Shared Folders

Shared Folders

App-private storage isn't reachable without root, so once you grant storage access the app uses three public folders under Documents/Severed Chains/:

Folder	Purpose
Mods	Drop-in .jar mods, mirrored into the engine at launch
Saves	Campaign saves live here directly — back them up, restore them, keep them across uninstalls
ISOs	Disc images, auto-detected by the setup screen and the unpacker

Granting access

Tap Enable shared storage access on the first-run/setup screen, or grant it manually:

• Android 11+: Settings → Apps → Severed Chains → Special app access → All files access
• Android 9 and below: the legacy storage permission (runtime prompt)
• Android 10: sits in the scoped-storage gap — neither mechanism reaches public Documents, so these folders don't apply

Behavior details

• Mods are additive only: deleting a jar from Mods/ doesn't uninstall it — remove it from the game's own mod menu. A lowercase mods/ folder is also scanned for older installs.
• Saves: anything in the app's internal save dir is moved into Saves/ on the first launch after granting access. If access is revoked afterwards, the engine falls back to its internal folder — re-grant to see those saves again.
• ISOs: discs imported before the grant move into ISOs/ on next launch (instant rename when possible). Discs picked via the file picker stage straight into ISOs/ once access is granted.
• The folders are created on first launch after the grant.