Global

Based on game build 722832 | Last updated: 2026-04-21

Overview

global is a special prefab that does not spawn an entity but instead registers all core game assets for preloading during initialization. It ensures sounds, images, shaders, animations, fonts, and character portraits are available before gameplay begins. This prefab is referenced by the engine's asset loading system and should not be spawned at runtime. Modders can reference its asset patterns when defining custom prefab dependencies.

Usage example

-- This prefab is not spawned directly; it is registered for asset preloading.
-- To reference similar asset patterns in your mod:

local assets = {
    Asset("ATLAS", "images/your_mod.xml"),
    Asset("IMAGE", "images/your_mod.tex"),
    Asset("ANIM", "anim/your_anim.zip"),
    Asset("SOUNDPACKAGE", "sound/your_mod.fev"),
    Asset("FILE", "sound/your_mod.fsb"),
    Asset("SHADER", "shaders/your_shader.ksh"),
}

return Prefab("your_prefab", function(inst)
    -- Your prefab logic here
end, assets)

Dependencies & tags

External dependencies:

• fonts -- loads FONTS table for font asset registration
• skin_assets -- returns table of skin-related asset definitions
• cooking -- provides cookbook_recipes for recipe image assets
• klump_files -- provides Quagmire event recipe images (conditional on QUAGMIRE_USE_KLUMP)

Components used:

• None -- this prefab does not attach components to any entity

Tags:

• None -- this prefab does not add, remove, or check entity tags

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
None			No properties are defined. This is a prefab registration file with no Class() constructor or instance properties.

Main functions

None identified. This is a prefab registration file that only contains a local assets table and a return statement; no local functions are defined.

Events & listeners

• Listens to: None identified. This file does not subscribe to any entity or world events.
• Pushes: None identified. This file does not fire any events during execution.