The Resource Mission Spheres Line

Asteroids & Dustclouds

resourcetype    posx, posy, posz, layout, distribution, numResources, radius, length, roty, rotz, properties, propertiesParam..

resourcetype:	Asteroid, Nebula, or DustCloud
posx,posy,posz:	x,y,z coordinates of the cluster
layout:	Sphere, Cylinder, Rectangle, Nebula (Nebula is a sphere, see section below)
distribution :	the Distribution File containing cluster info.
numResources:	number of resources
radius :	radius of cylinder or sphere
length:	length of cylinder  (not relevant for spheres)
roty	angle of rotation (y axis) - not relevant for spheres
rotz	angle of rotation (z axis) - not relevant for spheres
properties	Integer value See Properties more info.
propertiesParam:	Some properties (eg: Regrow) have an attached value or 'propertiesParam'

eg;

Resources    Asteroid,11498.0,-75590.6,37846.9,Sphere,AsteroidCentre.dist,20,10038.4,20076.8,0.0,0.0,2048,?
Resources    DustCloud,29272.0,57643.9,-60609.0,Sphere,DustCloudCentre.dist,28,5000.0,10000.0,0.0,0.0,2048,0

Nebulas

ResourcesNebula    posx,posy,posz,Nebula,distribution,numTendrils,xSize,ySize,zSize,numChunks

posx,posy,posz	The co-ordinates for its position. The co-ordinates designate the exact centre of the nebula.
Nebula	The 'layout' (normally cylinder, sphere, &c). Nebulae can only be of distribution 'Nebula'
distribution	the Distribution File containing Nebula info.
NumTendrils	The number of "tendrils" in the nebula.
xSize, ySize, zSize	Extent of the region that the nebula appears within, defines an axis-aligned box.
NumChunks	Seed value. Best to leave at >= 60 * numTendrils, <= 100 * numTendrils.

eg;

Resources    Nebula,-11851.0,12876.0,0.0,Nebula,nebula.dist,150,39610.0,39610.0,39610.0,10000,0,?

Resourcetypes

resourcetype:

Asteroid0	DustCloud0	Nebula0
Asteroid1	DustCloud1	-
Asteroid2	DustCloud2	-
Asteroid3	DustCloud3	dCrystal0
Asteroid4	DustCloud4	dCrystal1

 

Properties

Some values are associated with the 'propertiesParam' value. The available properties are:

Attributes	Value
SalvageAttachtime	1
ShellOfResources	2
VelToMothership	4
DontApplyFriction	8
KillerCollDamage	16
Anomaly	32
NeutralShip	256
HeadShotVelToMothership	512
HeadShotKillerCollDamage	1024
Regrow	2048
SMColorInvisible	4096
SMColorYellow	8192
SMColorGreen	12288

 

[See also the Resources List, and The Resource Mission Spheres for further details on resourcespheres including Asteroids, Dustclouds and Nebulas, and ResourceSphere and MissionSphere Properties: (or the infamous 'Gary's Notes') for more on the properties values - Use the 'Back' Function on your browser to return here.]

 

Derelicts

Ships

Derelict     derelicttype,posx,posy,posz,roty,rotz,properties..

derelicttype:	Fragment, Ghostship, Shipwreck etc
posx,posy,posz:	The co-ordinates of your derelicts.
roty,rotz	The angles of rotation ( or facing) about the y axis (up/down) and the z axis (left/right).
properties	Integer value See Properties more info.
propertiesParam:	Some properties (eg: Regrow) have an attached value or 'propertiesParam'

eg for planets;

Derelict     Homeworld,0,3000000,0,0,-90,0,?,?

eg for Ships;

Ships ,75587.6,-44313.7,3039.0,0.0,RACE_DERELICT,dCrystal0,1,NULL_FORMATION|?|?,0,?
Ships ,66588.5,-50741.6,3039.0,0.0,RACE_DERELICT,dCrystal1,1,NULL_FORMATION|?|?,0,?

Crystals

Crystals are derelicts, and they are added in exactly the same way as any other derelict. There are two crystals available, dcrystal0 (Small crystal, 6000Rus) and dcrystal1 (Large crystal, 10000RUs).

eg;

Ships ,75587.6,-44313.7,3039.0,0.0,RACE_DERELICT,dCrystal0,1,NULL_FORMATION|?|?,0,?
Ships ,66588.5,-50741.6,3039.0,0.0,RACE_DERELICT,dCrystal1,1,NULL_FORMATION|?|?,0,?

[See also the Derelicts List, The Ship List, Ships, Crystals and Determining what ships and resources to load for further details - Use the 'Back' Function on your browser to return here.]

 

Meteor Storms

Controlled from single lines in the resourcesphere, ie;

resourcetype    posx, posy, posz, layout, distribution, numResources, radius, length, Rotx, Roty, Redundant, velocity, horizYvelocity, horizXvelocity

eg;

MeteorStorm -5000.0,0.0,10000.0,Cylinder,met.dist,16,750.0,1500.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,500,500,500

resourcetype:	Asteroid, Nebula, GasCloud, or DustCloud
posx,posy,posz:	x,y,z coordinates of the cluster
layout:	Sphere, Cylinder, or Rectangle
distribution :	the Distribution File containing cluster info.
numResources:	number of resources
radius :	radius of cylinder or sphere
length:	length of cylinder  (not relevant for spheres)
Roty:	rotation of the cylinder in degrees and hence the MeteorStorm direction measured about the y axis (i.e.; up/down).
Rotz:	rotation of the cylinder in degrees and hence the MeteorStorm direction measured about the z axis (i.e.; left/right).
Redundant:	Redundant parameter.
Velocity	Speed the storm will travel
horizYvelocity	angle of rotation (x axis) - the storm will travel along the X axis at the speed given here.
horizXvelocity	angle of rotation (z axis) - the storm will travel along this angle left or right

[See also MeteorStorms for further details - Use the 'Back' Function on your browser to return here.]

 

Slipgates

A pair of slipgate lines look like this;

Slipgate ,-122629.0,-37941.0,-70799.0,1/2,100.0,dSlipgateLarge
Slipgate ,91967.0,-60000.0,-28823.0,2/2,80.0,dSlipgateLarge

Once again very simply to decipher once you know how. Here's how;

Slipgate    posx,posy,posz,pair,rotz,size

posx,posy,posz	The co-ordinates for its position. The co-ordinates designate the exact centre of the nebula.
pair	will be either 1/2 or 2/2, slipgates are made up from two lines read one after the other.
rotx	rotation of the gate about the x axis (up or down)
rotz	rotation of the gate about the z axis (left or right)
size	Slipgate size, either small, medium or large.

[See also Slipgates for further details - Use the 'Back' Function on your browser to return here.]

 

Mines

Have their own lines, eg;

Mine ,-8678.0,15349.0,-6198.0,0.0

Where we have;

Mine posx,posy,posz,properties,propertiesparam

[See also Mines for further details - Use the 'Back' Function on your browser to return here.]

 

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