Station rotation and other settings

[lave]

Hi.

I used to play this game ages ago but stopped due to some graphics issues.

I now have a new PC and the game runs perfect.

I have version 1.74 test release.

I remember that there used to be a file that had a global variable in it that controled the rotation speed of all stations.

Also I remember that you could also edit things like the ambient lighting level and the distance of the sun from the planet.

Does anyone know where these are located now?


Thanks.

[maik]

Hi lave,

welcome to the boards!

Also I remember that you could also edit things like the ambient lighting level and the distance of the sun from the planet.

There are a few OXPs that influence those. Check out Clear Skies for nebula control, Deep Horizons Lights Down for ambient lighting control, and Far Sun for moving the sun further away from the planet. Generally, take a look at the Wiki, especially the OXP pages, for a lot more stuff to enhance your play.

Cheers,
-Maik

[Eric Walch]

Hi.

I have version 1.74 test release.

I remember that there used to be a file that had a global variable in it that controled the rotation speed of all stations.

Also I remember that you could also edit things like the ambient lighting level and the distance of the sun from the planet.

Does anyone know where these are located now?


Thanks.

Hello Lave,

It is in planetInfo.plist. Starting with 1.74.2 (not with 1.74.1 or earlier) you can also change the rotation for individual stations by adding a rotation key in shipData.plist. Look in the wiki for details. A good entry for scripting is the Oolite scripting page.

[lave]

Thanks.

Yes I remember the old OXP's I had back then.
I have a few now and the sun's are fine.

I also remember editing the planetinfo too now, however the one I have now looks nothing like I remember it.

There are no universal setting similar to what is on the wiki.
There are also no <dict>, </string>, ect tags either?

[Thargoid]

It's now in openStep format rather than XML (although XML still works and is supported). Same information, just a different (and for me at least nicer) way of presenting it.

Does have a few quirks, but nothing major. For the most part it translates straight across, "" = <string></string>, {} = <dict></dict>. () = <array></array> etc.

The trunk planetinfo.plist does have universal settings, between lines 10 and 28.

[lave]

OK thanks I'll try to figure it all out.

[Darkbee]

Anyway, why do you want to change the space station rotation... you're not cheating are you? Hhhhhmmm?! BOY!!! (or girl)

[Cmd. Cheyd]

Again, check out my Deep Horizon - Lights Down OXP for the Universal thing. It should do what you want, and if not, at least give you a good template to modify from.