Heavy newb questions I need to get off my chest..

[Xoria]

OHHH... you can keep things OUT of the file and call them? That 's so next.

[Robin]

OHHH... you can keep things OUT of the file and call them? That 's so next.

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[Xoria]

Can you put files out of the love file, and use them?

[Jasoco]

I guess kind of. Can't you? As long as the files are placed in the support folder for the current game. I don't know enough. But I would guess if anything, the files must be put in the same working directory Löve writes to. I'll have to do a test.

[Robin]

Can you put files out of the love file, and use them?

With LÖVE, you can use files from two locations:

1. The .love (or otherwise the same location main.lua is)
2. The write directory

Both are treated as the "current directory".

[Jasoco]

What happens if both the Löve directory and the write directory have a file with the same name? Which gets loaded and which gets ignored?

[bartbes]

The write dir one gets loaded.

[bmelts]

The write dir one gets loaded.

Really?

Files that are opened for read will be looked for the game root folder, and then in the save directory (in that order). So if a file with a certain filename (and path) exist in both the .love-file and the save folder, the one in the .love-file takes precedence.

If this is wrong, it should be changed...

[Someguy]

Does this really work?
I am trying to use "love.filesystem.enumerate" and I have to put the files I am looking to read in the .zip, if I want to use a .love file (or deployment exe).

[bartbes]

Yes, anjo, really, and this has been this way for 3 versions. I always wondered who was ignorant enough to keep lying.