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Last modified by Michael Baumgardt on 2026/04/17 12:03
From version 21.1
edited by stefan
on 2019/02/08 11:56
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To version 33.1
edited by stefan
on 2019/06/26 12:02
Change comment: added setup_conversation_minigame note

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25 25  )))|=(((
26 26  Summary
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30 +Scripts
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32 +(((
33 +3.0 Beta 1
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35 +(((
36 +<setup_conversation_minigame/> script action removed
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38 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
39 +(((
40 +//The script action was a left over 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.//
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44 +Scripts
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47 +3.0 Beta 1
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49 +(((
50 +<hack_via_control_panel/> script action removed
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53 +(((
54 +//Unused script action <hack_via_control_panel/> was removed.//
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57 +(((
58 +UI core
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60 +(((
61 +3.0 Beta 1
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63 +(((
64 +**Lua: **GetMiniGameCursorPosition() removed
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66 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
67 +(((
68 +//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.//
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72 +Scripts
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74 +(((
75 +3.0 Beta 1
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77 +(((
78 +$ware.illegal updated
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81 +(((
82 +$ware.illegal used to return true if the specified ware has the 'illegal' tag which is no longer used.
83 +\\It now returns true if $ware is illegal to any faction in the game.
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87 +Scripts
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89 +(((
90 +3.0 Beta 1
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92 +(((
93 +'checkoperational' filter behaviour changed
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96 +(((
97 +//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.//
98 +
99 +//Sub nodes such as match_child will have checkoperational default to false. Existing uses may find that results now include non-operational components.//
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103 +Scripts
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105 +(((
106 +3.0 Beta 1
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108 +(((
109 +MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
110 +)))
111 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
112 +(((
113 +//The MD script RML_Flight_Along_Path was not referened and was removed.//
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116 +(((
117 +UI core
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119 +(((
120 +2.20 Beta 3/4
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122 +(((
123 +**Lua: GetControllerInfo()** returned mouseSteering/mouseCursor values are undefined.
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126 +(((
127 +//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.
128 +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.//
129 +
130 +//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.
131 +//
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135 +Scripts
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137 +(((
138 +2.20 Beta 3
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140 +(((
141 +Attribute for build related conditions e.g. **<event_build_finished/>** renamed from 'buildmodule' to 'buildprocessor'
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144 +(((
145 +//The underlying behaviour remains the same in that it involves the buildprocessor, not the buildmodule. The attribute name has simply been corrected.//
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149 +Scripts
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152 +2.00 Beta 1
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154 +(((
155 +**<event_build_finished/> **param2 now returns null instead of a construction sequence
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158 +(((
159 +//The construction sequence which was finished should now be accessed via the buildtask provided via param3.//
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163 +Scripts
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166 +2.00 Beta 1
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168 +(((
169 +**param.boarding.{...}** strength parameters removed
170 +)))
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172 +(((
173 +//The 'recruitstrength', 'veteranstrength' and 'elitestrength' script parameters were no longer required for balancing the boarding gameplay, and were removed.//
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177 +Scripts
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180 +2.00 Beta 1
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182 +(((
183 +**$defensible.boardee/$defensible.boarder** and **<set_object_boarder/>/<remove_object_boarder/>** removed
184 +)))
185 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
186 +(((
187 +//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.//
188 +)))
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29 29  UI extensions
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75 75  )))|(((
76 76  2.00 Beta 1
77 77  )))|(((
78 -Attribute changes to **<shoot/>** and **<shoot_at/>**
239 +**<shoot/>/<shoot_at/>** attribute changes.
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90 90  )))|(((
91 91  2.00 Beta 1
92 92  )))|(((
93 -**FFI**: Added "**buildmoduleid**" parameter to (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**GetBuildTasks() **and (% style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0)" %)**GetNumBuildTasks()**(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %).
254 +**FFI: GetBuildTask()/GetNumBuildTasks()** got a new "buildmoduleid" parameter.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
94 94  )))
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101 101  )))|(((
102 102  2.00 Beta 1
103 103  )))|(((
104 -**Lua: **Added "**buildresources**" field to the return value of **GetLibraryEntry()** for buildmodules.
265 +**Lua:** **GetLibraryEntry()** retrieved a new "buildresources" field.
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112 112  )))|(((
113 113  2.00 Beta 1
114 114  )))|(((
115 -**Lua: **Removed (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**CalculateTotalHullFraction().**
276 +(% 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);" %)
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123 123  )))|(((
124 124  2.00 Beta 1
125 125  )))|(((
126 -**FFI: **Changed return value of (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**RequestDockAtReason()** and (% style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0)" %)**UndockPlayerShip()**.
287 +**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" %)
127 127  )))
128 128  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
129 129  (((
130 -//Changed return value type to const char* to better identify failure reasons in lua script.//
291 +//Changed return value type to const char* to better identify failure reasons in Lua script.//
131 131  )))
132 132  |(((
133 133  UI extensions
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134 134  )))|(((
135 135  1.50 Beta 3
136 136  )))|(((
137 -**Lua: **Changed **GetComponentData() **property (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)"**docksizes**".
298 +**Lua: GetComponentData() **changed behavior of "docksizes" propertly.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
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146 146  1.50 Beta 2
147 147  )))|(((
148 -Corrected **meaning of "Shipyard"** throughout Lua/MD/AI scripts, so that Wharfs are not Shipyards (unlike in XR).
309 +**Meaning of "Shipyard"** was corrected throughout Lua/MD/AI scripts, so that Wharfs are not Shipyards (unlike in XR).
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161 161  1.50 Beta 2
162 162  )))|(((
163 -**FFI**: Added "**operational**" field to (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**UpgradeGroupInfo **struct.
324 +**FFI: UpgradeGroupInfo **datatype was changed.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
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166 166  (((
167 -//Added information about number of operational upgrades in a group, affected functions: (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)GetUpgradeGroupInfo().//
328 +//Added new "operational" field to retrieve information about number of operational upgrades in a group.//
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174 174  1.50 Beta 1
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176 176  (((
177 -**FFI:** Removed **SetGuidance()** argument useinfopoint.
338 +**FFI: SetGuidance()** removed useinfopoint argument.
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188 188  )))|(((
189 189  1.50 Beta 1
190 190  )))|(((
191 -**FFI:** Changed return value for (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**CancelConstruction()**.
352 +**FFI: CancelConstruction() **changed its return value.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
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195 -(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful.
356 +(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)//CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful. //
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198 198  UI extensions
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199 199  )))|(((
200 200  1.32
201 201  )))|(((
202 -**Lua:** Removed **GetComponentData()** property "**nextdestname**".
363 +**Lua: GetComponentData() **removed the "nextdestname" property.
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205 205  (((
206 -//Instead of "nextdestname", use the GetComponentData() properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
367 +//Instead of "nextdestname", use the properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
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209 209  UI extensions
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211 211  1.20
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213 -**FFI**: Added "**useconfig**" parameter to (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**GetAAOption()**.
374 +**FFI: GetAAOption()** got a new "useconfig" parameter.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
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216 216  (((
217 -//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.//
378 +//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.//
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