[mods] kuertee's (RPG, QOL, UI): 18 Feb 2024: Kuda: many bug-fixes; UIX: New callbacks for new mods; ATD: Ironman mode

[kuertee]

Updates, 11 Jan 2022
Surface element targeting https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/710 v4.2.074, 7 Jan 2022:
-Reprogrammed: The previous version created a stacking bug that would eventually impact performance. Just install this over the top of the old version and those stacked threads will be cleaned up.

[dmk]

one more (minor) bug with previous version: Xenon core(Dock)/main (which builds first) module turrets are not properly selected.

p.s. is any way to add in Station F menu entry for selection of all large turrets (to skip phase of manual searching last one of L turret via home/end?)

[kuertee]

one more (minor) bug with previous version: Xenon core(Dock)/main (which builds first) module turrets are not properly selected.

yeah, i noticed that in my tests when i first built the mod. but the code available to us simply does not detect some and so i cant add them to the list of objectives.

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<find_object_component groupname="$surfaceElements" object="$defensible" operational="true" surfaceelement="true" multiple="true" />

EDIT: If i set it to find non-operational surface elements, the game will simply not allow your ship to lock on to it. i've tried it. END EDIT.

p.s. is any way to add in Station F menu entry for selection of all large turrets (to skip phase of manual searching last one of L turret via home/end?)

yes, but that will require more code to first find all components, then add each one to different list by type, then build the menu that lists each type. i'm not ready to build more to the mod. i'll put it in my list of things to do and look into it in the future.

[wanderer]

Well, CHC (4.2.071) again...

Flying in the Segaris sector, no fines. Now getting some fines and landing on the equipment dock in Segaris.
After touch down (landing) the game freezes.
Deinstalling the mod, reload, landing again - no freeze. Now, activate mod again - and freezing.

[kuertee]

Well, CHC (4.2.071) again...

Flying in the Segaris sector, no fines. Now getting some fines and landing on the equipment dock in Segaris.
After touch down (landing) the game freezes.
Deinstalling the mod, reload, landing again - no freeze. Now, activate mod again - and freezing.

do you have these other mods also? alternatives to death, high-sec rooms are locked, modifications parts trader, npc reactions, reputations and professions.
and have they all been updated?
they use the same arrive-dock-teleport-leave-stations code but, so that only one manages those events, all but the first one to get initialised on game load are terminated.
if the old version (with the infiteinly loop bug) of that code is in any of them, it could be used if it gets initialised first.

[wanderer]

...Flying in the Segaris sector ...After touch down (landing) the game freezes....

do you have these other mods also? alternatives to death, high-sec rooms are locked, modifications parts trader, npc reactions, reputations and professions. and have they all been updated? ...

ATD: not installed/not used
HSRAL: v4.2.073, 5 Jan 2022 - tested first, but was not responsible. Now still using it.
MPT: v4.2.071, 3 Jan 2022
NPCR: v4.2.073, 4 Jan 2022
RAP: not installed/not used

[kmunoz]

Kuertee: for the fines of the CHC mod, what happens when a ship with fines attached gets destroyed? Do those fines drop off the list at some point, are they transferred to the fine debt of the player, or do they stay on the list indefinitely? Is it necessary/advisable to pay the fines for ships that have since been destroyed?

Edit: I may have to check up on what happened to me just now, but here's what it SEEMS like happened:

A ship in my fleet caught a fine from a friendly fire incident.
That ship got destroyed during the same fight in which it got the fine.
I went to a defense platform and paid all my fines, including from the ship that got destroyed.
That ship came out of impound and rejoined my fleet.

So either the above happened exactly that way and there's a bug/exploit, OR that ship got impounded rather than destroyed (I saw it wasn't in my fleet but didn't check my full ship list, since I assumed that meant it was destroyed) - but I'm not sure how it could have gotten impounded, as it didn't land anywhere.

[kmunoz]

Kuertee: I just went back over my recording and I can confirm the exploit. If a ship with a fine gets destroyed, you can resurrect it by paying its fine.

[kuertee]

Well, CHC (4.2.071) again...Flying in the Segaris sector, no fines. Now getting some fines and landing on the equipment dock in Segaris. After touch down (landing) the game freezes. Deinstalling the mod, reload, landing again - no freeze. Now, activate mod again - and freezing.

