Data:Assets
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The asset tree contains all game assets that are loaded during gameplay. It is the central location modding work takes place. By modifying the files contained in the assets directory, Starbound can have its existing content changed, removed, and new content added.
The asset tree location is defined by bootstrap.config. By default, it is the assets directory in the root install directory.
Individual mods each have their own asset tree. These are created and placed in the mods folder of the Starbound install directory. Each mod has its own *.modinfo file that contains information for loading the mod. Any modinfo file in the mods directory tree will be loaded into the game. For consistency's sake -- all references to any root mod folder will just be referred to as Assets as that is the root of the core game files.
Asset Tree Contents
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
| Assets | Contains configuration for core game systems. |
| Assets/animations | Contains reusable animations. |
| Assets/augments | Contains item and buff augments. |
| Assets/biomes | Biome definition - Ore distribution - Generation pattern code |
| Assets/celestial | Contains images and animations for the star map and planets in the sky background. |
| Assets/cinematics | Contains cinematics setting up the story for each race when starting a new game |
| Assets/codex | Contains codex entries. |
| Assets/damage | Animation definitions on response to hit |
| Assets/dungeons | Dungeons, Micro Dungeons |
| Assets/effects | Contains effects for tech etc. |
| Assets/humanoid | Base Character images and associated frame files. |
| Assets/interface | GUI images plus configuration files. |
| Assets/items | Contains definitions and images for usable items and equipment. |
| Assets/leveling | Contains mathematical functions for various aspects of the game (e.g. animation curves, damage curves). |
| Assets/monsters | Contains images, definitions, and scripts for monsters. |
| Assets/music | Contains background music. |
| Assets/npcs | Contains images, definitions, and scripts for NPCs. |
| Assets/objects | Contains definitions for placeable objects. subfolders sort objects into race/category. |
| Assets/parallax | Contains images for background parallax. |
| Assets/particles | Contains images and definitions for particle effects. |
| Assets/plants | Contains images and definitions for foliage and trees. |
| Assets/projectiles | Contains images and definitions for projectiles. |
| Assets/quests | Contains definitions for quests. |
| Assets/recipes | Contains crafting recipes. |
| Assets/sfx | Contains audio files for sound effects. |
| Assets/ships | Contains background images and structure definitions of player ships. |
| Assets/sky | Contains images and animations for the sky. |
| Assets/songs | Contains ABC format songs for in game instruments. |
| Assets/species | Contains player information for species (e.g. racial crafting recipes, sfx, name generation). |
| Assets/statuseffects | Contains definitions for temporary effects on entities (e.g. poison, speed boost). |
| Assets/tech | Contains definitions and scripts for techs. |
| Assets/terrain | Contains terrain generation parameters for planet surface generation. |
| Assets/tiles | Contains images and definitions of blocks. |
| Assets/treasure | Contains definitions for pools of items (e.g. chests, drops, merchants). |
| Assets/weather | Contains definition of weather effects (e.g. rain, snow). |
Specific File Types
| File Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Frames | Dictates frame names of sprite sheet |
Config Files
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| assets.config | [File does not exist in assets as recent as version 1.3] |
| asteroids_worlds.config | Defines parameters for generating Asteroid Field "worlds" |
| authmunin.config | [File does not exist in assets as recent as version 1.3] |
| blueprint.config | Defines the default text for generated blueprint items |
| celestial.config | Defines the parameters for generating the galaxy |
| client.config | Defines the parameters of the game client |
| codex.config | Defines the default text for generated codex items |
| currencies.config | Defines parameters for currencies |
| default_actor_movement.config | Defines some default parameters of entities |
| default_configuration.config | Defines default parameters for the game client (This appears to have been removed or renamed) |
| default_movement.config | Defines some default parameters of entities |
| dungeon_worlds.config | Defines the parameters for instanced worlds like the Outpost or The Erchius Mining Facility |
| emotes.config | Defines phrases that trigger player emotes |
| farming.config | Defines parameters related to immersion of crops in water and crop growth |
| help.config | Defines command descriptions when using "/help" |
| highlights.config | Defines highlight overlay states when using scan mode |
| humanoid.config | Defines rendering parameters for humanoid entities |
| hunger.config | Defines phrases used for hunger levels |
| instance_worlds.config | Defines the parameters for instanced worlds like the Outpost or The Erchius Mining Facility |
| interface.config | Defines position and setting of interface elements |
| itemdrop.config | Defines item movement parameters, such as pickup range, throw velocity, and fall speed |
| lighting.config | Defines rendering parameters for lighting |
| liquids.config | Defines liquids |
| merchant.config | Defines default merchant shop parameters such as buy and sell factors |
| metamaterials.config | Defines metamaterials not already specified by the game engine |
| panes.config | Defines tooltip parameters |
| perf.config | [File does not exist in assets as of version 1.1.1] |
| planetgen.config | Replaced by terrestrial_worlds.config |
| player.config | Defines initial states of a new player including animations, warmth, and blueprint tiers |
| playermodes.config | Defines player difficulty parameters |
| radiomessages.config | Defines default parameters for radio messages from entities such as SAIL |
| rails.config | Defines friction and speed limits for platforms traversing various rail components |
| renderer.config | Renamed rendering.config |
| rendering.config | Defines parameters for the renderer |
| server.config | [File does not exist in assets as recent as version 1.3] |
| sfx.config | Defines audio parameters for sound playback |
| sky.config | Defines rendering parameters for the sky |
| songbook.config | Defines how symbols in .abc song files are converted into musical notes (?) |
| spawning.config | Defines default parameters for monster spawning as well as common kinds of monster spawns |
| streamingvideo.config | [File does not exist in assets as of version 1.1.1] |
| system_objects.config | Defines parameters for explorable ships, stations, and anomalies |
| systemworld.config | Defines parameters for star systems |
| terrestrial_worlds.config | Defines the parameters used to generate planets |
| universe_server.config | Defines various server-side parameters such as starter planet requirements |
| universeflags.config | Defines conditions for universe-wide flags, such as Outpost unlocks |
| versioning.config | |
| weather.config | Defines occurrence chances for weather types |
| world_template.config | |
| worldserver.config | |
| worldstorage.config |
