.dat files or .user

chiefweasel · February 21st, 2009, 05:45 PM

Quick question, have the default files extension been changed from .dat to .user? I dont seem to have the option to save any file as a .dat anymore. Just curious. Thanks.

Colen · February 23rd, 2009, 01:05 PM

You should save all new files created by the editor as ".user". This helps Hero Lab distinguish between files that were created by the game system author, and files that were created by users using the editor - it allows game systems written for the authoring kit to recover from any errors introduced when editing files in the editor.

Hope this helps.

chiefweasel Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 1,322 February 21st, 2009, 05:45 PM	Quick question, have the default files extension been changed from .dat to .user? I dont seem to have the option to save any file as a .dat anymore. Just curious. Thanks.
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Colen Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,690 February 23rd, 2009, 01:05 PM	You should save all new files created by the editor as ".user". This helps Hero Lab distinguish between files that were created by the game system author, and files that were created by users using the editor - it allows game systems written for the authoring kit to recover from any errors introduced when editing files in the editor. Hope this helps.
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