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Last modified by Michael Baumgardt on 2026/04/17 12:03
From version 16.1
edited by klaus
on 2019/02/01 16:14
Change comment: Added some pre-2.0 notes
To version 34.1
edited by klaus
on 2019/06/28 12:10
Change comment: Removed script features related to minigame and hacking

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25 25  )))|=(((
26 26  Summary
27 27  )))
28 +|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
29 +(((
30 +Scripts
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32 +(((
33 +3.0 Beta 1
34 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
35 +(((
36 +Script conditions **<event_hack_*/>** and **<event_controlpanel_hack_*/>** removed
37 +)))
38 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
39 +(((
40 +//These events were never triggered, with the exception of <event_hack_started/> on the player entity for instant control panel hacks. Use <event_player_hacked_object> instead.//
41 +)))
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43 +(((
44 +Scripts
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46 +(((
47 +3.0 Beta 1
48 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
49 +(((
50 +Script actions **<set_hack_target/>** and **<abort_hack/>** removed
51 +)))
52 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
53 +(((
54 +//These actions had no effect and were removed.//
55 +)))
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57 +(((
58 +Scripts
59 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
60 +(((
61 +3.0 Beta 1
62 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
63 +(((
64 +**<setup_conversation_minigame/>** script action removed
65 +)))
66 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
67 +(((
68 +//The script action was a leftover from the XR era and was never supported in X4 and couldn't be used in a meaningful way. It was therefore decided to better drop it altogether as it's not expected having been used by any mods.//
69 +)))
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71 +(((
72 +Scripts
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74 +(((
75 +3.0 Beta 1
76 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
77 +(((
78 +<add_player_choice_*> **confidence** attribute removed
79 +)))
80 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
81 +(((
82 +//The default confidence of player options is another leftover from the XR era and had no effect in X4.//
83 +)))
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85 +(((
86 +Scripts
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88 +(((
89 +3.0 Beta 1
90 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
91 +(((
92 +**<hack_via_control_panel/>** script action removed
93 +)))
94 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
95 +(((
96 +//Unused script action <hack_via_control_panel/> was removed.//
97 +)))
98 +|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
99 +(((
100 +UI core
101 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
102 +(((
103 +3.0 Beta 1
104 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
105 +(((
106 +**Lua: **GetMiniGameCursorPosition() removed
107 +)))
108 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
109 +(((
110 +//GetMiniGameCursorPosition() was a left over from the XR era and never supposed to be shipped with X4. The function practically always returned 0 and hence we don't expect the removal of this obsolete function causing any actual mod to break.//
111 +)))
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113 +(((
114 +Scripts
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116 +(((
117 +3.0 Beta 1
118 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
119 +(((
120 +**$ware.illegal** updated
121 +)))
122 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
123 +(((
124 +//$ware.illegal used to return true if the specified ware has the 'illegal' tag which is no longer used.//
125 +\\//It now returns true if $ware is illegal to any faction in the game.//
126 +)))
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128 +(((
129 +Scripts
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131 +(((
132 +3.0 Beta 1
133 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
134 +(((
135 +'**checkoperational**' filter behaviour changed
136 +)))
137 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
138 +(((
139 +//Actions and conditions which use the 'checkoperational' filter now behave differently. Instead of changing how 'class' and 'exactclass' behave, checkoperational == true adds an additional filter for the components being of state operational, equivalent to state="componentstate.operational". This is implicitly enabled in action elements (e.g. <find_.../>) or condition elements (e.g. <count_...>), meaning that find_ship will only find operational ships. Using such actions/conditions with checkoperational="false" will include non-operational components such as wrecked and constructions. Existing uses may find that results now exclude non-operational components.//
140 +
141 +//Sub nodes such as match_child will have checkoperational default to false. Existing uses may find that results now include non-operational components.//
142 +)))
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144 +(((
145 +Scripts
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147 +(((
148 +3.0 Beta 1
149 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
150 +(((
151 +MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
152 +)))
153 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
154 +(((
155 +//The MD script RML_Flight_Along_Path was not referened and was removed.//
156 +)))
157 +|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
158 +(((
159 +UI core
160 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
161 +(((
162 +2.20 Beta 3/4
163 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
164 +(((
165 +**Lua: GetControllerInfo()** returned mouseSteering/mouseCursor values are undefined.
