Changes for page Breaking Changes

Last modified by Michael Baumgardt on 2026/04/17 12:03

From version 42.1
edited by nick
on 2019/11/05 12:12
Change comment: There is no comment for this version
To version 23.1
edited by stefan
on 2019/02/08 12:15
Change comment: finished going through list

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25 25  )))|=(((
26 26  Summary
27 27  )))
28 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
29 -(((
30 -== 3.00 ==
31 -)))
32 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
33 -(((
34 -Global
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36 -(((
37 -3.0 Beta 1
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39 -(((
40 -MissionBoard support dropped.
41 -)))
42 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
43 -(((
44 -//MissionBoards was a dummy asset type which was only used during early development and never meant to be shipped in the released version. If any mod tried to make use of this asset type, undefined behavior would occur. Therefore we cleaned things up in 3.0 Beta 1 including deprecating/removing any related UI/script function.//
45 -)))
46 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
47 -(((
48 -Scripts
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50 -(((
51 -3.0 Beta 1
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53 -(((
54 -Script action **<add_actor_to_room/> **attribute **'room'** renamed to **'object'**
55 -)))
56 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
57 -(((
58 -//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.//
59 -)))
60 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
61 -(((
62 -Scripts
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64 -(((
65 -3.0 Beta 1
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67 -(((
68 -Script action **<set_doors_locked/>** attribute **'group'** changed
69 -)))
70 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
71 -(((
72 -//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.//
73 -)))
74 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
75 -(((
76 -Scripts
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78 -(((
79 -3.0 Beta 1
80 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
81 -(((
82 -Script conditions **<event_hack_*/>** and **<event_controlpanel_hack_*/>** removed
83 -)))
84 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
85 -(((
86 -//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.//
87 -)))
88 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
89 -(((
90 -Scripts
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92 -(((
93 -3.0 Beta 1
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95 -(((
96 -Script actions **<set_hack_target/>** and **<abort_hack/>** removed
97 -)))
98 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
99 -(((
100 -//These actions had no effect and were removed.//
101 -)))
102 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
103 -(((
104 -Scripts
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106 -(((
107 -3.0 Beta 1
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109 -(((
110 -**<setup_conversation_minigame/>** script action removed
111 -)))
112 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
113 -(((
114 -//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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116 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
117 -(((
118 -Scripts
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120 -(((
121 -3.0 Beta 1
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123 -(((
124 -<add_player_choice_*> **confidence** attribute removed
125 -)))
126 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
127 -(((
128 -//The default confidence of player options is another leftover from the XR era and had no effect in X4.//
129 -)))
130 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
131 -(((
132 -Scripts
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134 -(((
135 -3.0 Beta 1
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137 -(((
138 -**<hack_via_control_panel/>** script action removed
139 -)))
140 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
141 -(((
142 -//Unused script action <hack_via_control_panel/> was removed.//
143 -)))
144 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
145 -(((
146 -UI core
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148 -(((
149 -3.0 Beta 1
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151 -(((
152 -**Lua: **GetMiniGameCursorPosition() removed
153 -)))
154 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
155 -(((
156 -//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.//
157 -)))
158 158  |(((
159 -UI core
160 -)))|(((
161 -3.0 Beta 1
162 -)))|(((
163 -**FFI: **GetLocalizedInteractiveNotificationKey can return icon placeholders
164 -)))
165 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
166 -(((
167 -//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.//
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169 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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171 -Scripts
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173 -(((
174 -3.0 Beta 1
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176 -(((
177 -**$ware.illegal** updated
178 -)))
179 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
180 -(((
181 -//$ware.illegal used to return true if the specified ware has the 'illegal' tag which is no longer used.//
182 -//It now returns true if $ware is illegal to any faction in the game.//
183 -)))
184 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
185 -(((
186 -Scripts
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188 -(((
189 -3.0 Beta 1
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191 -(((
192 -MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
193 -)))
194 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
195 -(((
196 -//The MD script RML_Flight_Along_Path was not referened and was removed.//
197 -)))
198 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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200 -Scripts
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202 -(((
203 -3.0 Beta 1
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205 -(((
206 -parameters of **<event_venture_mission_completed/>** changed
207 -)))
208 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
209 -(((
210 -//old params: param = venture details, param2 = ships involved, param3 = duration//