ATD: not installed/not used. HSRAL: v4.2.073, 5 Jan 2022 - tested first, but was not responsible. Now still using it. MPT: v4.2.071, 3 Jan 2022. NPCR: v4.2.073, 4 Jan 2022. RAP: not installed/not used

ok. thank you, i'll have a look for the bug. in the meantime can you send me a debug log, please?
1. add "-debug all -logfile debug.log" to the game's launch options
2. load a game. enable CHC-specific debug logging in its Extensions Options.
3. cause the freeze.
4. send me, at kuertee@gmail.com, the "my docs\egosoft\x4\12345678\debug.log" file

Kuertee: I just went back over my recording and I can confirm the exploit. If a ship with a fine gets destroyed, you can resurrect it by paying its fine.

with CHC, ships are never destroyed. they are confiscated.
from the docs: "...During attacks, factions will impound ships, including the player's ship, when their hull drops below 25%..."
EDIT: the ship's crew will transfer to the mod's special faction. and they will fly the ship to one of the impounding faction's defense stations. when you pay the fine, the ship will be released and fly to you. END EDIT.

[kmunoz]

with CHC, ships are never destroyed. they are confiscated.
from the docs: "...During attacks, factions will impound ships, including the player's ship, when their hull drops below 25%..."
EDIT: the ship's crew will transfer to the mod's special faction. and they will fly the ship to one of the impounding faction's defense stations. when you pay the fine, the ship will be released and fly to you. END EDIT.

Oh, I missed that, I was in the middle of a Kha'ak fight so I was thinking destroyed by Kha'ak but you're right, it was an Argon ship that knocked it out, so it went to Argon impound. I'd assumed the two events were unrelated in this case (fine & removal).

[DeadAirRT]

Question for you, have you figured out or looked into removing the requirement of the workbench for installing ship mods? I was considering trying to put something together to allow installing mods to multiple ships but the MD portion of equipment mods is unreliable at best.

btw you have the wrong link for ship scanner in the list

[kuertee]

Question for you, have you figured out or looked into removing the requirement of the workbench for installing ship mods? I was considering trying to put something together to allow installing mods to multiple ships but the MD portion of equipment mods is unreliable at best.

btw you have the wrong link for ship scanner in the list

Hey, I wanted to look at that. But I never did. Can’t help you, sorry. I wanted to add an x-wing games engine-shields-weapons power transfer.

[kuertee]

Betas, 16 Jan 2022
Emergent missions 4.2.075 BETA: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13CSxbG ... sp=sharing
Read-me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ycmgeR ... sp=sharing
I would appreciate any reports of findings, bugs, etc. But it's also ok, if you don't.

New feature: Search and destroy missions:
All attacks and kills are recorded (from when the mod is installed). And all kills generate a bounty mission owned by the victim's faction. These missions are offered at the nearest station owned by the victim's faction and at the victim's faction headquarters.

To help locate the bounty, the mission contact will give you 3 Navigation Beacons of the bounty's last reported sightings. These sightings are generated from reports of their attacks and kills; and exit and entry of sectors near the faction's satellites, stations or ships. You will be updated with new reported sightings.

The target is found when they are identified with your long range scanner, move into your zone, or detected by your radar - if they are an enemy.

[Mycu]

Betas, 16 Jan 2022
Emergent missions 4.2.075 BETA: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13CSxbG ... sp=sharing
Read-me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ycmgeR ... sp=sharing
I would appreciate any reports of findings, bugs, etc. But it's also ok, if you don't.

you promised to slow down to at least 5.0!
...I'm glad you weren't being consistent

Sounds great, very eager to test.

[kuertee]

...you promised to slow down to at least 5.0!....I'm glad you weren't being consistent Sounds great, very eager to test.

hahaha! yeah, i did. had to break it. self-isolation is the mother of productivity.

there's a bug! in the BETA that prevents it from identifying the target.
here's the updated version:






Betas, 17 Jan 2022
Emergent Missions 4.2.076 BETA: New feature: Search and destroy missions - i.e. "true" bounties (i.e. generated from kills by ships in the game) and "real" hunting (via nav beacons).
THERE WAS A BUG in 4.2.075 BETA that prevented the target from getting identified, so the mission wouldn't progress to the "kill" objective.
Read-me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ycmgeR ... sp=sharing
Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yw_wUx ... sp=sharing
I would appreciate any reports of findings, bugs, etc. But it's also ok, if you don't. Just tag me on x4_modding channel on Discord or add a comment here in my thread on the X4 forums (viewtopic.php?f=181&t=428150). thank you.

