[MD Script] MUS - Marking Unknown Sectors (updated 05-07-2009)

Post by **Ketraar** » Sat, 4. Jul 09, 00:47

MUS - Marking Unknown Sectors

English | Deutsch

Adds sector coordinates to Unknown Sector's names making them easier to identify.
This is based on an idea posted at the ES L3+ Ideas Forum SECTORS - Give numbers to all Unknown Sectors (you'll need L3+ DevNet access to follow that link)

Installation:

1. Extract files to your X3TC game root folder, the files should go where they are supposed to.
2. Start game or load an existing save.
3. change your pilot name to activatemus Sectors get changed about 10 seconds after that.
4. to reset/reload any changes you have made after loading it the first time, change your pilot name to resetmus and repeat step 3.
Note: If you're already using the 1.0 version just overide the MD file.

Localisation:

44 English
49 Deutsch
39 Italiano
33 Français

Compatibility:

This file is compatible with all X3TC 2.1 save games and all mods that did not change the sector layout

Changelog:

v.1.0 - Release (03-07-2009)
v.1.1 - added reset fuction (04-07-2009)

Credits:

- ES for the Game and the MD
- X2-Illuminatus for testing

MFG

Ketraar

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Sat, 4. Jul 09, 01:33

that's cool... thanks Ketraar
I'm italian, to let it work need I to copy/paste the english t file and rename it to 39 and change the language id to 39?
(and obviously to translate the names into that file)

can it change other sector's names too? (with a bit of reverse engineering and modifies on my part)

Post by **Ketraar** » Sat, 4. Jul 09, 01:57

someone else wrote:I'm italian, to let it work need I to copy/paste the english t file and rename it to 39 and change the language id to 39?

no need, I've just added it.

can it change other sector's names too? (with a bit of reverse engineering and modifies on my part)

Sure, no problem. Heck you can change all the names of all sectors if you feel like. Just remember that any change will only work in a saved game PRIOR to the one you loaded that file the first time.

Thinking of it I may add a reset function to it.

MFG

Ketraar

aka1nas · Post by **aka1nas** » Sat, 4. Jul 09, 02:09

Hehe, nice job Katraar. Just saw the topic in the Ideas forum yesterday and you cranked out a script just like that!

Post by **Ketraar** » Sat, 4. Jul 09, 02:11

aka1nas wrote: Just saw the topic in the Ideas forum yesterday and you cranked out a script just like that!

Well its an easy one for a change. Pushes the productivity ratio up I guess

MFG

Ketraar

Gazz · Post by **Gazz** » Sat, 4. Jul 09, 12:15

Ketraar wrote:Thinking of it I may add a reset function to it. :gruebel:

Does the MD have no functionality like "setup scripts", that run at every game load?

The SE also has an instruction "last load time", keeping the playtime of the last time the game was loaded.

Osiris_sam · Post by **Osiris_sam** » Sat, 4. Jul 09, 14:34

are sector names not settable by the script engine?

how much control does the script engine have over sectors (sligtly off topic)

regardless: i like this... tis useful... no more 'which unknown sector does it mean' thoughts.

Post by **Ketraar** » Sat, 4. Jul 09, 20:34

Gazz wrote:Does the MD have no functionality like "setup scripts", that run at every game load?

No such thing in MD. MD is event driven.

The SE also has an instruction "last load time", keeping the playtime of the last time the game was loaded.

MD != SE, stop comparing it. Its not like there is a competition or something. *sigh*

are sector names not settable by the script engine?

No idea. Use the [Discussion] Generic X3TC S&M questions for the SE questions.
But there are other ways to change the names of sectors, loading a new t-file which overrides the names should do it too. Different roads lead often to the same destination.

MFG

Ketraar

Post by **Ketraar** » Sun, 5. Jul 09, 23:14

Changelog:

v.1.1 - added reset fuction (04-07-2009)

Now you can make changes as many times as you want. Refer to OP for instructions and download.

MFG

Ketraar

Gazz · Post by **Gazz** » Sun, 5. Jul 09, 23:33

Ketraar wrote:MD != SE, stop comparing it. Its not like there is a competition or something. *sigh* :shock:

I'm not comparing, only pointing out that there might be a MD instruction with a similiar effect.
Anyway, the game being loaded is a pretty important event for X3. =)

UpNFlames · Post by **UpNFlames** » Mon, 20. Jul 09, 22:19

I downloaded the file a couple of times but the file name and extention that I recieved are different than the description on the file dowmload link. The description shows a .RAR file, and I recieved a .EFW which I cannot open.
This is what I recieved (MarkingUnknownSectors v1.1.1.3A1400.efw)

Post by **Ketraar** » Mon, 20. Jul 09, 22:43

Just checked, works as it should.

Click on Downlod in OP which will take you to the "main" Topic at AD, there download the attached file by clicking on it.

MFG

Ketraar

UpNFlames · Post by **UpNFlames** » Mon, 20. Jul 09, 23:21

That's what I did and still get the same result. The description of the file type in the Download Save/Open dialog box identifies the file as an UMXattatchment File, 2.70kb.

Name: MarkingUnknownSectors_1.1.1.3A1400.efw
Type : UMXAttatchmentFile, 2.70kb
From: After-Domination.net

This is very strange. I'm in the USA and Downloading to Windows XP.

UpNFlames · Post by **UpNFlames** » Tue, 21. Jul 09, 17:54

UPDATE - I turned off my Firewall and got the correct file.

Emerson d'Anite · Post by **Emerson d'Anite** » Tue, 21. Jul 09, 22:04

UpNFlames wrote:UPDATE - I turned off my Firewall and got the correct file.

Have you tried to rename the file to MarkingUnknownSectors_v1.1.rar and open it then ?
Sometimes firewalls rename suspicious files.

pSylle · Post by **pSylle** » Mon, 24. Aug 09, 13:55

Very nice job!

Any way to force betty to say "unknown sector" or "Hub" after renaming?

someone else · Post by **someone else** » Mon, 24. Aug 09, 21:20

heh... that would be quite cool...

imho if you call the unknown sector with the same ID of the Xenon hub betty should say "Xenon Hub" when entering the sector. (or not?)

dunno exactly but would be cool to have betty say something.

Hexenhammer · Post by **Hexenhammer** » Mon, 21. Sep 09, 12:42

Hi, two questions:

1. Is MUS compatible to spacefueladdicts SSBM mod? (http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=228541)

2. What happens to the "Unknown Sector" formerly known as Avarice between Montalaar and New Income? Does this mod actually *change* any sector names or what happens exactly?

kelmen · Post by **kelmen** » Wed, 23. Sep 09, 15:51

Hexenhammer wrote:Hi, two questions:
..
2. What happens to the "Unknown Sector" formerly known as Avarice between Montalaar and New Income? Does this mod actually *change* any sector names or what happens exactly?

there's a readme file in the folder, which hinted you can change/rename them as you like

you probably need to know which id tag is that particulat sector, but its not hard to figured out.

Hexenhammer · Post by **Hexenhammer** » Wed, 23. Sep 09, 17:03

That's pretty cool, but what about Betty? Can one get her to say "Avarice" instead of "unknown sector" after renaming the sector?