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[Keth01]

Sorry to be asking what is likely a pretty basic question but the search terms involved give a lot of false positives.

So I think I grok how to define the ruleset for a new UFOpedia entry in the game, and how to point it at a text file or image.

What I can't figure out is where those text files or images are, and what file format they are in or how they might be replaced or edited?

[Nord]

Not text files, but text strings. They are in a file "ExtraStrings.rul" Dont forget to count spaces before each string, it is important.
Images are defined in other file - ExtraSprites.rul. Dont forget to use "singleImage: true" and define size of your pics.
I know only about .png and .gif supported, but .gif has some problems on Mac.

[Hobbes]

Not text files, but text strings. They are in a file "ExtraStrings.rul" Dont forget to count spaces before each string, it is important.
Images are defined in other file - ExtraSprites.rul. Dont forget to use "singleImage: true" and define size of your pics.
I know only about .png and .gif supported, but .gif has some problems on Mac.

This is the usual method of storing text strings in mods.

If you're looking to where the vanilla strings are located, go to the folder \openxcom\standard\xcom1\Language\ (it's the folder where you installed the game, and not the mods folder)

[Keth01]

This is what I was after, thank you!