166 +)))
167 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
168 +(((
169 +//2.20 Beta 3 introduced the new direct mouse steering mode. The mode was however not integrated as a first level mode and hence GetControllerInfo() returned the "gamepad" mode while direct mouse steering was active.
170 +In 2.20 Beta 4 we improved the situation slightly so that a call to GetControllerInfo() will return either "mouseCursor" or "mouseSteering" in any of the 3 mouse modes.//
171 +
172 +//It's a pending change to ensure that the returned mode is more reasonable in an upcoming patch. So be aware that another breaking change might be introduced at some point.
173 +//
174 +)))
175 +|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
176 +(((
177 +Scripts
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179 +(((
180 +2.20 Beta 3
181 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
182 +(((
183 +Attribute for build related conditions e.g. **<event_build_finished/>** renamed from 'buildmodule' to 'buildprocessor'
184 +)))
185 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
186 +(((
187 +//The underlying behaviour remains the same in that it involves the buildprocessor, not the buildmodule. The attribute name has simply been corrected.//
188 +)))
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190 +(((
191 +Scripts
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193 +(((
194 +2.00 Beta 1
195 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
196 +(((
197 +**<event_build_finished/> **param2 now returns null instead of a construction sequence
198 +)))
199 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
200 +(((
201 +//The construction sequence which was finished should now be accessed via the buildtask provided via param3.//
202 +)))
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204 +(((
205 +Scripts
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207 +(((
208 +2.00 Beta 1
209 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
210 +(((
211 +**param.boarding.{...}** strength parameters removed
212 +)))
213 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
214 +(((
215 +//The 'recruitstrength', 'veteranstrength' and 'elitestrength' script parameters were no longer required for balancing the boarding gameplay, and were removed.//
216 +)))
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218 +(((
219 +Scripts
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221 +(((
222 +2.00 Beta 1
223 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
224 +(((
225 +**$defensible.boardee/$defensible.boarder** and **<set_object_boarder/>/<remove_object_boarder/>** removed
226 +)))
227 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
228 +(((
229 +//Due to changes to boarding in X4, the boarding connections accessed by these script properties and actions became redundent and thus, removed. Any connections set by these actions in a savegame will not survive loading.//
230 +)))
28 28  |(((
29 29  UI extensions
30 30  )))|(((
31 -2.0 Beta 1
234 +2.00 Beta 1
32 32  )))|(((
33 33  **FFI: GetUpgradeSlotCurrentComponent()/GetUpgradeSlotGroup()** works on non-operationals
34 34  )))
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39 39  |(((
40 40  UI extensions
41 41  )))|(((
42 -2.0 Beta 1
245 +2.00 Beta 1
43 43  )))|(((
44 44  **FFI: SetFormationShape()** no longer indicates an error upon certain error cases
45 45  )))
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51 51  |(((
52 52  Scripts
53 53  )))|(((
54 -2.0 Beta 1
257 +2.00 Beta 1
55 55  )))|(((
56 56  **<create_formation/>** now requires the attributes: 'leader' and 'follower'. Attribute 'object' is now deprecated.
57 57  )))
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62 62  |(((
63 63  Scripts
64 64  )))|(((
65 -2.0 Beta 1
268 +2.00 Beta 1
66 66  )))|(((
67 67  **<event_player_changed_target/>** now fires and returns null if the player deselects a target.
68 68  )))
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73 73  |(((
74 74  AI Scripts
75 75  )))|(((
76 -2.0 Beta 1
279 +2.00 Beta 1
77 77  )))|(((
78 -Attribute changes to **<shoot/>** and **<shoot_at/>**
281 +**<shoot/>/<shoot_at/>** attribute changes.
79 79  )))
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81 81  (((
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86 86  //Corrects now-obsolete assumption that primary weapon groups only contain guns and secondary weapon groups only contain missile launchers.//
87 87  )))
88 88  |(((
292 +UI extensions
293 +)))|(((
294 +2.00 Beta 1
295 +)))|(((
296 +**FFI: GetBuildTask()/GetNumBuildTasks()** got a new "buildmoduleid" parameter.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
297 +)))
298 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
299 +(((
300 +//Added possibility to query build tasks of a certain buildmodule.//
301 +)))
302 +|(((
303 +UI extensions
304 +)))|(((
305 +2.00 Beta 1
306 +)))|(((
307 +**Lua:** **GetLibraryEntry()** retrieved a new "buildresources" field.
