[[MOD] [WIP] Ship Duplicator]

So I wanted to build the biggest ever fleet in creative.

I soon found out that creating and setting up that many ships was a daunting task.

Until 3 days ago when I discovered the game uses my second favourite language LUA.

 

This is a work in Progress - It still has a lot of bugs (probably).

 

 

Introducing The Ship Duplicator.

This mod adds a new command to the game that allows for the duplication of ships along with its:

• System Upgrades
• Weapons
• Torpedo's
• Fighters
• Cargo
• Crew

Multiple duplicates can be created with a single command and each duplicate will be placed next to the other.

Commands

Quote

Argument Types

bool
Possible Values:

• true - yes
• false - no

craft
Possible Values:

• craft - Selects the ship you are currently in.
• selected - Selects the entity you are currently targeting.
• string - The name of any ship in the sector.

direction

Possible Values:

• forward
• right
• backwards
• left
• up
• down

list

Some commands support lists for arguments and flags. Lists are comma separated (,) each item on the list must be affixed with a comma then a space.

E.G: Ship001, Ship002, Ship003

/duplicate

Description: Creates a duplicate of a ship.
Usage: '/duplicate [...names(,)] [...flag value]'
Flags:

•         bool = scripts - If set to true, duplication will include the entity's scripts (Only use if you know what your doing), false by default.
•         bool = crew - If set to true, duplication will include the ship crew, false by default.
•         bool = upgrades - If set to true, duplication will include the ships installed upgrades, false by default.
•         bool = turrets - If set to true, duplication will include the ships installed weapons, false by default.
•         bool = torpedoes - If set to true, duplication will include the ships torpedo shaft contents, false by default.
•         bool = fighters - If set to true, duplication will include the ships fighter squads and hangar bay contents, false by default.
•         bool = cargo - If set to true, duplication will include the ships cargo hangar content, false by default.
•         bool = icon - If set to true, duplication will include the ships chosen icon, false by default.
•         bool = title - If set to true, duplication will include the ships class name, false by default.
•         bool = exact - if set to true the ship will be duplicated exactly with turrets, crew, systems etc, false by default.
•         number = offset - The amount of additional space between the duplicated ships, when placed.
•         bool = alliance - If set to true, the duplicates will be owned by the players alliance.
•         direction = direction - The direction in witch to line up the duplicated ships, false by default.
•         craft = target - The ship or entity to duplicate, the players current target or the players current ship by default.

/replicate

Description: Copies your ship load out to another ship.
Usage: Usage: '/replicate [...flag value]'
Flags:

•         bool = scripts - If set to true, replication will include the entity's scripts (Only use if you know what your doing), false by default.
•         bool = plan - If set to true, replication will include the ship design itself, false by default.
•         bool = crew - If set to true, replication will include the ship crew, false by default.
•         bool = upgrades - If set to true, replication will include the ships installed upgrades, false by default.
•         bool = turrets - If set to true, replication will include the ships installed weapons, false by default.
•         bool = torpedoes - If set to true, replication will include the ships torpedo shaft contents, false by default.
•         bool = fighters - If set to true, replication will include the ships fighter squads and hangar bay contents, false by default.
•         bool = cargo - If set to true, replication will include the ships cargo hangar content, false by default.
•         bool = icon - If set to true, replication will include the ships chosen icon, false by default.
•         bool = title - If set to true, replication will include the ships class name, false by default.
•         bool = exact - if set to true the ship will be duplicated exactly with turrets, crew, systems etc, false by default.
•         bool = clear - if set to true the ship will be cleared before the duplication, false by default.
•         craft = from - The craft to replicate from, the players current ship by default.
•         list<Craft> = to - The a list of ships to replace, the players current target by default.

/generalize

Description: Performs a generalization of a ship.
Usage: '/generalize [...targets(,)] [...flag value]
Flags:

•         bool = crew - If set to true, generalization will include the ship crew, true by default.
•         bool = upgrades - If set to true, generalization will include the ships installed upgrades, true by default.
•         bool = turrets - If set to true, generalization will include the ships installed weapons, true by default.
•         bool = torpedoes - If set to true, generalization will include the ships torpedo shaft contents, false by default.
•         bool = fighters - If set to true, generalization will include the ships fighter squads and hangar bay contents.", true);
•         bool = cargo - If set to true, generalization will include the ships cargo hangar content, false by default.
•         bool = icon - If set to true, generalization will include the ships chosen icon, false by default.
•         bool = title - If set to true, generalization will include the ships class name, false by default.

 

Examples

/duplicate "EG 001" upgrades true turrets true

Spawns a single duplicate of your current ship with System Upgrades & Turrets.

Notice: Arguments wrapped in quotations (" ") can contain spaces.

/duplicate "EG 001", EG002

Spawns two blank duplicates of your ship.

/duplicate "EG 002" direction up

Spawns a duplicate of your ship above your current ship.

 

Download / Install Mod

• GitHub: https://github.com/Rusketh/avorion-duplicator
• Steam Workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2588338759

 

Work In Progress

This mod has been thrown together in a few days with no prior understanding of how the game works.

This mod is still under development & whilst I have tested most of its features I an not yet comfortable to call it stable.

Please report bugs on GitHub thank you.

 

Author

Myself - Rusketh aka MarcusWithSpots

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Adding an upgrade to a ship in lua]

Never mind I figured it out.

 

For anybody who needs an answer in future:

 

ShipSystem(craft):addUpgrade(SystemUpgradeTemplate, Bool);

 

[Adding an upgrade to a ship in lua]

I give up,

 

How do I install a SystemUpgradeTemplate into an upgrade slot on a craft?

 

I can get the system upgrades in a players craft.

player:getShipSystems(craft.name)

 

But I am unable to find a way to set them.