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Spring supports reading from zlib zip and non-solid 7zip files. The filenames for these compression types must be .SDZ for zlib and .SD7 for 7zip respectively. They are standard files, just with different extensions for Spring. Here's a list of all filetypes supported by Spring; a higher read order means the contents of a file of that extension will take priority over files of a lower read order.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Read Order
!File Extension
!Compression Method
!Description
|-
|1
|SD7
|Non-Solid 7zip
|A 7zip file with the extension changed to .SD7. 7zip compressed archives generally have the highest compression (and therefore lowest filesizes). Files of this type are read first.
|-
|2
|SDZ
|ZLIB ZIP
|A zlib ZIP file with the extension changed to .SDZ. Maps and games alike can be stored in these files. These are read second.
|-
|3
|SDD
|uncompressed
|A normal folder with the extension .sdd added. Used only during development because it is possible to test the game/map without having to unzip/zip it for every change.
|}

The best tools to use to view the contents of a compressed Spring file, and
to pack and unpack the contents of such a file are:

*[http://www.rarlabs.com WinRAR] to view, browse, extract, and pack SDZ files, or to browse SD7 files.
*[http://www.7-zip.org/ 7zip] to view, browse, extract, and pack SD7 files.

For the internal file structure of a Spring package, see [[Gamedev:Structure]].

[[Category:Game Dev]]

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