File descriptions
Here’s a quick summary of what each of the JSON files contain, broken down by folder. This list is not comprehensive, but covers the broad strokes.
data/json/
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| achievements.json | achievements |
| anatomy.json | a listing of player body parts - do not edit |
| ascii_arts.json | ascii arts for item descriptions |
| bionics.json | bionics, does NOT include bionic effects |
| body_parts.json | an expansion of anatomy.json - do not edit |
| clothing_mods.json | definition of clothing mods |
| construction.json | definition of construction menu tasks |
| default_blacklist.json | a standard blacklist of joke monsters |
| doll_speech.json | talk doll speech messages |
| dreams.json | dream text and linked mutation categories |
| disease.json | disease definitions |
| effects.json | common effects and their effects |
| emit.json | smoke and gas emissions |
| flags.json | common flags and their descriptions |
| furniture.json | furniture, and features treated like furniture |
| game_balance.json | various options to tweak game balance |
| gates.json | gate terrain definitions |
| harvest.json | item drops for butchering corpses |
| health_msgs.json | messages displayed when the player wakes |
| item_actions.json | descriptions of standard item actions |
| item_category.json | item categories and their default sort |
| item_groups.json | item spawn groups |
| lab_notes.json | lab computer messages |
| martialarts.json | martial arts styles and buffs |
| materials.json | material types |
| monster_attacks.json | monster attacks |
| monster_drops.json | monster item drops on death |
| monster_factions.json | monster factions |
| monstergroups.json | monster spawn groups |
| monstergroups_egg.json | monster spawn groups from eggs |
| monsters.json | monster descriptions, mostly zombies |
| morale_types.json | morale modifier messages |
| mutation_category.json | messages for mutation categories |
| mutation_ordering.json | draw order for mutation and CBM overlays in tiles mode |
| mutations.json | traits/mutations |
| names.json | names used for NPC/player name generation |
| overmap_connections.json | connections for roads and tunnels in the overmap |
| overmap_terrain.json | overmap terrain |
| player_activities.json | player activities |
| professions.json | profession definitions |
| recipes.json | crafting/disassembly recipes |
| regional_map_settings.json | settings for the entire map generation |
| road_vehicles.json | vehicle spawn information for roads |
| rotatable_symbols.json | rotatable symbols - do not edit |
| scent_types.json | type of scent available |
| scores.json | scores |
| skills.json | skill descriptions and ID’s |
| snippets.json | flier/poster descriptions |
| species.json | monster species |
| speech.json | monster vocalizations |
| statistics.json | statistics and transformations used to define scores and achievements |
| start_locations.json | starting locations for scenarios |
| techniques.json | generic for items and martial arts |
| terrain.json | terrain types and definitions |
| test_regions.json | test regions |
| tips.json | tips of the day |
| tool_qualities.json | standard tool qualities and their actions |
| traps.json | standard traps |
| tutorial.json | messages for the tutorial (that is out of date) |
| vehicle_groups.json | vehicle spawn groups |
| vehicle_parts.json | vehicle parts, does NOT affect flag effects |
| vitamin.json | vitamins and their deficiencies |
selected subfolders
data/json/items/
See below for specifics on the various items
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| ammo.json | common base components like batteries and marbles |
| ammo_types.json | standard ammo types by gun |
| archery.json | bows and arrows |
| armor.json | armor and clothing |
| bionics.json | Compact Bionic Modules (CBMs) |
| biosignatures.json | animal waste |
| books.json | books |
| chemicals_and_resources.json | chemical precursors |
| comestibles.json | food/drinks |
| containers.json | containers |
| crossbows.json | crossbows and bolts |
| fake.json | fake items for bionics or mutations |
| fuel.json | liquid fuels |
| grenades.json | grenades and throwable explosives |
| handloaded_bullets.json | random ammo |
| melee.json | anything that doesn’t go in the other item jsons, melee weapons |
| migration.json | conversions of non-existent items from save games to current items |
| newspaper.json | flyers, newspapers, and survivor notes. snippets.json for messages |
| obsolete.json | items being removed from the game |
| ranged.json | guns |
| software.json | software for SD-cards and USB sticks |
| tool_armor.json | clothes and armor that can be (a)ctivated |
| toolmod.json | modifications of tools |
| tools.json | tools and items that can be (a)ctivated |
| vehicle_parts.json | components of vehicles when they aren’t on the vehicle |
data/json/items/comestibles
data/json/requirements/
Standard components and tools for crafting
| Filename | Description |
|---|---|
| ammo.json | ammo components |
| cooking_components.json | common ingredient sets |
| cooking_requirements.json | cooking tools and heat sources |
| materials.json | thread, fabric, and other basic materials |
| toolsets.json | sets of tools commonly used together |
| uncraft.json | common results of taking stuff apart |
| vehicle.json | tools to work on vehicles |
data/json/vehicles/
Groups of vehicle definitions with self-explanatory names of files:
| Filename |
|---|
| bikes.json |
| boats.json |
| cars.json |
| carts.json |
| custom_vehicles.json |
| emergency.json |
| farm.json |
| helicopters.json |
| military.json |
| trains.json |
| trucks.json |
| utility.json |
| vans_busses.json |
| vehicles.json |