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Last modified by Michael Baumgardt on 2026/04/17 12:03
From version 34.1
edited by klaus
on 2019/06/28 12:10
Change comment: Removed script features related to minigame and hacking
To version 19.1
edited by Daniel Turner
on 2019/02/08 11:54
Change comment: corrected style

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25 25  )))|=(((
26 26  Summary
27 27  )))
28 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
29 -(((
30 -Scripts
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32 -(((
33 -3.0 Beta 1
34 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
35 -(((
36 -Script conditions **<event_hack_*/>** and **<event_controlpanel_hack_*/>** removed
37 -)))
38 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
39 -(((
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.//
41 -)))
42 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
43 -(((
44 -Scripts
45 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
46 -(((
47 -3.0 Beta 1
48 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
49 -(((
50 -Script actions **<set_hack_target/>** and **<abort_hack/>** removed
51 -)))
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.//
55 -)))
56 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
57 -(((
58 -Scripts
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60 -(((
61 -3.0 Beta 1
62 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
63 -(((
64 -**<setup_conversation_minigame/>** script action removed
65 -)))
66 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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.//
69 -)))
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71 -(((
72 -Scripts
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74 -(((
75 -3.0 Beta 1
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77 -(((
78 -<add_player_choice_*> **confidence** attribute removed
79 -)))
80 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
81 -(((
82 -//The default confidence of player options is another leftover from the XR era and had no effect in X4.//
83 -)))
84 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
85 -(((
86 -Scripts
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88 -(((
89 -3.0 Beta 1
90 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
91 -(((
92 -**<hack_via_control_panel/>** script action removed
93 -)))
94 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
95 -(((
96 -//Unused script action <hack_via_control_panel/> was removed.//
97 -)))
98 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
99 -(((
100 -UI core
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102 -(((
103 -3.0 Beta 1
104 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
105 -(((
106 -**Lua: **GetMiniGameCursorPosition() removed
107 -)))
108 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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.//
111 -)))
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113 -(((
114 -Scripts
115 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
116 -(((
117 -3.0 Beta 1
118 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
119 -(((
120 -**$ware.illegal** updated
121 -)))
122 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
123 -(((
124 -//$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.//
126 -)))
127 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
128 -(((
129 -Scripts
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131 -(((
132 -3.0 Beta 1
133 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
134 -(((
135 -'**checkoperational**' filter behaviour changed
136 -)))
137 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
138 -(((
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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143 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
144 -(((
145 -Scripts
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147 -(((
148 -3.0 Beta 1
149 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
150 -(((
151 -MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
152 -)))
153 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
154 -(((
155 -//The MD script RML_Flight_Along_Path was not referened and was removed.//
156 -)))
157 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
158 -(((
159 -UI core
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161 -(((
162 -2.20 Beta 3/4
163 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
164 -(((
165 -**Lua: GetControllerInfo()** returned mouseSteering/mouseCursor values are undefined.
166 -)))
167 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
168 -(((
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 -//
174 -)))
175 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
176 -(((
177 -Scripts
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179 -(((
180 -2.20 Beta 3
181 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
182 -(((
183 -Attribute for build related conditions e.g. **<event_build_finished/>** renamed from 'buildmodule' to 'buildprocessor'
184 -)))
185 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
186 -(((
187 -//The underlying behaviour remains the same in that it involves the buildprocessor, not the buildmodule. The attribute name has simply been corrected.//
188 -)))
189 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
190 -(((
191 -Scripts
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193 -(((
194 -2.00 Beta 1
195 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
196 -(((
197 -**<event_build_finished/> **param2 now returns null instead of a construction sequence
198 -)))
199 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
200 -(((
201 -//The construction sequence which was finished should now be accessed via the buildtask provided via param3.//
202 -)))
203 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
204 -(((
205 -Scripts
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207 -(((
208 -2.00 Beta 1
209 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
210 -(((
211 -**param.boarding.{...}** strength parameters removed
212 -)))
213 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
214 -(((
215 -//The 'recruitstrength', 'veteranstrength' and 'elitestrength' script parameters were no longer required for balancing the boarding gameplay, and were removed.//
216 -)))
217 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
218 -(((
219 -Scripts
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221 -(((
222 -2.00 Beta 1
223 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
224 -(((
225 -**$defensible.boardee/$defensible.boarder** and **<set_object_boarder/>/<remove_object_boarder/>** removed
226 -)))
227 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
228 -(((
229 -//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.//
230 -)))
231 231  |(((
232 232  UI extensions
233 233  )))|(((
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278 278  )))|(((
279 279  2.00 Beta 1
280 280  )))|(((
281 -**<shoot/>/<shoot_at/>** attribute changes.
