Cabal Common Library Doc OXPStrength

Overview

This is the main class for the OXPStrength with its members and part of the Cabal_Common_Library.

It is a helper tool specially for mission OXPs to check the environment and helps to determine the players strength. The script is meant for OXP developers only.

The underlaying API calculates a checksum (coef) for entities. This checksum can be gathered by scripts for specific entities (Player and NPCs). Factors are:

• Accuracy (v1.7.1)
• Distance to the hotspots (MainStation,WP and lanes WP,WS,PS)
• Equipment
• Escorts / Defense ships
• Laser
• Mass (v1.7.1)
• MaxEnergy
• MaxSpeed
• MaxThrust
• Missiles
• PrimaryRole
• ShieldRechargeRates
• Subent laser
• Turrets

Functions

checkPower()

	worldScripts.Cabal_Common_OXPStrength.checkOXPStrength.checkPower(entity,logging);

Checks entities and returns the gathered coefficient. This is the main entry point for OXPs.

For NPCs the standard range is 0..192, but OXP entities can have a lot higher value based on their settings. Playerships are treated different and are getting higher values. A standard Cobra MkIII has a value of 110 in the beginning and gets up to 307 if fully equipped with standard weaponry, missiles and other standard equipment. The Boa Class Cruiser even gets 314.

Parameters:

entity

Entity. If specified only this entity will be checked, otherwise all entities in the system (except the player).

Optional.

logging

Boolean. If true a verbose lits will be logged to Latest.log. This is useful while writing OXPs.

Optional.

Returns:

coef

Number. Calculated coefficient.

If entity was specified the value for this specific entity, otherwise the highest gathered coefficient in the system.

checkSpaceLane()

	worldScripts.Cabal_Common_OXPStrength.checkOXPStrength.checkSpaceLane(entity);

Profiler
Native	0.000550s
Extension	0.000260s
JS	0.000545s

Returns array with distances to the main station, witchpoint and lanes (witchpoint->planet, planet->sun, witchpoint->sun). In interstellar space or nova systems all distances will be zero.

Parameters:

entity

Entity.

Returns:

array

Array with the format [ID,distMS,distWP,distLWP,distLPS,distLWS].

ID is

• -1 for interstellar space.
• 0 for standard systems if at least one of the distances < 50000.
• 1 for nova systems.
• 2 for standard systems if none of the distances < 50000.

checkWeapons()

	worldScripts.Cabal_Common_OXPStrength.checkOXPStrength.checkWeapons(entity);

Profiler
Native	0.000176s
Extension	0.000067s
JS	0.000152s

Returns array with values for weapons in standard weapon slots (forward, aft, port, starboard).

Parameters:

entity

Entity.

Returns:

array

Array with the format [number of slots,sum,typestring]. typestring is concatenated string of sum (e.g. "5311").

sum is the sum of all weapons

• 1 - Pulse Laser
• 3 - Beam Laser
• 4 - Mining Laser, Twin Plasma Cannon
• 5 - Military Laser
• 8 - Thargoid Laser

Properties

CCL_OXPStrength

The script can set a property to be used for strong entities.

	worldScripts.Cabal_Common_OXPStrength.CCL_OXPStrength = 5;

Main purpose is to prevent the spawning by the populator. OXPs can use it in condition scripts. Default is 9.

Suggested classes:

• 1 = coef < 100
• 2 = coef < 200 - This is the default threshold for native Oolite NPCs if logging is used.
• 3 = coef < 300
• 4 = coef < 400
• 5 = coef < 600
• 6 = coef < 900
• 7 = coef < 1000
• 8 = coef < 3000
• 9 = otherwise, default setting for .CCL_OXPStrength.

scriptInfo

ccl_missionShip

Missionships can also use a script_info key to indicate that this entity has to be handled with care by other scripts.

	script_info = {ccl_missionShip = true;}

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