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Last modified by Michael Baumgardt on 2026/04/17 12:03
From version 33.1
edited by stefan
on 2019/06/26 12:02
Change comment: added setup_conversation_minigame note
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
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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
51 -)))
52 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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
65 -)))
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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75 -3.0 Beta 1
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77 -(((
78 -$ware.illegal updated
79 -)))
80 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
81 -(((
82 -$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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90 -3.0 Beta 1
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92 -(((
93 -'checkoperational' filter behaviour changed
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95 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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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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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117 -UI core
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120 -2.20 Beta 3/4
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122 -(((
123 -**Lua: GetControllerInfo()** returned mouseSteering/mouseCursor values are undefined.
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125 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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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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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143 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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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157 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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
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171 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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.//
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190 190  UI extensions
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321 321  )))|(((
322 322  1.50 Beta 2
323 323  )))|(((
324 -**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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326 326  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
327 327  (((
328 -//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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335 335  1.50 Beta 1
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337 337  (((
338 -**FFI: SetGuidance()** removed useinfopoint argument.
177 +**FFI:** Removed **SetGuidance()** argument useinfopoint.
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349 349  )))|(((
350 350  1.50 Beta 1
351 351  )))|(((
352 -**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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354 354  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
355 355  (((
356 -(% 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.
357 357  )))
358 358  |(((
359 359  UI extensions
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360 360  )))|(((
361 361  1.32
362 362  )))|(((
363 -**Lua: GetComponentData() **removed the "nextdestname" property.
202 +**Lua:** Removed **GetComponentData()** property "**nextdestname**".
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366 366  (((
367 -//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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370 370  UI extensions
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371 371  )))|(((
372 372  1.20
373 373  )))|(((
374 -**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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376 376  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
377 377  (((
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.//
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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