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HowTo:Edit Missions:XML integration

2009-02-22T00:05:09Z

Ace123: /* Python Section */ Fixed indentation in missions page.

==Basic XML integration==
First let me start by explaining how to run a python class... in this case we start with the prebuild <code>[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/modules/privateer.py?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup modules/privateer.py]</code> script to run our mission. Open up <code>[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/mission/explore_universe.mission?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup mission/explore_universe.mission]</code> First come the variables that designate how the mission should normally start. By normally I mean if they don't have any save game present.

===Variables Section===
It loads <code>Crucible/Cephid_17.system</code> as the star system (which is in XML and stores all present planets) After this, comes the actors in the mission, the flightgroups of fighters. If a mission has more than one player, then each player is the leader (first ship) in each respective flightgroup.

Notice that so far there are a lot of values you don't see for long in the default vegastrike game. Credits, System, first flightgroup fighter, difficulty--these are all initial values but can change.... since there is specified a savegame. The savegame makes the mission more of a campaign type mission where things may be saved to disk and reloaded at a later point. If no savegame variable is specified (this is where the autosave goes) then the mission will not save and will be a one time play mission.

<pre>
<mission>
<settings>
<origin planet="earth" x="0000" y="100" z="000.0"/>
</settings>

<variables>

<var name="credits" value="13500"/>
<var name="defaultplayer" value="blue"/>
<var name="mission_name" value="Privateer Mission" />
<var name="difficulty" value=".05"/>
<var name="system" value="Crucible/Cephid_17" />
<var name="description" value="Like, as if." />
<var name="savegame" value="explore_universe_difficulty" />
</variables>
</pre>

===Flightgroup Section===
The <code>rot</code> flag is ignored, and the position specifies the <code>x,y,z</code> coords of the Shlimazel flightgroup, which is of type <code>llama.begin</code>.

<pre>
<flightgroups>
<flightgroup name="Shlimazel" faction="privateer" type="llama.begin"
ainame="default" waves="1" nr_ships="1">
<pos x="-95124024.543917" y="412089916.256812"
z="-110779667.398050"/>
<rot x="180.0" y="180.0" z="180.0"/>
<order order="tmptarget" target="omikron"/>
<order priority="0" order="superiority" target="enemy"/>
<order priority="1" order="bomber" target="omikron"/>
<order priority="2" order="escort" target="blue"/>
</flightgroup>
</flightgroups>
</pre>

===Python Section===
Future note: If you wanted to add a campaign to the privateer mission you would most likely modify <code>privateer.py</code> to have a campaign module get loaded.... so you wouldn't necessarily need to modify <code>explore_universe.mission</code> just to add a campaign... lets dig further into the meat of the scripting.

If a mission has python tags...then it is a python mission and may have some embedded python in it. In this case the python makes a new python object of type privateer in the <code>[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/modules/privateer.py?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup privateer.py]</code> module in the <code>[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/modules/ modules]</code> directory.

<pre>
<python>
from privateer import privateer
my_obj=privateer(8000,40000,500,3,2,.6,.25,.1,400000,2000)
</python>
</mission>
</pre>

You have to be careful about newlines, etc in the XML, but it shoudl usually work just dandy. You notice that the mission may pass in arguments to the privateer module that can make slight changes in the gameplay. This allows many cargo missions to use the same module in order to change the parameters of the cargo missions. In this case the values I have selected appear to work relatively well.

Note: Python code must be on a line by itself without any indentations--it needs to work exactly as it would if you had the contents in a python file itself. If you want the indents to work in-line with the XML file, you must prefix it with a block, such as an if statement:

<pre>
<python>if 1:
from privateer import privateer
my_obj=privateer(8000,40000,500,3,2,.6,.25,.1,400000,2000)
</python>
</mission>
</pre>

[[Category:HowTos|Edit Missions:XML integration]]
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2009-02-05T01:03:24Z

Ace123: Fixed stray "-->" symbol in bar

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2008-10-29T09:34:35Z

Ace123: forum link

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<center>Welcome to the Vega Strike Wiki</center>

