[FEEDBACK] Better Customizability

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Minecraft Version

1.20.1

Mod Loader

Forge

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According to what I presume is your website, each new custom tip requires its own JSON file, I don't program a lot of java so there might be something I don't know, but if I were to do this in C#, I would simply add a pair of square brackets around the tip to make it an array and then just load every tip in that array, you could still have multiple files if you wanted, but from a C# standpoint it's three lines of code and it makes custom tips much easier to read keep track of.
I see why you might want the one file system, but as I said, you can also have a one file system where each file contains an array of one item, it would have no performance issues and would make custom tips easier.

[Darkhax]

Hello, it would certainly be possible to use an array for this, but it would go against the conventions set by Mojang for data/resource pack entries. Each file deserializes into a single object and is assigned an ID based on the file path. This is important for allowing users to override specific entries by creating files with the same path in a pack with a higher load order. It's not a technical limitation or something I don't know how to do, it's a fundamental part of how these systems work in Minecraft.

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Ah thank you for clarifying, I see the issue, so the way it currently works means that each tip has it's own file path and therefore own ID to allow others to modify each tip individually and that is great for customization for modpacks, however my idea still stands, though not as strong: I don't see a larger issue in having tip-groups, if a tip-group was an array of tips, then it wouldn't be possible for a higher order pack to change an individual tip in the group if there were more than one, but that wouldn't always be relevant, and your data structure would still function just as well without going outside convention, since arrays can have just one element inside them, you would virtually not have to change anything other than making your JSON arrays instead, because if your tips still have individual files that would still allow any higher order pack to edit individual hints, whilst still making room for people like me who want more freedom in the customizability of the mod.
I'm sorry if I'm stepping on your toes, I never tried to imply that it was something you didn't know about, I just wanted to know if it was something you hadn't considered, you have quite a record of great Minecraft mods to your name, so I appreciate the quick and well worded response.