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From 30.1 to 31.1 From 40.1 to 41.1

From version 31.1

edited by stefan
on 2019/06/25 13:43

Change comment: added breaking change for GetMiniGameCursorPosition()

To version 40.1

edited by stefan
on 2019/09/19 13:06

Change comment: added GetLocalizedInteractiveNotificationKey() for 3.0 Beta 1

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++(((
++== 3.00 ==
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--UI core
++Scripts
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 .0 Beta 1
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--**Lua: **GetMiniGameCursorPosition() removed
++Script action **<add_actor_to_room/> **attribute **'room'** renamed to **'object'**
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--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.
++Due to engine changes, script action <add_actor_to_room/> has had the attribute 'room' changed to 'object', which is more accurate. Most likely requires a 'position' if a slot is not provided.
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@@ -47,12 +47,11 @@
 .0 Beta 1
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--$ware.illegal updated
++Script action **<set_doors_locked/>** attribute **'group'** changed
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  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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--$ware.illegal used to return true if the specified ware has the 'illegal' tag which is no longer used.
--\\It now returns true if $ware is illegal to any faction in the game.
++//The 'group' attribute of <set_doors_locked/> can no longer be a list. It must be a single tag value. Previously, a list containing one tag was accepted, which was redundant.//
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 .0 Beta 1
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--'checkoperational' filter behaviour changed
++Script conditions **<event_hack_*/>** and **<event_controlpanel_hack_*/>** removed
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--//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.//
--
--//Sub nodes such as match_child will have checkoperational default to false. Existing uses may find that results now include non-operational components.//
++//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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 .0 Beta 1
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++Script actions **<set_hack_target/>** and **<abort_hack/>** removed
++)))
++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//These actions had no effect and were removed.//
++)))
++|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++Scripts
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++(((
++3.0 Beta 1
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++**<setup_conversation_minigame/>** script action removed
++)))
++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//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.//
++)))
++|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++Scripts
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++(((
++3.0 Beta 1
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++<add_player_choice_*> **confidence** attribute removed
++)))
++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//The default confidence of player options is another leftover from the XR era and had no effect in X4.//
++)))
++|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++Scripts
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++3.0 Beta 1
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++**<hack_via_control_panel/>** script action removed
++)))
++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//Unused script action <hack_via_control_panel/> was removed.//
++)))
++|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++UI core
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++3.0 Beta 1
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++**Lua: **GetMiniGameCursorPosition() removed
++)))
++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//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.//
++)))
++|(((
++UI core
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++3.0 Beta 1
++)))|(((
++**FFI: **GetLocalizedInteractiveNotificationKey can return icon placeholders
++)))
++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//In 3.0 Beta 1 we added support to display icons for keyboard bindings, if an icon is available for the specified keys. This results in GetLocalizedInteractiveNotificationKey() potentially returning a different text now if such an icon is assigned to the mapped key/button.//
++)))
++|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++Scripts
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++3.0 Beta 1
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++**$ware.illegal** updated
++)))
++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//$ware.illegal used to return true if the specified ware has the 'illegal' tag which is no longer used.//
++//It now returns true if $ware is illegal to any faction in the game.//
++)))
++|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++Scripts
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
++3.0 Beta 1
++)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
++(((
  MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
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++Scripts
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++3.0 Beta 1
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++parameters of **<event_venture_mission_completed/>** changed
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++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//old params: param = venture details, param2 = ships involved, param3 = duration//
++//new params: param = venture detail list: [mission name, mission type], param2 = list of ships involved, param3 = duration//
++)))
++|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
++(((
++== 2.60 ==
++)))
++|(((
++Scripts
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++2.60 Beta 1
++)))|(((
++'**checkoperational**' filter behaviour changed
++)))
++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//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.//
++
++//Sub nodes such as match_child will have checkoperational default to false. Existing uses may find that results now include non-operational components.//
++)))
++|(((
++Scripts
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++2.60 Beta 1
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++$container.**supplyresources** behavior changed
++)))
++|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
++(((
++//The script keyword $container.supplyresources now includes reserved wares.//
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++(((
++== 2.20 ==
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  //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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  //Changed return value type to const char* to better identify failure reasons in Lua script.//
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++== 1.50 ==
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  (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)//CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful. //
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++== 1.32 ==
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  //Instead of "nextdestname", use the properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
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