File Locations and Naming Conventions

Context: HL Kit … Basic Concepts and Terminology … The Physical Files 

Beneath the directory where you installed HL is a directory named "data". If you installed HL to the default location, this directory will be located at "C:\HeroLab\data". All HL data files reside in sub-directories beneath the "data" directory, with all of the data files for each game system being grouped together within a sub-directory named appropriately for that game system. For example, all of the data files for the d20 System will be found in the "d20" sub-directory, or "C:\HeroLab\data\d20" if you installed HL to the default location.

Within a game system directory, there will be an assortment of files with a variety of names. Here is a summary of the various files that will be found and their purpose.

config.cfg	Configuration file that provides details when package files are used
*.pkg	Package files
definition.def	Definition file that is compiled before anything else
*.1st	Structural files that are compiled first
*.core	Structural files compiled after "*.1st" files
*.str	Structural files compiled after "*.pri" files
*.aug	Structural files compiled after "*.pri" files
*.dat	Data files that are compiled after structural files
logo.bmp	Bitmap file containing game system logo
*.bmp	Image files used for buttons, textures, etc.
*.hlz	Compiled files used by HL at run-time
faq.htm	HTML file containing the FAQ for the data files that is generated when the data files are compiled
manual.htm	Manual with specifics on using the data files for the game system (file name may be different)
timing.xml	Timing dependency and error report generated whenever the data files are compiled
unused.xml	Report of unused resources and styles that is generated when the data files are compiled