[MOD] Collect Deployables (Satellites, Nav Beacons, Resource Probes, Laser Towers) v0.22

[morbideth]

This is a mod that will allow you to order your ships to collect all deployables of a given type in a sector.
Run the command by right-clicking on the desired deployable with one of your ships selected. Whatever type of deployable you click it will only collect that type. i.e. if you click on an Advanced Satellite, it will pick up only advanced satellites leaving all of your basic satellites alone.

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IF Updating from an older version to 0.2, delete the collect deployables folder from you extensions directory first.
Must be installed in your %installdir%\extensions folder
v0.22 REQUIRES: !!!API!!!
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Changelog:

• v0.22 Update to reflect changes in the API. Dependencies added. You now have to have the APIs enabled to enable this mod.
• v0.21
  • Fixed issue with multiple mods using the UI API and trying to load their mods at the same time.
• v0.2
  • Compatibility update, now requires: viewtopic.php?f=181&t=411630&p=4820927#p4820926
• v0.11
  • removed leftover debug code.
• v0.10 initial release

[Buzz2005]

your mod kills the right click, when installed if you right click anywere (stations, ships or empty space) you dont get the context menu but ability when you move the mouse it moves the map vertically

so its not working for me

[morbideth]

your mod kills the right click, when installed if you right click anywere (stations, ships or empty space) you dont get the context menu but ability when you move the mouse it moves the map vertically

so its not working for me

Oops, missed a line when I commented out the debug code. Uploaded a fixed version.

[roflmao86]

wow mega thanks for this mod,very useful
you can upload it to nexusmod for a better visibility (for your work)

[pesoda]

The first right-click UI MOD. Cute pegasus trotted from satellite to satellite well. And I understand how valuable this work and how much trouble to step in. Thank you so much. Still we cannot edit actiontype, right?

[morbideth]

The first right-click UI MOD. Cute pegasus trotted from satellite to satellite well. And I understand how valuable this work and how much trouble to step in. Thank you so much. Still we cannot edit actiontype, right?

Not yet, I'll be updating my other post with more information soon.

[ApoxNM]

Great mod,

and

WHY IS THIS NOT IN THE BASE GAME?

[cole2839]

When I right click the message says ReadText(1042, 400) instead of what you intended. It seems it still works, just the UI message is wrong.

Game version 1.5

[morbideth]

When I right click the message says ReadText(1042, 400) instead of what you intended. It seems it still works, just the UI message is wrong.

Game version 1.5

Did you put it in your install dir and not your documents folder?

[cole2839]

When I right click the message says ReadText(1042, 400) instead of what you intended. It seems it still works, just the UI message is wrong.

Game version 1.5

Did you put it in your install dir and not your documents folder?

Ok, that might be the problem. I'll try and see if that fixes it.

[Romz]

Nот working for me.
New game, 1.5, this mod only and API. Right click menu does not appear.

[Requiemfang]

Hey morbideth is there suppose to be loose files in the mod folder? you have loose files and cat/dat files all jumbled in there together... wouldn't this cause issues since the cat/dat files are basically the loose files in packaged form?

[Romz]

Nот working for me.
New game, 1.5, this mod only and API. Right click menu does not appear.

Also Right Click API partially destroy main (standard) right click menu for all ships.
May be, it is a reason.

[morbideth]

Nот working for me.
New game, 1.5, this mod only and API. Right click menu does not appear.

Also Right Click API partially destroy main (standard) right click menu for all ships.
May be, it is a reason.

You need BOTH the Community Right Click API and the UI API enabled for this to work. Let me know if that solves your problem.

Hey morbideth is there suppose to be loose files in the mod folder? you have loose files and cat/dat files all jumbled in there together... wouldn't this cause issues since the cat/dat files are basically the loose files in packaged form?

No.

[morbideth]

Another thing that might cause your issue is if you are updating from an older version, if so, delete the collect deployables folder before installing the new version.

[nonnex]

Nice Job.

/me like mucho.

Perfect addition to your deploy script.

[Romz]

You need BOTH the Community Right Click API and the UI API enabled for this to work. Let me know if that solves your problem.

Of course, I use both. Does not work.
The mod that displays trade and combat rank works, but after a while (long) stops working.
But this I associate with memory leaks in the game itself.

[Lord Simpson]

Hi

Just what i was looking for! I've already cleaned up a bit of my Satellite spam from before installing the sector satellites mod!

Found two bugs though

1. I cant give my ships docking / refitting commands from the right click menu (those options nolonger appear).
   
   Collect deployables command appeared correctly.
   
   Looks like it may be a bug in the API however as the issue persists if i just remove collect deployables .
   
   • G_Work_Around, RightClickAPI both installed in game directory/extensions.
   • Never used a previous version.
2. Collect deployables results in funny behaviour if you queue up multiple sectors, the ship will only pick 1 item up in a sector before moving on to the next. When the ship reaches the end of the queued sectors it goes back to the first sector and starts again. e.g.
   
   Command issued in sector A then sector B then sector C (3 Satellites in each sector)
   
   • Ship collects 1 ( 2 remaining) item from Sector A,Moves to Sector B
   • Ship collects 1 ( 2 remaining) item from Sector B,Moves to Sector C
   • Ship collects 1 ( 2 remaining) item from Sector C,Moves to Sector A
   • Ship collects 1 ( 1 remaining) item from Sector A,Moves to Sector B
   • Ship collects 1 ( 1 remaining) item from Sector B,Moves to Sector C
   • etc

[morbideth]

Of course, I use both. Does not work.
The mod that displays trade and combat rank works, but after a while (long) stops working.
But this I associate with memory leaks in the game itself.

OK, something weird is going on, if you the show ranks working, and right click is "breaking" that means the file is properly loaded but ran into a bug when you click, effectively crashing the right click menu. Please run your game with -logfile debuglog.txt, and post the output here. ( debuglog.txt is in your Documents\Egosoft\X4\<somenumber>\ directory) Also, give me more information. What are you clicking on? What faction? What ship selected? If you can, record a video of it, and post it to youtube as an unlisted video, then give me the link. We'll find this bug and mush it.

I cant give my ships docking / refitting commands from the right click menu (those options nolonger appear).

Looks like it could have something to do with the cleanup code. Might take some time to fix

Collect deployables results in funny behaviour if you queue up multiple sectors, the ship will only pick 1 item up in a sector before moving on to the next. When the ship reaches the end of the queued sectors it goes back to the first sector and starts again. e.g.

Command issued in sector A then sector B then sector C (3 Satellites in each sector)

• Ship collects 1 ( 2 remaining) item from Sector A,Moves to Sector B
• Ship collects 1 ( 2 remaining) item from Sector B,Moves to Sector C
• Ship collects 1 ( 2 remaining) item from Sector C,Moves to Sector A
• Ship collects 1 ( 1 remaining) item from Sector A,Moves to Sector B
• Ship collects 1 ( 1 remaining) item from Sector B,Moves to Sector C
• etc

This is working as intended. It creates a new order when it finishes the current order. If you already have an order queued, it goes does that, then adds its order at the end of the queue, back and forth. It is changeable, but it would be annoying to do so, and its low priority atm. I'm busy working on my EST remake. I'll add it to the TODO list though.

[morbideth]

I cant give my ships docking / refitting commands from the right click menu (those options nolonger appear).

OK found and fixed, I'll release an update to the API once I see if Romz's problem is also in the API. It snuck past me because it doesn't happen the first time you right click on something.