[MOD]External TP/TS docking (update 07/12/08) for 1.3

Akula87 · Post by **Akula87** » Mon, 24. Nov 08, 18:53

yep. I used "Mods" and it works just fine... after remembering seeing it in my old X3R directory that way

amirite · Post by **amirite** » Mon, 24. Nov 08, 18:58

My Scabbards aren't actually docking either, but it's letting me choose my TL as a docking point now (Mobile Mining Base). I'll try buying myself a new TL when I get home to see if that fixes it for me too.

So this works with ALL TS class ships right? I'm just wondering because I'm using Terran Scabbards and I know there are some quirks with Terran ships.

VVV I'm actually talking about other issues that could get in the way, such as collision boxes

fud · Post by **fud** » Mon, 24. Nov 08, 19:28

It shouldn't matter whose TS it is, as it's based on the ship class.

To the game, a TS is a TS is a TS.

zzh · Post by **zzh** » Tue, 25. Nov 08, 03:47

hi=)

great for idea for a mod, i really hate no dockin options at bigger ships=)
therfore i used the hyperion ( got 2 fighter docking slots ),
until i changed to m7 class. i really miss a a ts or m6 to restock fuel fast without keeping jumping my hole armada with me ;o)

is there anyway to install the mod without rewrite my complete edited tships etc. files. It was a lot of work to balance the game around my needs.

Thx for any advice

zzh

fud · Post by **fud** » Tue, 25. Nov 08, 04:26

All my TShips has in this mod, is added docking. It does nothing with any balance/etc.

You can just use yours, and add docking slots to M1/M2/TL/M7 ships.

There's no way to merge them, other than to manually change them.

zzh · Post by **zzh** » Tue, 25. Nov 08, 11:12

what du you mean by use "yours" ^^?
sry my english isnt the best.

Do you have simply changed docking slots from 0 to 1 in t-ships ?

i cant believe that ^^

if i have to install your mod after my modded 03.cat, everything will be overwritten correct ? np, but takes some time =(

thx for your patience !

zzh.

fud · Post by **fud** » Tue, 25. Nov 08, 13:17

what du you mean by use "yours" ^^?
sry my english isnt the best.

"Yours", meaning the Tships file you edited. This will overwrite it. Your English is better than a lot of Americans I know.

Do you have simply changed docking slots from 0 to 1 in t-ships ?

i cant believe that ^^

Yes, that's exactly what is in the TShips in this mod. No other edits were made, such as balance, cargo, etc. Only docking slots were modified.

if i have to install your mod after my modded 03.cat, everything will be overwritten correct ? np, but takes some time =(

Yes.

smbh · Post by **smbh** » Thu, 27. Nov 08, 22:45

Have you figured out what extern_TS2_dock is ?

fud · Post by **fud** » Fri, 28. Nov 08, 03:39

Apparently the same thing as extern_TS_dock.

Both are TP/TS. No TM.

DarthVodka · Post by **DarthVodka** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 01:49

Any plans for an update of this wonderful mod for the 1.3 patch?
(Does it even need one?)
Thanks

amirite · Post by **amirite** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 02:14

Yeah I was wondering about this too. Does 1.3 edit Tships or any of these scene files?

Only because it's is so great. I recently started a fresh game/install mostly for this mod. The hardpoint choices are really good I think, and I can use my MMB much more efficiently now

fud · Post by **fud** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 04:14

If/when Steam gets it available, I can check it out. I do think it changed some things in TShips though, so that'd require a revamped version for the docking mod...

I suppose, if anyone has the mod manager, they can extract the 1.3 Tships file from the patch cat (it'll be the one in the most recently updated cat/dat) and get it to me.

Editing it doesn't take that long, it's just *getting* it.

DarthVodka · Post by **DarthVodka** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 04:45

Yep, I can do that. I downloaded it tonight to see if I could get a dock working on an Agamemnon. And I couldn't

Anyway if you want to pm me your email I'll send you the 1.3 tships

First time I've tried anything like this but... I followed Northstar's tutorial on creating a mod, and created a mod. yay! and put into it the types\tships.pck from 1.3, and edited the agamemnon docking slots to = 1

Then I added the following files from your external docking.cat:

types\dummies.pck
objects\ships\m7\paranid_m7s_scene.pbd
objects\ships\props\extern_fighter_dock.pbd

Anyway the game runs and my pc hasn't blown up so it can't be all bad. The Agamemnon has the little docking ridge on it now, and when I comm it there is an option to request docking, but it's greyed out. Still I'm quite impressed I got that far

fud · Post by **fud** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 12:44

A really easy way to have the Tships updated, is to take the raw text file and drop it into x3 terran conflict\types.

The game reads files from subfolders before cats.

PM sent with email addy.

DarthVodka · Post by **DarthVodka** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 14:32

Awesome, that worked like a charm! Thanks for the tip

fud · Post by **fud** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 16:03

Well, what I meant was, the 1.3 version of Tships, after it's been edited for this mod, can be dropped into the \types folder.

Just putting the one from the cat into the folder won't do anything different.

That said, I got your email (and a PM from TSM). I'll try to get it updated for the mod during half time.

DarthVodka · Post by **DarthVodka** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 16:24

Yeah that's what I thought you meant

I ditched my first attempt, put your mod back in, dropped in the 1.3 tships.txt into \types folder AND changed docking slots = 1 for the agamemnon. So now I can dock and the game is using the new tships file.

Course, I shall reinstall your proper version when you post it and since I seem to be starting a new game every couple of days anyway it doesn't much matter in the meantime... just a temporary fix

fud · Post by **fud** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 16:25

OP updated with 1.3 "hotfix".

amirite · Post by **amirite** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 16:35

Sweet. This is all I needed to make a smooth transition when the Steam 1.3 comes out. Thanks for the speedy service!

DarthVodka · Post by **DarthVodka** » Sun, 7. Dec 08, 16:44

Haha, most temporary fix ever. Least I learned something by doing it

Thanks very much for the update!

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[MOD]External TP/TS docking (update 07/12/08) for 1.3