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Also, for the instances where I do find a AIScript.oolite_priorityai, when I do the performAttack and reconsiderNow, I'm not getting any of them to decide to drop cargo. Yet if I fire a shot at them they drop and run straight away.

I'm noticing that some ships don't seem to have a "AIScript.oolite_priorityai". In particular, any "Hognose" ships I come across or even create. Is this due to some issue with the Hognose, or something I should consider on a wider scale (ie. OXP ships's pre v1.79)?

I say, awesome, too! But can someone also do the whole you-beaut update thingy to the stations as well? See http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Oolite_Stations

Right, don't know how I missed the "subEntities" property. Thanks for the help!

Question: how do you find the dock related to a station. The wiki says that each station has at least one, but I can't find any in the entire system. I used this code to try and track one down, but no entity says "isDock = true". Maybe I've missed something here: this._reportAllEntities = ...

Thanks, Norby. That's very helpful.

And a general OXP development question: is there a script I can use to easily put some specific ships in scanner range? Testing this OXP would be a lot simpler if I could launch and find a certain target to test on.

wow, phkb, you must be really good at programming if you managed to get that much done so quickly! Well, programming is my day job! cim, regarding the dump cargo response, in order to determine the response of the target (either "Here's some cargo", or "I'll fight you for it"), ...

cim, by the way, my summary back a few posts wasn't to indicate I hadn't read your earlier posts where you answered some of the questions. Sorry if it came across that way. I was just pointing out the progress I had made and where work is still to be done. All your suggestions have been really helpf...

For the dump cargo issue, could I run the "target.dumpCargo()" function, then do "target.performFlee()". Would that achieve the same thing? For getting a pirate band to flee, how can I tell if the band is robbing you, as distinct to just wanting to kill you for the bounty? Edit: ...

And another question: Is there a simple way of assessing the power of one ship over another? ie. comparing a Krait to a Cobra, or a Sidewinder to a Fer-de-lance.

Edit: Actually I think I found this one: ship.threatAssessment.

Another question: What's the simplest method of making an entire pirate group leave the player alone, or decide to stop attacking? Completely, no refunds.

What I have at the moment is a functional environment, but nothing that actually changes the gameplay. The MFD will display different message options based on what is currently targeted and the alert status. It will keep track of who you have sent a greeting to since your last launch, and remove tha...

With regard to requestDockingInstructions, I call the function and get a message like "Xeaten Station here. We have uploaded docking instructions to your flight console." No further messages come. If I send the request again nothing happens, so I'm assuming it's waiting for my ship to do s...

Thanks cim, I'll give it a try and see what I find. Another issue: I'm using shipTargetLost to track when the players target disappears out of range, which works fine. However, the event doesn't appear to fire if the target disappears down a wormhole. How can I determine if the target vanishes via a...