Game Settings

The GameSettings data object controls global game-wide configuration: the prisoner name pools, which camera pivots the action camera may use during executions, and GIF recording options.

$type: Scripts.DataComponents.GameSettingsDataObject, Assembly-CSharp id: GameSettings (fixed — there is exactly one game settings object)

Fields

`maleNames`

Array of strings. The game picks a random name from this list when generating a male prisoner.


"maleNames": ["Aldric", "Edmund", "Godric", "Harold", "Wulfric"]

Modding this field replaces the entire list. If you want to extend the default pool rather than replace it, include all the names you want alongside your additions — the mod system does a shallow merge, not an append.

`femaleNames`

Array of strings. Same as maleNames but for female prisoners.


"femaleNames": ["Edith", "Maud", "Agnes", "Cecily", "Isolde"]

`actionCameraPivots`

Array of strings. Each entry is the name of a camera pivot object in the scene. During an execution replay, the action camera picks shots from this list. Remove entries to suppress specific angles. Order is not significant.

Default pivots:

Pivot name	Description
`ActionCameraLookAtFacePivot`	Close shot on the prisoner’s face
`ActionCameraLookAtNeckFromTop`	Top-down look at the neck
`ActionCameraLookAtChestFromFront`	Mid-shot, chest height
`ActionCameraLookAtHipsFromBottom`	Low angle, hips
`ActionCameraLookAtHipsFromBehind`	Behind, hips level
`ActionCameraLookAtBackFromBehind`	Behind, back level
`PrisonerSpawnPointFront`	Frontal wide shot
`PrisonerSpawnPointBack`	Rear wide shot
`PrisonerSpawnPointLeft`	Left side
`PrisonerSpawnPointRight`	Right side
`PrisonerSpawnPointTopDown`	Directly overhead
`PrisonerSpawnPointBottomUp`	Ground-level looking straight up
`PrisonerSpawnPointHighFrontLeft`	Elevated front-left
`PrisonerSpawnPointHighFrontRight`	Elevated front-right
`PrisonerSpawnPointHighBackLeft`	Elevated rear-left
`PrisonerSpawnPointHighBackRight`	Elevated rear-right
`PrisonerSpawnPointOrbit`	Orbiting dynamic shot

`actionCamCreateGif`

Boolean. When true, the action camera automatically records and saves an animated GIF for every execution sequence. Defaults to false.


"actionCamCreateGif": true

`enableGifRecorder`

Boolean. When true, pressing F11 toggles a manual GIF recording session via the in-game GIF recorder. Defaults to false.


"enableGifRecorder": true

Examples

Replace the name pools entirely


{
  "$type": "Scripts.DataComponents.GameSettingsDataObject, Assembly-CSharp",
  "id": "GameSettings",
  "maleNames":   ["Aldric", "Edmund", "Godric", "Harold", "Oswin"],
  "femaleNames": ["Edith", "Maud", "Agnes", "Cecily", "Isolde"]
}

Restrict the action camera to face and overhead shots only


{
  "$type": "Scripts.DataComponents.GameSettingsDataObject, Assembly-CSharp",
  "id": "GameSettings",
  "actionCameraPivots": [
    "ActionCameraLookAtFacePivot",
    "PrisonerSpawnPointTopDown"
  ]
}

Enable automatic GIF capture and manual recorder


{
  "$type": "Scripts.DataComponents.GameSettingsDataObject, Assembly-CSharp",
  "id": "GameSettings",
  "actionCamCreateGif": true,
  "enableGifRecorder": true
}

Merging behaviour

Because the game shallow-merges files by id, you only need to include the fields you are changing. Array fields like maleNames are replaced entirely — not appended. To extend the defaults without replacing them, you must include the full default list plus your additions.


{
  "$type": "Scripts.DataComponents.GameSettingsDataObject, Assembly-CSharp",
  "id": "GameSettings",
  "maleNames": ["Aldric", "Edmund", "Godric", "Harold", "Oswin"]
}