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From 22.1 to 21.1 From 44.1 to 43.1

From version 43.1

edited by michael
on 2019/11/08 14:57

Change comment: added SurfaceElementFactor to UIWeaponMod

To version 22.1

edited by stefan
on 2019/02/08 12:09

Change comment: multiple corrections/layout tweaks

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--== 3.00 ==
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--Global
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--MissionBoard support dropped.
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--//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.//
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--Scripts
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--Script action **<add_actor_to_room/> **attribute **'room'** renamed to **'object'**
--)))
--|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
--(((
--//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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--Scripts
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--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" %)
--(((
--//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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--Scripts
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--Script conditions **<event_hack_*/>** and **<event_controlpanel_hack_*/>** removed
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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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--//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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--Scripts
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--Script actions **<set_hack_target/>** and **<abort_hack/>** removed
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--//These actions had no effect and were removed.//
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--Scripts
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--(((
--**<setup_conversation_minigame/>** script action removed
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--|(% 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.//
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--Scripts
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--(((
--<add_player_choice_*> **confidence** attribute removed
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--|(% 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.//
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--Scripts
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--(((
--**<hack_via_control_panel/>** script action removed
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--|(% 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.//
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--|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
--(((
--UI core
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--**Lua: **GetMiniGameCursorPosition() removed
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--|(% 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.//
--)))
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--UI core
--)))|(((
--3.0 Beta 1
--)))|(((
--**FFI: **GetLocalizedInteractiveNotificationKey can return icon placeholders
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--|(% 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.//
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--(((
  UI extensions
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--**FFI: **UIWeaponMod returned by GetInstalledWeaponMod() now includes property SurfaceElementFactor
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--|(% 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 for a new weapon mod property "SurfaceElementFactor" to allow weapons to deal increased damage to surface elements such as Shield Generators, Turrets or Engines.//
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--Scripts
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--(((
--**$ware.illegal** updated
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--|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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--//$ware.illegal used to return true if the specified ware has the 'illegal' tag which is no longer used.//
--//It now returns true if $ware is illegal to any faction in the game.//
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--(((
--MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
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--|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
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--//The MD script RML_Flight_Along_Path was not referened and was removed.//
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--Scripts
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--3.0 Beta 1
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--(((
--parameters of **<event_venture_mission_completed/>** changed
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--|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
--(((
--//old params: param = venture details, param2 = ships involved, param3 = duration//
--//new params: param = venture detail list: [mission name, mission type], param2 = list of ships involved, param3 = duration//
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--Scripts
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--**<set_object_wing_name/>** removed,
--**<set_object_fleet_name/>** added
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--|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
--(((
--//The common action <set_object_wing_name/> has been replaced with <set_object_fleet_name/>//
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--|(((
--Scripts
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--3.0 Beta 1
--)))|(((
--**$controllable.wing.*** removed,
--**$controllable.fleet.*** added
--)))
--|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
--(((
--$controllable.wing.name, $controllable.wing.iscommander, and $controllable.wing.commander have been replaced with $controllable.fleet.name, $controllable.fleet.iscommander, and $controllable.fleet.commander
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--== 2.60 ==
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--Scripts
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--2.60 Beta 1
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--'**checkoperational**' filter behaviour changed
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--//Actions and conditions which use the 'checkoperational' filter now behave differently. Instead of changing how 'class' and 'exactclass' behave, checkoperational == true adds an additional filter for the components being of state operational, equivalent to state="componentstate.operational". This is implicitly enabled in action elements (e.g. <find_.../>) or condition elements (e.g. <count_...>), meaning that find_ship will only find operational ships. Using such actions/conditions with checkoperational="false" will include non-operational components such as wrecked and constructions. Existing uses may find that results now exclude non-operational components.//
--
--//Sub nodes such as match_child will have checkoperational default to false. Existing uses may find that results now include non-operational components.//
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--Scripts
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--2.60 Beta 1
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--$container.**supplyresources** behavior 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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--//The script keyword $container.supplyresources now includes reserved wares.//
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--== 2.20 ==
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--UI core
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--**Lua: GetControllerInfo()** returned mouseSteering/mouseCursor values are undefined.
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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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--//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.
--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.//
--
--//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.
--//
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--Attribute for build related conditions e.g. **<event_build_finished/>** renamed from 'buildmodule' to 'buildprocessor'
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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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--== 2.00 ==
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--Scripts
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 .00 Beta 1
--)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
--(((
--**<event_build_finished/> **param2 now returns null instead of a construction sequence
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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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--//The construction sequence which was finished should now be accessed via the buildtask provided via param3.//
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--**param.boarding.{...}** strength parameters removed
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--|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
--(((
--//The 'recruitstrength', 'veteranstrength' and 'elitestrength' script parameters were no longer required for balancing the boarding gameplay, and were removed.//
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--**$defensible.boardee/$defensible.boarder** and **<set_object_boarder/>/<remove_object_boarder/>** removed
--)))
--|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
--(((
--//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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--UI extensions
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  **FFI: GetUpgradeSlotCurrentComponent()/GetUpgradeSlotGroup()** works on non-operationals
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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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  UI extensions
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 .50 Beta 2
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--**FFI: UpgradeGroupInfo **datatype was changed.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
++**FFI**: Added "**operational**" field to (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**UpgradeGroupInfo **struct.
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--//Added new "operational" field to retrieve information about number of operational upgrades in a group.//
++//Added information about number of operational upgrades in a group, affected functions: (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)GetUpgradeGroupInfo().//
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 .50 Beta 1
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--**FFI: SetGuidance()** removed useinfopoint argument.
++**FFI:** Removed **SetGuidance()** argument useinfopoint.
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 .50 Beta 1
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--**FFI: CancelConstruction() **changed its return value.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
++**FFI:** Changed return value for (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**CancelConstruction()**.
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--(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)//CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful. //
++(% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful.
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--|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
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--== 1.32 ==
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  UI extensions
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 .32
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--**Lua: GetComponentData() **removed the "nextdestname" property.
++**Lua:** Removed **GetComponentData()** property "**nextdestname**".
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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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--//Instead of "nextdestname", use the properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
++//Instead of "nextdestname", use the GetComponentData() properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
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--== 1.20 ==
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  UI extensions
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 .20
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--**FFI: GetAAOption()** got a new "useconfig" parameter.(% class="confluenceTd" %)
++**FFI**: Added "**useconfig**" parameter to (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)**GetAAOption()**.
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--//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.//
++//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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