New feature: Search and destroy missions:
All attacks and kills are recorded (from when the mod is installed). And all kills generate a bounty mission owned by the victim's faction. These missions are offered at the nearest station owned by the victim's faction and at the victim's faction headquarters.

To help locate the bounty, the mission contact will give you 3 Navigation Beacons of the bounty's last reported sightings. These sightings are generated from reports of their attacks and kills; and exit and entry of sectors near the faction's satellites, stations or ships. You will be updated with new reported sightings.

The target is found when they are identified with your long range scanner, move into your zone, or detected by your radar - if they are an enemy.

[kuertee]

Emergent Missions 4.2.078 BETA: New feature: Search and destroy missions - i.e. "true" bounties (i.e. generated from kills by ships in the game) and "real" hunting (via nav beacons).
THERE WAS A BUG in 4.2.077 BETA that prevented the nav beacons from sticking. In this version, they'll stay as mission targets until you find your target - as intended.
Read-me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ycmgeR ... sp=sharing
Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aaeJkE ... sp=sharing

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New feature: Search and destroy missions:
All attacks and kills are recorded (from when the mod is installed). And all kills generate a bounty mission owned by the victim's faction. These missions are offered at the nearest station owned by the victim's faction and at the victim's faction headquarters.

To help locate the bounty, the mission contact will give you 3 Navigation Beacons of the bounty's last reported sightings. These sightings are generated from reports of their attacks and kills; and exit and entry of sectors near the faction's satellites, stations or ships. You will be updated with new reported sightings.

The target is found when they are identified with your long range scanner, move into your zone, or detected by your radar - if they are an enemy.

[magitsu]

078 seems to be working. SCA Marauder Kestrel Sentinel killed 1xM, got 77k for S&D. Found him near the closer waypoint trying to pirate another civilian.

Though the call to action (talk again to the mission giver at Pious MIsts XI Defence Platform) was a bit contradictory, since it awarded the money and +1 rep immediately after the kill.

edit: Here's Ianamus Zura situation 4 hours into a save.

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[kuertee]

...Though the call to action (talk again to the mission giver at Pious MIsts XI Defence Platform) was a bit contradictory, since it awarded the money and +1 rep immediately after the kill....

ahhh yes, good point. i'll remove that last step. the first "talk to" objective is to get the nav beacons of last reported sightings. there's no use for the last "talk to" objective.

edit: Here's Ianamus Zura situation 4 hours into a save.

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https://i.imgur.com/QlSstvM.jpeg
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nice! thank you heaps! in the next version, which requires the unreleased update to UI Extensions, you'll be limited to one bounty hunting mission at a time. i.e. the Accept button will be disabled on other bounty hunting missions.

[Mycu]

078 seems to be working. SCA Marauder Kestrel Sentinel killed 1xM, got 77k for S&D. Found him near the closer waypoint trying to pirate another civilian.

Lucky you - during my last (day before yesterday) 2h session I haven't found any Search and Destroy mission offers.
I hope today will be a kinder day

in the next version, which requires the unreleased update to UI Extensions, you'll be limited to one bounty hunting mission at a time. i.e. the Accept button will be disabled on other bounty hunting missions.

Maybe Bounty Hunter standing could give possibility for a second active mission from certain faction at a time?

[magitsu]

Lucky you - during my last (day before yesterday) 2h session I haven't found any Search and Destroy mission offers.
I hope today will be a kinder day

Go to the capitals and you might be rewarded. The closest station jobs are very rare. For example the closest defense platform to the Xenon gate at Ianamus only had 1 job for Xenon I. But the capital trading platform next to it contained that whole list.
I was pleasantly surprised to see even M, N and P there. Those have a tendency to not survive incursions, so maybe they got their bounties from the ships that ventured into Xenon sector instead of the other way around.