Folders UFO/MAPS and standar/xcom1/MAPS

[Flaubert]

Hi,
  tinkering with MAP files I noted that they are both in those two directories (they are the same files, at least in names). And I would like to know why, and which one has precedence over the other. Can any of them be deleted safely?

Thanks in advance.

(the same happens partially with some files at /RMP and /TERRAIN folders; and of course for TFTD similar folders)

[Meridian]

Files in the UFO folder are the original (usually unpatched) files from the 1994 game (usually copied from Steam or GOG installation).

Files in the xcom1 folder are the patched files from the universal data patch. See OXC announcement from July 2024: https://openxcom.org/2024/07/nighty-builds-fixed/

1/ Why: to make life easier for players
2/ Which takes precedence: the files in the xcom1 folder
3/ Can they be deleted: technically yes, but I don't see a reason why

[Flaubert]

Ok, thank you. I had a UFOv1.4 versión (already patched MAP files, so I didn't see differences in most files but 4-5)
Also, RMP files inside xcom1/MAPS are needed there?  Because some are there (i.e. XBASE_01.RMP)  and some others (i.e. XBASE_00.RMP) are also under xcom1/ROUTES folder. In UFO folder they have similar distribution.
Is somehow confusing having so many copies in different sides. For example, XBASE_00.RMP have 4 differently files, but -in my installation with OXCE+ 7.15 and UFOv1.4- only xcom1/ROUTES/ versión is different  to the other 3.

[Meridian]

I honestly don't know, I am not the author of the data patch.

The patch can be found here: https://github.com/OpenXcom/XcomDataPatch

Authors seem to be "many".