Station Ships - Revision history

Jaz: /* Launches */ small English grammer correction

2013-01-23T13:33:06Z

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Eric Walch: Added exceptions for launchIndependentShipWithRole

2009-08-16T12:18:27Z

Added exceptions for launchIndependentShipWithRole

Eric Walch: LaunchePatrol changes

2009-07-30T08:32:04Z

LaunchePatrol changes

Eric Walch: Added has_npc_traffic

2009-07-24T20:58:10Z

Added has_npc_traffic

Eric Walch: Explained launchIndependentShipWithRole

2009-07-24T20:55:41Z

Explained launchIndependentShipWithRole

Eric Walch: added info to launching miner and scavenger

2009-05-25T13:24:45Z

added info to launching miner and scavenger

Eric Walch: added to: launchPolice instruction

2009-03-31T21:22:12Z

added to: launchPolice instruction

Eric Walch: /* Launches */

2007-10-06T15:36:57Z

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Eric Walch: /* Launches */

2007-10-05T21:28:23Z

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Eric Walch: /* Launches */

2007-10-05T13:36:49Z

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 Patrol-, Police- and DefenseShip are chosen from the pool of ships with role "police" or "interceptor". Patrol ships get a "planetPatrolAI" and Police or DefenseShips both get a "policeInterceptAI". In case an interceptor ship is selected, it will launch with role police.
-'''launchPatrol''' launches a ship with role police and planetPatrolAI. This patrol was original only mend for use by the main station. Starting with Oolite 1.73 it will use patrol coordinates based on the station it launched from and not always around  the main station.
+'''launchPatrol''' launches a ship with role police and planetPatrolAI. This patrol was originally only meant for use by the main station. Starting with Oolite 1.73 it will use patrol coordinates based on the station it launched from and not always around the main station.
 DefenseShips can be redefined with a definition in shipdata with key: "defense_ship" or "defense_ship_role". On launching all the DefenseShips get the new role of "defense_ship". However, custom DefenseShips from shipdata keep their original AI.

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  launchIndependentShipWithRole: role
 All four can launch without a limit. traders have a 10% change of becoming a sunskim trader. Otherwise he makes a witchspace jump and returns at the witchspacepoint of the same system.<br>
-'''launchShipWithRole:''' will launch ships that belong to the station group while '''launchIndependentShipWithRole:''' will launch independent ships that belong to nobody other than an escort group of its own..
+'''launchShipWithRole:''' will launch ships that belong to the station group while '''launchIndependentShipWithRole:''' will launch independent ships that belong to nobody other than an escort group of its own.<br>

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 All four commands use the same counter but patrols and police launch until max_police is reached and defenseShip and pirateShip launch until max_defense_schips is reached. For defense and pirates to launch the mothership must have a target otherwise the AI returns "TARGET_LOST".
-Patrol-, Police- and DefenseShip are chosen from the pool of ships with role "police" or "interceptor". Patrol ships get a "planetPatrolAI" and Police or DefenseShips both get a "policeInterceptAI".
+Patrol-, Police- and DefenseShip are chosen from the pool of ships with role "police" or "interceptor". Patrol ships get a "planetPatrolAI" and Police or DefenseShips both get a "policeInterceptAI". In case an interceptor ship is selected, it will launch with role police.
 DefenseShips can be redefined with a definition in shipdata with key: "defense_ship" or "defense_ship_role". On launching all the DefenseShips get the new role of "defense_ship". However, custom DefenseShips from shipdata keep their original AI.

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 The system itself  launches at regular intervals the shuttles (15 min), traders (6-20 min) and police_patrols (5 min) until the max value is reached.
-Police patrols only launch by schedule from the main station and no shuttles and traders are launched by schedule from stations with scannClass: CLASS_ROCK. However starting from version 1.69.1 traders are launching from Rock Hermits.
+Police patrols only launch by schedule from the main station and no shuttles and traders are launched by schedule from stations with scannClass: CLASS_ROCK. However starting from version 1.70 traders are launching from other stations that have the key has_npc_traffic set to yes.
 ==Launches==

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  launchMiner
 Both commands use the same counter and launch until max_scavengers is reached. They also do a check for ships around the station and in the launching queue.<br>
-When there is already a miner flying around the station (or already on the launching list), launchMiner will do nothing. When there are equal or more scavengers than max_scavenger flying around the station or on the launching list, launchScavenger will do nothing.
+When there is already a miner flying around the station (or already on the launching list), '''launchMiner''' will do nothing. When there are equal or more scavengers than max_scavenger flying around the station or on the launching list, '''launchScavenger''' will do nothing.
  launchShuttle
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  launchEscort
  launchShipWithRole: role
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  launchDefenseShip
  launchPirateShip
-launchPolice will try to launch four police ships, when available, with one single launch instruction.
+'''launchPolice''' will try to launch four police ships, when available, with one single launch instruction. '''launchPolice''' and '''launchDefenseShip''' will send back all docking ships so they can launch immediately.
 All four commands use the same counter but patrols and police launch until max_police is reached and defenseShip and pirateShip launch until max_defense_schips is reached. For defense and pirates to launch the mothership must have a target otherwise the AI returns "TARGET_LOST".

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  launchDefenseShip
  launchPirateShip
-All four use the same counter but patrols and police launch until max_police and defense and pirate launch until max_defense_schips is reached. For defense and pirates to launch the mothership must have a target otherwise the AI returns "TARGET_LOST".
+All four use the same counter but patrols and police launch until max_police is reached and defenseShip and pirateShip launch until max_defense_schips is reached. For defense and pirates to launch the mothership must have a target otherwise the AI returns "TARGET_LOST".
-Defense ships are ships with role "police" or "interceptor" unless ships are defined in shipdata with "defense_ship" or "defense_ship_role". On launching all the defense ships get the same role of "defense_ship".
+Patrol-, Police- and DefenseShip are chosen from the pool of ships with role "police" or "interceptor". Patrol ships get a "planetPatrolAI" and Police or DefenseShips both get a "policeInterceptAI".
 ==Dockings==

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 ==Launches==
-Other ships are only launched by [[stationAI.plist]] commands. Launching by AI is done with the AI-commands:
+Other ships are only launched by [[stationAI]] commands. Launching by AI is done with the AI-commands:
  launchScavenger