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How to install game data for GameRandomizer

GameRandomizer has no built-in card data. You need to get them from this site or create data by yourself. This page explains how to add game data getting from the this site to your Android device.

Unpack the zip files

The data files are packed with Zip. GameRandomizer cannot read the Zip files directly, so that you need to extract them. There are two ways:

1. Use a Windows/Mac/Linux computer. Download zipped data files using a Windows/Mac/Linux computer and unpack them, then transfer the files to an Android device.
2. Use an Android device only. Download game data on an Android device and directly upack them. You need an Android application to unpack zip files.

I don't explain how to unpack Zip files here.

Make sure a path to the data folder

Run GameRandomizer and make sure the current path to the data folder. The menu item "More" -> "Select a data folder" shows the current setting of the path.

Change the path if you want.

Put extracted files onto the data folder

Put extracted data files at the data folder. Suppose that the path to the data folder is:

    /mnt/sdcard/GameRandomizer

and you'd like to put files extracted from 'dominion-1.0.zip', the file '__game.xml' in the zip file must be placed at:

    /mnt/sdcard/GameRandomizer/dominion/en/__game.xml

Then, execute the menu item "More" -> "Select a data folder" again. You see the top foloder of the extracted game data there.

Reload game data

GameRandomizer loads data files when:

• It starts.
• The menu item "More"-> "Reload data" is requested.
• The path to the data folder is changed.

Please do one of them.

Troubleshooting

If GameRandomizer doesn't recognize the game data, read this section.

Excessive top folder

Some Zip manupilation utilities automatically create a folder and extract files under there, but GameRandomizer doesn't read those files.

Suppose that the path to data folder is

    /mnt/sdcard/GameRandomizer

GameRandomizer expects the path to '__game.xml' file is:

    /mnt/sdcard/GameRandomizer/dominion/en/__game.xml

not

    /mnt/sdcard/GameRandomizer/dominion-1.0/dominion/en/__game.xml

The folder is not readable by GameRandomizer

Try changing a path to the data folder and move data files under there.

Not reloaded yet

Please execute the menu item "More" -> "Reload data".

An error message with a file name and a line number is shown

GameRandomizer on your Android device may not be the latest version or the data file is broken.