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Changes for page Breaking Changes

Last modified by Michael Baumgardt on 2026/04/17 12:03
From version 26.1
edited by florian
on 2019/03/14 11:12
Change comment: There is no comment for this version
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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27 27  )))
28 28  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
29 29  (((
30 -UI extensions
30 +Scripts
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32 32  (((
33 -2.50 Beta 1
33 +3.0 Beta 1
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35 35  (((
36 -**FFI: GetNumMissingBuildResources() and GetNumMissingLoadoutResources()** got a new "playercase" parameter
36 +Script conditions **<event_hack_*/>** and **<event_controlpanel_hack_*/>** removed
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39 39  (((
40 -Added possibility to query only the resources that are missing then queueing new player builds.
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.//
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44 44  Scripts
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47 +3.0 Beta 1
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49 +(((
50 +Script actions **<set_hack_target/>** and **<abort_hack/>** removed
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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.//
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58 +Scripts
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61 +3.0 Beta 1
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63 +(((
64 +**<setup_conversation_minigame/>** script action removed
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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.//
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72 +Scripts
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75 +3.0 Beta 1
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77 +(((
78 +<add_player_choice_*> **confidence** attribute removed
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81 +(((
82 +//The default confidence of player options is another leftover from the XR era and had no effect in X4.//
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86 +Scripts
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89 +3.0 Beta 1
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91 +(((
92 +**<hack_via_control_panel/>** script action removed
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95 +(((
96 +//Unused script action <hack_via_control_panel/> was removed.//
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100 +UI core
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103 +3.0 Beta 1
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105 +(((
106 +**Lua: **GetMiniGameCursorPosition() removed
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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.//
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114 +Scripts
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117 +3.0 Beta 1
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119 +(((
120 +**$ware.illegal** updated
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123 +(((
124 +//$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.//
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129 +Scripts
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132 +3.0 Beta 1
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135 +'**checkoperational**' filter behaviour changed
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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.//
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145 +Scripts
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148 +3.0 Beta 1
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151 +MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
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155 +//The MD script RML_Flight_Along_Path was not referened and was removed.//
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159 +UI core
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162 +2.20 Beta 3/4
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165 +**Lua: GetControllerInfo()** returned mouseSteering/mouseCursor values are undefined.
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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 +//
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177 +Scripts
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47 47  2.20 Beta 3
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