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[odnorf]

I would like the wme.exe interprenter to search for the data files not only in the same dir it is executed but also in a /data/   dir
I am asking this, because I am thinking of splitting my project in many smaller packages, and I wouldn't like my game's dir to have 50 files inside (like all the old dos games). Now... I understand that you might find strange the fact that I would like to split my project, but this method has one big IMO advantage : when you finish and upload/distribute you project and AFTER you find a few bugs then you can update only the neccessary files (for example the scripts.dcp) and not all the game (with the graphics, music, sounds, etc). If this method has any disadvantages that I can't think now please say so.

[Mnemonic]

Actually, WME *does* search for the packages also in data\ subdirectory. You can also set other folders by creating the well-known "dcgf.ini" file with something like:

[Resource]
PackagePaths=path1;path2;path3


As for the updates, you don't have to split your resources now, but rather when the need arises, you can only pack the updated resources into a new package. If you set it a higher priority that the original package(s), WME will use those new resources instead. You can set the priority in ProjectMan in the package properties.

[odnorf]

Actually, WME *does* search for the packages also in data\ subdirectory. You can also set other folders by creating the well-known "dcgf.ini" file with something like:

[Resource]
PackagePaths=path1;path2;path3

Cool! Are there any other usefull features that can be used with the dcgf.ini file?

As for the updates, you don't have to split your resources now, but rather when the need arises, you can only pack the updated resources into a new package. If you set it a higher priority that the original package(s), WME will use those new resources instead. You can set the priority in ProjectMan in the package properties.

I was always wondering what the "priority" property does... It looks like that you have thought everything before us...

[Mnemonic]

Are there any other usefull features that can be used with the dcgf.ini file?

Not really, I think you know them all now :-)
Basically, the dcgf.ini file is equivalent to the WME project files (*.wpr) generated by ProjectMan.