Mapbase gameinfo.txt

"GameInfo"
{
	game 		"Mapbase - HL2 Episodic"
	title 		"HALF-LIFE'"
	title2		""

	type		singleplayer_only

	GameData	"bin/halflife2.fgd"

	icon		"resource/icon1"

	// Indicates this is an original Mapbase mod and not just a mod using its features.
	mapbase_core 1

	FileSystem
	{
		SteamAppId				243730		// This sets the app ID in Steam

		//
		// Mapbase has a fairly unique file system that needs some explanation.
		// In its rawest form, it is spread out across 2-3 folders:
		//
		// mapbase_shared - Shared Mapbase content, like editor icons, that are not unique to Half-Life 2.
		// mapbase_hl2 - Original HL2 branch of Mapbase.
		// mapbase_episodic - Episodic branch of Mapbase.
		//
		// Each folder relies on the previous, meaning mapbase_episodic cannot function without mapbase_hl2 and
		// mapbase_hl2 cannot function without mapbase_shared.
		//
		// mapbase_episodic > mapbase_hl2 > mapbase_shared
		//
		// Each Mapbase folder has its own "content" subfolder contianing VPKs.
		// These are mounted similar to the "custom" folder in which everything is mounted without listing out their names.
		//
		SearchPaths
		{
			// First, mount all user customizations.  This will search for VPKs and subfolders
			// and mount them in alphabetical order.  The easiest way to distribute a mod is to
			// pack up the custom content into a VPK.  To "install" a mod, just drop it in this
			// folder.
			//
			// Note that this folder is scanned only when the game is booted.
			game+mod			|gameinfo_path|custom/*
			game+mod			ep2/custom/*
			game+mod			episodic/custom/*
			game+mod			hl2/custom/*

			// Now search loose files.  We'll set the directory containing the gameinfo.txt file
			// as the first "mod" search path (after any user customizations).  This is also the one
			// that's used when writing to the "mod" path.
			game+mod+mod_write+default_write_path		|gameinfo_path|.
			gamebin				|gameinfo_path|bin

			// Load the Mapbase content
			game+mod			|gameinfo_path|content/episodic_mapbase_content_dir.vpk
			game+mod			|gameinfo_path|content/episodic_materials_dir.vpk
			game+mod			|gameinfo_path|content/episodic_scenes_dir.vpk
			game+mod			|gameinfo_path|content/hl2_mapbase_content_dir.vpk
			game+mod			|gameinfo_path|content/hl2_materials_dir.vpk
			game+mod			|gameinfo_path|content/hl2_scenes_dir.vpk
			game+mod			|gameinfo_path|content/lostcoast_materials_dir.vpk
			game+mod			|gameinfo_path|content/shared_content.vpk

			// We search VPK files before ordinary folders, because most files will be found in
			// VPK and we can avoid making thousands of file system calls to attempt to open files
			// in folders where they don't exist.  (Searching a VPK is much faster than making an operating
			// system call.)
			game_lv				hl2/hl2_lv.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|ep2/ep2_english.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|ep2/ep2_pak.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|episodic/ep1_english.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|episodic/ep1_pak.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|hl2/hl2_english.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|hl2/hl2_pak.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|hl2/hl2_textures.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|hl2/hl2_sound_vo_english.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|hl2/hl2_sound_misc.vpk
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|hl2/hl2_misc.vpk
	  		game				|all_source_engine_paths|sourcetest/sourcetest_pak.vpk // sourcetest has Lost Coast content
	  		game				|all_source_engine_paths|lostcoast/lostcoast_pak.vpk // For those using Hammer with Half-Life 2's bin
			platform				|all_source_engine_paths|platform/platform_misc.vpk

			// Add the HL2 directory as a game search path.  This is also where where writes
			// to the "game" path go.
			game+game_write		ep2

			// Where the game's binaries are
			gamebin				episodic/bin

			// Last, mount in shared HL2 loose files
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|episodic
			game				|all_source_engine_paths|hl2
			platform			|all_source_engine_paths|platform
		}
	}
}