Scripters cove

[Wildeblood]

The change can be made anywhere in script (for example when you scoop the pod), it doesn't have to be under start.up. It will over-ride planetinfo at least until you re-load the game. If you want it to be permanent then you'd need another command under start.up making the change if a mission variable has been flipped.

That's plain wrong. Use your imagination to add whatever words you need make me sound polite, I mean no offence, but that's just wrong.

[Wildeblood]

Using javascript the planet descriptions are easily altered.
But the 'above the line' info such as inhabitants, government, economy.. I can only manage to alter using the planetinfo.plist, and this goes global the moment the OXP is loaded. It will not support the illusion that turning on this machine causes this change..

So, if one you wizards could tell me,
is there a way to make planetinfo 'switchable'?
OR is there a way to make the planetinfo data manipulated by javascript?

Example of using JS to manipulate systeminfo objects:-

https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/File: ... uilder.oxz

[phkb]

If you want it to be permanent then you'd need another command under start.up making the change if a mission variable has been flipped. EG (under start.up):

I think Wildeblood is referring to the fact that, any changes made by JS are not permanent, even when made during startUp, as they can be cleared/returned to default by setting the value to null.

Putting the changes into a planetinfo.plist file is kind of permanent (at least until the OXP is uninstalled). But any changes in planetinfo.plist cannot be switched on and off via JS.

[Old Murgh]

You can't switch a "planetinfo.plist" on or off with a script. What you can do is set your value via script, and when you want to switch it back to the default, set the value to null.

The change can be made anywhere in script (for example when you scoop the pod), it doesn't have to be under start.up. It will over-ride planetinfo at least until you re-load the game. If you want it to be permanent then you'd need another command under start.up making the change if a mission variable has been flipped. EG (under start.up):

Example of using JS to manipulate systeminfo objects:-
https://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/File: ... uilder.oxz

Thank you guys. It has been a very strange experiment to try to will a scripting AI to do my bidding, based on examples I find and what I *think* is possible. It fought me on this -adamant I was demanding the impossible, but with your supplied examples (it calls you the High Council) it came through in the end.

[Wildeblood]

Thank you guys. It has been a very strange experiment to try to will a scripting AI to do my bidding, based on examples I find and what I *think* is possible. It fought me on this -adamant I was demanding the impossible, but with your supplied examples (it calls you the High Council) it came through in the end.

I need to know which AI it was. I won't sleep without knowing more details.

[Wildeblood]

If you want it to be permanent then you'd need another command under start.up making the change if a mission variable has been flipped. EG (under start.up):

I think Wildeblood is referring to the fact that, any changes made by JS are not permanent, even when made during startUp, as they can be cleared/returned to default by setting the value to null.

I was referring to the assertion that one needed to do anything like messing about with mission variables or startUp. SystemInfo changes are automatically stored in the saved game file, separate from mission variables.

[phkb]

I was referring to the assertion that one needed to do anything like messing about with mission variables or startUp. SystemInfo changes are automatically stored in the saved game file, separate from mission variables.

Ah! Good point.

[Old Murgh]

I need to know which AI it was. I won't sleep without knowing more details.

Not a pro-coder AI, just Google's Gemini 3.0. Mostly it shows great enthusiasm and does the simple things well.

[Old Murgh]

Our little human/AI team is stuck again. The part where the player must hunt a ship, destroy it, and scoop a specific pod ("Encrypted Data Core") to trigger a mission screen.

shipScoopedCargo never triggers in [our] World Script. The pod spawns correctly, appears on the scanner (whiteLollipop), and I can physically scoop it. However, the moment I scoop it, it vanishes. The Debug Log shows absolutely nothing—the event handler is never called. It doesn't appear in the cargo manifest (expected for scripted items), but the silence in the logs is the issue.
I have tried multiple variations of is_cargo (YES/NO) and cargo_type.

