IOS - INI questions

[GameMaker2019]

Hi I don't have the IOS export module yet, but I am putting together my game for PC and will adjust it when I have the IOS stuff.

My question is with the INI. When I click the INI in the frame under "Settings" I put the name (example: mygame.ini), then the box is checked under it that says "Create INI file in Application Data folder". Is this correct to have the box checked for an IOS game?


Question 1 - In the event editor I have under the INI icon "Set current file to mygame.ini".
Is this fine or do I have to actually type in "Set current file to Appdrive$ + Appdir$ + mygame.ini" ?

Question 2 - Where the heck is the .ini file kept? I can't find it anywhere on my hard drive, yet the save/load function works.
When you build the game does it show up in the main file? Same with IOS games?

Thanks

[RhysD]

If you set the name of the file in the settings of the ini object, you don't need to call it again in the event editor. This is usually only if you want to change ini files using the same ini object.

The ini file is located usually in C:/Users/Username/AppData/Roaming/MMFApplication

[GameMaker2019]

Thanks for the info

[Francois]

iOS only looks for the filename and extension of the file. It not does take into account at all the path.
THe create INI in application data folder property only has an effect on PC.

[Redsquirrel]

Thats good to know. I was actually wondering about this last whether i should tick "create in app folder" but i assumed it wouldnt need to be.

[Anders]

If your INI file is located relative to your application in some way (same folder or subfolder) then that relative path will matter on iOS. If your INI file is located somewhere else that isn't in the same or subfolder of your application then all path information is ignored as there is nowhere else we can store it than the root folder.

So:
If your application (on windows) is stored at: C:\somefolder\anotherfolder\myApp.mfa
Then an INI file stored at C:\somefolder\anotherfolder\ini.ini (same folder as MFA) will load fine if you just load "ini.ini".
If the ini is stored at C:\somefolder\anotherfolder\subfolder\ini.ini (subfolder of the MFA) then you have to load it like this "subfolder\ini.ini" or it will not work.
If you ini file is stored somewhere else entirely, fx: C:\differentfolder\ini.ini then the runtime will detect that and ignore the path on iOS. Loading it with "ini.ini" will then work again.

Rule of thumb: You only ever need to worry about subfolders if your files are actually located in a subfolder to your MFA file.

[GameMaker2019]

Andos,

Right now I have a file on my C: drive with the MFA in it. In that file I have 2 subfolders, 1 for audio and 1 for images for that game.

So should I take the images and audio out of the subfolders and just keep them and the MFA all in one file?

Also should I find the .ini on my computer and put it in that same folder?

Game is for IOS only (no PC).

Thanks

[Anders]

GameMaker2019:
No need. If it works for you on the PC chances are that it works for you in the iOS runtime as well. We have tried to make this as painless as possible for you.
If you have external files like images (that you load with the Active Picture object for example) you should include them as binary files in the Data Elements editor though.

The audio files are automatically included in your project if you play them using the built in audio player functionality of MMF2, no need to include those manually.

[GameMaker2019]

All the external image files I have are used for backdrops, buttons and active objects. I currently have them in the subfolder in the main file with the MFA. Is that OK?

Thanks

[Anders]

If you use them like that then they will also be included automatically (into the MFA file and then into the .CCI file when exporting). No need to keep them local to your MFA file at all but that is up to you of course