1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
|
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
<TITLE>The Osirion Project - Editing the world</TITLE>
</head>
<body>
<H1>
The Osirion Project - Editing the world
</H1>
<p>
One of the goals of the project is to create a game world that is
easy to adapt and extend. At the moment of writing, the game reads the
world description from <i>ini/world.ini</i> and a list of buyable ships
from <i>ini/ships.ini</i>. These ini-files are plain text files that can be
edited with any text editor.
</p><p>
The world description files are server-side. This means that editing your local
copies will not affect the world when you connect to a remote server. Someone
connecting to your server will also receive your modified world.
</p><p>
I recommend you do not edit the original game data, copy the files you want
to edit toyour personal osirion directory. The files found in this directory will
get precedence over the original game data. Your modified files will be used
and the original files can still be updated when a new version is available.
</p><p>
On Linx and other Unix-systems your personal osirion is a hidden directory called
<i>.osirion</i> in your home directory. On windows, your personal osirion directory
is <i>My Documents\My Games\Osirion</i>.
</p>
<!-- =============================================================== -->
<h2>
File structure
</h2>
<p>
World description files use the windows ini-file syntax. These files contain one or more sections.
Every section starts with a section name enclosed in square brackets and contains a list of
<i>value=key</i> pairs to describe the properties for the current section.
Lines starting with a semicolon are considered comments and are ignored.
</p><p>
For example, a section <i>planet</i> describing a planet called Seymour:
</p>
<pre>
[planet]
label=seymour
name=planet Seymour
location=-128 1024 -32
color=1 .9 .5
texture=planets/seymour
radius=68
</pre>
<h2>
Textures
</h2>
<p>
The engine supports textures in the TGA, PNG and JPG file formats, where required.
The filename extension should be lowercase and in 24bit RGB or 32bit RGBA format.
</p>
<h2>
World
</h2>
<p>
The file <i>world.ini</i> contains a list of zone labels. A zone is a seperate compartment in the gameworld,
like a solar system or a remote sector in space. It contains a single <i>world</i> section containting multiple
<i>zone</i> keys.
</p>
<h3>
[world]
</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>zone =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[string]</strong></td>
<td>the in-game label of a zone</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
<i>Note:</i> a label can only contain letters, numbers and underscores. Any other character is deleted. This applies to any label in any .ini-file.
</p>
<pre>
; a world.ini with two zones
[world]
zone=ghant
zone=brogha
</pre>
<!-- =============================================================== -->
<h2>
Zones
</h2>
<p>
Each zone has its own zone description file. The actual name of the file depends on the zone label.
If your <i>world.ini</i> contains the line <i>zone=ghant</i>, the content of the zone with
the label <i>ghant</i> would be described in the file <i>zones/ghant.ini</i>.
</p><p>
The .ini-file containts a list of objects populating that zone, and the basic properties of those
objects. In the context of the engine, such an object is called an <i>entity</i>.
</p>
<h3>
[zone]
</h3>
<p>
Every zone description file has a <i>zone</i> section describing a few of its basic properties:
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>name =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[string]</strong></td>
<td>the in-game name of the entity</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>sky =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[string]</strong></td>
<td>name of the skybox in <i>textures/sky</i> directory</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>default =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[bool]</strong></td>
<td>mark this zone as the default zone for the game, only one zone can have this key set to yes, can be omitted elsewhere</td>
</tr>
</table>
<pre>
; ghant.ini
; zone description file for the Ghant system
[zone]
name=Ghant system
sky=sky12
default=yes
</pre>
<p>
If you use a skybox, the engine will look in the <i>textures/sky</i> directory for six images named
<i>skybox_up</i>, <i>skybox_down</i>, <i>skybox_left</i>, <i>skybox_right</i>, <i>skybox_front</i> and <i>skybox_back</i>.
The coordinates are setup to match the output of the <A href="http://alexcpeterson.com/spacescape">Spacescape</a> skybox generator
</p>
<p>
If you want to use skyboxes made for quake3 you will have to convert them:
<ul>
<li>The _left and _right images have to be swapped
<li>The _up image has to be rotated, 90 degrees clockwise
<li>The _down image has to be rotated, 90 degrees counter-clockwise
</ul>
</p>
<h3>
[entity]
</h3>
<p>
You can add several <i>entity</i> sections to define the objects occupying your zones. Entities come in two flavours: basic geometrical shapes and entities with models. Both have a similar definition and set of properties. A simple <i>entity</i> is considered decoration by the engine and won't change direction or location.
