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Modding:Modder Guide/APIs/Content (view source)
Revision as of 02:20, 19 May 2023
, 02:20, 19 May 2023Added a helpful warning so others don't step into the same landmine
===Cache invalidation===
===Cache invalidation===
You can reload an asset by invalidating it from the cache. It will be reloaded next time the game requests it (and mods will have another chance to intercept it), and SMAPI will automatically update references to the asset in many cases. For example, this lets you change what clothes an NPC is wearing (by invalidating their cached sprites or portraits).
You can reload an asset by invalidating it from the cache. It will be reloaded next time the game requests it (and mods will have another chance to intercept it), and SMAPI will automatically update references to the asset in many cases. For example, this lets you change what clothes an NPC is wearing (by invalidating their cached sprites or portraits).
Please be aware that in some cases a localized version of the asset will be cached and simply invalidating the default asset will not work for any language other than english.
Reloading assets is fairly expensive, so use this API judiciously to avoid impacting game performance. Definitely don't do this every update tick.
Reloading assets is fairly expensive, so use this API judiciously to avoid impacting game performance. Definitely don't do this every update tick.