[SCR][june 08][v. 2.5-] STO 1.57 - overtake sectors

[X2-Illuminatus]

The scripts in the "to be changed" folder are identical to the ones in "scripts". So, which ones are the fixed ones?

The "to be changed"-folder contains the original files of the STO-files I changed, basically as a backup (maybe I should have called that folder differently). The changed files are already in the "scripts" folder and should not be identical! Please check that: As a first hint the file creation or change date should be different. I made my changes in October last year, while the original files were created/last changed somewhen in 2010. Secondly I made changes to the files themselves, whereby these can be rather short. In some cases just the Object class was changed. This will be just one word that is different, which can be quite hard to find, unless you know what you're looking for or are using a program to compare files.

[Boringnick]

Thanks for the swift answer.

By the way, does STO work with Military Base Response Revamp? MBBR has a sector take over baked in, but it seems only to work for the races, not the player.

[Grid]

hello just wonder if anyone know a way to include Equipment docks and military base as a requirements to the sector takeover rather than trade docks all the time

[X2-Illuminatus]

In my changed version posted a couple of posts above by Kaunit the station class requirement is changed to docks, thus including also equipment docks and military bases.

[Grid]

ah yep got it thanks, feel like a right tube for not noticing that

[Starfire Commander]

Is this compatible with X3: AP 3.1?

[X2-Illuminatus]

Should be.

[Pind]

If you are using this with XRM and after taking over a sector are still getting spawns, there is a quick hack you can do.

I found out that the stop respawn mechanism only destroys ships from the ORIGINAL OWNER. So if you take over an unknown sector and there are, say, Kha'ak spawns, they won't be destroyed.

You can use X Studio or Script Editor to change the <plugin.sto.task.stoprespawn.xml> script to also include whatever race you don't want to spawn.

Here's my updated code for the file:

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= wait randomly from 1 to 2 ms
$originalowners = get global variable: name='STO.list02'
$sectors = get global variable: name='STO.list00'


$index = get index of [SECTOR] in array $sectors offset=0

if $index >= -1
$originalowner = $originalowners[$index]
$owner = [THIS]-> get owner race

if $owner == $originalowner OR [Kha'ak] OR [Pirates]

if  $owner != [Player]
$LV1 = [THIS]-> get local variable: name='STO.donotdestroy'
$LV2 = [THIS]-> get local variable: name='STO.marked'

skip if $LV1 OR $LV2
[THIS]-> destruct: show no explosion=[TRUE]
end
end
end


return null

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[Pind]

Found another major bug with supression.

In the code snipper in my previous post, the line

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if $index >= -1 

Should be ...

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if $index > -1 

Without this fix it suppresses spawns in EVERY sector, not just the ones you own...

[Aldebaran_Prime]

Why you don't use Improved Races 2.0 - this also includes sector takover, but also additional features:
https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=319529

[Pind]

Thanks for the link, will check that out too, though it seems a little much for me.

[Assassin8edKING]

A little thread necromancy

I've just installed this mod for AP 3.1 and it works as intended, but one problem....

Pirate sectors.....

The mod readme states that you must "be an enemy to the race of the sector you want to takeover (rank of -5)" but the Pirates have no rank system towards the player....

There's a pirate sector next door to my shiny new player owned sector and I want to take it over.... No sttions in that sector to orry about, so I dumped a trading dock and EQD in there and nothing happens

I've taken over Unknown Sectors which works instantly after placing a trade dock in it, but not the Pirate sector....

Any ideas on how to get this to work taking over a Pirate Sector? It's driving me nuts!!

Thanks.

[X2-Illuminatus]

There's a pirate rank, just not visibly shown to the player. Scripts like Ranks for Xenon, Kha'ak, Pirates and Yaki can help with that.

[Assassin8edKING]

Awesome info again! Thanks

The post for that mod does say it "works on all versions of TC" so I will test 8f it works for AP also.

Either way though, I just have to hammer the pirates to the max until they utterly despise me, ieinaicallg their hatred for me will allow me to takeover their sectors

[Assassin8edKING]

The script to show you the pirate ranks etc worked a treat, just had to go pirate hunting until the rank got to - 5, had to use the All Seeing Eye to find all the pirate bases but eventually, after destroying about 30 of them, the rank dropped low enough and Void Of Opportunity became mine

Thanks for the help

[Terran Patriot]

I've been using this script over the past couple of months with Vukica's Lost Colony Expansion mod. I've just claimed my first unknown sector and I noticed Betty doesn't speak the names of the optional sector names.

I was curious if there is a way that I could add sector names that are pronounceable. I know there are many cool names in the XRM mod that I would love to use in the vanilla version of the game.