Coding for Ares - General overview of how coding for Ares works.
Basic Coding Tutorials
There are several tutorials designed to introduce you to Ares coding step by step. It’s recommended that you do these in order, since they all build on each other.
Normally, modifying the base Ares code exposes you to merge conflicts. This is an annoying process that forces you to reconcile your changes with the base code changes whenever you upgrade. There are, however, several places that are designed with custom code hooks, which let you hook in custom code without actually touching the core code.
Chargen Hooks
Chargen App Review - Character fields checked on the app review screen, like making sure their groups make sense or a custom chargen field is set.
Chargen Approval Triggers - Actions taken after approval, like assigning roles or adding characters to channels based on their groups.
IC Starting Location - If you want people from different factions/homeworlds/etc. to start in different places, you can use the custom IC starting location hook.
Character Fields - New character fields added to profiles and/or chargen.
Scene Hooks
Scene Buttons - Actions added to the Play menu or pose buttons on active scenes.
Character Cards - Custom appearance for the mini character profiles that show up during active scenes when you select a character’s icon.
New Turn Triggers - Actions to be taken at the end of each turn, like resetting flags or handling special kinds of damage.
Web Portal Hooks
Custom Routes - Adding custom routes (pages) to the web portal.
Sidebar - Adding custom sections to the web portal sidebar.
Advanced Coding Topics
Once you’ve completed the initial tutorials, there are a wealth of other topics available for reference.
Tip
It’s suggested that you refer to these as you need them rather than trying to learn them all at once. There’s a lot of information here and it can be a bit overwhelming.