</p><p>
Every in-game entity should have a <i>label</i> key. If the entity in question is going to be used as a base, or any object the could be referenced in possible scripting, it should have a unique label. The label should be lowercase and not contain spaces. A player-friendly name can be provided through the <i>name</i> key.
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>label =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[string]</strong></td>
<td>the in-game label of the entity</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>name =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[string]</strong></td>
<td>the in-game name of the entity</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
Set the <i>shape</i> key to define a basic geometrical shape:
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>shape =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>axis</strong></td>
<td>a 3d-axis with X, Y and Z lines.
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>cube</strong></td>
<td>a cube</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>diamond</strong></td>
<td>a rotating octahedron with an axis</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>sphere</strong></td>
<td>a polyhedron approximation of a sphere</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
The size of the entity can be set with the <i>radius</i> key:
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>radius =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[float]</strong></td>
<td>the radius of the entity in game units</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
1 game unit translates to 100m in-game, an entity with a radius of 0.5
would fit into a sphere with a diameter of 100m.
<p>
<p>
An entity with a model can be created by setting the <i>model</i> key. The radius is automaticly calculated.
A model can be a .map file or a .ase model.
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>model =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[string]</strong></td>
<td>filename of the model, without extension</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
The <i>color</i> key sets the primary color of the entity. This color will be used to draw the entity in case of
a geometrical shape, or to draw model faces that have the <i>common/entity</i> texture. The default entity colour is white.
The <i>colorsecond </i> key can be used to set the secondary color of entities with a model.
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>color =</i></td>
<td><strong>[float] [float] [float]</strong></td>
<td>primary entity color RGB values with in the 0.0 - 1.0 or 0 - 255 range</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>colorsecond =</i></td>
<td><strong>[float] [float] [float]</strong></td>
<td>secondary entity color</td>
</table>
<p>
The <i>location</i> sets the in-game position:
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>location =</i></td>
<td><strong>[float] [float] [float]</strong></td>
<td>x, y, z values of the entity location, z is up</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
1 game unit on the x, y, or z-axis translates to 100m in-game.
</p><p>
Orientation can be set thought the <i>direction</i>, <i>pitch</i>, and <i>roll</i> keys:
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>direction =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[float]</strong></td>
<td>direction angle the entity is pointing to. 0 degrees is north, 90 degrees is west, default is 0
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>pitch =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[float]</strong></td>
<td>pitch angle, default is 0<td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>roll =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[float]</strong></td>
<td>roll angle, default is 0<td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>
An example of an entity with a basic shape:
</p>
<pre>
[entity]
label=origin
name=Galactic origin
shape=axis
radius=1
location=0 0 0
; yellow
color=1 1 0
</pre>
<p>
An example of an entity with a model:
</p>
<pre>
[entity]
label=ikarus
name=Ikarus satellite
model=maps/satellites/ikarus
; blue
color=100 100 230
location=64 0 0
direction=120
pitch=15
</pre>
<h3>
[station]
</h3>
<p>
A <i>station</i> section defines an entity that can be visited by a player. This section
can contain the same keys as the <i>entity</i> section, but the entity will be marked as
dockable and the player will be able to target it for docking.
</p>
<p>
The engine will load the stations menu descriptions from the file <i>zones/zonelabel/entitylabel.ini</i>.
For example, if your zone has the label <i>ghant</i> and your entity has the label <i>alexandria</i> then
the engine will try to read <i>zones/ghant/alexandria.ini</i>. Read the section on entity menus for more
information.
</p>
<pre>
[station]
label=alexandria
name=Alexandria outpost
model=maps/stations/alexandria
location=-192 -704 32
; brown
color=222 192 145
direction=45
</pre>
<h3>
[navpoint]
</h3>
<p>
Space is huge and barren wasteland. Navigation points are an easy way to provide players
with landmarks. The default navigation point is a diamond-shaped entity.
</p>
<pre>
[navpoint]
label=navpoint_east
name=Navigation point East
location=716 -1008 20
</pre>
<h3>
[jumppoint]
</h3>
<p>
Jumppoints are the key to interstellar travel. A ship equiped with a hyperspace
jump drive can use it to travel to other starsystems. A jumppoint looks like a
navigation point, but needs the <i>target</i> key to indicate where it is leading to.
