Mod description:
A new game start for pirates who work for a "legitimate" faction.
"Embark on your maiden voyage as a Privateer, fighting for Argon interests and against Albion or Terran factions. You are equipped by your Argon benefactors for combat missions, covert sabotage, and piracy. You're wallet, however, is not so well equipped."
Location: Omicron Lyrae, Radiant Haven, Magnificent Templar
Recommended mods to make this game start more interesting:
1. Fake IDs (which gives someone using this gamestart an advantage)
2. Teladi Outpost DLC (hoping to get the constrictor missile in player starting equipment if it isn't bugged anymore)
Can be downloaded here.
Or from the Steam Workshop.
v1.1 added recruits to Skunk "units" inventory.
v1.2 fixed a problem where a few factions were named "Unknown Faction."
v1.3 added 12 Constrictor emp Missiles to Skunk as intended.
Things to do (and figure out how to do) properly:
-add marine officer to skunk for insta boarding capability
Currently works in XR v4.0 HoL.
OP:
I got to thinking, how hard could it be to make a minor game start mod? So armed with my almost complete lack of coding skills and save game xml editing know-how, I went to work on it. I couldn't find any guides, so I took a peek at Yorrick's DeVries Freelancer Start and the starts for Observer's Transcend. However, I still hit a big snag.
The extention shows as "on" in XR main menu, but doesn't show in the new game menu. I figure I made some mistake connecting the main file to the content.xml or something along those lines. Here's what I have thus far. I repeat: this is a work in the very rough throws of progress. Any tips that help would be much appreciated.
Contents of content.xml:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<content id="PrivStart" name="Privateer Start" description="Embark on your maiden voyage as a Privateer, fighting for Argon interests and against Albion or Terran factions. You are equipped by your Argon benefactors for combat missions, covert sabotage, and piracy. You're wallet, however, is not so well equipped.
Location: Omicron Lyrae, Devoid Clime Sector, Silent Void" author="Eightball" version="100" date="2.6.2015" save="true">
</content>
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<gamestart id="PrivStart1" name="Argon Privateer Gamestart" description="Embark on your maiden voyage as a Privateer, fighting for Argon interests and against Albion or Terran factions. You are equipped by your Argon benefactors for combat missions, covert sabotage, and piracy. You're wallet, however, is not so well equipped.
Location: Omicron Lyrae, Devoid Clime Sector, Silent Void
" image="gamestart_1">
<location galaxy="xu_ep1_universe_macro" zone="tzonecluster_c_sector11_zone85_macro">
<position x="2591.88" y="-3262.41" z="42486.8" />
<rotation yaw="76.2818" pitch="-12.6074" roll="0.0" />
</location>
<player macro="player" money="104201">
<ship macro="unit_player_ship_macro" />
<upgrade macro="engine_player_bal_mk3_macro" />
<upgrade macro="shieldgenerator_player_bal_mk2_macro" />
<upgrade macro="weapon_player_impulse_mk2_macro" />
<upgrade macro="weapon_player_plasma_mk2_macro" />
<upgrade macro="weapon_player_shotgun_mk1_macro" />
<upgrade macro="weapon_player_mining_mk2_macro" />
<upgrade macro="unit_player_ship_scanner_1_macro" />
<upgrade macro="upg_pla_software_trc_mk1" />
<ammo macro="missile_player_empmissle_macro" count="12" />
<ammo macro="missile_player_guided_macro" count="8" />
<ammo macro="missile_player_guided_heavy_macro" count="8" />
<drone macro="unit_player_interceptor_drone_macro" count="4" />
<drone macro="unit_player_hacker_drone_macro" count="1" />
<drone macro="unit_player_demolition_drone_macro" count="3" />
--I'm just cutting and pasting from save game files for this next part--
<ware ware="inv_blankidcards" amount="4"/>
<ware ware="inv_omicronvisa" amount="2"/>
<ware ware="inv_albionvisa" amount="2"/>
<ware ware="inv_securitydecryptionsystem" amount="5"/>
<ware ware="inv_smallarms" amount="4"/>
<ware ware="inv_chippeddiamonds" amount="7"/>
<ware ware="inv_hackerchips"/>
<ware ware="inv_blankfreightpapers"/>
</ship>
</player>
</gamestart>