211 -//new params: param = venture detail list: [mission name, mission type], param2 = list of ships involved, param3 = duration//
212 -)))
213 -|(((
214 -Scripts
215 -)))|(((
216 -3.0 Beta 1
217 -)))|(((
218 -**<set_object_wing_name/>** removed,
219 -**<set_object_fleet_name/>** added
220 -)))
221 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
222 -(((
223 -//The common action <set_object_wing_name/> has been replaced with <set_object_fleet_name/>//
224 -)))
225 -|(((
226 -Scripts
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228 -3.0 Beta 1
229 -)))|(((
230 -**$controllable.wing.*** removed,
231 -**$controllable.fleet.*** added
232 -)))
233 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
234 -(((
235 -$controllable.wing.name, $controllable.wing.iscommander, and $controllable.wing.commander have been replaced with $controllable.fleet.name, $controllable.fleet.iscommander, and $controllable.fleet.commander
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237 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
238 -(((
239 -== 2.60 ==
240 -)))
241 -|(((
242 -Scripts
243 -)))|(((
244 -2.60 Beta 1
245 -)))|(((
246 -'**checkoperational**' filter behaviour changed
247 -)))
248 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
249 -(((
250 -//Actions and conditions which use the 'checkoperational' filter now behave differently. Instead of changing how 'class' and 'exactclass' behave, checkoperational == true adds an additional filter for the components being of state operational, equivalent to state="componentstate.operational". This is implicitly enabled in action elements (e.g. <find_.../>) or condition elements (e.g. <count_...>), meaning that find_ship will only find operational ships. Using such actions/conditions with checkoperational="false" will include non-operational components such as wrecked and constructions. Existing uses may find that results now exclude non-operational components.//
251 -
252 -//Sub nodes such as match_child will have checkoperational default to false. Existing uses may find that results now include non-operational components.//
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254 -|(((
255 -Scripts
256 -)))|(((
257 -2.60 Beta 1
258 -)))|(((
259 -$container.**supplyresources** behavior changed
260 -)))
261 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
262 -(((
263 -//The script keyword $container.supplyresources now includes reserved wares.//
264 -)))
265 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
266 -(((
267 -== 2.20 ==
268 -)))
269 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
270 -(((
271 -UI core
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273 -(((
274 -2.20 Beta 3/4
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276 -(((
277 -**Lua: GetControllerInfo()** returned mouseSteering/mouseCursor values are undefined.
278 -)))
279 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
280 -(((
281 -//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.
282 -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.//
283 -
284 -//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.
285 -//
286 -)))
287 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
288 -(((
289 -Scripts
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291 -(((
292 -2.20 Beta 3
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294 -(((
295 -Attribute for build related conditions e.g. **<event_build_finished/>** renamed from 'buildmodule' to 'buildprocessor'
296 -)))
297 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
298 -(((
299 -//The underlying behaviour remains the same in that it involves the buildprocessor, not the buildmodule. The attribute name has simply been corrected.//
300 -)))
301 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
302 -(((
303 -== 2.00 ==
304 -)))
305 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
306 -(((
307 -Scripts
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309 -(((
310 -2.00 Beta 1
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312 -(((
313 -**<event_build_finished/> **param2 now returns null instead of a construction sequence
314 -)))
315 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
316 -(((
317 -//The construction sequence which was finished should now be accessed via the buildtask provided via param3.//
318 -)))
319 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
320 -(((
321 -Scripts
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323 -(((
324 -2.00 Beta 1
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326 -(((
327 -**param.boarding.{...}** strength parameters removed
328 -)))
329 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
330 -(((
331 -//The 'recruitstrength', 'veteranstrength' and 'elitestrength' script parameters were no longer required for balancing the boarding gameplay, and were removed.//
332 -)))
333 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
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335 -Scripts
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337 -(((
338 -2.00 Beta 1
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340 -(((
341 -**$defensible.boardee/$defensible.boarder** and **<set_object_boarder/>/<remove_object_boarder/>** removed
342 -)))
343 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
344 -(((
345 -//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.//
346 -)))
347 -|(((
348 348  UI extensions
349 349  )))|(((
350 350  2.00 Beta 1
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448 448  (((
449 449  //Changed return value type to const char* to better identify failure reasons in Lua script.//
450 450  )))
451 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
452 -(((
453 -== 1.50 ==
454 -)))
455 455  |(((
456 456  UI extensions
457 457  )))|(((
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517 517  (((
518 518  (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)//CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful. //
519 519  )))
520 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
521 -(((
522 -== 1.32 ==
523 -)))
524 524  |(((
525 525  UI extensions
526 526  )))|(((
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532 532  (((
533 533  //Instead of "nextdestname", use the properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
534 534  )))
535 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
536 -(((
537 -== 1.20 ==
538 -)))
539 539  |(((
540 540  UI extensions
541 541  )))|(((
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