BOF Drones Plus

[vexator]

G'day,

I love this script. Incredibly helpful, but I've got a problem at the moment.
I'm putting it down to installing the X3 2.5 patch - there's no option to assign a hotkey to launch drones / collect drones anymore (and of course the hotkey i had assigned isn't working either).

Is anyone else having this problem or can anyone tell me that i've done something dumb and tell me how to fix it?

I've re-installed the script and still haven't had any luck.

Also it might be worth noting that I tried installing the XaiCorp drone launcher script and have the same problem.

Would appreciate any help. Cheers.

[B-O'F]

Hi vexator,

I ran at 2.5 with no problems... I do not know what has gone wrong - but I think that there is a way round it..

First - have you tried modifying scripts for yourself.
If so, change the script 'setup.bof.drones' lines 6 and 12 and replace $newkid with null. Run the script from the script editor. This will set the global variables to null. Then change them back and re-run the script to re-enable the hotkeys.

I have not tested this - as my gaming machine is not switched on at the moment.

If you are not happy using the script editor, PM me with somewhere to send the script, and I will write (and test) a removal script for you..

Boron - Ol Fh'art

[vexator]

G'day buddy,
Thanks for the reply. I did manage to sort this out with some replys posted in another thread.
I re-enabled the script editor after patching to 2.5 and then re-ran the script. Pretty sure that's what did the trick.

Cheers and thanks for the script

[B-O'F]

Hi vexator,

I am glad to hear that you have sorted it out.. I have just been testing, and the information I gave earlier was not completely accurate.. I forgot something.

Anyway, for anyone that wants to remove the hotkeys - the following script works.

Code: Select all

Script uninstall.bof.drones
Version: 2
for Script Engine Version: 33

Description
Uninstall BOF Drones Plus
Arguments
Source Text

001   * Remove hotkeys Launch Drones and Collect Drones
002   
003   $kid = get global variable: name='collect.drones.key.id'
004   unregister hotkey $kid
005   set global variable: name='collect.drones.key.id' value=null
006   
007   $kid = get global variable: name='launch.drones.key.id'
008   unregister hotkey $kid
009   set global variable: name='launch.drones.key.id' value=null
010   
011   return null

Note that this will only remove the hotkeys for BOF Drones Plus - not any other hotkeys..

I am "testing" X3:TC (read playing) to check whether any of my scripts need porting across - and this one could still be useful. It will not be a straight port (it does work, I have tried) as there are 3 types of Fighter Drone.. I need to change the script to cope with this.. and, of course, Egosoft have not made it easy....

Have fun,
Boron - Ol Fh'art