The directory containing the game-specific files.
Player Side: The directory into which you unpack your result files. Most DOS utilities accept a command-line parameter specifying the game directory. In Winplan, the game directories are called vpwork1 to vpwork8 and are subdirectories of your Winplan installation. Files in a game directory are, for example, genX.dat, shipX.dat, pdataX.dat, and so on.
Host Side: The directory in which hosting happens. The hosting programs as well as most add-ons accept a command-line parameter specifying the game directory. A host directory contains files such as gen.hst, ship.hst, pdata.hst, and so on.
Most Planets programs look for the ship list and starchart files in the game directory first, then in the root directory. In games with non-standard ship lists or maps, you can thus just copy the relevant files into the game directory. One notable exception is DOS Planets which only looks for these files in the root directory. The simplest way to work around this limitation is to install multiple copies of Planets, one per ship list.
See also: Root Directory, Hosting with PHost.
