[Index] Tutorials and Resources

[jlehtone]

Destroy object? Try "General object commands".

[TERRAN-CONFLICTOR]

Can you pls add this new file to the Porting Ships Guide thread on behalf of Captain X.

http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=239696

Here is the files address

Porting for Dummies v1.0.zip

[lp]

Simple question: which is the highest priority for script? or a script/task with 0 priority is run with the highest priority or the lowest?
I can't find an answer for that simple question.

What happens in I add marines to NPC ships? Do they get involved in boarding or they simply sleep?


Thanks.

[s9ilent]

May I recommend that the X2 modding pack also be stickied here. Although some what obsolete, I still found its guides useful.
(That, and because silly people like me tend to be lazy and only check X3TC's stickies.. and occasionally X3R's, but never go so far back as to check X2's. That and I may have completely forgotten about it, and new comers may not have considered to look back that far either)



And to Answer Ip
1) Your post probably should've been in the generic q's thread instead of here
2) You can read up about this in the MSCI handbook as it will probably explain it more in depth then I will. (And it talks about tasks and signals too)

A: The higher the priority.. the more important it is, so it is run first. Hence why signal.killed is at .. 1000? (10,000?)

[Cycrow]

priotity is only important when your interupting.

simply starting a script on any task will override what ever script is currently running, regardless of the priority

adding marines to ships will make them be used for defensive perposes when the ship is getting boarded

[Cyndayne]

Hello.

was hoping someone could point me to a good step by step tutorial on making a ship faster, stronger, better. I mostly just want to know what the boron skate is called in Tships, what the various numbers all mean, how to change shield types and regen, hoe to change cargo amount and size, how to change allowed types of turrets, and how to modify lazer energy regen. Please point me in the right direction. And i did spend a few days trolling the forums to try to find what I am looking for.

Thanks in advance,
Cyndayne

[jlehtone]

[url=http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=216693]TC Tutorials[/url] sticky is supposed to contain such help. Merging.

[MrMitch]

Hi Cycrow,
I downloaded your cheat script no problem and enabled the script editor no problem. I see the commands included on your script when I open the editor in game and having looked through the stickies relating to loading a script I can't quite figure out how to enable your script. This may well be a bit noddy and have a simple answer but I would appreciate your help.

[jay5965]

Hi,
I am trying to add a new ship to the tship file, but I honestly have no idea what I am doing and can't get it to appear in game. Using the X3Editor, I get an error when trying to save the file...it reads "invalid property name"...or something to that effect anyway.
I have looked for a decent tutorial on how to work with this file, but I have come up short of what I am seeking. If anyone could point me toward a crash course in editing the t-ships file I would appreciate it.

[apricotslice]

There isnt one for using the program itself, afaIk.

Hint....always add a new ship to the bottom of the file.

Exactly what are you trying to add ? Are you copying an existing ship or adding a new one from some other mod ?

[jay5965]

Exactly what are you trying to add ? Are you copying an existing ship or adding a new one from some other mod ?

Actually, I am trying to add in an entirely new model that I made a few days ago...I finally got past some of my issues and found the turret, camera, and engine FX dummies, but now I can't seem to get it into the game.

[apricotslice]

Copy an existing ship with similar specs.
Paste it to the bottom of the file.
Change the scene files to your new ones.
Change the description number to yours in your text file.
Change the cockpits to yours if you set up new ones.
Change other specs as you want.
Save. Put in types directory or add to a mod.

Script a load text command for your text file number.

For things like text file usage, details in Modding 101, and make sure you visit the documentation/download sticky thread to find a number that hasnt been used yet.

[jay5965]

Alright, sounds like a plan...thanks!

[apricotslice]

Also check the documentation for page 17 entries, so you dont duplicate a ship number already used.

[Draesk]

A modding basic that I'm looking for and couldn't find by searching: when editing TShips, there are 2 values that allow you to edit the colour of the engine glow and its trail. What I'm wondering is what TC uses to express certain colours, given that it only uses a single numerical value. How exactly would I get "red", for example, and what colour does the value "89" or "5" express?

[apricotslice]

I've no idea. I've never messed with that part of modding. You would be best asking that in one of the threads where they change them. If you get an answer, post it on the end of the modding 101 thread.

[superbun]

Since when has this thread been a general noob Q&A?

anyway, could someone add the thread in my signature to the first post?

[XDrake]

I have really never scripted for turrets. Where can I fine what number the turrets are?

[Gazz]

Cockpit = turret 0.
Others are turret 1-6.
Turret script task ID = Turret ID.

[XDrake]

Thanks for the quick response!