VoidExpanse/Content modding

2016-07-25T19:48:53Z

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== Content modding ==
All objects in the game are represented by XML files which define their properties and behavior. These content files are located in "/data/..." folders.

So, if you want to add a new item or a ship - it'll be asset modding.

Let's take a look at a ship hull "shuttle". Hull of this ship is defined in "data/items/hulls/light_frigates/hull_shuttle.xml". This file includes all information needed for the game to make this hull work: weapons slots, model references, textures references, blinks, engine trails, physics, etc.

Basically, to add a new ship all that you need is to add one more hull items to "data/items" folder of your mod. And model with textures, of course.

[[VoidExpanse/Adding_Ships|Core Mod / Adding Ships]]

== Effects and Types ==
The global list of effect types that appear in the core.cpk (data/items/**/*.xml), are, in order:

acceleration_percent
acceleration_value
armor_value
cargo_capacity_value
collision_damage_self_special
collision_damage_target_special
consumables_energy_recharge_percent
consumables_shield_restore_percent
consumables_structure_repair_percent
deceleration_special
energy_capacity_value
energy_consumption_engine_value
energy_consumption_generic_value
energy_consumption_grappler_value
energy_consumption_radar_value
energy_consumption_shield_percent
energy_consumption_shield_value
energy_production_generator_value
fuel_consumption_generator_percent
fuel_consumption_generator_value
grappler_force_value
grappler_pickup_range_value
grappler_range_value
hull_regeneration_value
maneuvering_percent
maneuvering_value
mining_amount_percent
mining_range_percent
mining_speed_percent
radar_range_percent
radar_range_value
radar_targeting_defense_percent
radar_targeting_range_percent
radar_targeting_range_value
radar_targeting_speed_percent
radar_targeting_speed_value
shield_charge_value
shield_deflection_percent
shield_deflection_value
shield_reestablishment_value
shield_regeneration_delay_value
shield_regeneration_percent
shield_regeneration_value
speed_cruising_special
speed_max_percent
speed_max_value
speed_strafe_special
structure_value
warp_distance_percent
warp_recharge_percent
warp_recharge_value

There are various type values given to items used in the game, as seen in the core.cpk file. Those types are as follows:

'''1''' - Ships
These appear to ships of any kind. Despite the ship declaration files being separated into multiple directories,
''light_cruisers'', ''heavy_cruisers'', ''light_frigates'', ''heavy_frigates'' and ''other'', they all appear to use a type of 1

'''2''' - Engines
All the various engines found in the game appear to have a type of 2

'''3''' - RCS
All the various thrusters found in the game appear to have a type of 3

'''5''' - Generators
All the various electrical generators found in the game appear to have a type of 5

'''6''' - Shields
All the shields, and presumably armor, found in the game appear to have a type of 6

'''7''' - Radars
All the radars found in the game appear to have a type of 7

'''8''' - Grappler
All the grapplers found in the game appear to have a type of 8

'''10''' - Boosters
All the boosters found in the game appear to have a type of 10

The effects used in the items of the game, sorted by the types in which they are found, sorted, are as follows:

'''1:light_cruisers'''

'armor_value',
'cargo_capacity_value',
'maneuvering_percent',
'radar_targeting_defense_percent',
'structure_value'

'''1:heavy_cruisers'''

'acceleration_percent',
'armor_value',
'cargo_capacity_value',
'collision_damage_self_special',
'collision_damage_target_special',
'maneuvering_percent',
'radar_targeting_defense_percent',
'speed_max_percent',
'structure_value'

'''1:heavy_frigates'''

'armor_value',
'cargo_capacity_value',
'maneuvering_percent',
'radar_targeting_defense_percent',
'radar_targeting_range_percent',
'radar_targeting_speed_percent',
'shield_deflection_percent',
'speed_max_percent',
'structure_value',
'warp_recharge_percent'

'''1:light_frigates'''

'armor_value',
'cargo_capacity_value',
'maneuvering_percent',
'radar_targeting_defense_percent',
'speed_max_percent',
'structure_value',
'warp_recharge_percent'

'''1:other'''

'acceleration_percent',
'armor_value',
'cargo_capacity_value',
'collision_damage_self_special',
'collision_damage_target_special',
'maneuvering_percent',
'structure_value'

'''2:engines'''

'acceleration_value',
'deceleration_special',
'energy_consumption_engine_value',
'maneuvering_value',
'speed_cruising_special',
'speed_max_value',
'speed_strafe_special',
'warp_recharge_value'

'''3:rcs'''

'acceleration_value',
'energy_consumption_engine_value',
'maneuvering_value'

'''5:generators'''

'energy_capacity_value',
'energy_production_generator_value',
'fuel_consumption_generator_value'

'''6:shields'''

'armor_value',
'energy_consumption_generic_value',
'energy_consumption_shield_value',
'shield_charge_value',
'shield_deflection_value',
'shield_reestablishment_value',
'shield_regeneration_delay_value',
'shield_regeneration_value'

'''7:radars'''

'energy_consumption_radar_value',
'radar_range_value',
'radar_targeting_range_value',
'radar_targeting_speed_value'

'''8:grappler'''

'energy_consumption_grappler_value',
'grappler_force_value',
'grappler_pickup_range_value',
'grappler_range_value'

'''10:boosters'''

'acceleration_percent',
'cargo_capacity_value',
'consumables_energy_recharge_percent',
'consumables_shield_restore_percent',
'consumables_structure_repair_percent',
'energy_capacity_value',
'energy_consumption_generic_value',
'energy_consumption_shield_percent',
'fuel_consumption_generator_percent',
'hull_regeneration_value',
'maneuvering_percent',
'mining_amount_percent',
'mining_range_percent',
'mining_speed_percent',
'radar_range_percent',
'radar_targeting_range_percent',
'radar_targeting_speed_percent',
'shield_charge_value',
'shield_regeneration_percent',
'speed_max_percent',
'structure_value',
'warp_distance_percent',
'warp_recharge_percent'

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