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     3 = HWP files =
     3 = HWP files =
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     6 == Introduction ==
     6 == Introduction ==
     7 The HWP format provides a simple mechanism to package customizations of Hedgewars (maps, themes, sounds) in a single file. HWP files have the suffix “.hwp”. They are especially intended to be used to be shared online and to be installed rapidliy.
     7 “*HWP*” stands for “Hedgewars Package” and is a file format. HWP files provide a simple mechanism to package customizations of Hedgewars (maps, themes, sounds) in a single file. HWP files have the suffix “.hwp”. They are intended to be used to be shared online and to be installed rapidliy.
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     9 The file format provides an alternative to the “classical” method in which the user puts custom files directly into the user data directory.
     9 The file format provides an alternative to the “classical” method in which the user puts custom files directly into the user data directory.
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    11 == Who uses HWP? ==
    11 == Who uses HWP? ==
    12 HWP files used in the “Downloadable Content” (DLC) section which can be accessed in the main-menu of Hedgewars or with your brower via [https://hedgewars.org/content.html]. Only HWP files are distributed there.
    12 HWP files used in the “Downloadable Content” (DLC) section which can be accessed in the main-menu of Hedgewars or with your brower via [https://hedgewars.org/content.html]. Only HWP files are distributed there.
    18 HWP files are also used by a few scripts and missions, some of them even in the official game (see the section about sidecar HWPs).
    18 HWP files are also used by a few scripts and missions, some of them even in the official game (see the section about sidecar HWPs).
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    20 == Using HWP ==
    20 == Using HWP ==
    21 If you download any add-on from DLC, you must restart Hedgewars for the change to take effect.
    21 If you download any add-on from DLC, you must restart Hedgewars for the change to take effect.
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    23 To install a HWP file manually, just put it in the `Data/` subdirectory of your [https://www.hedgewars.org/node/6761 user directory].
    23 To install a HWP file manually, just put it in the `Data/` sub-directory of your [https://www.hedgewars.org/node/6761 user directory].
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    25 == Creating simple HWPs ==
    25 == Creating simple HWPs ==
    26 Creating a HWP is easy. A HWP file is just a Zip file, but with the file name suffix “.hwp” instead of “.zip”. They reflect the content of the `Data/` directory of Hedgewars. Any file in a HWP will be treated as if it were in the `Data` directory.
    26 Creating a HWP is easy. A HWP file is just a Zip file, but with the file name suffix “.hwp” instead of “.zip”. They reflect the content of the `Data/` directory of Hedgewars. Any file in a HWP will be treated as if it were in the `Data` directory.
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    28 === Example ===
    28 === Example ===