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Changes for page Breaking Changes

Last modified by Michael Baumgardt on 2026/04/17 12:03
From version 44.1
edited by klaus
on 2019/11/18 16:57
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To version 37.1
edited by nick
on 2019/09/02 12:03
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25 25  )))|=(((
26 26  Summary
27 27  )))
28 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
29 -(((
30 -== 3.00 ==
31 -)))
32 32  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
33 33  (((
34 -Global
35 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
36 -(((
37 -3.0 Beta 2
38 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
39 -(((
40 -Support for entity flag "**skillsvisible**" dropped
41 -)))
42 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
43 -(((
44 -//Entity skills are always visible; that flag was a leftover from XR. We removed support for the script property .skillsvisible, the attribute "skillsvisible" of <set_entity_traits> and <set_npc_template_traits>, and the parameter "skillsvisible" of Lua function GetComponentData().//
45 -)))
46 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
47 -(((
48 -Global
49 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
50 -(((
51 -3.0 Beta 1
52 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
53 -(((
54 -MissionBoard support dropped
55 -)))
56 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
57 -(((
58 -//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.//
59 -)))
60 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
61 -(((
62 62  Scripts
63 63  )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
64 64  (((
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69 69  )))
70 70  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
71 71  (((
72 -//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.//
40 +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.
73 73  )))
74 74  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
75 75  (((
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169 169  (((
170 170  //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.//
171 171  )))
172 -|(((
173 -UI core
174 -)))|(((
175 -3.0 Beta 1
176 -)))|(((
177 -**FFI: **GetLocalizedInteractiveNotificationKey can return icon placeholders
178 -)))
179 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
180 -(((
181 -//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.//
182 -)))
183 183  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
184 184  (((
185 -UI extensions
186 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
187 -(((
188 -3.0 Beta 1
189 -)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
190 -(((
191 -**FFI: **UIWeaponMod returned by GetInstalledWeaponMod() now includes property SurfaceElementFactor
192 -)))
193 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
194 -(((
195 -//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.//
196 -)))
197 -|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
198 -(((
199 199  Scripts
200 200  )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
201 201  (((
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207 207  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
208 208  (((
209 209  //$ware.illegal used to return true if the specified ware has the 'illegal' tag which is no longer used.//
210 -//It now returns true if $ware is illegal to any faction in the game.//
153 +\\//It now returns true if $ware is illegal to any faction in the game.//
211 211  )))
212 212  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
213 213  (((
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217 217  3.0 Beta 1
218 218  )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
219 219  (((
220 -MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
163 +'**checkoperational**' filter behaviour changed
221 221  )))
222 222  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
223 223  (((
224 -//The MD script RML_Flight_Along_Path was not referened and was removed.//
167 +//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.//
168 +
169 +//Sub nodes such as match_child will have checkoperational default to false. Existing uses may find that results now include non-operational components.//
225 225  )))
226 226  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
227 227  (((
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231 231  3.0 Beta 1
232 232  )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
233 233  (((
234 -parameters of **<event_venture_mission_completed/>** changed
179 +MD script **RML_Flight_Along_Path** removed
235 235  )))
236 236  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
237 237  (((
238 -//old params: param = venture details, param2 = ships involved, param3 = duration//
239 -//new params: param = venture detail list: [mission name, mission type], param2 = list of ships involved, param3 = duration//
183 +//The MD script RML_Flight_Along_Path was not referened and was removed.//
240 240  )))
241 241  |(((
242 242  Scripts
243 243  )))|(((
244 -3.0 Beta 1
245 -)))|(((
246 -**<set_object_wing_name/>** removed,
247 -**<set_object_fleet_name/>** added
248 -)))
249 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
250 -(((
251 -//The common action <set_object_wing_name/> has been replaced with <set_object_fleet_name/>//
252 -)))
253 -|(((
254 -Scripts
255 -)))|(((
256 -3.0 Beta 1
257 -)))|(((
258 -**$controllable.wing.*** removed,
259 -**$controllable.fleet.*** added
260 -)))
261 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
262 -(((
263 -$controllable.wing.name, $controllable.wing.iscommander, and $controllable.wing.commander have been replaced with $controllable.fleet.name, $controllable.fleet.iscommander, and $controllable.fleet.commander
264 -)))
265 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
266 -(((
267 -== 2.60 ==
268 -)))
269 -|(((
270 -Scripts
271 -)))|(((
272 272  2.60 Beta 1
273 273  )))|(((
274 -'**checkoperational**' filter behaviour changed
190 +$container.supplyresources behavior changed
275 275  )))
276 276  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
277 277  (((
278 -//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.//
279 -
280 -//Sub nodes such as match_child will have checkoperational default to false. Existing uses may find that results now include non-operational components.//
281 -)))
282 -|(((
283 -Scripts
284 -)))|(((
285 -2.60 Beta 1
286 -)))|(((
287 -$container.**supplyresources** behavior changed
288 -)))
289 -|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
290 -(((
291 291  //The script keyword $container.supplyresources now includes reserved wares.//
292 292  )))
293 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
294 -(((
295 -== 2.20 ==
296 -)))
297 297  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
298 298  (((
299 299  UI core
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326 326  (((
327 327  //The underlying behaviour remains the same in that it involves the buildprocessor, not the buildmodule. The attribute name has simply been corrected.//
328 328  )))
329 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
330 -(((
331 -== 2.00 ==
332 -)))
333 333  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
334 334  (((
335 335  Scripts
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476 476  (((
477 477  //Changed return value type to const char* to better identify failure reasons in Lua script.//
478 478  )))
479 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
480 -(((
481 -== 1.50 ==
482 -)))
483 483  |(((
484 484  UI extensions
485 485  )))|(((
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545 545  (((
546 546  (% style="color: rgb(0,0,0);" %)//CancelConstruction() now returns if the cancellation was successful. //
547 547  )))
548 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
549 -(((
550 -== 1.32 ==
551 -)))
552 552  |(((
553 553  UI extensions
554 554  )))|(((
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560 560  (((
561 561  //Instead of "nextdestname", use the properties "destination" or "destinationsector" to retrieve a destination component, then retrieve its "name" property.//
562 562  )))
563 -|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
564 -(((
565 -== 1.20 ==
566 -)))
567 567  |(((
568 568  UI extensions
569 569  )))|(((
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1 +https://www.egosoft.com:8444/confluence/wiki/spaces/X4WIKI/pages/85132000/Breaking Changes