.PATCH File Extension
Starbound Patch File
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A PATCH file contains information that modifies gameplay in Starbound, a 2D space exploration game. It stores plain text formatted in the Starbound Patch structure, which includes four code groups describing the operations performed on gameplay files as part of a game mod. For example, a PATCH file can modify the player.config file to change a player's capabilities.
More Information
PATCH files are useful for Starbound players who want to adjust gameplay without directly altering or erasing original files. Instead, they can create a PATCH file and define operations within it to make the desired changes to a gameplay file that Starbound references and applies.
Examples of possible operations:
- Add - Adds a new argument to a file.
- Copy - Copies a value from one location to another.
- Replace - Replaces a value with a new one.
- Move - Moves a value to a different location.
- Remove - Removes a specific argument.
- Test - Tests a set of arguments to verify that they work before applying the patch.
Starbound users place PATCH files in the same directory as the gameplay files they modify with the .patch extension appended to the end of the filename. For example, a user will place an example.config.patch file in the same directory as the example.config file it modifies.
How to open a PATCH file
You can open and edit PATCH file with a source code editor, such as Microsoft Visual Studio Code, which provides helpful syntax-highlighting capabilities. Plain text editors, including Microsoft Notepad and Apple TextEdit, can also open and edit PATCH files but do not provide helpful editing features that source code editors offer.