allow customisation of path to info.dat

Author: MattFiler

CathodeLib/CathodeLib.csproj

@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <Authors>Matt Filer</Authors>
     <Description>Provides support for parsing and writing common Alien: Isolation formats from the Cathode engine.</Description>
     <Copyright>Matt Filer 2026</Copyright>
-    <Version>0.12.1</Version>
+    <Version>0.12.2</Version>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
-    <AssemblyVersion>0.12.1.0</AssemblyVersion>
-    <FileVersion>0.12.0.0</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>0.12.2.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <FileVersion>0.12.2.0</FileVersion>
     <AllowUnsafeBlocks>False</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
     <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <PackageTags>alien, modding, alien isolation, mod tool, file utility</PackageTags>

CathodeLib/Scripts/CATHODE/Commands/Helpers/CustomTable.cs

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ public VanillaData()
                 byte[] content = Utilities.ReadStreamingAsset("info.dat");
 #else
                 byte[] content = CathodeLib.Properties.Resources.info;
-                if (File.Exists("data/info.dat"))
-                    content = File.ReadAllBytes("data/info.dat");
+                if (File.Exists(Paths.CustomInfoDat))
+                    content = File.ReadAllBytes(Paths.CustomInfoDat);
 #endif
 
                 using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream())

CathodeLib/Scripts/CATHODE/Helpers/SoundUtils.cs

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ static SoundUtils()
             byte[] content = Utilities.ReadStreamingAsset("sound_names.bin");
 #else
             byte[] content = CathodeLib.Properties.Resources.sound_names;
+            if (File.Exists(Paths.CustomSoundBin))
+                content = File.ReadAllBytes(Paths.CustomSoundBin);
 #endif
             using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream())
             using (GZipStream compressedStream = new GZipStream(new MemoryStream(content), CompressionMode.Decompress))

CathodeLib/Scripts/Utilities.cs

@@ -729,6 +729,12 @@ private static void AddGodotDataSubdirectoryRoots(string root, Action<string> ad
 #endif
     }
 
+    public static class Paths
+    {
+        public static string CustomInfoDat = "data/info.dat"; //Set this path to a local CustomTable to override the one embedded in CathodeLib
+        public static string CustomSoundBin = "data/sound_names.bin"; //Set this path to a local sound name BIN to override the one embedded in CathodeLib
+    }
+
     public static class MathsUtils
     {
         public static (decimal, decimal, decimal) ToYawPitchRoll(this Quaternion q)