Merge pull request #223 from GogoVang/dev

Update and rename stats.EXAMPLE.txt to stats.EXAMPLE.json

post_build/README.release.md

@@ -190,16 +190,23 @@ An example can be found in `steam_settings.EXAMPLE`
 ## Stats:
 By default this emulator assumes all stats do not exist unless the option `allow_unknown_stats` in `configs.main.ini` is set to 1.  
 
-To properly define the stats of a game, put a `stats.txt` file in the `steam_settings` folder.  
+To properly define the stats of a game, put a `stats.json` file in the `steam_settings` folder.  
 The format is:  
-`stat_name=type=default value`  
+`{
+  "name": "stat_name",
+  "type": "stat_type",
+  "default": "default_value",
+  "global": "global_value"
+}`  
 
 The type can be
 * int
 * float
 * avgrate
 
-The default value is simply a number that represents the default value for the stat.  
+The default value is simply a number that represents the default value for the stat.
+
+The "global" value sets the global (shared) value of a specific stat, used by some games for features like DLC unlocks.
 
 You can use the command line tool `generate_emu_config` to generate a stats config
 

post_build/steam_settings.EXAMPLE/stats.EXAMPLE.json

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+[
+  {
+    "default": "0",
+    "global": "0",
+    "name": "lifetime_experience",
+    "type": "int"
+  },
+  {
+    "default": "0",
+    "global": "0",
+    "name": "experience",
+    "type": "int"
+  },
+  {
+    "default": "3.5",
+    "global": "0",
+    "name": "stat_example_name1",
+    "type": "float"
+  },
+  {
+    "default": "1337",
+    "global": "250000",
+    "name": "stat_example_name2",
+    "type": "int"
+  },
+  {
+    "default": "5",
+    "global": "5",
+    "name": "stat_example_name3",
+    "type": "int"
+  },
+  {
+    "default": "0",
+    "global": "0",
+    "name": "stat_example_name4",
+    "type": "float"
+  },
+  {
+    "default": "0",
+    "global": "0",
+    "name": "stat_example_name5",
+    "type": "avgrate"
+  }
+]

post_build/steam_settings.EXAMPLE/stats.EXAMPLE.txt

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-lifetime_experience=int=0
-experience=int=0
-stat_example_name1=float=3.5
-stat_example_name2=int=1337
-stat_example_name3=int=0
-stat_example_name4=float=0
-stat_example_name5=avgrate=0