Mod

General

UFO:AI supports mod development. The main mod is the base mod. To create a new mod, just create a new directory in the UFO:AI mods directory. E.g. name it mymod. Start UFO:AI with

./ufo +set fs_gamedir mymod

Every file that is "overwritten" in your mod takes the precedence over the files in the base directory. Of course you can also add new files with this. New maps, new scripts, new textures and so on.

It's also possible to switch the mod from within the game. In this case only some subsystems are restarted (in order to load the right files with the right priority). Use fs_mod to switch it, or to list them. If there is no parameter given, it will list all the available mods, if there is a parameter given, it will activate the mod given by this parameter.

Server logic (Battlescape)

Modding the battlescape is possible by providing your own game lib. The code for our main game is in src/game.

Client logic

Modding the client logic is possible, too. We already have gametypes implemented for multiplayer, skirmish and campaign. The code for our main games is in src/client/cgame