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<center><font size="4">Welcome to the Vegastrike Wiki</font></center>
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<center><font size="4">'''Welcome to the Vega Strike Wiki'''</font></center>
  
Welcome to the [[Vegastrike]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wiki], a user-edited manual and development guide for users and developers of the [http://www.opensource.com/ open source] [[Vegastrike]] game.
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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.
Feel free to edit or add any pages you feel are necessary, but please read the [[VsWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] first...
 
 
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|style="background:#ffdead;" width="50%"|<center><font size="3">'''[[Manual|User Manual]]'''</font></center>
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|style="background:#ffdead;" width="50%"|<center><font size="3">'''[[Manual|Player's Planet]]'''</font></center>
|style="background:#dfefef;" width="50%"|<center><font size="3">'''[[Development|Development]]'''</font></center>
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|style="background:#afa8ee;" width="50%"|<center><font size="3">'''[[Development|Contributor's Station]]'''</font></center>
 
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|valign="top" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:5px;"|<center>New players may want to check out the guide for [[Manual:New Users|Newbies]].<BR/>
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|valign="top" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:5px;"|<center>'''Everything you wanted to know about Vega Strike''' (playing/story/etc)</center>
The complete manual is located at [[Manual]].<BR/>
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Don't forget the [[FAQ|FAQs]]!
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* [[Manual]] - The complete game manual.
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* [[Manual:New users|Information for new users]]
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* [[Story Elements]]
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* [[FAQ]]s - Frequently asked questions
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* [[OOG Tools|Out of Game Tools]] - map viewers, route finders, etc.
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* [[Database]] - Info on the Vega Strike Universe
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* [[MODs|Full list of Mods]] for the Vega Strike Engine
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|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.'''
 
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|valign="top" style="border-style:solid;border-width:1px;padding:5px;"|<center>Feel free to start with the [[FAQ|FAQs]], and move on to current [[Development|development]]!<br>
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'''''Want to contribute but don't know where to start'''''
See also the [[HowTo]] section.</center>
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* [[HowTo:Contribute|The Vega Strike Contributor's Guide]]
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* [[Development]] & [[HowTos]] - Miscellaneous information for contributors
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'''''For Artists and Modders'''''
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* [[Development#Artistic_Contribution|Artists Guidelines]] - 3d models, space scapes, planet and station backgrounds, ...
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* [[Development#Data_Modding|Modding Guidelines]] - config variables, missions, quests, modding tools, ...
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* [[Artstyle_guides|Art Style Guides]] - VS universe style information for artists
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'''''Engine References'''''
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* [[DOCs]] - Engine documentation
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'''''For Coders'''''
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* [[Development#Code-related_Development|Coding Guidelines]] - dependencies, svn layout, code style, network protocol, ...
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'''''Administrative'''''
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* [[Vegastrike:Project|Project]] - Project information page
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* [[Development:Roadmap|Roadmap]] - Vega Strike development plan
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* [[Development#Status.2Ftask_list_pages|Status & Task List pages]]
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* [[FAQ:Feature_Requests|Feature Requests]] - Ask, and you will have asked.
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'''''Other'''''
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* [[FAQ]]s - Frequently asked questions
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* [[HowTos#Sourcecode HowTos|Sourcecode HowTos]] - Getting and installing the latest unstable version.
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* [http://svn.code.sf.net/p/vegastrike/code/ Browse the SVN repository]
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|colspan="2"|<center><font size="3">'''The Vegastrike Community'''</font>
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|colspan="2"|<center><font size="3">'''The Vega Strike Community'''</font>
 
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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.
If you want to learn more, help out with the wiki, or get help that this wiki cannot provide, feel free to check out any of the following links:
 
 
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|style="background:#adffad;" width="50%"|<center><font size="3">'''Helping with the Wiki'''</font></center>
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|style="background:#7dcf7d;" width="50%"|<center><font size="3">'''Wiki Trading Post'''</font></center>
|style="background:#dedeff;" width="50%"|<center><font size="3">'''Getting Help'''</font></center>
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|style="background:#ae6e9f;" width="50%"|<center><font size="3">'''Help Shipyard'''</font></center>
 
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* [[VsWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] - Please read the ''Manual of Style'' before editing, and make any testing of the wiki system in the [[VsWiki:Sandbox|Sandbox]].
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* [[VsWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] - Please read it before editing, and please make any testing of the wiki system in the [[SandBox|Sandbox]].
*[[VsWiki:Village Pump|Village Pump]] - Make any discussions you wish about better organizing the wiki, or adding major new additions to the wiki.
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*[http://forums.vega-strike.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13186 Village Pump] - Make any discussions you wish about better organizing the wiki, or adding major new additions to the wiki.
 
* [[VsWiki:Requested Articles|Article Requests]] - Needed/wanted pages
 
* [[VsWiki:Requested Articles|Article Requests]] - Needed/wanted pages
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a wiki page]
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* [[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a wiki page]]
* [[:Category:Pages_needing_attention|Pages that needs attention]]
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* [[:Category:Pages_needing_attention|Pages that need attention]]
 
* [[Special:Listusers|User list]] | [[Special:Popularpages|Most popular pages]]
 
* [[Special:Listusers|User list]] | [[Special:Popularpages|Most popular pages]]
  
 
* More special pages are here [[Special:Specialpages]]
 
* 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...
 
|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...
 
