Hm, according to
http://wiki.xmoonproductions.org/index. ... ttings.ini, multiple packs can be loaded:
Code:
// The gui pack file
pack0 = "pack/pack0.bin";
// Alternative pack path, set this path to shared files
// Useful while developing and not having to have same file included in every pack
pack2 = "";
Shared files is what I had in mind when I posted this. So I packed a 'pack2.bin' with all scenes/, state/ and ai/speech/ data from tentacle dreams, dungeon and abducted packs, removed those folders from my own pack folder, and added pack2 = "pack/pack2.bin"; to the Runtime section of settings.ini.
And it works! No errors on loading, and though I haven't tested it exhaustively, I'm not getting any errors exploring in story or fast sex modes, and not missing objects, textures or sounds.
EDIT: For the hell of it, I tried changing pack2 to pack_tentacle_dreams.bin and running tentacle dreams, and duplicate .dat files did cause a crash with
Code:
ERROR: GAMESTATE open failed: file 'init/stories/tentacle_dreams/init_nerd.dat' cannot be loaded: Opening pack: 'pack/pack_tentacle_dreams.bin' failed, is your install complete?
Yeah, it's twice as complete!