[MOD](out of date) Sector Overview and Players on Galaxy map

[shulrak]

Sector Overview

This mod is probably out of date, I might update it when I come back to the game in the future

This is Work In Progress. Please read the known issues before trying it.

I am looking for advice on how to make it better to fix the known issues.

 

Description :

This mod will give you a menu with the list of station around you.

It is showing the type of the station and the name next to it.

When you click on one of the entry it will target it.

I mainly created this mod because I needed a way to quickly find entities around me. (Like in X3)

New : You can also have a list of players and pin point them on the galaxy map. (the list is not persistent for the moment)

For now you can add any player (not good for PvP servers). I will add some kind of grouping soon.

 

screenshot :

https://puu.sh/tSZhA/cfd3866d2e.png

https://puu.sh/u1VwL/4b321f6f8e.png                                                   

 

Installation :

 

 

If you don't have any other mods just drag and drop the two file below.

data/scripts/entity/sectoroverview.lua

data/scripts/player/mods/sovloader.lua Thanks to Tarantel

data/scripts/lib/defaultscripts.lua

 

If you have other mods and they use the same file (defaultscripts.lua), you'll need to add this line to it :

ship:addScriptOnce("data/scripts/entity/sectoroverview.lua")

Here in image :

 

For server host : The clients will need the script too.

 

 

 

For the near future :

- Add more entities (gates, ships, asteroid, players around) in new tabs and be able to sort them.

- Add a grouping system to see you friends quickly on the galaxy map when you click on them. (this will be a work around until the alliance update)

- The text formatting could be better.

 

For the far future :

- Get rid of the window and have an HUD like feeling

- Add keybinding to cycle through the lists/categories

 

 

Known Issue :

- This script is attached to a ship. So in order to have the icon on the top right, you need to create a new ship. Fixed in 0.3 You'll have the icon when you move to a new sector.

- Since the script is attached to a ship, if you remove the script while a ship has the script, the server won't start because it can't find the script. If you want to remove you'll need to keep the file but empty the content.

 

 

Version History :

0.3 Add players on Galaxy map

0.2 Add Gates list

0.1 Initial release with station list

[eastwood6510]

Nice mod!

[Devious]

Loving the mod so far :)

Could you also include gates in the overview?

[shulrak]

Loving the mod so far :)

Could you also include gates in the overview?

 

Sure, I forgot about those. :)

I think I'll add them as soon as possible, I know they are annoying to find.

[JayNic]

Love this idea!

 

I'm sorry, I'm a bit noob with the game, and haven't found the documentation on how to install these...

 

When you say it has to be on the client and the server - what does that mean / where do I need to put them?

 

I've dumped them where you mentioned, but I don't see the button.

 

Sorry for the noob question, and feel free to point me to the documentation I've missed (if it exists yet)

[shulrak]

Sorry, I'll add more easier explanation in the main topic

 

If you play solo, you don't have to worry about it, just copy/paste into the directories.

If you play multiplayer on a dedicated server, you'll need to have thoses files on the server.

 

If you don't see the button, it's maybe because your are in a drone or you didn't create a new ship.

 

Please let me know if it's the issue, else we'll need to investigate together ;)

[Tarantel]

Here is a way to insert the Mod with no new ship needs to be created

 

Name this script sovloader.lua

if onServer then
package.path = package.path .. ";data/scripts/player/?.lua"

function initialize()
	Player():registerCallback("onSectorEntered", "enteredSector" )
end

function enteredSector()
	--Get the players index
	local sector = Sector()
	local ships = {sector:getEntitiesByType(EntityType.Ship)}
	--Get the players ship
	for _, ship in pairs(ships) do
	local faction = Faction(ship.factionIndex)
		if faction.isPlayer then
                                        if not ship:hasScript("data/scripts/entity/sectoroverview.lua") then
				ship:addScriptOnce("data/scripts/entity/sectoroverview.lua")
			end
		end
	end
end
end

 

Add the sovloader.lua to server.lua

after line 49

    player:addScriptOnce("story/spawnadventurer.lua")

add

	player:addScriptOnce("player/sovloader.lua")

[Kane Hart]

Nice in one my videos I think I was hoping to see a mod like this someday :) Glad it's happening!

[shulrak]

@Tarantel Thank you very much ! I tried and it works. I'll incorporate on the main thread.

[Kane Hart]

finally got around to installing this :) Going to have it in my LP Series from now on thanks :)

[Kane Hart]

I decided to remove this before I have issues. Looking forward for this not to be really attached to the ship but also so it's not required to have a blank file down the road if I remove it for whatever reasons.

 

I never did get to work well anyways I mean I did with a new ship but not the method without it as well.

[shulrak]

I actually decided to get avorion from your let's play so I am glad your are trying out my mod :)

 

Yeah I had issue where the server wouldn't launch because the script was on a ship but couldn't be found because I had it removed.

I don't really like it neither, I would like to setup the scripts to only on players, but need to figure out how.

 

Did you try to add the small script from Tarantel ? it solve the problem of founding a new ship and you just need to go to a new sector.

[Devious]

Thank you for making this, it seems to be running fine on our server :)

Looking forward to gates being added!

[shulrak]

Hey I've added the gates. :)

You'll see a new tab with it.

Sorry for the delay, I try to test it as much as I can to check if it doesn't crash anything.

[Kane Hart]

Noticed some changes for lua in beta idk if this will help this mod at all:

"Implemented a sector.lua script that is always present and that does some sector-static initialization"

[shulrak]

Update !

 

I've added a new tab. It is a list of players and you can pin point players on the galaxy map !

https://puu.sh/u1VwL/4b321f6f8e.png   

 

Currently the list is not persistenent (you need to add them again if you disconnect)

You can add any player of the server, so it might not be good for PvP server for now. I'll add some kind of grouping later.

