V11
- Thanks to goulchewer again, I packaged the scripts incorrectly. Rewards should show up correctly, randomly generated sectors should work. Sounds should now function correctly.
[AL Plugin] Litcube's Kha'ak / Xenon Invasions v15
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Thraxwhirl
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They keep coming.
1) Countdown timer begins.
2) Once countdown reaches zero, [race] invader spawns
3) [race] invader begins to destroy everything in sector
4) Countdown timer is frozen until [race] invader is destroyed
5) Once invaders are destroyed, countdown timer spawns random countdown again. Process repeats.
Obviously, there's two different countdown timers per both the Xenon and Kha'ak.
1) Countdown timer begins.
2) Once countdown reaches zero, [race] invader spawns
3) [race] invader begins to destroy everything in sector
4) Countdown timer is frozen until [race] invader is destroyed
5) Once invaders are destroyed, countdown timer spawns random countdown again. Process repeats.
Obviously, there's two different countdown timers per both the Xenon and Kha'ak.
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reinhart_menken
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**Note on capturing these spawned enemies**
For some reason, the signal command -> capture for xenon ships is either bugged or simply doesn't work, so I can't attach a script for any ships that bail. If you see a xenon ship that was spawned by this script that had bailed, you will have to destroy it in order to close the current spawn. Sorry folks, but if someone can explain to me why it's not working, I'll fix it.
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I would cautiously submit that this is also the same for the Kha'ak script.
For some reason, the signal command -> capture for xenon ships is either bugged or simply doesn't work, so I can't attach a script for any ships that bail. If you see a xenon ship that was spawned by this script that had bailed, you will have to destroy it in order to close the current spawn. Sorry folks, but if someone can explain to me why it's not working, I'll fix it.
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I would cautiously submit that this is also the same for the Kha'ak script.
Yo,
Thanks for this. After installing the jump to protect script, which I found necessary to create immersion (if anoyed me how race military would idly watch as an aggressor went on the rampage in a sector) I found that the Race fleets squashed any threats including kaack in core/border sectors.
This made things dull. This script should make the universe more hostile again and should combine nicely with the above script.
I am surprised this script isnt getting more attention because scripts of this nature are normaly very popular. Why is not in the script library?
Thanks for this. After installing the jump to protect script, which I found necessary to create immersion (if anoyed me how race military would idly watch as an aggressor went on the rampage in a sector) I found that the Race fleets squashed any threats including kaack in core/border sectors.
This made things dull. This script should make the universe more hostile again and should combine nicely with the above script.
I am surprised this script isnt getting more attention because scripts of this nature are normaly very popular. Why is not in the script library?
Just had my second Xenon invasion, and boy, does this slow down my computer 
I found a maybe bug/maybe deliberate misinformation ... the number of Xenon listed in the first message does not necessarily correlate with the actual numbers shown up for the fight.
In the first one, I had (among others) 1 J and 18 L. In the sector were 2 J and probably quite a few more L (didn't have the time to count exactly though).
In the second invasion, the message listed 0 J and 2 K. Insector, there were no K at all, but 2 J.
Also, at the end of the first mission, I had pretty much cleaned up the sector. After much searching I found a lone M, which jumped out of the system before I could get there. No other Xenon were to be found, but the mission did not end. After some 30 minutes, there was a message that the sector was cleaned, but I received no reward at all.
I found a maybe bug/maybe deliberate misinformation ... the number of Xenon listed in the first message does not necessarily correlate with the actual numbers shown up for the fight.
In the first one, I had (among others) 1 J and 18 L. In the sector were 2 J and probably quite a few more L (didn't have the time to count exactly though).
In the second invasion, the message listed 0 J and 2 K. Insector, there were no K at all, but 2 J.
Also, at the end of the first mission, I had pretty much cleaned up the sector. After much searching I found a lone M, which jumped out of the system before I could get there. No other Xenon were to be found, but the mission did not end. After some 30 minutes, there was a message that the sector was cleaned, but I received no reward at all.
Hello, Mailo.
If the AI destroys some of the ships in the sector, you're not going to get a reward for it. Interestingly enough, though, the Xenon don't jump out of sector on their own. They stay and fight until the end. What might help is covering the sector in adv. satellites to ensure that you got em' all.
One more thing, capturing a spawed ship will delay the end mission result until that ship is destroyed (as stated above).
If the AI destroys some of the ships in the sector, you're not going to get a reward for it. Interestingly enough, though, the Xenon don't jump out of sector on their own. They stay and fight until the end. What might help is covering the sector in adv. satellites to ensure that you got em' all.
One more thing, capturing a spawed ship will delay the end mission result until that ship is destroyed (as stated above).
You mean, if the sector forces destroy one single Xenon M5, I won't get payed for any of my ~50 kills? Ouch ... then I'll never get paid.Litcube wrote:Hello, Mailo.
If the AI destroys some of the ships in the sector, you're not going to get a reward for it. Interestingly enough, though, the Xenon don't jump out of sector on their own. They stay and fight until the end. What might help is covering the sector in adv. satellites to ensure that you got em' all.
One more thing, capturing a spawed ship will delay the end mission result until that ship is destroyed (as stated above).
As to the jumping out, I had the ship in my target when it jumped.
