OpenXRay/xray-16

Untie the engine from mandatory use of configs/mp/ even in singleplayer mode.

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#1,302 opened on Apr 18, 2023

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Description

Description:

Currently, the engine requires the use of configs/mp/ even in single player mode, causing several issues:

  1. Need to duplicate weapon configs in both weapons and mp_ranks folders.
  2. Makes story mods cleaner without spaghetti code due to duplicated and potentially incorrect configs. Removing mp would simplify the process.
  3. Removing mp speeds up new game load and loading of saves from the main menu.

Proposal:

Untie the engine from mandatory use of configs/mp/ even in single player mode to address the above issues.

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Research direction
Trace all engine code paths that load configs/mp/ in singleplayer mode. Identify the purpose of each usage and determine which can be skipped or made optional without breaking functionality. Propose refactoring to conditionally load mp configs only in multiplayer mode.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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1-2 days
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Fresh
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Clear
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C++Git
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20