Ren'Py RenPy load order?

mw13

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Hello,
im writing a renpy compressor application, id like to know how it load files (specialy rpa).
I remember long time ago lots of patches were named zz_patch, i presume it was for the load order (alphabetical) but i dont see that anymore.
For example, a rpa patch contain images that replace image from an original rpa, so the patch must be loaded after the original(named zzzz_patch.rpa)?
 

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[...] id like to know how it load files (specialy rpa).
Alphabetical order, relative to "[path to the game]/game".

Therefore:
  • aDir/z.rpa
  • scripts.rpa
  • someDir/scripts.rpa

And files outside of a RPA archive should be loaded last, following the same alphabetical order.

But is there really need for yet another compressor tool?
 

mw13

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Ok perfect. Thanks.

What im doing is more "sophisticated" than what i have seen.
Basically you input an archive and it output the compressed archive with an option for batch compression.