Welcome to the '''Vega Strike''' [[wikipedia:Wiki|Wiki]], a user-edited manual and development guide for users and developers of the [http://www.opensource.org/ open source] '''Vega Strike''' game. Feel free to edit or add any pages you feel are necessary, but please read the [[VsWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] first, and please only add data to the [[Database]] that originates from an authoritative source.
|- valign="top"
|style="background:#ffdead;" width="50%"|<center>'''[[Manual|Player's Planet]]'''</center>
|style="background:#bfb8fe;" width="50%"|<center>'''[[Development|Contributor's Station]]'''</center>
|-
|valign="top" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:5px;"|<center>'''Everything you wanted to know about Vega Strike''' (playing/story/etc)</center>
{|class="mainpagetable" style="background:#2A2A2A;"
|http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5842&g2_serialNumber=2&ext=.png
|
* [[Manual]] - The complete game manual.
* [[Manual:New users|Information for new users]]
* [[Story Elements]]
* [[FAQ]]s - Frequently asked questions
* [[OOG Tools|Out of Game Tools]] - map viewers, route finders, etc.
* [[Database]] - Info on the Vega Strike Universe
* [[MODs|Full list of MODs]] for Vega Strike
* MODs using this Wiki:
** [[MOD:WCU|Wing Commander Universe]]
** [[MOD:Elite Strike|Elite Strike]]
|}
|valign="top" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:5px;"|<center>'''Feel free to help with the development of Vega Strike. The links below are a good starting point to do so.'''
</center>
'''''Want to contribute but don't know where to start'''''
* [[HowTo:Contribute|The Vega Strike Contributor's Guide]]
* [[Development]] & [[HowTos]] - Miscellaneous information for contributors
'''''For Artists and Modders'''''
* [[Development#Artistic_Contribution|Artists Guidelines]] - 3d models, space scapes, planet and station backgrounds, ...
* [[Development#Data_Modding|Modding Guidelines]] - config variables, missions, quests, modding tools, ...
* [[Artstyle_guides|Model Art Style Guides]] - VS universe style information for artists
'''''Engine References'''''
* [[DOCs]] - Engine documentation
'''''For Coders'''''
* [[Development#Code-related_Development|Coding Guidelines]] - dependencies, svn layout, code style, network protocol, ...
'''''Administrative'''''
* [[Vegastrike:Project|Project]] - Project information page
* [[Development:Roadmap|Roadmap]] - Vega Strike development plan
* [[Development#Status.2Ftask_list_pages|Status & Task List pages]]
* [[FAQ:Feature_Requests|Feature Requests]]
'''''Other'''''
* [[FAQ]]s - Frequently asked questions
* [[HowTos#Sourcecode HowTos|Sourcecode HowTos]] - Getting and installing the latest unstable version.
* [http://vegastrike.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/vegastrike/ Browse the SVN repository]
* [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=19507&atid=119507 Bug tracker]
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If you want to help out with the wiki, or get help that this wiki cannot provide, check out the links below.
</center>
|-
|style="background:#2d7f2d;" width="50%"|<center>'''Wiki Trading Post'''</center>
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* [[VsWiki:Requested Articles|Article Requests]] - Needed/wanted pages
* [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a wiki page]]
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* [[Special:Listusers|User list]] | [[Special:Popularpages|Most popular pages]]

* More special pages are here [[Special:Specialpages]]
|valign="top" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:5px;"|<center>Do you need help? Then try the forums, the main source for development or help! Or you can leave the site by any one of a number of other links...
</center>
* [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forums/ Vega Strike Forums]
* [[Links]]
* irc.freenode.net #vegastrike (Main chanel)
** irc://irc.freenode.net/#vegastrike
** irc://irc.freenode.net/vegastrike (link for mIRC user)
* irc.stealth.net #vegastrike (Backup chanel)
** irc://irc.stealth.net/#vegastrike
** irc://irc.stealth.net/vegastrike (link for mIRC user)

Recommended open-source multi-protocol clients (IRC, ICQ/AIM, Jabber, Y!M, ...):
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* Windows: [http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/ Ayttm]
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If you want to create an account in the wiki, you need to '''go to the [http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/phpbb2/ old forum] and create an account there'''. This is because the logins are linked and creation is only possible there. Sorry if that causes any troubles ;)
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