[WiP]Ship's Cat OXP

ffutures · Post by **ffutures** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:34 pm

Small problem - I had a lot of money to burn and thought the Heart of Gold looked interesting, so bought it and realised as I was equipping it that the cat hadn't gone with me. That doesn't feel right somehow, surely it should be a permanent attachment like the cloaking device?

mossfoot · Post by **mossfoot** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:38 pm

ffutures wrote:
Small problem - I had a lot of money to burn and thought the Heart of Gold looked interesting, so bought it and realised as I was equipping it that the cat hadn't gone with me. That doesn't feel right somehow, surely it should be a permanent attachment like the cloaking device?

If I recall correctly, some cats stay with one ship and not transfer over, while others (most?) will.

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:38 pm

ffutures wrote:
Small problem - I had a lot of money to burn and thought the Heart of Gold looked interesting, so bought it and realised as I was equipping it that the cat hadn't gone with me. That doesn't feel right somehow, surely it should be a permanent attachment like the cloaking device?

It needs

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   "portable_between_ships" = yes;

in the equipment.plist.
If you have a save from before your ship change, 'fix' the OXP and then you can take kitty onto the Heart of Gold

Website · Post by **Cody** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:48 pm

Smivs wrote:
It needs
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   "portable_between_ships" = yes;
in the equipment.plist.

It has...

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<key>is_portable_between_ships</key>
<true/>

... is that correct? Something about that strikes me as wrong... but the OXP needs updating anyway.

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:00 pm

Cody wrote:
Smivs wrote:
It needs
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   "portable_between_ships" = yes;
in the equipment.plist.
It has...
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<key>is_portable_between_ships</key>
<true/>
... is that correct? Something about that strikes me as wrong... but the OXP needs updating anyway.

It might be - I'm not sure about the 'is_' before portable etc but that could have been correct in XML. One of the boffins will know for sure.

Venator Dha · Post by **Venator Dha** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:31 pm

Definitely not a boffin

but when I changed it to

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<key>portable_between_ships</key>
			<true/>

the cat swaps ship.

You need to do it for each 'cat'

ffutures · Post by **ffutures** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:22 pm

OK - as it turns out I've reverted to an older save and am going to stick with my old ship anyway; the Heart of Gold is OK but it doesn't feel as much fun as a Boa Cruiser somehow.

Diziet Sma · Post by **Diziet Sma** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 12:23 pm

Bugfixed OXZ version 1.0.1 now online. Download it via the Expansion Manager or the oolite.org expansion packs page.

mossfoot · Post by **mossfoot** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:55 pm

Diziet Sma wrote:
Bugfixed OXZ version 1.0.1 now online. Download it via the Expansion Manager or the oolite.org expansion packs page.

Too late for me to save my cat (but don't worry, I'm sure I'll find him again

). Fleabag is not so easily lost.

ffutures · Post by **ffutures** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:55 am

Thanks, I'll update.

Reminds me - is there any easy way to see if installed OXPs are up to date without comparing the numbers one at a time?

later - and of course they show up in a different colour.

Only one snag - the revised one doesn't want to install for some reason, not sure why, just hangs.

Diziet Sma · Post by **Diziet Sma** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 7:42 am

ffutures wrote:
Only one snag - the revised one doesn't want to install for some reason, not sure why, just hangs.

Strange as it seems, I've only just now upgraded my own version, and it installed fine. I did, however, notice that the master list update was kinda glitchy, and took a while to get going. Perhaps it was due to some hiccough on the wiki server side of things? Give it another shot and let me know how you get on.

mossfoot · Post by **mossfoot** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:14 pm

Diziet Sma wrote:
ffutures wrote:
Only one snag - the revised one doesn't want to install for some reason, not sure why, just hangs.
Strange as it seems, I've only just now upgraded my own version, and it installed fine. I did, however, notice that the master list update was kinda glitchy, and took a while to get going. Perhaps it was due to some hiccough on the wiki server side of things? Give it another shot and let me know how you get on.

I had trouble doing anything from the list yesterday, but worked out later

Paradox · Post by **Paradox** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:45 am

Would it be possible, to add a random meow sound once in a while, if you have a cat on board?

Diziet Sma · Post by **Diziet Sma** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:22 am

That ought to be pretty straightforward.. I'll get a bunch of suitable sounds and have a play with it.

mossfoot · Post by **mossfoot** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:46 am

Perhaps rather than "Off" and "On" the settings could be "keep in hold" and "free roam". Free roam being "on" where you hear the cat meow as it goes by, and "keep in hold" gives you some privacy.

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