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Post by Apollo11 » Mon, 5. Jan 09, 10:48

Iv downloaded the easy hub script, unzipped it into x3tc directory but nothing is happening in the game, does it need to be in script folder. :? :? :?

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Post by apricotslice » Mon, 5. Jan 09, 10:51

Should ahve created a 'directory' folder and be in there. If its somewhere else like down a level, move it up and let me know.

If your already doing a HUB mission, it wont change the existing mission.

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Post by Apollo11 » Mon, 5. Jan 09, 12:47

iv tried with the medium script, downloaded that, then extract all to, my computer, local disk c, program files, egosoft, x3 terran conflict folder, once its in x3 tc folder i can see 2 folders plus all the other script folders ect. x3 terran conflict folder, inside that is director folder, inside that is a xml document 130kb, the second folder sais hub medium but there is nothing inside that, when i downloaded the easy hub script i get the first x3 terran conflict folder plus the director and xml doc but no second one marked hub easy, to see whether it works iv got a save where im docked at the hub with the 500 nividian, i then transfer that to the hub but it still comes up deliver 750 000 crystals, and mentally i would go insane if i had to deliver that lot. hope my description helps. not sure what you meen about the folder maybe lower down. cheers :? 8) :?

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Post by apricotslice » Mon, 5. Jan 09, 12:57

Thats ok. Its loaded correctly I think.

First thing to check is if its just the mission briefing thats wrong. So try delivering 750 crystals and see if that moves it to the next one.

If not, do you still have a save from before being given the nvidium mission ? Both the Nvidium and the crystals are in the same block of code, so its possible its read both of them and wont check the file again until after the crystals are done.

Thats the trouble with an already running script. Its hard to tell when it will refresh itself, and I have to admit, I dont know enough about missions to know that.

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Post by Apollo11 » Tue, 6. Jan 09, 21:13

When you unzip the easy hub folder into x3 directory, do you leave it in there or move it into the scripts folder. :?

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Post by apricotslice » Wed, 7. Jan 09, 00:37

Its NOT a script.

Its a director mission.

2 very different things. The Mission Director was introduced after X3R v2, so its relatively new.

Scripts go in \scripts. Missions go in \director.

If it was supposed to be in the script directory, it would unpack there.

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Post by marc___1 » Wed, 11. Feb 09, 09:56

NeverSnake wrote:Cutting the original requirements by a factor of 10 would make a good medium difficulty.

i.e.

40 computer components, 50 microchips, 15,000 teladianium, 45,000 ore, 75,000 crystals, 40,000 silicon and 8,500 microchips.
this sounds like a good option for hard (easier than standard/v hard)

would it be possible for me to edit one medium script in a text editor or is there more to it?

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Post by apricotslice » Wed, 11. Feb 09, 12:06

You need an xml editor.

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Post by AlderonDark » Thu, 12. Feb 09, 21:39

Hi Apricotslice,

Thanks for your 'lower hub requirements' files. IMHO the original requirements are a bit too much collect once, let alone in multiple playthrough. However i do think the Easy and Medium are a bit too easy for me.

I've been reading about a [hard] version of the 'lower hub reqs' idea and with the help of Neversnake and Marc___1's numbers came up with this simple list of numbers which i think would keep the entire thing entertaining enough while maintaining a challenge. I hope it helps. As you see i kept some of the lower requirements unchanged as they do not really need altering IMHO.

Stage 1:
400 Computer components (unchanged)
500 Microchips (unchanged)

Stage 2:
15.000 Teladianium (original value divided by 10)
45.000 Ore (original value divided by 10)

Stage 3:
500 nividium (unchanged)
75.000 Crystals (original value divided by 10)

Stage 4:
40.000 Silicon wafers (original value divided by 10)
8.500 Microchips (original value divided by 10)

Sadly, i have no skillzzz in editing .xml files. I opened the 'medium hub req' file in an xml editor and felt dizzy staring at all those numbers and commands.

Thanks,

Alderon

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Post by apricotslice » Tue, 3. Mar 09, 01:32

Thanks to AlderonDark, the hard version is now available as a rar.

Stage 1:
400 Computer components (unchanged)
500 Microchips (unchanged)

Stage 2:
15.000 Teladianium (original value divided by 10)
45.000 Ore (original value divided by 10)

Stage 3:
500 nividium (unchanged)
75.000 Crystals (original value divided by 10)

Stage 4:
40.000 Silicon wafers (original value divided by 10)
8.500 Microchips (original value divided by 10)

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Post by Shuttenbach » Tue, 3. Mar 09, 05:49

Will it work with already started hub plot?
I've done it without modding up to crystal phase, but now i think i've had enough. I'm not a stranger to huge 200+ station complexes, but the waiting required to produce those 750K crystals (what, at least 100 hours?) is killing me.
Funny thing is, the previous steps were pretty much easy, and the remaining wouldn't have caused too much trouble also, as silicone is easy to produce with enough spare energy, and i'll have more than enough microchips by the time i finish with it. Guess, 75K-125K crystals would've been much more sane.

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Post by apricotslice » Tue, 3. Mar 09, 06:30

It wont change the part your on now. Only what comes after it.

So there are only 2 ways of getting through the current part, go back a save before you started it, or cheat in the remaining crystals to get past it.

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Post by Datamestonic » Sun, 19. Apr 09, 05:56

Mod works like a charm it seems - just installed the medium one and it picked up functionality after I handed in the previous stage I was working on.

Thank you very much!

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Post by apricotslice » Mon, 27. Apr 09, 07:07

All 3 versions now updated to V2.

The original versions are still available for those who may prefer them.

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Post by konstans » Sun, 30. Aug 09, 19:23

I have the medium hub 2.0 installed. It was installed before I started the quest. It seemed fine, and asks for 40 computer components.

When I dock with the 40 components, there is no communication triggered. It won't even take what I have and ask for more.

Did I miss something?

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Post by Goldfinch » Sun, 30. Aug 09, 23:30

Transfer them to the station.

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Post by apricotslice » Mon, 31. Aug 09, 02:52

You have to transfer them manually.

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Post by rudy12345 » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 17:29

When i deliver the last load of microchips with the easy plot installed it wont let me pick up Mahi Mi to take him back to kingdoms end

i havent played in a while so i might be trying to load mahi mi wrong can someone refresh me on how to load him

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Post by Ulan Dhor » Mon, 5. Apr 10, 23:44

rudy12345 wrote:When i deliver the last load of microchips with the easy plot installed it wont let me pick up Mahi Mi to take him back to kingdoms end

i havent played in a while so i might be trying to load mahi mi wrong can someone refresh me on how to load him
This is also weird in the standard game. There wasn't any message or anything. I also wondered how I could do it, even trying a different ship, when I finally looked into the freight bay of my first ship, and there he already was, not saying anything.

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Post by apricotslice » Tue, 6. Apr 10, 01:45

As long as you dock a ship with life support in the cargo bay, he should just transfer. Dont use a TP, there is a bug in the MD where the inbuilt life support doesnt register with the code.

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