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Console usage

worldScripts.BGS._Help();


Autoconfiguration

Countdown

BGS checks the keys in customsounds.plist ([galactic-hyperspace-countdown-begun] and [hyperspace-countdown-begun]) to see if another soundpack is using them. If so BGS disables its own countdown.

Effects

On startUp BGS checks the shader support level. If it's switched off or no shader support is available all effects are disabled.


Properties

$pub - Holds various entries for customization via other AddOns.

chat
Array. Holds filenames for aegis chatter. To expand push your files in it.
engineAmbi
String. Ambient sound while engine is running.
engineDown
String. Sound for decelerating.
engineUp
String. Sound for accelerating.
witch
Array. Countdown sounds starting with zero.
witchCNT
Number. Start countdown at +1.
witchG
String. Sound for galactic jump.
witchH
String. Sound for standard jump.


shipdata.plist

Additional keys for specific entities are available and can be specified via script_info dictionary.

Keys

bgs_engineAmbi
String/Filename. Playership - engine mumble sound.
bgs_engineUp
String/Filename. Playership - engine acceleration sound.
bgs_engineDown
String/Filename. Playership - engine deceleration sound.
bgs_chatExpand
Boolean. Station. Enables chatter for secondary stations if chatter is enabled. Added in v2.5.1
bgs_tunnel_off
Boolean. Station - disables the tunnel effect.
bgs_tunnel_contrast
Number. Station - adjusts the texture contrast. Default 0.4. Added in v2.5
bgs_tunnel_shape
Number. Station - range 0.38 - 5.0. If not specified the script takes the ratio of the first found dock bounding box x/y to get the shape.
0.5 - square 45 degrees rotated with aspect ratio
1 - circle with aspect ratio
>1 - squircle...rectangle (>1.1 with decreased aspect ratio to get a wider tunnel)
bgs_tunnel_texture
String/Filename. Station. Default bgs_docking_tunnel01.png.
bgs_tunnel_tint
Array. Station. Color for lines in docking effect. Default 0.2824,0.171,0.0507.

Examples:

Playership (without preloaded sounds):

 script_info = {bgs_engineAmbi = "myEngine.ogg"; bgs_engineUp = "myEngineUp.ogg"; bgs_engineDown = "myEngineDown.ogg";};

Station:

 script_info = {bgs_tunnel_texture = "myOwnTexture.png";};

Docking FX

Rescue Stations (rrsfl_hq_bgs_tunnel.png)
Superhub (superhub_docking_tunnel.png)
Taxi Galactica (taxi_docking_tunnel01.png)
WildShips (Kiota stations: wildShips_bgs.png)
Riredi OXP (Cb68 sodalite station-dock-bgs tunnel-riredi-coluber.png)
Riredi OXP BGS effect

The effect is done via VisualEffect entity. The model is a plane and gets scaled to fullscreen (with z = -1).

The input texture (figure 1.1) gets wrapped around via abs(atan(y,x)) (figure 1.2). You can imagine this as a cylinder with infinite length and you are looking into it, with a mirror axis along x. As the shape can be adjusted we can reach square, circle and squircle (figure 1.3).

The shader applies some glowing lines and adds a opening door. Artists don't have to care much about it - the shaders does it on it's own. The interesting bit though is the coloring of the door. It's taken from the input image and gets mixed with the glowing lines to some extend to get a smoother transition between tunnel and door and the tint (bgs_tunnel_tint, default rgb: 0.2824, 0.171, 0.0507) gets applied.

Examples

BGS itself has 3 basic textures (bgs_docking_tunnel01.png - shown above at 1.1, bgs_docking_tunnel02.png & bgs_docking_tunnel03.png)

  • Anarchies has another 4 - two based on bgs_docking_tunnel02.png, the military tunnel texture and a variant on it.
  • Feudal States has the unique and unexciting lodge-tunnel.png
  • Liners uses bgs_docking_tunnel03.png
  • Rescue Stations has two BGS tunnel textures, a unique one for the Rescue Stations and a variant of bgs_docking_tunnel02.png.
  • Superhub has a unique texture (superhub_docking_tunnel.png)
  • Taxi Galactica is based on bgs_docking_tunnel01.png with the TG logo added
  • Wildships has a unique one for the various Kiota stations


  • Behemoth has the military tunnel texture also used in Anarchies

User settings

BGS can be configured through Library.oxp's "Lib_Config". None of them should be touched by other AddOns. The options are

jitter
Joystick jitter adjustment. Float, Def 0.002. For inhibiting jitter in a faulty joystick
cntAdd
Countdown offset. Float, Def -0.3. For tweaking the hyperspace jump countdown to match that in the console messages.
chatPause
Random pause for BGS's Aegis chatter in range 14...chatPause. Integer, Def 26.
Chatter
Switch for BGS's Aegis chatter. Bool, Def true.
ChatExpand
Allow BGS chatter for secondary stations. Ruled by Chatter setting. Bool, Def false. Added in v2.5.1
Countdown
Timed countdown. Bool, Def true.
Engine
Engine sounds. Bool, Def true.
EngineAmbi
Engine ambient sound. Bool, Def true.
Jump
Hyperspace jump sounds. Bool, Def true.
QMine
Quirium mine sound. Bool, Def true.
Jump FX
Hyperspace visual effect. Bool, Def true.
Exit FX
Hyperspace exit visual effect. Bool, Def true.
Dock FX
Launching and docking visual effect. Bool, Def true.
FX Redux
Reduced shaders for Hyperspace and launching. Bool, Def false.
Old Hyperspace
Selects old (BGS v.1.10.9) spiderweb effect. Bool, Def false.
Library (BGS Config Flags).png