is there any out of game API?

sean|Bsc · Post by **sean|Bsc** » Thu, 20. May 04, 00:55

has anyone created an API or a list of the commands and functions for Scrpiting in X2?

moggy2 · Post by **moggy2** » Thu, 20. May 04, 03:17

There's a command list here: www.msci-handbook.tk

I haven't finished filling in what each does, but mostly they're self evident.

API? pass

sean|Bsc · Post by **sean|Bsc** » Thu, 20. May 04, 12:37

API - Application Program Interface - guess you dont program a lot.

that looks like exaclty what im after (thanks). if ya need any help in finishing it off just ask.

holo_doctor · Post by **holo_doctor** » Thu, 20. May 04, 12:47

would br great if we had aceess to an external compiler and dummy sciprt inturpriter. Anyone have any clue as to how to generate the code array that the scripts run off. IF An outside X2 scripting utility was there especialy the ability to do debugging runs this would make life alot easyer tah using the SE!!!! althoug the SE is functional noting beats a good multiwindowed app with mouse access

sean|Bsc · Post by **sean|Bsc** » Thu, 20. May 04, 13:46

that could be created, but it would be a big project for one person. i created a machine emulator for a rather ancient computer a year or two ago (uni project). that would be fun to create one tho. and it would be really useful to most scripters

Post by **CBJ** » Thu, 20. May 04, 13:53

The script editor is just an interface for editing an XML file. There is no underlying API that is accessible from outside the game, and no way to get between the game and the XML file to create any kind of debugging tools.

The only way to create an external editor would be to decode the underlying vocabulary used within the XML schema and build an editor around that. The only thing this would achieve would be to add a different user interface onto the editing environment.

sean|Bsc · Post by **sean|Bsc** » Thu, 20. May 04, 14:01

yeah i think debugging it is close to impossible and wouldn't be worth it but a nice script (XML) editor would be easy to make and i think, still be useful

JustHere4Coffee · Post by **JustHere4Coffee** » Thu, 20. May 04, 14:28

all you need to do now then is decode the associations between all the commands and their associated shorthand numbers

sean|Bsc · Post by **sean|Bsc** » Thu, 20. May 04, 14:32

shorthand numbers???

Post by **CBJ** » Thu, 20. May 04, 14:39

Yes, the text component of the XML file is just the description of the command, not the command itself. The actual commands themselves are tokenised using codes of some description.

sean|Bsc · Post by **sean|Bsc** » Thu, 20. May 04, 14:45

oh right - ok i didnt know that.

JustHere4Coffee · Post by **JustHere4Coffee** » Thu, 20. May 04, 14:54

my fault, I got confused and thought I'd mentioned them in this thread already; check the thread about a script not showing up in-game, we discuss it more there - http://www.egosoft.com/x2/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47545

if all you needed was an XML editor, we'd all be using them already

I dunno, kids these days; you use terms like API, but you didn't expect the script to be tokenised for machine use?

sean|Bsc · Post by **sean|Bsc** » Thu, 20. May 04, 15:00

i did expect it to be 'tokenised' just not inside the Xml file. it makes more sense to have a seperate file for the 'tokenised' version.

Note: API isn't a term it's an acronym.

JustHere4Coffee · Post by **JustHere4Coffee** » Thu, 20. May 04, 16:11

it's an acronym for a term

sean|Bsc · Post by **sean|Bsc** » Thu, 20. May 04, 17:25

never really thought the acronym/term/whatever 'API' was that 'advanced' - i always like the term 'polymorphism' now that sounds cool until you find out the meaning. But lets not talk semantics.

JustHere4Coffee · Post by **JustHere4Coffee** » Thu, 20. May 04, 17:28

I concur - let's keep racism off the forum