78 +Attribute changes to **<shoot/>** and **<shoot_at/>**
282 282  )))
283 283  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
284 284  (((
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293 293  )))|(((
294 294  2.00 Beta 1
295 295  )))|(((
296 -**FFI: GetBuildTask()/GetNumBuildTasks()** got a new "buildmoduleid" parameter.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
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);" %).
297 297  )))
298 298  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
299 299  (((
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304 304  )))|(((
305 305  2.00 Beta 1
306 306  )))|(((
307 -**Lua:** **GetLibraryEntry()** retrieved a new "buildresources" field.
104 +**Lua: **Added "**buildresources**" field to the return value of **GetLibraryEntry()** for buildmodules.
308 308  )))
309 309  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
310 310  (((
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315 315  )))|(((
316 316  2.00 Beta 1
317 317  )))|(((
318 -(% 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);" %)
115 +**Lua: **Removed (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**CalculateTotalHullFraction().**
319 319  )))
320 320  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
321 321  (((
322 -//Unused, derelict function from XR - use GetComponentData(..., "hullpercent") instead.//
119 +//Unused, derelict function from XR - use **GetComponentData(..., "hullpercent")** instead.//
323 323  )))
324 324  |(((
325 325  UI extensions
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326 326  )))|(((
327 327  2.00 Beta 1
328 328  )))|(((
329 -**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" %)
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()**.
330 330  )))
331 331  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
332 332  (((
333 -//Changed return value type to const char* to better identify failure reasons in Lua script.//
130 +//Changed return value type to **const char*** to better identify failure reasons in lua script.//
334 334  )))
335 335  |(((
336 336  UI extensions
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337 337  )))|(((
338 338  1.50 Beta 3
339 339  )))|(((
340 -**Lua: GetComponentData() **changed behavior of "docksizes" propertly.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
137 +**Lua: **Changed **GetComponentData() **property (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)"**docksizes**".
341 341  )))
342 342  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
343 343  (((
344 -//The "docksizes" property no longer includes internal ship storage docks.//
141 +//The "**docksizes**" property no longer includes internal ship storage docks.//
345 345  )))
346 346  |(((
347 347  All
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348 348  )))|(((
349 349  1.50 Beta 2
350 350  )))|(((
351 -**Meaning of "Shipyard"** was corrected throughout Lua/MD/AI scripts, so that Wharfs are not Shipyards (unlike in XR).
148 +Corrected **meaning of "Shipyard"** throughout Lua/MD/AI scripts, so that Wharfs are not Shipyards (unlike in XR).
352 352  )))
353 353  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
354 354  (((
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363 363  )))|(((
364 364  1.50 Beta 2
365 365  )))|(((
366 -**FFI: UpgradeGroupInfo **datatype was changed.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
163 +**FFI**: Added "**operational**" field to (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**UpgradeGroupInfo **struct.
367 367  )))
368 368  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
369 369  (((
370 -//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().//
371 371  )))
372 372  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
373 373  (((
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377 377  1.50 Beta 1
378 378  )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
379 379  (((
380 -**FFI: SetGuidance()** removed useinfopoint argument.
177 +**FFI:** Removed **SetGuidance()** argument useinfopoint.
381 381  )))
382 382  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
383 383  (((
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391 391  )))|(((
392 392  1.50 Beta 1
393 393  )))|(((
394 -**FFI: CancelConstruction() **changed its return value.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
191 +**FFI:** Changed return value for (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**CancelConstruction()**.
395 395  )))
396 396  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
397 397  (((
398 -(% 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.
399 399  )))
400 400  |(((
401 401  UI extensions
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402 402  )))|(((
403 403  1.32
404 404  )))|(((
405 -**Lua: GetComponentData() **removed the "nextdestname" property.
202 +**Lua:** Removed **GetComponentData()** property "**nextdestname**".
406 406  )))
407 407  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
408 408  (((
409 -//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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411 411  |(((
412 412  UI extensions
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413 413  )))|(((
414 414  1.20
415 415  )))|(((
416 -**FFI: GetAAOption()** got a new "useconfig" parameter.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
213 +**FFI**: Added "**useconfig**" parameter to (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**GetAAOption()**.
417 417  )))
418 418  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
419 419  (((
420 -//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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