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mandoman wrote:

Third, test scripts are not running for me. I have tried script.plists, script.js', and test_script.js', to no avail. Some of those I have tried were written slightly differently than another, but worked for someone else, and NOT for me.

another_commander wrote:

mandoman, does it still crash if you use the latest nightly builds?

RyanHoots wrote:

I'm sorry help has not come to you yet, but at least I'll try.

mandoman wrote:

Third, test scripts are not running for me. I have tried script.plists, script.js', and test_script.js', to no avail. Some of those I have tried were written slightly differently than another, but worked for someone else, and NOT for me.

Hmm... could you post a copy of your script here? I may be an idiot when it comes to JS, but I may be able to spot some of the more obvious problems.

I while back, when I was just starting my Borg OXP, I had a LOT of problems with the script. You're not alone...

mandoman wrote:

test_script.js

// Standard attributes
this.name = "Genesis-test_script";
this.author = "Fatleaf";
this.copyright = "This script is hereby placed in the public domain.";
this.version = "1.0";
this.description = "Script to add a Genesis on launch."

// Configuration
this.role1 = "Genesis";
this.count1 = 1;




this.shipWillLaunchFromStation = function()
{
system.addShips(this.role1, this.count1, player.ship.position, 20000)
};

// Standard attributes
this.name = "Genesis-test_script";
this.author = "Fatleaf";
this.copyright = "This script is hereby placed in the public domain.";
this.version = "1.0";
this.description = "Script to add a Genesis on launch.";

// Configuration
this.role1 = "thargoid";
this.count1 = 1;




this.shipWillLaunchFromStation = function()
{
system.addShips(this.role1, this.count1, player.ship.position, 20000)
};

RyanHoots wrote:

mandoman wrote:

test_script.js

// Standard attributes
this.name = "Genesis-test_script";
this.author = "Fatleaf";
this.copyright = "This script is hereby placed in the public domain.";
this.version = "1.0";
this.description = "Script to add a Genesis on launch."

// Configuration
this.role1 = "Genesis";
this.count1 = 1;




this.shipWillLaunchFromStation = function()
{
system.addShips(this.role1, this.count1, player.ship.position, 20000)
};

Well, for starters, there's a missing semicolon after this.description. I modified the script to spawn a Thargoid rather than a Genesis, but even with the new semicolon the new ship would not sawn. I may need to figure out how to do a world scripts .plist file.

Here's my modified script:

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// Standard attributes
this.name = "Genesis-test_script";
this.author = "Fatleaf";
this.copyright = "This script is hereby placed in the public domain.";
this.version = "1.0";
this.description = "Script to add a Genesis on launch.";

// Configuration
this.role1 = "thargoid";
this.count1 = 1;




this.shipWillLaunchFromStation = function()
{
system.addShips(this.role1, this.count1, player.ship.position, 20000)
};

/*

Genesis-devs

*/

(



test_script.js

)

mandoman wrote:

This is all I have in a world-script.plist,

/*

Genesis-devs

*/

(



test_script.js

)

RyanHoots wrote:

mandoman wrote:

This is all I have in a world-script.plist,

/*

Genesis-devs

*/

(



test_script.js

)

Hmm... I'm not sure, but I suspect that the file should be called world-scripts.plist, not world-script.plist. A quick forum and wiki search gives me no insight into this. Using the above file as world-script.plist fails to spawn a 'Goid, same with world-scripts.plist. My latest.log does not include the test script in the list of world scripts.

Edit: I checked ~/GNUstep/Applications/Oolite-trunk/oolite.app/Resources, and in the Config folder is a file called world-scrips.plist. This file's syntax seems to be the same as yours, Mandoman.

Edit #2: After a closer look, and I feel stupid for not seeing this right away, the core game's world scripts file has quotes around the script names. Fixing this still fails to add your script to the list of world scrips. I'm going to try removing your comment in the script, that may be it.

RyanHoots wrote:

Well, I figured it out. The script needs to be in the folder Scripts, instead of Config.
I've uploaded a copy of my test OXP to Box.com. It's all public domain, so feel free to snoop around and change what you want. by default, it adds a Thargoid warship 2km away from you, which is alarmingly close.

http://www.box.com/s/h19quji226jhr7gfp2cr

mandoman wrote:

I hope that works.....however, I have just discovered that the ship in question (at least the Genesis) is not being reported in Latest.log as being loaded, even though I have it in my AddOns folder. Now I'm really puzzled. I get no errors, it just isn't loading. Any thoughts on that one?

RyanHoots wrote:

mandoman wrote:

I hope that works.....however, I have just discovered that the ship in question (at least the Genesis) is not being reported in Latest.log as being loaded, even though I have it in my AddOns folder. Now I'm really puzzled. I get no errors, it just isn't loading. Any thoughts on that one?

I have to ask, just to make sure:
Do you have the .oxp folder in AddOns, or a folder without the .oxp extension?

If you have a .oxp folder in AddOns, are you sure that it's .oxp, not ,oxp or .ocp or anything like that?

If you're sure there are no typos in the OXP folder, try restarting, making certain to hold the shift key. I've had problems with this a lot.

If none of the above are relevant, could I please have a look at your latest.log? Even if there's nothing there, it still may shed some light on the situation.