CLI Configuration

The engine CLI reads its defaults from cli/config.json.

This file controls:

• default locale and supported locale keys;
• base, override, and locale resource roots;
• source paths for configs, scripts, translations, extensions, and UI forms;
• target output path;
• compression and helper binary paths;
• default package engine and root package assets;
• game executable and fallback game path.

Locale

locale is the default language used by builds. available_locales defines the accepted locale keys.

Override the locale for a build with:

npm run cli -- build --language eng

Locale-specific resource roots are configured in resources.mod_assets_locales.

Resources

resources.mod_assets_base_folder points to the base resources folder. In the engine repo this is src/resources.

resources.mod_assets_override_folders lists additional asset roots. resources.mod_assets_locales maps locale keys to locale resource roots. These roots are included by the resources build unless --no-asset-overrides is passed.

Build Paths

The build section maps source folders:

• configs -> src/engine/configs
• scripts -> src/engine/scripts
• translations -> src/engine/translations
• extensions -> src/engine/extensions
• ui -> src/engine/forms

Generated output goes under target/gamedata.

Non-Steam Game Path

The targets section contains the Steam app id, fallback game path, and game executable name. Update stalker_game_fallback_path if the CLI cannot locate a non-Steam installation automatically.