Dwelling of Spirits proper way to edit files

[Qimath]

Hello,

To get started properly, I'd like to understand what the proper way to edit files is?
Say I'm editing files to customize skills, features, npc, dialogues or UI elements. How do I ensure those modifications won't be overwritten when upgrading to a new release, applying hotfixes, mods, or anything?

Thank you very much

[nasseka]

Add 2 projects. Yours and bitbucket. Use bitbucket as main update, the other is to be your server. Use patches or a program to compare files and add what you wish from the updates. Usually patches won't work due to the customization. I use WinMerge for comparing, pretty ez to use imo.

[Qimath]

Thanks, I'll check it out!

Any difficulties when it comes to updating to a newer version?
do you compare file by file with this software, and is there any cases where you'd end up not being able to update it?