09. Plugins

A plugin uses a new window to display specific information that is not readily available in any of the default Genie 4 windows and which, for various reasons, justifies its own separate window. Plugins have advantages over highlights, aliases, substitutes and other methods of displaying game text as they physically locate information in a new window which can be moved, resized and customized at will. Plugins can display a wide range of information from the status of the moons to a real-time experience window that updates as your experience ticks through to a list of all living enemies in your current room.

All plugins can be quickly toggled on/off using the toggle under the File menu.

Install a Plugin

To install a plug in you first need to download the files to your computer. The majority of plug inscontain a single .dll file which is zipped for convenience. Extract the contents of the archive and place the files it contains in your Genie 4/Plugins folder. When you next start Genie 4 it will automatically load the new plug ins.

Make sure to keep track of updates to the game and to Genie 4 itself, both of which can effect plug in performance.

Configuring Plugins

Plug ins can be configured directly from Genie 4's main menu. Select the Plugins option and Genie 4 will display a list of active plugins. Clicking on any of these plugins will open the configuration options for that specific plugin. These vary in each case and full details of how to configure your specific plugins can be found in the forum thread you used to download the plugin.

Create Your Own Plugin

Here is a plugin template that can help as a starting point, to show what's needed to get a plugin running in Genie 4.

Independently Maintained Plugins

• Crutch - A visual interface for Empaths for taking wounds.