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>target =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[string]:[string]</strong></td>
<td><i>zone</i>:<i>entity</i><br>
the label of a the target zone and the target jumppoint.
<td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>
[jumpgate]
</h3>
<p>
Jumpgates are build on top of jumppoints and can be docked by smaller ships
to travel to other starsystems. Just like the jumppoint section, the <i>jumpgate</i>
section needs a <i>target</i> to indicate where it is leading to.
<p>
Jumppoints and jumpgates can target each other and ships equiped with a hyperspace
jumpdrive can still use the jumpgate to jump as usual.
</p>
<pre>
[jumpgate]
label=jumpgate_brogha
name=Jumpgate Ghant -> Brogha
model=maps/satellites/jumpgate
target=brogha:jumpgate_ghant
location=716 -1024 24
direction=90
color=222 192 145
</pre>
<h3>
[planet]
</h3>
<p>
A planet is spherical entity with a texture. and a default radius of 64. The planet globe will
be rendered with lighting enabled. A planet can be marked as dockable. In this case it can be
visited by a player and menu descriptions will be loaded.
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>texture =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[string]</strong></td>
<td>name of the planet texture in <i>textures</i> directory</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>rotationspeed =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[float]</strong></td>
<td>rotation speed in degrees per second</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>dock =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[bool]</strong></td>
<td>set to true to create a planet the players can visit</td>
</tr>
</table>
<pre>
; The iceworld, a very dark and cold place
[planet]
label=iceworld
name=The World of Ice
texture=planets/iceworld
rotationspeed=1
; a grey-blue colour
color =0.5 0.5 0.8
</pre>
<h3>
[star]
</h3>
<p>
A star is a spherical entity with a default radius of 96. The star globe
will be rendered fullbright and serve as the main source of light for the current system.
At the moment only one system light source is supported. If you define multiple stars,
the last one will serve as light source. Stars can have a texture.
</p>
<pre>
; a yellow star
[star]
label=whitedwarf
name=White Dwarf
color=1.0 1.0 0.9
radius=96
</pre>
<p>
Consult the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_classification">wikipedia article on stellar classification</a>
and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Morgan-Keenan_spectral_classification.png">this image</a>.
</p>
<h3>
[ship]
</h3>
<p>
Some planets and stations have ship dealers where players can buy a new ship. [station] and [planet]
sections can be followed by one or more [ship] sections to add ship models to the ship dealers inventory.
</p>
<pre>
; station definition
[station]
label=alexendria
.
. more station definitions
.
; the Micron Vector is sold here
[ship]
label=vector
; the P.O.D. is sold here
[ship]
label=pod
</pre>
<p>
Indenting the [ship] sections like in the example above is not required,
but it improves readability. The <i>label</i> key is mandatory and referes to
a ship type as defined in ships.ini.
</p>
<h3>
[cargo]
</h3>
<p>
Cargo trade is defined similar to ship dealers. [station] and [planet] sections can be followed
by one or more [cargo] section to add specific items to the trader's inventory. The <i>label</i>
key is mandatory and referes to a cargo type as defined in cargo.ini.
The <i>price</i> and <i>amount</i> keys> can be used to set the most important trading parameters.
</p>
<table>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>price =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[float]</strong></td>
<td>price this type of cargo is bought and sold at</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="wide"><i>amount =</i></td>
<td class="narrow"><strong>[float]</strong></td>
<td>initial amount of available cargo. The default is -1 and means unlimited.
0 means this type of cargo can only be sold here.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<pre>
; station definition
[station]
label=alexendria
.
. more station definitions
.
; this station buys and sells crates at 25 credits per unit
[cargo]
label=crates
price=25
; this station buys niobium at 200 credits per unit
[cargo]
label=niobium
price=200
amount=0
</pre>
<!-- =============================================================== -->
<h2>
Ships
</h2>
<p>
The list of a available ship types is read from the file <i>ships.ini</i>.
</p>
<!-- =============================================================== -->
<h2>
Cargo
</h2>
<p>
The list of available cargo types is read from the file <i>cargo.ini</i>.
</p>
<!-- =============================================================== -->
<h2 class="navigate">
<a href="index.html">back</a>
</h2>
</body>
</html>
|
