Changing Compass letter for non techs
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:01 pm
I have both the Casino and Constores OXP loaded and found that they both use the same letter ("C") for Constores and Casinos. This was a bit confusing. So I decided to see how hard it was to change the letter used. Turns out it's pretty easy. Say I want Casinos to be H instead of C (H for Hoopy Casino)
Go to the OXP folder of the item you want to change, Go to the Config Folder, and open the Shipdata file in a text editor. This contains info on the various ships that the OXP adds to the game. Scroll down until you find the name of the ship you want (stationary items like casinos are considered ships). When you find it, look a little further down and you should see a line that has the word 'Beacon' in it.
Just below that line will be a line that says what letter should be displayed in the Advanced Space Compass. It will read something like "C-Casino", Change that first letter to whatever you want for example "H-Casino", and then Casinos will appear with an "H" on your compass.
Pretty easy to do.
Go to the OXP folder of the item you want to change, Go to the Config Folder, and open the Shipdata file in a text editor. This contains info on the various ships that the OXP adds to the game. Scroll down until you find the name of the ship you want (stationary items like casinos are considered ships). When you find it, look a little further down and you should see a line that has the word 'Beacon' in it.
Just below that line will be a line that says what letter should be displayed in the Advanced Space Compass. It will read something like "C-Casino", Change that first letter to whatever you want for example "H-Casino", and then Casinos will appear with an "H" on your compass.
Pretty easy to do.