Ship modding

[Medevac]

Hello,

I am working on a mod that will add some new ships to the game, but I ran into a problem. Is there an easy way to access ships ingame, so I can test the ships I add?
Because for now, I have to search in shops and hope one of them sells the ship I added.

Like some command line that spawns the ship in your inventory or savegame edit.

Thanks in advance.

[Strmy]

i do it that i replace the begginer ship :-)

[Medevac]

So I would have to give it <id>hull_shuttle</id>?

[loudent]

Like some command line that spawns the ship in your inventory or savegame edit.

Not sure about the steam version but the downloaded version had a way to do that. hit enter to get the chat line and type /additem <id>  where <id> is the id of your hull (without the <>)

[Lurler]

If I'm not mistake it's

/item_add <item_id> <how_many>

But you have to do it in a station or you will bugg the game

You can find more info on our wiki here: http://wiki.atomictorch.com/Main_Page

[Pinkeh]

I've been spawning them with a new character xml.

Directory

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data\characters\test-spawning.xml

This is the one i used for my battleship with weapons/mods/etc.

test-spawning.xml:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<root>
<header>
<id>test-spawning</id>
<title>Spawn Civilian Minerva</title>
<description>This is used to test the Minerva ship mod to ensure it is working as intended. You will start a new game in the Minerva dreadnaught and some basic equipment.</description>
<enabled>1</enabled>
</header>

<data>

<!-- starting money -->
<money>10000</money>

<ship>
<equipment>
<!-- basic items -->
<hull>hull_minerva</hull>
<engine>engine_civilian</engine>
<rcs>rcs_civilian</rcs>
<fueltank>fueltank_civilian</fueltank>
<generator>generator_civilian</generator>
<shield>shield_civilian</shield>
<radar>radar_civilian</radar>
<grappler>grappler_civilian</grappler>

<boosters>
<!-- none -->
</boosters>

<consumables>
<!-- none -->
</consumables>

<devices>
<!-- none -->
</devices>

<weapons>
<weapon>
<slot>0</slot>
<weapon>weapon_mlrs_gc30xs</weapon>
</weapon>
<weapon>
<slot>1</slot>
<weapon>weapon_laser_heavy</weapon>
</weapon>
<weapon>
<slot>2</slot>
<weapon>weapon_laser_heavy</weapon>
</weapon>
<weapon>
<slot>3</slot>
<weapon>weapon_mlrs_gc30xs</weapon>
</weapon>
</weapons>
</equipment>

<items>
<!-- none -->
</items>

<cargo>
<!-- none -->
</cargo>
</ship>

<skill_points>0</skill_points>
<skills>
<!-- none -->
</skills>
</data>
</root>


It's frustrating tho because if you don't have the correct ids the game will freak out. Might try the command line option now.

The advantage of having it in place is to let people test your mods without having to go look for the ids or looking for them in the store. You can just let them spawn in the exact configuration of equipment you intend. It's up to them if they want to stick with your test-class or find/earn it themselves

This method also bypasses any restrictions caused by skills / incorrect mounts.

[Ferro70]

If I'm not mistake it's

/item_add <item_id> <how_many>

But you have to do it in a station or you will bugg the game

You can find more info on our wiki here: http://wiki.atomictorch.com/Main_Page

actually its /additem <id> <amount>

/additem hull_minerva 1

the ID's you actually find in the content config XML as <id>name here</id>

[Medevac]

Thanks a lot for all the help, the chat command indeed worked. Next question, I can start a game with my mod, spawn the ship and equip this ship. All the stats I modified are correct, except that the ship is invisible (I can fly around in it, you only see engine trails). Anything obvious I missed, or did I mess something up with the textures/object?

Thanks again in advance

[loudent]

the ship is invisible (I can fly around in it, you only see engine trails). Anything obvious I missed, or did I mess something up with the textures/object?

That's impossible to know without seeing the .xml but it certain does appear that you messed something up.

[Hammish]

Is the ship invisible, or straight black and looks invisible for the most part?

If it's black with no skin, that's an issue with your UV layer.

Hell, even with a straight invisible ship I'd check the UV layer and materials.  Sounds like the texture isn't applying properly.

[Ohfive30]

Thanks a lot for all the help, the chat command indeed worked. Next question, I can start a game with my mod, spawn the ship and equip this ship. All the stats I modified are correct, except that the ship is invisible (I can fly around in it, you only see engine trails). Anything obvious I missed, or did I mess something up with the textures/object?

Thanks again in advance

I had this problem initially with the models I've done, I found it was to do with export settings for exporting to obj format. on the modding info forum somewhere there's a screenshot of the settings you should use to export an obj from blender, I found that using these exact settings fixed my invisible ship problem. I've since found working settings for exporting directly from Maya.

[MechaTith]

I got my mod to install to the game without error, but when I use /add_item or /additem I get an error saying the item doesn't exist. How do I find out if my mod is installed correctly?

[Silberspeer]

Is your mod turned on at the Mods menu?

[MechaTith]

Yes, I enabled it. I also tried to disable it and re enable it again. Also, I restarted the game after that I did that.

[ai_enabled]

MechaTith, please upload the mod and we will check it.