/scripts/actions.py" />

##3. Capitalize all instances of **"true"** (to **"True"**) and **"false"** (to **"False"**) inside definition.xml

##4. Make sure all XML tags inside \<game> go in this order (this is now important!):

1. <scripts>
2. <fonts>
3. <proxygen> (NEW!)
4. <globalvariables>
5. <card>
6. <table>
7. <player>
8. <shared>
9. <deck>
10. <sharedDeck>

##5. Add new code inside the \<game> tag

• (this is where stuff like the game GUID and version number are)
• **tags=""** -- a short tag to help locate your game, usually an acronym if available
• **description=""** -- give a description for your game
• **setsurl=""** -- the full URL of a website to find more info or help for sets in this game
• **gameurl=""** -- the full URL of a website to find more info or help for this game
• **authors=""** -- a place to put the name of the person (or people) who helped code this game
• **iconurl=""** -- the full URL of a hosted picture to display as an icon for this game

##6. All set XMLs go into Game Definition

• Each set xml file will be stored in '**/Sets/set-guid/set.xml'**' (note the capitalized 'Sets' folder)
• All sets must be renamed '**set.xml**' in these new folders.
• Each set will have its own folder, named by its GUID (with dashes)

##7. All card images will have their own .O8C file

• Card images MUST BE renamed to their GUID. (A tool will be made available soon which will automatically rename the cards for you)
• Each card image will be stored in '**/Sets/set-guid/Cards/card-guid.jpg'**' (note the capitalized 'Sets' and 'Cards' folder, other image filetypes also supported)
• More details on constructing this .O8C filetype will be made available soon.

NOTE!!! Card images can also be stored into the game definition using the above-mentioned folder structure. This is handy for game-required resources such as tokens and markers/counters, but is NOT RECOMMENDED for storing card images from sets!

##8. Set up Proxy Generator

• this will generate proxy versions of cards as substitutes for actual card images, if the actual card image is not installed.
• see Proxy Generator for full instructions