Revision as of 10:46, 3 April 2005

MASTER PART LIST

The Master Part List file contains general information on all Ships and Installations, Upgrades, Cargo items and Weapons in VegaStrike.

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.

file = Name of item
categoryname = Category of item, eg starships/Merchant/Heavy or upgrades/Weapons
price = Cost of purchase
mass = Mass of item
volume = How much cargo or upgrade space the item takes up
description = Description of the item, including a link to a picture of the 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@
Save the file as a csv file.

"VirtuArea","Entertainment/Aera",50,0.01,1,
"@cargo/cargo-hud.png@A wall hanging that projects the illusion of open space."

file = VirtuArea
categoryname = Entertainment/Aera
price = 50
mass = 0.01
volume = 1
description
- Picture = cargo/cargo-hud.png
- Text = A wall hanging that projects the illusion of open space."

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 NOTE: Microsoft Works has problems with the long description columns.  For a free alternative, use [http://www.openoffice.org OpenOffice].
-===Columns in Master Parts List File===
+===Columns in <code>master_part_list.csv</code> File===
 * file =  Name of item
 * categoryname = Category of item, eg <code>starships/Merchant/Heavy</code> or <code>upgrades/Weapons</code>
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-===Editing Master Parts List File===
+===Editing <code>master_part_list.csv</code> File===
 * 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.