308 +)))
309 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
310 +(((
311 +//Added list of resources a buildmodule needs to build.//
312 +)))
313 +|(((
314 +UI extensions
315 +)))|(((
316 +2.00 Beta 1
317 +)))|(((
318 +(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**Lua:**(% style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0)" %)** CalculateTotalHullFraction()**(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)** **(%%)was removed.(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)
319 +)))
320 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
321 +(((
322 +//Unused, derelict function from XR - use GetComponentData(..., "hullpercent") instead.//
323 +)))
324 +|(((
325 +UI extensions
326 +)))|(((
327 +2.00 Beta 1
328 +)))|(((
329 +**FFI: (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)RequestDockAtReason()/(% style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0)" %)UndockPlayerShip()(%%) **changed their return values.(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" class="confluenceTd" %)
330 +)))
331 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
332 +(((
333 +//Changed return value type to const char* to better identify failure reasons in Lua script.//
334 +)))
335 +|(((
336 +UI extensions
337 +)))|(((
338 +1.50 Beta 3
339 +)))|(((
340 +**Lua: GetComponentData() **changed behavior of "docksizes" propertly.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
341 +)))
342 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
343 +(((
344 +//The "docksizes" property no longer includes internal ship storage docks.//
345 +)))
346 +|(((
89 89  All
90 90  )))|(((
91 91  1.50 Beta 2
92 92  )))|(((
93 -Corrected **meaning of "Shipyard"** throughout Lua/MD/AI scripts, so that Wharfs are not Shipyards (unlike in XR).
351 +**Meaning of "Shipyard"** was corrected throughout Lua/MD/AI scripts, so that Wharfs are not Shipyards (unlike in XR).
94 94  )))
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96 96  (((
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100 100  //Lua / GetComponentData() properties: Removed "iscapitalshipyard", fixed "isshipyard", added "canbuildships", "iswharf", "isequipmentdock"//
101 101  //Scripts: Fixed property .isshipyard, added .iswharf (.canbuildships existed already)//
102 102  )))
361 +|(((
362 +UI extensions
363 +)))|(((
364 +1.50 Beta 2
365 +)))|(((
366 +**FFI: UpgradeGroupInfo **datatype was changed.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
367 +)))
368 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
369 +(((
370 +//Added new "operational" field to retrieve information about number of operational upgrades in a group.//
371 +)))
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104 104  (((
105 105  UI extensions
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108 108  1.50 Beta 1
109 109  )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
110 110  (((
111 -**FFI:** Removed **SetGuidance()** argument useinfopoint.
380 +**FFI: SetGuidance()** removed useinfopoint argument.
112 112  )))
113 113  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
114 114  (((
115 -//The deprecated third argument was removed. The new function declaration is: void SetGuidance(UniverseID componentid, UIPosRot offset)//
384 +//In X Rebirth "info points" existed (which were mainly used as interaction points to scan stations/access information about modules). These were removed in X4 but this left-over property here was missed to be removed in-time for release. It was therefore removed now in order to move towards a stable/clean UI API.
385 +//
386 +
387 +//The new function declaration is: void SetGuidance(UniverseID componentid, UIPosRot offset)//
116 116  )))
117 117  |(((
118 118  UI extensions
119 119  )))|(((
392 +1.50 Beta 1
393 +)))|(((
394 +**FFI: CancelConstruction() **changed its return value.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
395 +)))
396 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
397 +(((
398 +(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)//CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful. //
399 +)))
400 +|(((
401 +UI extensions
402 +)))|(((
120 120  1.32
121 121  )))|(((
122 -**Lua:** Removed **GetComponentData()** property "**nextdestname**".
405 +**Lua: GetComponentData() **removed the "nextdestname" property.
123 123  )))
124 124  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
125 125  (((
126 -//Instead of "nextdestname", use the GetComponentData() properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
409 +//Instead of "nextdestname", use the properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
127 127  )))
411 +|(((
412 +UI extensions
413 +)))|(((
414 +1.20
415 +)))|(((
416 +**FFI: GetAAOption()** got a new "useconfig" parameter.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
417 +)))
418 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
419 +(((
420 +//The AA setting was changed to check the new setting with the user. In order to restore the old setting (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)GetAAOption() gets the option to retrieve the config settings.//
421 +)))
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