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Last modified by Michael Baumgardt on 2026/04/17 12:03
From version 32.1
edited by owen
on 2019/06/26 10:11
Change comment: There is no comment for this version
To version 22.1
edited by stefan
on 2019/02/08 12:09
Change comment: multiple corrections/layout tweaks

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25 25  )))|=(((
26 26  Summary
27 27  )))
28 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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30 -Scripts
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32 -(((
33 -3.0 Beta 1
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35 -(((
36 -<hack_via_control_panel/> script action removed
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39 -(((
40 -Unused script action <hack_via_control_panel/> was removed.
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44 -UI core
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47 -3.0 Beta 1
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49 -(((
50 -**Lua: **GetMiniGameCursorPosition() 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 -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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58 -Scripts
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61 -3.0 Beta 1
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63 -(((
64 -$ware.illegal updated
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66 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
67 -(((
68 -$ware.illegal used to return true if the specified ware has the 'illegal' tag which is no longer used.
69 -\\It now returns true if $ware is illegal to any faction in the game.
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73 -Scripts
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76 -3.0 Beta 1
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78 -(((
79 -'checkoperational' filter behaviour changed
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82 -(((
83 -//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.//
84 -
85 -//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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89 -Scripts
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92 -3.0 Beta 1
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95 -MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
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97 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
98 -(((
99 -//The MD script RML_Flight_Along_Path was not referened and was removed.//
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103 -UI core
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106 -2.20 Beta 3/4
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109 -**Lua: GetControllerInfo()** returned mouseSteering/mouseCursor values are undefined.
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111 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
112 -(((
113 -//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.
114 -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.//
115 -
116 -//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.
117 -//
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121 -Scripts
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124 -2.20 Beta 3
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127 -Attribute for build related conditions e.g. **<event_build_finished/>** renamed from 'buildmodule' to 'buildprocessor'
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131 -//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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135 -Scripts
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138 -2.00 Beta 1
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141 -**<event_build_finished/> **param2 now returns null instead of a construction sequence
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145 -//The construction sequence which was finished should now be accessed via the buildtask provided via param3.//
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149 -Scripts
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152 -2.00 Beta 1
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154 -(((
155 -**param.boarding.{...}** strength parameters removed
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157 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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159 -//The 'recruitstrength', 'veteranstrength' and 'elitestrength' script parameters were no longer required for balancing the boarding gameplay, and were removed.//
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163 -Scripts
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166 -2.00 Beta 1
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169 -**$defensible.boardee/$defensible.boarder** and **<set_object_boarder/>/<remove_object_boarder/>** removed
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173 -//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.//
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176 176  UI extensions
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307 307  )))|(((
308 308  1.50 Beta 2
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310 -**FFI: UpgradeGroupInfo **datatype was changed.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
163 +**FFI**: Added "**operational**" field to (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**UpgradeGroupInfo **struct.
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312 312  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
313 313  (((
314 -//Added new "operational" field to retrieve information about number of operational upgrades in a group.//
167 +//Added information about number of operational upgrades in a group, affected functions: (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)GetUpgradeGroupInfo().//
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321 321  1.50 Beta 1
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323 323  (((
324 -**FFI: SetGuidance()** removed useinfopoint argument.
177 +**FFI:** Removed **SetGuidance()** argument useinfopoint.
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336 336  1.50 Beta 1
337 337  )))|(((
338 -**FFI: CancelConstruction() **changed its return value.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
191 +**FFI:** Changed return value for (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**CancelConstruction()**.
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342 -(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)//CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful. //
195 +(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful.
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345 345  UI extensions
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346 346  )))|(((
347 347  1.32
348 348  )))|(((
349 -**Lua: GetComponentData() **removed the "nextdestname" property.
202 +**Lua:** Removed **GetComponentData()** property "**nextdestname**".
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352 352  (((
353 -//Instead of "nextdestname", use the properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
206 +//Instead of "nextdestname", use the GetComponentData() properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
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356 356  UI extensions
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357 357  )))|(((
358 358  1.20
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360 -**FFI: GetAAOption()** got a new "useconfig" parameter.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
213 +**FFI**: Added "**useconfig**" parameter to (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**GetAAOption()**.
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362 362  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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364 -//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.//
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.//
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