Difference between revisions of "Skilled NPCs OXP"
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
== Download == | == Download == | ||
| − | + | For Oolite 1.79 or later, download [[Media:Skilled_NPCs.oxz|Skilled_NPCs.oxz]] v1.5 (downloaded {{#downloads:Skilled_NPCs.oxz}} times) and place the OXZ in your AddOns folder. | |
| − | For Oolite 1.79 or later, download [[Media:Skilled_NPCs.oxz|Skilled_NPCs.oxz]] v1. | ||
== Difficulty == | == Difficulty == | ||
| − | |||
You won't necessarily need a full iron-ass to deal with the new pilots - but you will need to know how to fly your ship. Still, without basic combat equipment such as ECM, beam lasers, and injectors you'll find it even harder to survive than normal. Even a fully-equipped ship won't keep you alive in the worst Anarchy systems, unless you earned that Elite Ranking. | You won't necessarily need a full iron-ass to deal with the new pilots - but you will need to know how to fly your ship. Still, without basic combat equipment such as ECM, beam lasers, and injectors you'll find it even harder to survive than normal. Even a fully-equipped ship won't keep you alive in the worst Anarchy systems, unless you earned that Elite Ranking. | ||
| Line 15: | Line 13: | ||
[[Image:IconLib.png|48px|right|link=Library|alt=Config options available through 'Library']] | [[Image:IconLib.png|48px|right|link=Library|alt=Config options available through 'Library']] | ||
From version 1.3, these same configuration settings can also be adjusted using [[Library]]. | From version 1.3, these same configuration settings can also be adjusted using [[Library]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | From version 1.5, pirate and assassin roles are now separated. You can also set the levels of each role individually. | ||
== Compatibility with other OXPs == | == Compatibility with other OXPs == | ||
| − | Only ships with a standard role ("police", "trader", "hunter", "pirate", "escort", "thargoid", etc.) will be upgraded. Ships added by OXPs with a different role will not be upgraded unless this setting is modified by the player, and ships given a trained pilot by a different OXP will not have their pilot replaced here. | + | Only ships with a standard role ("police", "assassin", "trader", "hunter", "pirate", "escort", "thargoid", etc.) will be upgraded. Ships added by OXPs with a different role will not be upgraded unless this setting is modified by the player, and ships given a trained pilot by a different OXP will not have their pilot replaced here. |
You can set a <code>"skilled_npc_role"</code> property in <code>script_info</code>, and the value of this property will be used instead of the ship's role to decide what accuracy boosts to apply (therefore, in general it should be a standard role). If set to <code>"off"</code>, Skilled NPCs will never change the ship's accuracy, regardless of the selected configuration. | You can set a <code>"skilled_npc_role"</code> property in <code>script_info</code>, and the value of this property will be used instead of the ship's role to decide what accuracy boosts to apply (therefore, in general it should be a standard role). If set to <code>"off"</code>, Skilled NPCs will never change the ship's accuracy, regardless of the selected configuration. | ||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
== Quick Facts == | == Quick Facts == | ||
| − | |||
{{OXPLevel|4|6}}{{Infobox OXPb| title = Skilled NPCs | {{OXPLevel|4|6}}{{Infobox OXPb| title = Skilled NPCs | ||
| − | |version = 1. | + | |version = 1.5 |
| − | |release = 2017- | + | |release = 2017-10-28 |
|license = CC-BY-SA 3.0 | |license = CC-BY-SA 3.0 | ||
|features = Mechanics | |features = Mechanics | ||
Revision as of 04:53, 28 October 2017
The pirates and bounty hunters of the spacelanes can easily challenge an inexperienced commander. But once you're climbing the Elite Rankings and buying that iron ass, you might find them starting to get a little too easy. This OXP improves their combat skills so that you don't get too overconfident.
Download
For Oolite 1.79 or later, download Skilled_NPCs.oxz v1.5 (downloaded 369 times) and place the OXZ in your AddOns folder.
Difficulty
You won't necessarily need a full iron-ass to deal with the new pilots - but you will need to know how to fly your ship. Still, without basic combat equipment such as ECM, beam lasers, and injectors you'll find it even harder to survive than normal. Even a fully-equipped ship won't keep you alive in the worst Anarchy systems, unless you earned that Elite Ranking.
Configuration
In its default configuration, this OXP replaces some but not all of the pilots with trained pilots at various levels of skill. The best will probably be as good as a Competent or even Dangerous player, and there'll be more than one of them. If they're still not tough enough for you, the difficulty can be increased on a sliding scale from 0 to 10 (0 is the default and still a noticeable change). This can be done either by editing the OXP script directly, or by using OXPConfig (2.2.4 or later). Each step up will give a significant increase in difficulty - by step 10, all pilots will be as skilled as Oolite can make them.
From version 1.3, these same configuration settings can also be adjusted using Library.
From version 1.5, pirate and assassin roles are now separated. You can also set the levels of each role individually.
Compatibility with other OXPs
Only ships with a standard role ("police", "assassin", "trader", "hunter", "pirate", "escort", "thargoid", etc.) will be upgraded. Ships added by OXPs with a different role will not be upgraded unless this setting is modified by the player, and ships given a trained pilot by a different OXP will not have their pilot replaced here.
You can set a "skilled_npc_role" property in script_info, and the value of this property will be used instead of the ship's role to decide what accuracy boosts to apply (therefore, in general it should be a standard role). If set to "off", Skilled NPCs will never change the ship's accuracy, regardless of the selected configuration.
In version 1.2 or later, only ships with auto_weapons set will ever have their accuracy changed.
Quick Facts
| 4-6 |
| Version | Released | License | Features | Category | Author(s) | Feedback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.5 | 2017-10-28 | CC-BY-SA 3.0 | Mechanics | Mechanics OXPs | cim | Bulletin Board thread |