Current Shipdata Definition:

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"mnemonic_cipher_pod" = {
    "model" = "oolite_barrel.dat";
    "materials" = { "Hull" = { "diffuse_map" = "oolite_barrel_diffuse.png"; }; };
    "name" = "Encrypted Data Core V2";
    "roles" = "mnemonic_cipher_pod";
    
    "weight" = 1;
    "scan_class" = "CLASS_CARGO"; 
    
    "is_cargo" = YES; 
    "is_scoopable" = YES;
    "cargo_type" = "CARGO_SCRIPTED_ITEM"; 
    
    "script_info" = { 
        "mnemonic_id" = "cipher_pod_v2"; 
    };
    /* I also tried attaching a script to the pod with 'shipBeingScooped', which also failed to fire. */
};

World Script Listener:

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this.shipScoopedCargo = function(cargoItem) {
    // This log NEVER appears
    log(this.name, "DEBUG: shipScoopedCargo fired. Name: " + cargoItem.displayName);

    if (cargoItem && cargoItem.scriptInfo && cargoItem.scriptInfo["mnemonic_id"] === "cipher_pod_v2") {
        // Mission Logic...
    }
}

• Does CARGO_SCRIPTED_ITEM require a specific is_cargo setting to trigger the global shipScoopedCargo event?
• Do I need to define this item in equipment.plist as well for the scoop event to register?
• Is there a better way to detect scooping a specific mission asset in 1.90/1.92?

Asking for a friend.

[LittleBear]

There might be a more elegant way to do it, but Random Hits tests for player scooping with a script attached to the pod and setting a mission variable if the player has scooped the escape pod.

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this.shipWasScooped = function (scooper)
{
	if (missionVariables.random_hits_status == "PODEDOUT") // first check if the mission is still running
    {
        if (scooper.isPlayer)
        {
            mission.setInstructionsKey("random_hits_shortdescription8", "Random_Hits"); // Update the mission info.
            player.consoleMessage(expandDescription("[random_hits_scooped_comms]"));
            missionVariables.random_hits_status = "SCOOPED";
            missionVariables.random_hits_store_skill++;
        }
        else
        {
            mission.setInstructionsKey("random_hits_shortdescription6", "Random_Hits"); // Update the mission info.
            missionVariables.random_hits_npcdays = expandDescription("[clock_days_number]");
            missionVariables.random_hits_deathcause = expandDescription("[random_hits_deathcause_scoop]");
            player.consoleMessage(expandDescription("[random_hits_npckill]"));
            missionVariables.random_hits_status = "NPCKILL";
        }
        mission.unmarkSystem(missionVariables.random_hits_planetnumber);
    }
}

You can then make the appearance of a mission screen conditional on the mission variable being "SCOOPED".

Adding this to the pod's shipdata entry should attach the script:

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script = "my_script_name.js";

[Old Murgh]

There might be a more elegant way to do it, but Random Hits tests for player scooping with a script attached to the pod and setting a mission variable if the player has scooped the escape pod.

Yay, it worked immediately. Thankyou very much.
My AI says you're a legend for a reason.

[Wildeblood]

shipScoopedCargo never triggers in [our] World Script.

Try shipScoopedOther

[Old Murgh]

Try shipScoopedOther

Thank you. Big backandforth between merits of this vs shipWasScooped, which AI kindly translates to metaphors.

Using shipScoopedOther is like having a Security Guard at the door checking everyone's ID badge. (Centralized).

Using shipWasScooped is like giving the VIP guest a Panic Button. (Decentralized).

I'm picking up some stuff in an interesting way

[Wildeblood]

A timer query: I want an effect to be on for 1/2 second then off for one second. I can do this with one timer, but it involves some kind of modulo arithmetic or somethin'?

[phkb]

A timer query: I want an effect to be on for 1/2 second then off for one second. I can do this with one timer, but it involves some kind of modulo arithmetic or somethin'?

I would have though just a boolean switch would have been sufficient: if the timer is on a 0.5 second repeat, flipping the boolean value would allow you to switch the effect on and off.