The section above explained all the basics you need to know about HWPs to get started. Just put your fresh HWP into theĭirectory, restart Hedgewars and check if the theme shows up. If you're done, you probably want to test it as well. The name before that can be whatever you like. Then the only thing you need to do is to rename the Zip file to have the correct suffix, i.e. “MyTheme_v1.zip”) with the following directory structure: If you want to package it in a HWP, you just create a Zip file (e.g. Suppose you have made a theme with the name “MyTheme”, version 1 ( Any file in a HWP will be treated as if it were in the They reflect the content of theĭirectory of Hedgewars. A HWP file is just a Zip file, but with the file name suffix “.hwp” instead of “.zip”. To install a HWP file manually, just put it in theĬreating a HWP is easy. If you download any add-on from DLC, you must restart Hedgewars for the change to take effect. Hedgewars also uses these internally for scripts and missions (see the section about sidecar HWPs).The file format provides an alternative to the “classical” method in which the user puts custom files directly into the user data directory. HWP files are used in the “Downloadable Content” (DLC) section, but they also can be shared online and installed manually. Possible problems, conflicts and security risksĪ HWP file is an add-on for Hedgewars which adds new things to Hedgewars, like a theme, map, scripts and more.Contact us if you want to help with this wiki!

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