General

General¶

General defines how the project's core game systems work across the entire game. It is the catch-all configuration for everything that does not belong to a more specific category — the icon sheet and icon dimensions, save data format and slot defaults, mouse and input behavior, the default menu UI, the lifecycle scripts that run before and after loading a save, and the global scripts that drive the engine itself.

The settings here are the project-wide defaults that apply to every play session. Most projects configure these once early in development to lock in how the game presents and persists itself.

Properties¶

System¶

Name	Explanation	Type
After Load Script	The script executed after a save state is loaded.	Script
Before Load Script	The script executed before a save state is loaded.	Script

Interactions¶

Name	Explanation	Type
Cooldown Ends on Release	Whether virtual key cooldown begins when the key is released instead of when pressed.	Toggle
Default Cooldown (milliseconds)	The default virtual key cooldown in milliseconds.	Number
Menu Sound Effect	The sound to play when the main menu opens.	Sound Effect

Maps¶

Name	Explanation	Type
Enable Map Mesh Cache	When enabled, saving a map also writes a binary mesh cache (.bin) alongside the map file. The engine uses this cache to skip tile mesh generation at load time, resulting in faster map transitions.	Toggle

Save Data¶

Name	Explanation	Type
Empty Save State Name	The name to use on any empty save state.	String
Is Clear Text	Whether save data is stored in clear text, allowing the player to edit it manually.	Toggle
Save State Slot Count	The number of save state slots to use.	Number
Use Save State Slots	Whether to limit saves to a fixed number of save state slots.	Toggle

Scripts¶

Name	Explanation	Type
Enable User Interface Mouse Support	Whether interface elements support mouse interaction.	Toggle
Maximum Script Execution Time per Frame (microseconds)	The maximum time in microseconds a single script will execute per frame. Acts as a throttle for long-running scripts.	Number
Prefer Mouse Button Release	Whether interface mouse interactions trigger on button release instead of button press.	Toggle

User Interfaces¶

Name	Explanation	Type
Icon Width/Height	The dimension of the cell for an individual icon.	Number
Icons	The icon sheet image used throughout the engine for items, skills, and interface elements.	Image
Main Menu	The main menu linked to the menu virtual key.	User Interface