Modding handbook

• Overview
  • Project Structure
    • Architecture
    • Languages
    • Folders
      • doc/
      • openage/
      • assets/
      • buildsystem/
      • libopenage/
• Conception
  • AI
    • AI-Interface
      • General ideas
      • Event types
      • Relevant structures for the AI
• Conversion
  • openage Assets
    • Asset directories
    • Metadata assets
    • Data assets
  • Convert Script
    • Converting Media
    • Exporting Structures
  • Conversion Procedure
    • Media Files
    • Original metadata files
      • Data Updates
  • Interactive Conversion
    • Single-File Conversion
  • Single file conversion
    • Interactive Shell
• nyan
  • What's nyan? - Introduction
    • How?
    • Specification
    • Current State of the Project
    • Dependencies, Building and Running
    • Development Process
    • Contact
    • License
  • nyan
  • WTF?
  • Srsly?
  • Design idea
  • Design goals
  • Language features
    • Data handling
    • Syntax
      • Multi inheritance
      • Types
    • Namespaces, imports and forward declarations
      • Implicit namespace
      • Importing
      • Cyclic dependencies
        • Forward declarations
        • Cyclic avoidance
  • nyan interpreter
    • Database views
    • Embedding nyan
      • API definition example
      • Embedding in the engine
    • Creating a scripting API
  • nyanc - the nyan compiler
  • openage specific “standard library”
    • Defined nyan::Objects
      • Data updates
        • Mod: Game mods
        • Tech: Technologies
      • Engine features
        • Resource: Resource types
        • Ability: Available unit actions
        • DropSite: Object where resources can be brought to
        • Unit: In-game objects
        • Many many more.
    • Unit hierarchy
  • Modding examples
    • New resource
    • Patching a patch example
    • Creating a new ability
  • Gamedata conversion
    • Gamedata conversion
  • openage nyan library
    • Design principles
    • API objects
      • Entity
      • GameEntity
      • Ability
      • Modifier
      • Effect
• Ideas
  • AI Ideas
    • Villagers
    • Military
    • Ship
  • Gameplay Ideas
    • Environment
      • Weather
      • Fire
      • Day/night cycle
      • Forests
      • Gaia Units
      • Terrain Types:
    • Resources
      • Infinite regeneration
      • Stone balancing
      • Salvage
      • Deconstructing buildings
    • Map extensions
      • 3D terrain
      • Infinite maps
    • Research
    • Capture buildings
    • Game modes
      • Zombie Survival Mode
      • Conquer the castle
      • Barbarian Invasion
      • Phantom Mode
      • Pure Battle Mode
      • Micro-nerd Mode (or Mod)
      • Random Ideas
    • Unit handling
      • Improved grouping
      • Better movement
      • More intelligent units
      • Better attack stances
      • Viewcone-feature for additional complexity
    • Multiplayer
      • Lobby settings
      • Matchmaking and competitive mode
      • Tournament mode
      • Spectating/Casting
      • Team interaction
      • MMO games
    • New Buildings
      • Bridges
      • Streets
    • New Units
      • Water
      • Land
    • Relics & Kings
    • Production
    • For the lulz
    • Implement features the AoE-devs didn’t do
  • Interface Ideas
    • interface enhancements
    • after-game stats
  • Technical Ideas
    • monitor game asset folder (e.g. with inotify)
  • Overview Feature Requests
    • Explanations:
  • Editor Ideas
    • Overview
      • Editor doc structure
      • General
    • Terrain
      • General
      • Toolboxes
      • Painting
      • UI Layout
    • Multiplayer
      • Idea
      • Features
      • Optional
• Tutorials
  • How to use the original game assets?
  • Conversion
  • How to nyan
    • Nyan Quickstart Guide for AoE2 modders
      • Overview
      • Data types
      • Unit upgrades in nyan
      • Objects
      • Patches
      • Creating a tech
      • Nyan and the openage engine
    • Getting Started
      • Main Features
      • Contents
    • Objects
      • Basic Syntax
      • Inheritance
        • Changing members while inheriting
        • Multiple Inheritance
      • Patches
      • Abstract Objects
      • Nested Objects
    • Patches
      • Basic synatx
      • Applying a patch
        • Example
      • Patching a Patch
      • Adding inheritance
    • Data Types
      • Primitive Types
      • Complex Types
    • Data types
      • Boolean
        • Syntax
          • Example
        • Operators
          • (Re-)Assignment ‘=’
          • Logical AND ‘&=’
          • Logical OR ‘|=’
      • Dicts
        • Syntax
          • Example
        • Operators
          • (Re-)Assignment ‘=’
          • Addition ‘+=’
          • Substraction ‘-=’
          • Multiplication ‘*=’
          • Division ‘/=’
          • Appending a dict ‘|=’
          • Deleting keys ‘?=’
          • Keep only specified keys ‘&=’
      • Files
        • Syntax
          • Example
        • Operators
          • (Re-)Assignment ‘=’
      • Floats
        • Syntax
          • Example
        • Operators
          • (Re-)Assignment ‘=’
          • Addition ‘+=’
          • Substraction ‘-=’
          • Multiplication ‘*=’
          • Division ‘/=’
      • Integers
        • Syntax
          • Example
        • Operators
          • (Re-)Assignment ‘=’
          • Addition ‘+=’
          • Substraction ‘-=’
          • Multiplication ‘*=’
          • Division ‘/=’
      • Orderes Sets
        • Syntax
          • Example
        • Operators
          • (Re-)Assignment ‘=’
          • Appending values ‘+=’
          • Removing values ‘-=’
          • Keep only specified values ‘&=’
      • Sets
        • Syntax
          • Example
        • Operators
          • (Re-)Assignment ‘=’
          • Appending values ‘+=’
          • Removing values ‘-=’
          • Keep only specified values ‘&=’
      • Strings
        • Syntax
          • Example
        • Operators
          • (Re-)Assignment ‘=’
          • Appending a string ‘+=’
• Appendices