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+ | =ADDING DESCRIPTIONS= | ||
+ | Anything a player can buy in Vega Strike can have a text description. These are contained in the '''[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Master Part List]''' file. | ||
− | + | ==Master Parts List File== | |
+ | The '''[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Master Part List]''' is a csv (comma delimited text) file which can be eddited with any spreadsheet program. | ||
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+ | NOTE: Microsoft Works has problems with the long description columns. For a free alternative, use [http://www.openoffice.org OpenOffice]. | ||
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+ | ===Steps to Add a New Item=== | ||
+ | * Open the '''[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Master Part List]''' file in a spreadsheet application and if you are adding a new item, add a new line. | ||
+ | * Fill the discription field with your description. | ||
+ | * To have a picture show up next to your description, preface the description with a texture (square, powers of two sides (16,64,128,256,etc)) in the following format: @'''path/to/'''texture.png@ | ||
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+ | ==Example== | ||
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+ | </pre> | ||
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+ | =See also= | ||
+ | * '''[http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/vegastrike/data4.x/master_part_list.csv?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Master Part List]''' in CVS | ||
+ | * [[HowTo:Add Cargo|Adding Cargo]] | ||
+ | * [[HowTo:Add Upgrades|Adding Upgrades]] | ||
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Contents
ADDING DESCRIPTIONS
Anything a player can buy in Vega Strike can have a text description. These are contained in the Master Part List file.
Master Parts List File
The Master Part List is a csv (comma delimited text) file which can be eddited with any spreadsheet program.
NOTE: Microsoft Works has problems with the long description columns. For a free alternative, use OpenOffice.
Steps to Add a New Item
- Open the Master Part List file in a spreadsheet application and if you are adding a new item, add a new line.
- Fill the discription field with your description.
- To have a picture show up next to your description, preface the description with a texture (square, powers of two sides (16,64,128,256,etc)) in the following format: @path/to/texture.png@
Example
See also
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