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Enjay

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Custom Resource Naming Convention
« on: January 13, 2014, 10:22:24 PM »
So I've been in the process of making custom doodads and tile-sets for a campaign I'm toying with, and have run into a naming convention issue. Originally I was just writing over 'theme_f', but realized that was stupid, since I might want to use that later, even if I'm not using it now. Then I created a 'theme_g', and moved everything there, but when I got to creating a custom Color Cover, I realized g was also taken, which brought me to a key realization. If I want to continue using this theme, and package it for others to use, it should probably have a name that fits convention and won't eventually be made less functional due to releases from the devs.

So any input as to what I should be naming this? Three letter codes to dictate who created the pack, and then start at a?
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Re: Custom Resource Naming Convention
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2014, 12:50:15 AM »
The name on themes are set when I create them, it's probably best if you don't use those names at all, or your own name as prefix or something, like enjay_theme_a or whatever (that's what I've been doing when creating levels for quake and hl, I name my folders "hipshot_nn"). Because I will be adding in up to theme g in the desert campaign.
« Last Edit: January 14, 2014, 02:01:06 PM by Hipshot »

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Re: Custom Resource Naming Convention
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2014, 01:53:09 AM »
yep, that's what I thought, thanks!
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Re: Custom Resource Naming Convention
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2014, 05:34:05 PM »
i use simple initals

theme_nd for the necromancer dungeon theme
theme_gc for a goblin cavern
theme_df for a dark forest

as they use two letters its unlikely they will ever share them with other themes
and it makes it easy to tell what they are at a glance
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