FTL Captains Edition: Call for Events/Textlists

[Biohazard063]

Alright, so the surrender event is written.
Both the initial encounter and the surrender event have been tested in MTE and are... sort of working.
So for the initial encounter, the game fails to load the proper ship. Whether or not that's because of MTE, I don't know, but I'm guessing it isn't.
Here's the corresponding code that should make this work I think :
Event :

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<event name="CE_ANOMALY_ENCOUNTER" unique="false">
   <ship load="C_AUTO_CRUISER_2" hostile="false" />
   ...

Ship blueprint :

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<shipBlueprint name="C_AUTO_CRUISER_2" layout="c_auto_cruiser_2" img="c_auto_cruiser_2">
   <class>Auto-Cruiser</class>
   <minSector>1</minSector>
   <maxSector>8</maxSector>
   <systemList>
      <artillery power="1" max="1" room="8" start="false" weapon="BA_ION_HEAVY_2" />
      <cloaking power="1" max="3" room="14" start="false" />
      <doors power="1" max="3" room="6" start="false" />
      <drones power="2" max="8" room="10" start="false" />
      <engines power="2" max="5" room="5" start="true" />
      <pilot power="1" max="2" room="7" start="true" />
      <shields power="2" max="10" room="12" start="true" />
      <weapons power="3" max="10" room="4" start="true" />
   </systemList>
   <weaponSlots>4</weaponSlots>
   <droneSlots>2</droneSlots>
   <weaponList missiles="10" count="4" load="WEAPONS_AUTO" />
   <droneList drones="5" count="2" load="DRONES_STANDARD" />
   <health amount="15" />
   <maxPower amount="7" />
   <boardingAI>sabotage</boardingAI>
   <aug name="AUTO_COOLDOWN" />
   <aug name="SYSTEM_CASING" />
</shipBlueprint>


There's a corresponding img folder, .txt file and .xml file for the hull, layout, gibs and mounts.
This mod is also loaded in by the way...
And the ship won't surrender, probably because it doesn't load in the correct ship and when it blows up it just gives you a reward without any text.
Here's the events_ships.xml.append anyway :

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<ship name="C_AUTO_CRUISER_2">
   <surrender chance="1.0" min="4" max="4" load="CE_ANOMALY_ENCOUNTER_SURRENDER" />
   <destroyed>
      <text>The ship is destroyed and the scrap is yours to take. You also find detailed mapping of the surrounding area.</text>
      <reveal_map />
      <autoReward level="MED">standard</autoReward>
   </destroyed>
</ship>

Which brings me to my final question.
If I'm not mistaken, it seems like I'm either misusing the <reveal_map /> tag or it can't be used in conjunction with <modifyPursuit amount="-1" />
Either that or the <reveal_map /> tag doesn't work in MTE for reasons unknown to me...
Here's an example :

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<event>
   <text>Some nice text I won't spoil yet...</text>
   <reveal_map />
   <modifyPursuit amount="-1" />
   <autoReward level="LOW">standard</autoReward>
</event>

I get the fleet delay, but not the map. Are they mutually exclusive or...?
So other than getting the correct ship to fight and having it surrender with the proper event, I'm done.

Anyway, sorry about my constant pestering. Feel free to tell me to shut it.
The thing is though, if I get 1 completely custom event made myself, I can use it as a blank for future ones...
Just like I did with custom weapons.

[Sleeper Service]

Your <reveal_map/> map has a space before the /, that might cause problems.
Also your ship event has no ship list to draw ships from. It needs an auto_blueprint=.

[Biohazard063]

Your <reveal_map/> map has a space before the /, that might cause problems.
Also your ship event has no ship list to draw ships from. It needs an auto_blueprint=.

Really ? So that "ship load=" always refers to a list rather than a single ship ? Huh... would you look at that.
Would've never thought of that. It also explains why I've seen a bunch of those lists with 2x the same name in.
Alright I'll do some more testing.
Thanks !

[Sleeper Service]

There are a few instances where it uses a single ship ID instead (Khazaak event?), but usually it uses lists. FTL is all about randomizing stuff...

[stylesrj]

There are a few instances where it uses a single ship ID instead (Khazaak event?), but usually it uses lists. FTL is all about randomizing stuff...

I've seen Kazaaak's ship sometimes not have a teleporter.

Speaking of which, shouldn't the legendary Mantis thief himself have an awesome ship to go with his reputation? Like an Invasion Barge or a Bomber or something?

[R4V3-0N]

I think kazaaak is just going around hunting and such, which is easier in a smaller ship I would imagine and such. That and from memory his cruiser he's working on wasn't finished.

[Sleeper Service]

I've seen Kazaaak's ship sometimes not have a teleporter.

Systems are randomized independently from ships. The question was whether Kazaak always flies a bomber. I don't think that the case... Hoewever there is this one Mantis event where the enemy flees and you can chase them, only to find them again with a much better ship. I think that events force certain ships (Scout and Bomber).

[R4V3-0N]

wait, he flies a bomber? for me he was in a fighter... this was pre-AE though and only time I ever saw him was in FTL: Stations Job mod which I saw him in a bomber...

[Sleeper Service]

Yeah as mentioned I wasn't sure if Kazaak's ship is drawn from a list or not. Apparently it is randomized, as he seems to be flying different ships whenever encountered.

[stylesrj]

It's always been a Fighter for me. With or without a teleporter. Maybe it's a bomber in later sectors