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- | Although it should be considered an experimental feature at this time and requires a bit of manual setup, it's possible to access custom data stored in JSON files from [[script|scripts]]. To do so, you must first create a subfolder named " | + | Although it requires a bit of manual setup, it's possible to access custom data stored in JSON files from [[script|scripts]]. To do so, you must first create a subfolder named " |
As a simple example, let's say you wanted to maintain a list of [[item|items]] that the [[player character]] should begin the game with without needing to update your game's [[startup script]] every time the list changes. In this scenario, you could create a JSON file within the data folder named " | As a simple example, let's say you wanted to maintain a list of [[item|items]] that the [[player character]] should begin the game with without needing to update your game's [[startup script]] every time the list changes. In this scenario, you could create a JSON file within the data folder named " |