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Re: h files merger? possible issues? Thu, 24 February 2011 14:17 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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m.a@stars wrote

Hmmm, perhaps start with something simpler, like "include just data about this race" or "include just fleet data". Deal

This one could be done relatively easy (I'd add it to the "to do" list), but it would be more complex to use, than now.

gible wrote

I'd base it on a config file with rules for every possible variable(well...as many as possible) with a few psuedo-variables built in to shorten rules a bit where any given rule either evaluated to true(planet.x<500) or is a valid set expression ("planet.others" is invalid when testing whether to share a ship or design, but "planet" would contain all planets)
ie planets have a position (x,y) an owner, a hab(g,t,r), minconcs(i,b,g) etc
ships have a position (x,y) an owner, a type etc
with each list based on OR
so..for a NAP
whitelist rules - blacklist rules
...

This is a nice idea, but I think such customisation is out of the merger scope, it's more looks like a part of something like StarsPlayerAPI, where you have full controll over planets and can filter them by location, ownership and so on.

nmid

Can you merge one game's H file into another game?

I guess it might not be possible, so is there a way to tranfer only ship designs from one game to another.

Designs could be easily transferred from one game to another, but there will be a problem with tech level verification, since each design requires specific tech levels. Another problem here is that to add design you will need to modify x file (or m + hst files).

m.a@stars wrote


Wow. I should have asked that before. It's been a long-standing wish since forever. Cool

If only it could be possible... players could build "libraries" of their favourite designs, or even of the commonest "enemy" designs... Deal

Again, designs library sounds great, but it looks like a part of something more complex than just merger.



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