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I wasn't quite sure which forum it went in as I was pretty sure no vanilla ships used it!
if (var1.has("fighterBays")) {
var4.setFleetPoints(var1.getInt("fighterBays"));
}
Hi Alex!
I would be interested in a way to set either a wing as builtin or as UI-locked.
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Simplest advice: You also need to tell the game that the ship has a built-in wing of that type. You start as you have with "ship.getVariant().setWingId(...)", and immediately follow it with "ship.getHullSpec().getBuiltInWings().add(WING_ID)". It doesn't add a new wing, but instead does the equivalent of what you're asking for: it locks that wing you set in as a built-in.
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public void applyEffectsBeforeShipCreation(HullSize hullSize, MutableShipStatsAPI stats, String id) {
stats.getNumFighterBays().modifyFlat(id, 1f);
boolean isUILocked_Or_BuiltIn = true;
int wingIndex = stats.getNumFighterBays().getModifiedInt() - 1;
stats.getVariant().setWingId(this.wingIndex, wingId, isUILocked_Or_BuiltIn);
}
Could ShipAPI extend AssignmentTargetAPI? I might be doing something wrong but it seems like it would be convenient to use ships as assignment targets directly. Especially since the ShipAPI already has all the required method AFAICT (through the CombatEntityAPI interface).
http://fractalsoftworks.com/starfarer.api/com/fs/starfarer/api/combat/ShipAPI.html
http://fractalsoftworks.com/starfarer.api/com/fs/starfarer/api/combat/AssignmentTargetAPI.html
// Get combat fleet manager for the deployed ship's fleet side
CombatFleetManagerAPI combatFleetManagerAPI = Global.getCombatEngine().getFleetManager(shipAPI.getOwner());
// Create an escort assignment on the deployed ship
CombatFleetManagerAPI.AssignmentInfo assignmentInfo = combatFleetManagerAPI.getTaskManager(false).createAssignment(CombatAssignmentType.LIGHT_ESCORT, (AssignmentTargetAPI)this.getDeployedFleetMemberAPI(shipAPI), false);
// Give the escort assigned to another ship
combatFleetManagerAPI.getTaskManager(false).giveAssignment(this.getDeployedFleetMemberAPI(otherShipAPI), assignmentInfo, false);
private DeployedFleetMemberAPI getDeployedFleetMemberAPI(ShipAPI shipAPI) {
CombatFleetManagerAPI fm = Global.getCombatEngine().getFleetManager(shipAPI.getOriginalOwner());
return fm.getDeployedFleetMember(shipAPI);
}
Improve/expand the capabilities of the mission structure, and allow/support more mechanics within a mission/combat instance.
I'm imagining a mission structure that could say run a mini campaign via a sequence of branching combat instances, each changing depending on how you went in the previous mission. Think something like the Homeworld campaigns in 2D
While the campaign 'overworld' is great (and I think the far better tool for the sandbox-y type of game the StarSector campaign is) I think the ability to create epic mission sequences would expand the game AND add a ton of modding possibilities
To support the above, it would be great to add some extra functionality to the combat part of the game to support a more RTS-style gameplay, but even without that just the ability to have branching mission sequences with data transfer between missions would add tons to the game
I'd love to do that at some point; there's actually a todo item for it in the "if there's ever free time to do random things" category. Which, honestly, isn't very hopeful, but I very much hear you there.
Or even something like FTL-in-StarSector.
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Can anyone point me to a good tutorial on how to compile the .java files to .class files that Starsector will read?