Is it possible to extend an extension of a base module? My intention to do so is as follows: I have a base module which contains the base version of the game I’m modelling. For this game an add-on exists which I want to put into an extension so that it can be loaded additonally to the main module and extends its functionality. Furthermore I’m thinking of adding translation extensions to the main module. But what do I do if I now want to translate the extension of the base game, too? Can I somehow extend the extension module so that I have access to the new game pieces? Or do I have to write another extension which simply copies the add-on extension and adds translation text to it? The second approach would have the problem that when I change the behaviour of the add-on extension it needs to be changed in all translations, which is a bit of a let-down.
Thus spake Sebaestschjin:
Is it possible to extend an extension of a base module?
No, you can’t literally add an extension to an extension. Extensions
only apply to modules.
My intention to
do so is as follows: I have a base module which contains the base
version of the game I’m modelling. For this game an add-on exists which
I want to put into an extension so that it can be loaded additonally to
the main module and extends its functionality. Furthermore I’m thinking
of adding translation extensions to the main module. But what do I do if
I now want to translate the extension of the base game, too? Can I
somehow extend the extension module so that I have access to the new
game pieces? Or do I have to write another extension which simply copies
the add-on extension and adds translation text to it? The second
approach would have the problem that when I change the behaviour of the
add-on extension it needs to be changed in all translations, which is a
bit of a let-down.
I can’t speak to how this works. Try it with a test module.
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J.