 

Hope you'll like it !

[wildcatluke]

So I've read through the issues so far and I haven't seen mine listed. I see the button now, and I see the UI but my problem is that my lists are not populating. I attached two screenshots for reference. (Also, sorry if I didn't use the correct format, I don't post to forums often.)

 

Empty Gate List:

http://i.imgur.com/80JFrGp.jpg

Empty Station List:

http://i.imgur.com/lNYJzqW.jpg

 

 

[Kane Hart]

I only reserve this award for the best!

 

[shulrak]

So I've read through the issues so far and I haven't seen mine listed. I see the button now, and I see the UI but my problem is that my lists are not populating. I attached two screenshots for reference. (Also, sorry if I didn't use the correct format, I don't post to forums often.)

 

Empty Gate List:

http://i.imgur.com/80JFrGp.jpg

Empty Station List:

http://i.imgur.com/lNYJzqW.jpg

 

Are you sure you are in a sector with stations/gates ?

If yes, I'll look into it this evening I maybe broke something :D

 

 

 

@Kane this the best reward I could have hoped for !

[wildcatluke]

So I've read through the issues so far and I haven't seen mine listed. I see the button now, and I see the UI but my problem is that my lists are not populating. I attached two screenshots for reference. (Also, sorry if I didn't use the correct format, I don't post to forums often.)

 

Empty Gate List:

http://i.imgur.com/80JFrGp.jpg

Empty Station List:

http://i.imgur.com/lNYJzqW.jpg

 

Are you sure you are in a sector with stations/gates ?

If yes, I'll look into it this evening I maybe broke something :D

 

 

Yes I moved to different sectors, changed ships, created a new ship, etc. I tried a little bit of everything trying to see if I could do anything to activate it somehow but did not succeed. Any fixes/suggestions would be awesome!

[shulrak]

So I've read through the issues so far and I haven't seen mine listed. I see the button now, and I see the UI but my problem is that my lists are not populating. I attached two screenshots for reference. (Also, sorry if I didn't use the correct format, I don't post to forums often.)

 

Empty Gate List:

http://i.imgur.com/80JFrGp.jpg

Empty Station List:

http://i.imgur.com/lNYJzqW.jpg

 

Are you sure you are in a sector with stations/gates ?

If yes, I'll look into it this evening I maybe broke something :D

 

 

Yes I moved to different sectors, changed ships, created a new ship, etc. I tried a little bit of everything trying to see if I could do anything to activate it somehow but did not succeed. Any fixes/suggestions would be awesome!

 

This is really weird.

Alright then follow this steps :

- Launch Avorion, open the Sector Overview, then quit avorion

- Go to you %APPDATA%/Avorion folder  ( C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Avorion )

- You will see a few files beginning  with "clientlog" and some dates

- Get the latest one (you can sort by latest modified) and attach it here

 

Maybe my script crashed half way through.

[wildcatluke]

So I've read through the issues so far and I haven't seen mine listed. I see the button now, and I see the UI but my problem is that my lists are not populating. I attached two screenshots for reference. (Also, sorry if I didn't use the correct format, I don't post to forums often.)

 

Empty Gate List:

http://i.imgur.com/80JFrGp.jpg

Empty Station List:

http://i.imgur.com/lNYJzqW.jpg

 

Are you sure you are in a sector with stations/gates ?

If yes, I'll look into it this evening I maybe broke something :D

 

 

Yes I moved to different sectors, changed ships, created a new ship, etc. I tried a little bit of everything trying to see if I could do anything to activate it somehow but did not succeed. Any fixes/suggestions would be awesome!

 

This is really weird.

Alright then follow this steps :

- Launch Avorion, open the Sector Overview, then quit avorion

- Go to you %APPDATA%/Avorion folder  ( C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Avorion )

- You will see a few files beginning  with "clientlog" and some dates

- Get the latest one (you can sort by latest modified) and attach it here

 

Maybe my script crashed half way through.

 

After I dove into the clientlog files I discovered the issue. It was on my end. Somehow I had screwed up the script when I inserted it. Thank you for your help!

[mathwizi2005]

Would it be possible to add this search functionality to the galaxy map as a whole, at least for station finding?

(dropdown in galaxy map that highlights discovered sectors with the station you are looking for)

 

I must have spent at least a 5th of my total time in this game just clicking on sector dots looking for the station I need to buy/sell mats from/to.

[w00zla]

Would it be possible to add this search functionality to the galaxy map as a whole, at least for station finding?

(dropdown in galaxy map that highlights discovered sectors with the station you are looking for)

 

I must have spent at least a 5th of my total time in this game just clicking on sector dots looking for the station I need to buy/sell mats from/to.

 

that would really be great, but from what i've read in the forums and seen in the scripts there is no way of modifying the galaxymap atm  :-[

[mathwizi2005]

Would it be possible to add this search functionality to the galaxy map as a whole, at least for station finding?

(dropdown in galaxy map that highlights discovered sectors with the station you are looking for)

 

I must have spent at least a 5th of my total time in this game just clicking on sector dots looking for the station I need to buy/sell mats from/to.

 

that would really be great, but from what i've read in the forums and seen in the scripts there is no way of modifying the galaxymap atm  :-[

 

 

Well then in the mean time, we could use the existing window the mod added for station searches and use the galaxy map sector select call from the trading system upgrades as an alternative till we get access to the galaxy map (although, I don't think the map can select multiple sectors at once so it may be of limited use.)

 

But yes, given that info, we probably won't be given access to the galaxy map till we get a full API.

That or someone would have to entirely recode the galaxy map from scratch to support window overlays or dropdowns as well as multiple sector highlight to support this feature properly.