[TOTAL CONVERSION] The Piratez Mod - 0.9.j - 9 May - Holiday Edition

[robin]

I'm making a total conversion mod too and I have a question:

how do you "disable" the X-COM standard items if you're not "replacing" them?
I mean: I made this new rocket launcher (with new set of rockets) and I of course don't want the classic rocket launcher to appear ingame; but my new one uses a different name so I want it to have have its own string, instead of putting it under the STR_ROCKET_LAUNCHER string.

Thanks.

[yrizoud]

See https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Rulesets_%28OpenXcom%29
In your case, add a non-existing requirement, also set costBuy = 0 so that it doesn't appear in BUY screen.

[robin]

looking at the link, I should be ok with this

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items:
  - delete: STR_ROCKET_LAUNCHER
  - delete: STR_SMALL_ROCKET
  (so  on..).. right?

[SupSuper]

Update on the ground tile bug:

All right the problem is on my side after all. It will be fixed once and for all in 0.74.

EDIT: The problem comes from the fact I'm using Zombie's patch... which is, I think, recommended for OXC in general, isn't it?

We can't confirm whether Zombie's patch does anything harmful, so we have our own patch with 100%-tested fixes. I'd recommend using that one instead.

looking at the link, I should be ok with this

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items:
  - delete: STR_ROCKET_LAUNCHER
  - delete: STR_SMALL_ROCKET
  (so  on..).. right?

Should work fine. Note that this will break any saves that already have rocket launchers, so if that's a problem it's best to just "disable" them (like with costBuy: 0) than outright delete them.

[robin]

Thanks. I think in my case "disable" is better.
Sorry for the little thread derail.

[Claireity]

So! Things I am apparently not allowed to capture under threat of immediate crash upon mission end so far:

Government enforcers
Anything from the Doom(tm) ship.

Will update with more as I find them

[Warboy1982]

EDIT: The problem comes from the fact I'm using Zombie's patch... which is, I think, recommended for OXC in general, isn't it?

i know we discussed this on IRC but i'll post this for the sake of clarity:

the problem was using the lightning map data, which is slightly altered in Zombie's patch to address some issues with LOS in the original.
the solution is to include the appropriate MCD (perhaps altered piratey themed versions even?) with the distribution package.

and yes, we do highly recommend Zombie's data patch.

[Dioxine]

1. Tileset errors:
Yeah, Warboy explained it in more lenth but in short a custom tileset will be supplied to avoid more of that crap.

2. @Robin:
Set the "buy cost" to 0 and make an impossible requirement for Ufopaedia articles, that's all you need to do. It won't break the saves. Alternatively, change the stats of the rocket launcher and all ammo to your ends, that's what I did.

3. @Claireity:
I have no idea what's wrong with Doom creatures, they should work by all accounts... must be dark magics.
However, I am almost absolutely sure Govt Enforcers do not generate a crash, I've catched and interrogated them many times... The engine is a real bitch on capturing live enemies and even making a small omission results in these crashes.

[Claireity]

Well, Perhaps it's the live captures with voodoo that's causing it? Because that's how I do it.

If I still have a save around then, I'll post it. I hope that there wasn't critical research from live capturing doom creatures... and if so I hope there's more than one such ship.

[Dioxine]

No, there is no critical or even worthwile research based on them. There wasn't any intention to make any research topics for them, but well, defining no research, let alone not observing the hardcoded research pattern religiously, results in crashes on live capture. The method of capture doesn't matter, it's the problem with research engine and apparent lack of some ruleset data... I've made a lot of researchable enemies and I'm still struggling with understanding how this damned thing works.
Research-wise, all worthwile stuff is contained on the "UAC Blueprints" item.

[Claireity]

I didn't get that at all. Just a drained battery that didn't even provide a research topic.

[Falko]

i stumbled upon this:

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research:
....
  - type: STR_LASER_PISTOL_LT
    cost: 40
    points: 10
    needItem: trueshouldnt that be name instead of type?

[xaphias]

that's an old file and not how it looks in v0.73, what version of the mod are you running, if u're running the latest make sure you installed it correctly

[Falko]

ah yes https://www.openxcom.com/mod/piratez is not up to date

[Solarius Scorch]

ah yes https://www.openxcom.com/mod/piratez is not up to date

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