[RELEASE] Talkative Space Compass

[cim]

I'll have a look at it, then.

[Thargoid]

My Planetary Compass (Beta) OXP does planet/moon names already with the TSC.

[superbatprime]

getting it to state planet names was painless enough.

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} else if (mode == "COMPASS_MODE_PLANET") {
				player.consoleMessage("Compass: "+system.name);

I'm bugging Wildeblood now about what I need for star types.

[Diziet Sma]

On 1.77 I'm seeing this a few times in the logs..

07:21:46.626 [script.javaScript.exception.ooliteDefined]: ***** JavaScript exception (Talkative Space Compass 1.0.3): Error: Vector3D.distanceTo: Could not construct vector from parameters (null) -- expected Vector, Entity or array of three numbers.
07:21:46.626 [script.javaScript.exception.ooliteDefined]: AddOns/TalkativeCompass_1.0.3.oxp/Config/script.js, line 68.

[spara]

On 1.77 I'm seeing this a few times in the logs..

07:21:46.626 [script.javaScript.exception.ooliteDefined]: ***** JavaScript exception (Talkative Space Compass 1.0.3): Error: Vector3D.distanceTo: Could not construct vector from parameters (null) -- expected Vector, Entity or array of three numbers.
07:21:46.626 [script.javaScript.exception.ooliteDefined]: AddOns/TalkativeCompass_1.0.3.oxp/Config/script.js, line 68.

Have you implemented the distance fix into the TSC? If so, then the error is probably from that line.

[Diziet Sma]

Well spotted.. I have:

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//distance to object
if (mode != "COMPASS_MODE_BASIC") {
           dist = (player.ship.position.distanceTo(whom) - whom.collisionRadius)/1000;
           player.consoleMessage(dist.toFixed(3)+" Klicks");	
}

So (whom) is somehow returning null for some entities? (I say some, because it's clearly still working for most entities)

Found this as well in the current log, so yep, seems to be something along those lines.

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12:54:06.541 [script.javaScript.exception.unexpectedType]: ***** JavaScript exception (Talkative Space Compass 1.0.3): TypeError: whom is null
12:54:06.541 [script.javaScript.exception.unexpectedType]:       AddOns/TalkativeCompass_1.0.3.oxp/Config/script.js, line 30.

[spara]

Well spotted.. I have:

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//distance to object
if (mode != "COMPASS_MODE_BASIC") {
           dist = (player.ship.position.distanceTo(whom) - whom.collisionRadius)/1000;
           player.consoleMessage(dist.toFixed(3)+" Klicks");	
}

So (whom) is somehow returning null for some entities? (I say some, because it's clearly still working for most entities)

Found this as well in the current log, so yep, seems to be something along those lines.

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12:54:06.541 [script.javaScript.exception.unexpectedType]: ***** JavaScript exception (Talkative Space Compass 1.0.3): TypeError: whom is null
12:54:06.541 [script.javaScript.exception.unexpectedType]:       AddOns/TalkativeCompass_1.0.3.oxp/Config/script.js, line 30.

Try this:

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if (!player.ship.compassTarget) return;
//distance to object
if (mode != "COMPASS_MODE_BASIC") {
           dist = (player.ship.position.distanceTo(whom) - whom.collisionRadius)/1000;
           player.consoleMessage(dist.toFixed(3)+" Klicks");	
}

[Diziet Sma]

Thanks! Will do.

[cim]

Updated to 1.0.4 to fix some cases causing errors and to display main planet/sun names if another OXP sets them. Thanks for the reports.

[laxori666]

Bug report: currently this conflicts with  Destination ETA. If the ETA indicator is on, then the talkative description is wiped and replaced by the generic one by Destination ETA. I'm not sure which OXP would have to be modified - this one or Destination ETA or both - so I've cross-posted this. Maybe the two can be merged into one OXP? Perhaps would also be more immersive if both upgrades had to be purchased.

[spara]

Bug report: currently this conflicts with  Destination ETA. If the ETA indicator is on, then the talkative description is wiped and replaced by the generic one by Destination ETA. I'm not sure which OXP would have to be modified - this one or Destination ETA or both - so I've cross-posted this. Maybe the two can be merged into one OXP? Perhaps would also be more immersive if both upgrades had to be purchased.

See my Updating TSC oxp, it's quite configurable via variables in the script.

Personally, I tweaked my own hud (Aad-HUD) to show ETA, as the updating function in both Updating TSC and Destination ETA uses suppresses messages when running.

[laxori666]

Bug report: currently this conflicts with  Destination ETA. If the ETA indicator is on, then the talkative description is wiped and replaced by the generic one by Destination ETA. I'm not sure which OXP would have to be modified - this one or Destination ETA or both - so I've cross-posted this. Maybe the two can be merged into one OXP? Perhaps would also be more immersive if both upgrades had to be purchased.

See my Updating TSC oxp, it's quite configurable via variables in the script.

Personally, I tweaked my own hud (Aad-HUD) to show ETA, as the updating function in both Updating TSC and Destination ETA uses suppresses messages when running.

Ah that's something I'd want to do as well. Could you share how you tweaked your hud to show the ETA? Or share the files and I can figure it out and adapt my HUD to do the same. Would be much appreciated!

[spara]

Ah that's something I'd want to do as well. Could you share how you tweaked your hud to show the ETA? Or share the files and I can figure it out and adapt my HUD to do the same. Would be much appreciated!

It's a feature of the latest version of the Aad-HUD. Get it from the wiki.

[laxori666]

Ah that's something I'd want to do as well. Could you share how you tweaked your hud to show the ETA? Or share the files and I can figure it out and adapt my HUD to do the same. Would be much appreciated!

It's a feature of the latest version of the Aad-HUD. Get it from the wiki.

So it is - thanks!