Category

Categories contain the source resource paths and appearances that will be replaced by a variant from any Variant Pool targeting it. Just like Variant Pools they must contain only one resource type to be valid and also carry a .json extension and are located in bin\x64\plugins\cyber_engine_tweaks\mods\InfiniteRandomizerFramework\data\categories.

The Root Object has the following properties:

Property	Explanation	Required
name	Unique Identifying Name	Yes
entries	List Of Resources To Be Replaced	Yes, Must Contain At Least 1 Entry

The Entry Object has the following structure:

Property	Explanation	Required
resourcePath	Resource Path To Be Replaced	Yes
appearance	Appearance To Filter For	No, Defaults To Any

Appearances are ignored for worldTerrainMeshNode and worldStaticDecalNode.

The resource path has to match before the appearance is checked and the appearance simply acts as an additional filter to narrow down replacement.

When adding entities to a category don't forget to add the "default" value as well if you are filtering by appearance.

An example snippet:

{
  "name": "VendingMachine-A",
  "entries": [  
    {
      "appearance": "vending_machines_a_orgiatic",
      "resourcePath": "base\\gameplay\\devices\\vending_machines\\vending_machine_1.ent"
    },
    {
      "appearance": "vending_machines_vending_machine_a",
      "resourcePath": "base\\gameplay\\devices\\vending_machines\\vending_machine_1.ent"
    }
  ]
}