Re: Icon0099.shp
We simply cannot take into consideration what any third parties do with the game data, since merely keeping track of the official data is a big enough chore of a job.
Therefore - any third party modder will have to adopt a change strategy that takes future official changes into account. There are no "reserved for modders" sections of any of the game data - and even if there were, then modder A would be clashing with modders B and C etc.
Changed OOBS and sound files are really the only supported end user modification to core game data, with the OOB swapper utility there to allow selection of the appropriate changed data set (e.g. for a scenario that uses one). Once you start playing around with other core game data like SHP files and AI pick lists that is not designed for end-user modification , then that is game hacking and therefore not the game designer's responsibility to make any allowances for in any future release. Therefore, any new release will likely require a new version of any game mod that involves hacked data, just like any other game does (e.g. hacks for the Sims).
Cheers
Andy
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