Questions about using alternate jerseys, alternate caps, and jersey/cap file names when autoloading

[bigd51]

I'm currently building a collection of my own custom made college jerseys and have a few questions:


1. What are the exact file name formats I should use to differentiate Home, Away, and Alternate jerseys so they auto-load correctly without having to assign each jersey manually for each team?

I've seen the following formats used:

Home:

jerseys_team_name.png

Away:

jerseys_team_name_away.png

Alternates:

jerseys_team_name_alt.png

Problem is, when auto-loading away jerseys using this format, I've noticed the game will sometimes auto-load the home jerseys instead and the only way I can get the away jersey to auto-load correctly is to manually assign the away jersey file as the teams home jersey first and then auto-load the teams away jersey after.

When using ericjaffes Jersey Maker, though, the files are saved as follows:

Home:

jerseys_team_name_Home.png

Away:

jerseys_team_name_Away.png

Alternates:

jerseys_team_name_Alternate.png

So what are the correct ways to properly differentiate jersey files from one another?


2. Can teams randomly switch b/w wearing default home/away jerseys and alternate jerseys without having to manually assign either one?


3. Can you separate home alternates from away alternates?


4. For teams who have two-word first names and/or two-word last names, do you use spaces to separate them (ex. North Carolina_Tar Heels) or all underscores (ex. North_Carolina_Tar_Heels)?


5. Does capitalization matter at all w/ file names?

[cephasjames]

Originally Posted by bigd51

I'm currently building a collection of my own custom made college jerseys and have a few questions:


1. What are the exact file name formats I should use to differentiate Home, Away, and Alternate jerseys so they auto-load correctly without having to assign each jersey manually for each team?

I've seen the following formats used:

Home:

jerseys_team_name.png

Away:

jerseys_team_name_away.png

Alternates:

jerseys_team_name_alt.png

The correct format is:

Home: jerseys_cityname_nickname.png
Away: jerseys_cityname_nickname_away.png

The game does not automatically load alternate jerseys. So, you can name them however you want. I don't know what others do, but when I create alt uniforms I name them jerseys_cityname_nickname_alt.png or jerseys_cityname_nickname_away_alt.png simply for clarity's sake.

Originally Posted by bigd51

Problem is, when auto-loading away jerseys using this format, I've noticed the game will sometimes auto-load the home jerseys instead and the only way I can get the away jersey to auto-load correctly is to manually assign the away jersey file as the teams home jersey first and then auto-load the teams away jersey after.

This sounds like a bug. If named properly, both home and away jerseys should load automatically.

Originally Posted by bigd51

When using ericjaffes Jersey Maker, though, the files are saved as follows:

Home:

jerseys_team_name_Home.png

Away:

jerseys_team_name_Away.png

Alternates:

jerseys_team_name_Alternate.png

So what are the correct ways to properly differentiate jersey files from one another?

It should not say "home" for the home jerseys. I would assume they wouldn't auto load in-game, but maybe he knows better than me.

Originally Posted by bigd51

2. Can teams randomly switch b/w wearing default home/away jerseys and alternate jerseys without having to manually assign either one?

Nope.

Originally Posted by bigd51

3. Can you separate home alternates from away alternates?

Only manually.

Originally Posted by bigd51

4. For teams who have two-word first names and/or two-word last names, do you use spaces to separate them (ex. North Carolina_Tar Heels) or all underscores (ex. North_Carolina_Tar_Heels)?

All underscores. There must be an underscore where there is a space. Also, a period (.) is not necessary for teams that use abbreviations, like St. Louis. It would simply be st_louis_cardinals.png.

Originally Posted by bigd51

5. Does capitalization matter at all w/ file names?

Nope.

[eriqjaffe]

Originally Posted by bigd51

5. Does capitalization matter at all w/ file names?

It might depending on what OS you're running. Windows isn't case-sensitive but macOS and Linux are.

[bigd51]

Thank you both for the clarity!