[SCRIPT] Pandora Tunings -v0.2 - updated 15/11/2008

[Teladidrone]

Script: Pandora Tunings
Version: 0.2
Copyright (c) 2008 Teladidrone
All bugs you may stumble upon strictly belong to me and are to be turned over for questioning immediately!

Download:
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(spk format) - requires the Plugin Manager.


Technical:

• This script creates 8 flying crates with Pandora tunings (4 engine, 4 rudder).
• The crates will be put into random sectors, "far away from the ecliptic" - similar like they were in X3:Reunion.

Hints to find the tunings:

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The crates will be created in sectors that have AT LEAST 3 warp gates (orbital accelerators count as gates, too).
The crates will be at random coordinates; one coordinate is always 0, the two others coordinates are always +/- 100km.

Happy hunting!


Resources:
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Changelog:
14/11/2008 Release of version 0.1
15/11/2008 Version 0.2 - fixed a critical bug that caused the script to hang for a new game start.

[Thrandisher]

Nice! They will be random every time you start a new game then?

[999-JAY-999]

Space treasure... LOVE IT..

I remember LV doing a treasure hunt type script many moons ago...

Its cool to be able to go out into the void and do an Indiana Jones in Space !!!

[Teladidrone]

Nice! They will be random every time you start a new game then?

Yes.

[Lucike]

@Teladidrone

Script: Pandora Tunings
Version: 0.1
Copyright (c) 2008 Teladidrone

Do you have used the script code from the bonus package? Have you asked the author?

[Teladidrone]

Well, the idea for Pandora Tunings comes from X3:Reunion, obviously.
I could change that name Pandora if needed, but the coding here is all my own.

[corhen]

do these just max out your current ships stat? or do they "Turbo-Charge" the ship?

im not familiar with Pandora Tuning

[Teladidrone]

Oh sorry, I thought everyone already knows about those tunings.

They are floating crates that contain 10 units of engine or rudder tunings. If you pick them up like any other floating cargo ("drive over them"), they will install themselves into your ship and "pimp" (read overtune) it.
They will bring your ship above the normal possible tuning level - therefore you better pick them up with an already fully tuned ship!

[corhen]

ahh, thats what i guessed
X3TC is my first venture into the X universe.

i read bout it in steam and fell in love.

[Teladidrone]

Released version 0.2.

Version 0.1 has a critical bug that could cause new started games to hang and even interfere with the initial "Flight school mission". Big bad oversight from me, doh!

There were no negative effects on already running games though.

[Malakie]

Released version 0.2.

Version 0.1 has a critical bug that could cause new started games to hang and even interfere with the initial "Flight school mission". Big bad oversight from me, doh!

There were no negative effects on already running games though.

I was about to tell you although it crapped out my saved game to. I checked the script editor and it shows ALL ships being deletd from the universe as fast as they were being created! Endless loop. Had lots of stations to look at but nary a ship! LOL

[paulms1980]

no bugs in 1.02 then no?

[TSM]

Teladidrone have you thought about going one step further and adding random crates of other stuff all over place e-cells,missles ect ect, there seem to be very few freebies of that kind in TC

[Teladidrone]

no bugs in 1.02 then no?

None that I am aware of... yet.
But give it some time, bugs are nasty critters I am sure you'll see some again. Eventually.

Teladidrone have you thought about going one step further and adding random crates of other stuff all over place e-cells,missles ect ect, there seem to be very few freebies of that kind in TC

I've noticed the lack of various freebies in TC, too.
I wont add any other stuff to Pandora though - the objectives of this script here are the tunings only.

More loot/freebies is definitely something that should get its own package/script rather sooner than later.
I'm a little busy with other stuff right now (fighting hard against the dreaded MD), but as soon as I've won this battle I may get back to this. Or someone else might...

[paulms1980]

nice 1 for the script dude! pity there int a bbs message indicating wot sector these goodies r in!
i got the vidar @ 128m/s now i need the engine tuning 4 it, your the man
but i dont suppose u know where 1 is?

[Teladidrone]

Well I don't.
Those crates are created randomly for every game start (or when you install the script for the first time to an already running game).

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But your current game knows.
The script places the array of the sectors names used in global variable TD.PANDORA.SECTORS.
You could always read out that variable and narrow the search down... to some degree.
The exact coordinates of the crates within a sector are not saved anywhere though, a little searching would still be necessary.

[mcsquared]

Will an M5 set to map a sector with a 110Km range be able to find these Pandora Tunings if their present?

[Teladidrone]

In theory - yes.
I mean if your scout gets into scanning range of a tuning box it will appear on the radar like any other flying ware.

However, I am not sure if the vanilla explorer script really follows a true 3-dimensional search pattern... anybody know this?

[mcsquared]

In X3 Reunion, when using the Explorer Software, you set the range in kms AND the variation from the ecliptic. In X3 TC you are given only the option of setting the range. I've explored about 10 sectors using my M5 and have not found anything yet.

[mcsquared]

I see that your request for a true 3D search ability in X3 TC has gone unanswered. Perhaps you might consider setting the "z" to something between 0 and 25. At least a search to 110km would have a chance of finding something then. I had my M5 search over 15 sectors and it found nothing.