ramifications of certain changes ????

[apricotslice]

I know someone told me this a long time ago, but I've forgotten.

How does one view pck files outside the game ?

In particular, how does one view and maybe modify a pck that stats with an ! which does not appear on the script list in the ingame editor.

I'm looking for the bit of code that says, if the npc is an enemy to the player, it cant dock and buy from your stations. I think its in one of the files in the freetrade script pack, but I cant look in the ! starting one.

Edit : Changed title to reflect new questions below.

[jlehtone]

Use the ModManager to create a new mod. Drag those scripts into it. It does expand them for you into XML.

[apricotslice]

Thanks

Yes, but also needed to extract them back out again.

Still, thats what I needed

[apricotslice]

New Questions :

In script !move.movetostation

there is

005 skip if [THIS] -> is docking allowed at $targetstation
006 return null

and

027 if [THIS] -> is docking allowed at $targetstation
028 @ = [THIS] -> fly to station $targetstation

What would be the ramifications of removing these 4 lines ?

The object of the exercise is to allow npc's to dock at an enemy station, particularly the players, as if they had full docking rights to a freind.

Or is there a change that can be made to them that allows the npc's to dock at an enemy player station ?

003 skip if $targetstation -> is docking possible of [THIS]
004 return null

I'm assuming that this is checking the ship class to ensure it can dock, eg M1 cant dock at a normal station. In which case, I can ignore this as its ok for what I want to do.

Anyone have any wisdom and suggestions ?

[nirwin]

[halo112358]

[apricotslice]

I took out all 3 lines. Nothing changed.

What is the @ on the beginning of line 28 ???

In order for the if structure to remain intact, I had to add an if to the beginning of line 28, but that @ is still there and I'm not sure why.

It certainly made no difference at all with those 3 lines missing (that I could see anyway).

[jlehtone]

[apricotslice]

how would I know that ?

[Bunny]

[jlehtone]

[apricotslice]

I found the handbook unintelligble. The sticky threads convinced me not to script at all.

In this case though, I'm hoping a simple delete line job will suffice. I can manage that. Even managed putting the if into the next line (2, but thats about it.

As for whatss calling whome, no clue. I can recognise a script being called, but half the lines have stuff that isnt changeable and thats where I get lost.

[Bunny]

[apricotslice]

[jlehtone]