Script Documentation

[Shamon]

Where can I see script documentation?

[Alberto.Rota]

Where can I see script documentation?

For all the XML based scripting (MD and AI) you can find the documentation in their XSDs.

You can also read this:
https://www.egosoft.com/download/x_rebi ... rGuide.pdf

[Shamon]

Thank you, but this is not a complete guide.
How, for example, to get a list of all the rooms at the station?

[Rastuasi]

There isn't a complete guide, sometimes you just got to do your own research and testing. I know, that's a rare technique in today's youth, but it does work.

[kuertee]

Thank you, but this is not a complete guide.
How, for example, to get a list of all the rooms at the station?

Yup. Unfortunately, modding X4 requires a study of the existing XML scripts.

I also thought, 4 weeks ago, that there'd be a guide similar to Oblivion's and Skyrim's.

That's not a slight to X4, of course. I actually find X4 script engine a lot more robust than Oblivion's and Skyrim's put together. A whole lot more robust.

EDIT: Definitely more rewarding scripting X4.

[kuertee]

Here's a tip, actually:
After going through the guidelines referred to above by Alberto Rosa,

1. create a folder "extensions/base" in your X4 folder.
2. extract these script folders from the *.dat files into "extensions/base": aiscripts, cutscenes, index, libraries, MD, t, UI
3. browse them with your chosen editor. I use Sublime.

You'll find the actual API docs in various "libraries/*.xsd" files - also mentioned by Alberto.