[Feature Request] macOS: have the app check for game files in Application Support

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[Feature Request] macOS: have the app check for game files in Application Support

Closed this issue a year ago · 2 comments

Currently it is required to open the app bundle and place the data files in the Resources folder. This is a good option to have, so you can have the game self-contained.

But I think a good second option is that if the app doesn't find the data in Resources it then looks in ~/Library/Application Support/Hiigara. This is a standard place to keep game data for many source ports.

Answer 1 · 2023-08-31T17:03:21.000Z

Wow thanks for the suggestion and for using it. I'll do that then, thanks! Extra flexibility for users is always a good thing.

Answer 2 · 2023-09-02T08:03:58.000Z

I took a look at this (utility.c) and it is a real mess. What I will do is start removing all the Windows specific code, I will then remove the Linux'isms and after that, what is left will be the stuff used for macOS and there it will be easier and cleaner, to simply reimplement the entire data paths and read / write functionality.