citylimits/json/ticker
Tony Bark 5de5a0c315 [Broken] Removed news branding
- Ticker files are no longer baked into the game
- Removed secondary outlet
- News window uses outlet name from Json name
- Lowered maximum amount of news items
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adverts.json Decoupling more hardcoded data 2022-08-08 16:10:14 -04:00
citylife.json Rewrote news ticker 2021-05-30 12:38:41 -04:00
config.json [Broken] Removed news branding 2022-08-08 18:29:56 -04:00
extra_lore.json Decoupling more hardcoded data 2022-08-08 16:10:14 -04:00
international.json Rewrote news ticker 2021-05-30 12:38:41 -04:00
kittykibble.json Rewrote news ticker 2021-05-30 12:38:41 -04:00
README.md [Broken] Removed news branding 2022-08-08 18:29:56 -04:00
sammy.json Rewrote news ticker 2021-05-30 12:38:41 -04:00
ticker.json Rewrote news ticker 2021-05-30 12:38:41 -04:00
ticker_alerts.json Rewrote news ticker 2021-05-30 12:38:41 -04:00

News Ticker

With the exception of certain policies, the majority of the lore in City Limits comes from the news ticker. During regular gameplay (when there isn't any disasters or financial problems), the news ticker provides fictional turn of events that happen in the city, such as the Kitty Kibble shortage from SimCity 3000.

Configuration

The news ticker is completely configurable. News can be added or removed from the game without having to touch the code. The configuration is stored in the config.json file.

{
    "outlet": "Pawprint Press",
    "competing_outlet": "Citizen Telegram",
    "ticker_files": [
        "adverts.json",
        "sammy.json",
        "kittykibble.json",
        "citylife.json",
        "extra_lore.json"
    ]
}

The outlet is the city's news brand, the competing_outlet is part of the optional extra_lore.json file, and ticker_files is an array of filenames that contain the news itself.