Oolite Bulletins

Posted: **Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:34 am**

Just some requests to improve the handling of cargo in scripts:

Changes to existing methods:

awardSpecialCargo: <amount> <description of cargo>

Awards the specified amount of the specified cargo if it exists in descriptions.plist. This method would require some way to specify the weight of the special cargo.

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removeSpecialCargo: <amount> <description of cargo>

Removes the specified amount of the specified special cargo from the players hold. <amount> can include all.

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removeCargo: <amount> <Commodity name>

Removes a quantity of the cargo named the cargo name must match the name in commodities.plist exactly. <amount> can include all.

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testForCargo: <Commodity name>

Returns a value indicating the amount of the named cargo in the player's cargo hold.

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testForSpecialCargo: <description of cargo>

Returns a value indicating the amount of the named cargo in the player's cargo hold.

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:11 pm**

Not even worth a single reply?

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:14 pm**

FHS, give me a moment to breathe!

Some of those look eminently sensible - but I don't have the time to make them a *todo* at the moment.

Posted: **Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:02 pm**

As Master and Commander, I thought you didn't actually need to breathe? Or was that some other overlord

Oolite Bulletins

Methods for dealing with cargo

Methods for dealing with cargo