On second thought, I have the Race Response script installed, maybe one of those killed the last ship, and then jumped out. I just saw the target disappear and at the same time, a jump flash ...
Mailo, I mispoke. You will get credit for the ships that you kill, just not the ships that you don't kill. If you kill 2, and someone else kills one, you'll be paid for 2. I did test this script extensively on my own game with an increased spawn rate, and everything seemed in order.
I have completely written the AI on the ships themselves, and it's only search and destroy. If the ships are jumping out, either they weren't spawned by this script, or another mod is taking them over.
I have completely written the AI on the ships themselves, and it's only search and destroy. If the ships are jumping out, either they weren't spawned by this script, or another mod is taking them over.
Ok, then something else went wrong, because I received no reward at all for my ~50 kills.
It is possible I left one ship behind that turned neutral, which would explain why I didn't find any hostiles but still didn't get a "mission complete" message. Only quite some time later, right before I was notified of the next invasion, did I get a message that the sector now was safe again.
It is possible I left one ship behind that turned neutral, which would explain why I didn't find any hostiles but still didn't get a "mission complete" message. Only quite some time later, right before I was notified of the next invasion, did I get a message that the sector now was safe again.
Ah, ok. Yeah, what happened is one of the following:
a) You did not kill the ships (regardless of how hard you looked, you didn't find them. I have never ran into that problem as I've always had 8 adv. sats in every sector, modded, so I can see everything.
b) You accidently capped a xenon ship.
If the following day you recieved a mission complete message, it means another race found the lone ship and destroyed it, thus completing the invasion. It's not likely to happen, because the search and destroy script has the ships returning to the center of the sector every so often to re-calibrate their search pattern, but depending on the design of the sector, these lone spawned ships could be lonely for quite some time.
a) You did not kill the ships (regardless of how hard you looked, you didn't find them. I have never ran into that problem as I've always had 8 adv. sats in every sector, modded, so I can see everything.
b) You accidently capped a xenon ship.
If the following day you recieved a mission complete message, it means another race found the lone ship and destroyed it, thus completing the invasion. It's not likely to happen, because the search and destroy script has the ships returning to the center of the sector every so often to re-calibrate their search pattern, but depending on the design of the sector, these lone spawned ships could be lonely for quite some time.
I captured a Kha'ak carrier... will it work if i reverse-engineer it? (I capped it using heavy assault technollogy). Also got a m3 and 2 m5s.Litcube wrote:Ah, ok. Yeah, what happened is one of the following:
a) You did not kill the ships (regardless of how hard you looked, you didn't find them. I have never ran into that problem as I've always had 8 adv. sats in every sector, modded, so I can see everything.
b) You accidently capped a xenon ship.
If the following day you recieved a mission complete message, it means another race found the lone ship and destroyed it, thus completing the invasion. It's not likely to happen, because the search and destroy script has the ships returning to the center of the sector every so often to re-calibrate their search pattern, but depending on the design of the sector, these lone spawned ships could be lonely for quite some time.
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DangerDave
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**Note on capturing these spawned enemies**
For some reason, the signal command -> capture for xenon ships is either bugged or simply doesn't work, so I can't attach a script for any ships that bail. If you see a xenon ship that was spawned by this script that had bailed, you will have to destroy it in order to close the current spawn. Sorry folks, but if someone can explain to me why it's not working, I'll fix it.
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I assume by your description you are storing the enemy fleet in an array and checking $ship -> exists to tell if the fleet has been eliminated. You could add a second check for if $ship is no longer Xenon/Khaak, since abandoned ships change to I think neutral race.
For some reason, the signal command -> capture for xenon ships is either bugged or simply doesn't work, so I can't attach a script for any ships that bail. If you see a xenon ship that was spawned by this script that had bailed, you will have to destroy it in order to close the current spawn. Sorry folks, but if someone can explain to me why it's not working, I'll fix it.
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I assume by your description you are storing the enemy fleet in an array and checking $ship -> exists to tell if the fleet has been eliminated. You could add a second check for if $ship is no longer Xenon/Khaak, since abandoned ships change to I think neutral race.
Dave.
Litcube,Litcube wrote:I haven't requested it to be in the library. I figured if people liked it, it'd catch on by worth of mouth. Some of the self-promotion with mods is embarrasing, and I wanted to avoid it if it wasn't worthy for the community.
Thanks heaps for the time & effort you have put into these scripts. I am using both the Xenon and Khaak Invasion scripts, and although I have made a few minor mods to them, they are EXCELLENT!!
Top marks, and this does make the x3 universe a better place to be. This sort of thing really should have been in the vanilla game. Fancy having "enemies" who never really bother you!?!?
I would love to see this concept expended, to have the Xenon or Khaak start to build stations in their invaded sector (if they have been left to do so) and then after a bit of time, start to invade neighbouring sectors. How cool would that be!!!
AG.
Is it just me, but I have found several Xenons with a speed of 0 just sitting around waiting for you to kill them. This includes J/Ks, as well as L/Ms etc. Sometimes they do nothing even when you shoot them. The Capital ships tend to activate when you get close enough though.Litcube wrote:It's not likely to happen, because the search and destroy script has the ships returning to the center of the sector every so often to re-calibrate their search pattern, but depending on the design of the sector, these lone spawned ships could be lonely for quite some time.
AG.