[http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/forums/ Forums], [[Links]]
 
 
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* [http://forums.vega-strike.org Vega Strike Forums]
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* [https://gitter.im/vegastrike/community?utm_source=share-link&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=share-link Vega Strike Gitter]
  
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NOTE: Devs are mostly active on Gitter now.
''please leave this on the main page until most of the content is converted from the old wiki''
 
*[[FAQ]]
 
**[[:Category:FAQ]]
 
**[[FAQ:Playing]]  [DONE] [[User:Pontiac|Pontiac]]
 
**[[FAQ:Installing]] [DONE] [[User:Pontiac|Pontiac]]
 
**[[FAQ:Bugs]] [DONE] [[User:Pontiac|Pontiac]]
 
**[[FAQ:Modding]] [DONE] [[User:Pontiac|Pontiac]]
 
**[[FAQ:Feature Requests]] [OPEN]
 
  
*[[Manual]] [OPEN]
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* [[Links]]
**[[:Category:Manual]]
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* irc.libera.chat #vegastrike (Primary channel)
**[[Manual:New Users]]
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** irc://irc.libera.chat/#vegastrike
**[[Manual:Install]] <-- Not in old wiki?
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** irc://irc.libera.chat/vegastrike (link for mIRC user)
**[[Manual:Concourse]] [DONE] [[User:ace123|ace123]]
 
**[[Manual:Cargo Computer]]
 
**[[Manual:Keyboard Layout]]
 
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*[[HowTo]] [OPEN]
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* irc.freenode.net #vegastrike (Backup channel)
**[[:Category:HowTo]]
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** irc://irc.freenode.net/#vegastrike
**[[HowTo:Compile CVS under Cygwin]] <-- SP?
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** irc://irc.freenode.net/vegastrike (link for mIRC user)
**[[HowTo:Compile CVS under VCpp]] <-- SP?
 
**[[HowTo:Compile From CVS]] <-- SP?
 
**[[HowTo:Checkout CVS]]
 
**[[HowTo:Using gdb]] [OPEN]
 
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*[[Vegastrike]] [DONE] [[User:Pontiac|Pontiac]]
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Recommended open-source multi-protocol clients (IRC, ICQ/AIM, Jabber, Y!M, ...):
**[[License]] [DONE] [[User:ace123|ace123]]
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* Linux: [http://kopete.kde.org/ Kopete]
**[[Features]] [DONE] [[User:ace123|ace123]]
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* Windows: [http://ayttm.sourceforge.net/ Ayttm]
**[[Mission]] [DONE] [[User:ace123|ace123]]
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* Mac: [http://fire.sourceforge.net/ Fire]
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* Multi-platform: [https://pidgin.im/ Pigdin], [https://matrix.org/clients/ Matrix.org]
  
* [[Development]] -  mostly taken from VsModsVegastrike
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NOTE: Users may be interested in matrix.org as it can bridge between the networks easier.
**[[:Category:Development]]
 
** [[Development:Economy]] - How ingame economy should work.
 
** [[Development:Cargo]] - How cargo/goods should be classified -> Cargo/Goods tree.
 
** [[Development:Cargo descriptions]] - Detailed descriptions of the items in the Cargo Mod.
 
** [[Development:Cargo images]] - Images to be displayed in the trading interface for cargo items.
 
** [[Development:Political system]]
 
*[[MODs]] [OPEN]
 
**[[:Category:MOD]]
 
**[[MOD:Vegatrek]]
 
**[[MOD:B5]]
 
**[[MOD:Privateer Remake]]
 
**etc...
 
  
* Database
 
** [[:Category:Database]]
 
**[[Terms]]
 
***[[:Category:Term]]
 
***[[Term:Aera]]
 
***etc...
 
  
**[[Ships]]
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***[[:Category:Ship]]
 
***etc...
 
  
**[[Factions]]
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***[[Faction:ISO]]
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If you want to create an account in the wiki, you need to '''go to the [https://forums.vega-strike.org/ forum] and create an account there'''.<BR/>This is because the logins are linked and creation is only possible there.
***[[Faction:Luddites]]
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***etc...
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**[[Races]]
 
***[[:Category:Race]]
 
***[[Race:Aera]]
 
***[[Race:Humans]]
 
***[[Race:Rlaan]]
 
***etc...
 
 
 
**[[Links]]
 
  
 
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Welcome to the Vega Strike Wiki

Welcome to the Vega Strike Wiki, a user-edited manual and development guide for users and developers of the open source Vega Strike game. Feel free to edit or add any pages you feel are necessary, but please read the Manual of Style first, and please only add data to the Database that originates from an authoritative source.

Player's Planet
Contributor's Station
Everything you wanted to know about Vega Strike (playing/story/etc)
cleaned3_shot_016_01_A5.png
Feel free to help with the development of Vega Strike. The links below are a good starting point to do so.

Want to contribute but don't know where to start

For Artists and Modders

Engine References

  • DOCs - Engine documentation

For Coders

Administrative

Other


The Vega Strike Community

If you want to help out with the wiki, or get help that this wiki cannot provide, check out the links below.

Wiki Trading Post
Help Shipyard
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...

NOTE: Devs are mostly active on Gitter now.

Recommended open-source multi-protocol clients (IRC, ICQ/AIM, Jabber, Y!M, ...):

NOTE: Users may be interested in matrix.org as it can bridge between the networks easier.


Creating a wiki account

If you want to create an account in the wiki, you need to go to the forum and create an account there.
This is because the logins are linked and creation is only possible there.


Please see documentation on customizing the interface and the User's Guide for usage and configuration help.