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Changes for page Breaking Changes

Last modified by Michael Baumgardt on 2026/04/17 12:03
From version 50.1
edited by nick
on 2020/01/08 16:26
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To version 64.1
edited by florian
on 2020/05/04 10:53
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27 27  )))
28 28  |(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
29 29  (((
30 +== 3.20 ==
31 +)))
32 +|(((
33 +Scripts
34 +)))|(((
35 +3.20 Beta 1
36 +)))|(((
37 +Parameters of **<event_player_attacked_object/>** and **<event_object_attacked_object/>** changed
38 +)))
39 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
40 +(((
41 +//Old params: param = attacked object, param2 = attack method, param3 = attacked component//
42 +//New params: param = attacked object, param2 = attack method, param3 = attack component detail list: [attacked component, attacking weapon]
43 +Note that this also means the component attribute to the events is no longer available, so scripts checking the attacked component need to use event.param3.{1} instead//
44 +)))
45 +|(((
46 +UI extensions
47 +)))|(((
48 +3.20 Beta 1
49 +)))|(((
50 +**Lua**: **GetTradeRestrictions()**, **ToggleFactionTradeRestriction()** and **ToggleFactionTradeWareOverride()** are now obsolete!
51 +)))
52 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
53 +(((
54 +//With the addition of the Trade Rule feature the given functions are obsolete and do not function anymore. This set of functions will return dummy values to avoid breaking scripts. Use GetAllTradeRules(), GetContainerTradeRuleID(), SetContainerTradeRule() and similar trade rule functions as replacement.//
55 +)))
56 +|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
57 +(((
58 +== 3.10 ==
59 +)))
60 +|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
61 +(((
62 +Scripts
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64 +(((
65 +3.10 Beta 1
66 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
67 +(((
68 +Removed script action **<add_build/>**
69 +)))
70 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
71 +(((
72 +//Removed <add_build/> action which was no longer needed and would result in builds being added in unsupported ways. Use other <add_build_xxx/> actions.//
73 +)))
74 +|(% colspan="3" %)(% colspan="3" %)
75 +(((
30 30  == 3.00 ==
31 31  )))
32 32  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
33 33  (((
80 +Scripts
81 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
82 +(((
83 +3.0 Beta 6
84 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
85 +(((
86 +Changed behaviour of script action **<get_suitable_job/>**
87 +)))
88 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
89 +(((
90 +//<get_suitable_job/> previously did not respect job quotas or the current number of job ships. It now does, only returning job IDs which are not exceeding the maxgalaxy quota. Using 'exceedquota' allows the action to behave as before.//
91 +)))
92 +|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
93 +(((
94 +Scripts
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96 +(((
97 +3.0 Beta 6
98 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
99 +(((
100 +Changed behaviour of script action **<get_ware_definition/>**
101 +)))
102 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
103 +(((
104 +//<get_ware_definition/> previously filtered for equipment wares by default. This is now not the case and existing cases now use flags="equipment". Additional filter attributes for group and tags has also been added.//
105 +)))
106 +|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
107 +(((
34 34  Global
35 35  )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
36 36  (((
37 -3.0 Beta 2
111 +3.0 Beta 5
38 38  )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
39 39  (((
40 -Support for entity flag "**skillsvisible**" dropped
114 +Renamed all files in the **md**, ui, and **cutscenes** folders to lower-case
41 41  )))
42 42  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
43 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().//
118 +//All MD, UI, and cutscene files have been renamed as lower-case. For most users this should have no effect since files packed in catalogs are essentially case-insensitive. However, this change can affect users on Linux systems when running a mod that contains single files instead of a catalog, and/or when playing with unpacked base game files//. If your mod has XML patch files that are not packed in a catalog, the filenames must be lower-case to match the filenames in the base game. (For info on using mod catalogs, see the Readme of the X Catalog Tool.)\\
119 +
120 +//Note that this change has no effect on the actual content of scripts or cutscenes. The MD script/cutscene names are stored in the files, regardless of the filenames, so that references to them remain unchanged (e.g., "md.Setup.Start" references a cue in setup.xml).//
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46 46  |(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
47 47  (((
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51 51  3.0 Beta 5
52 52  )))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
53 53  (((
54 -Changes to $dockingbay.todockpos and $dockingbay.launchpos
130 +Adjustments of some MD library cues in the base game to change their usage from **<include_actions>** to <run_actions>
55 55  )))
56 56  |(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
57 57  (((
134 +//Some MD library cues in the base game that were previously used with <include_actions> have been adjusted, so they must now be used with the new MD action <run_actions> instead. Mods that use such a library with <include_actions> will have to switch to <run_actions> as well. A list of affected libraries is not provided here. Note: Additional library cues may be adjusted in future builds without further warning.//
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137 +(((
138 +Scripts
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140 +(((
141 +3.0 Beta 5
142 +)))|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
143 +(((
144 +Changes to $dockingbay.**todockpos** and $dockingbay.**launchpos**
145 +)))
146 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
147 +(((
58 58  //Before the change, positions are relative to $dockingbay.parent.
59 59  After the change, positions are relative to $dockingbay as specified in the documentation.//
60 60  )))
151 +|(% colspan="1" %)(% colspan="1" %)
152 +(((
153 +Global
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155 +(((
156 +3.0 Beta 2
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158 +(((
159 +Support for entity flag "**skillsvisible**" dropped
160 +)))
161 +|(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)(% class="highlight-grey" colspan="3" data-highlight-colour="grey" %)
162 +(((
163 +//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().//
164 +)))
61 61  |(((
62 62  Scripts
63 63  )))|(((
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80 80  3.0 Beta 1
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82 82  (((
83 -MissionBoard support dropped
187 +**MissionBoard** support dropped
84 84  )))
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86 86  (((
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91 91  )))|(((
92 92  3.0 Beta 1
93 93  )))|(((
94 -By default, job/god entries now only spawn objects in space added by the extension in which they are defined
198 +By default, **job/god entries** now only spawn objects in space added by the extension in which they are defined
95 95  )))
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97 97  (((
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