[Script question]How to change race notoriety?

[Zaitsev]

Hi.

So, I'm toying with the idea of having my character stranded in an entirely hostile universe, where everyone is my enemy and I have to rely on whatever I have available to get by. I have most of it set up via scripts and mods that are already available, but I need something that will change my starting race to hostile as well. That is, if I start as Terran, I want to change my notoriety to, for example, -333 for Terran (and ATF) after I've set everything up. How do I do this?

Also, since my scripting experience is limited to bumbling my way through a script of about three lines five years ago, please explain like I'm five. I can open the script editor and set it up to make a new script, but that's about it.

[Joubarbe]

1/ When you create a script prefixed by "setup.", this script will automatically be triggered every time you load or start a game. For instance: "setup.Mayhem".

2/

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set notoriety between [Player] and [Terran] to -333 points
set notoriety between [Terran] and [Player] to -333 points

That's the command you need. It's a good habit to make it both ways, even though it's useless for the player.

[dizzy]

I'm not as knowledgeable as these guys but I remember that the friend/foe status of an NPC ship doesn't just change suddenly because your notoriety has changed but it gets applied when it spawns so some people ran scripts that killed the whole universe so it ships respawns with the right friend/foe status. Also happens for stations I think. But I could be wrong.

[Litcube]

In LU as of 1.6.2, reaching a new notoriety level with a race changes all a races object FF settings to match the notoriety.

[Zaitsev]

1/ When you create a script prefixed by "setup.", this script will automatically be triggered every time you load or start a game. For instance: "setup.Mayhem".

2/

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set notoriety between [Player] and [Terran] to -333 points
set notoriety between [Terran] and [Player] to -333 points

That's the command you need. It's a good habit to make it both ways, even though it's useless for the player.

Just tested this and it worked like a charm, although I was a bit confused for a sec since Betty didn't tell me I had lost recognition.

Anyway, since it means I can now bust my character down from the second highest rank to something that's more fitting for someone who's just been accused of stealing a Kyoto, I'm a very happy camper. Thanks a lot, guys.

[Joubarbe]

It gets a little bit more complicated then:

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SetBountyRep:

  $oldRep = $currentRace-> get notoriety title to race [Player]: text=[FALSE]
  $oldRep.raw = get notoriety from race $currentRace to race [Player]
  $newRep.raw = $oldRep.raw + $currentRep
  set notoriety between $currentRace and [Player] to $newRep.raw points
  $newRep = $currentRace-> get notoriety title to race [Player]: text=[FALSE]

  if $oldRep != $newRep
    $t = $currentRace-> get notoriety title to race [Player]: text=[TRUE]
    $t = $currentRace + ': ' + $t
    display subtitle text: text=$t duration=12000 ms
    START speak text: page=13 id=54 priority=10
  end

endsub

id=54 -> "you have gained recognition"
id=55 -> "you have lost recognition"