Ship's Name

[Zireael]

Actually, a set of override files in a "custom.oxp" should come with the game by default. That might make bug-hunting easier. If anybody wants to change something and asks on the bb the answer could be: (Change this file in custom.oxp). If something goes wrong: (move your "custom.oxp" out of your addons folder).

Brilliant idea.

[DredgerMan]

Find the section referring to your player ship in shipdata.plist, then change the display_name entry to reflect your ship's name (or add it if it is not there already), like this:
display_name = "MegaLethal MkIII";
Tada!

Am I correct in assuming that this would change the name for all of the same shiptypes? So, if I changed the name of a Cobra Mk III to say my_NON_Butterfly_ship ( ) in the plist it would change all of the Mk III names and I could fly along and when locking on a ship it would display my_NON_Butterfly_ship instead of Cobra Mk III?

Also, I take it that when it is an OXP ship, I would have to change it in the OXP shipdata.plist?

[Gimi]

Find the section referring to your player ship in shipdata.plist, then change the display_name entry to reflect your ship's name (or add it if it is not there already), like this:
display_name = "MegaLethal MkIII";
Tada!

Am I correct in assuming that this would change the name for all of the same shiptypes? So, if I changed the name of a Cobra Mk III to say my_NON_Butterfly_ship ( ) in the plist it would change all of the Mk III names and I could fly along and when locking on a ship it would display my_NON_Butterfly_ship instead of Cobra Mk III?

Also, I take it that when it is an OXP ship, I would have to change it in the OXP shipdata.plist?

Nope.
The name of the player versions of the ships are unique. So the name will only change for the player version of the selected ship. That means your ship and identical ships offered for Sale under F3 F3.

[DredgerMan]

NICE!!!

And Done!

Now only if I could remember how to take a snapshot to show the world

[Gimi]

<shift> 8 aka *

[DredgerMan]

Thanks, Gimi!