Modding ship modules

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Hi,
I am looking for mods that changes crew value of "Crew Quarters" and cargo values of "Cargo Pods".
If anyone point me in the right direction it would be appreciated.

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Not possible then?

[Rhonin the wizard]

Look for the file ShipComponents.xml located in the folder \Star Control - Origins\Assets\Ships.

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Thanks.
Note:
ı tried it but it did not change anything.

<ShipComponent
internalID="CrewQuarters"
image="UI\Art\StarControlStyle\ShipyardComponents\CrewQuarters_icon.dds"
model="Human_Cosmetic_Small_01"
modelScale="0.0001"
modelOffset="0,0,-0.01"
modelTurnPitchYaw="25,20,-20"
name="ShipComponent_CrewQuarters"
startEnabled="1"
cost="2000"
crew="1000"
maxInstances="6"
componentType="Module"

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Do you need a new game?

[Rhonin the wizard]

No, one method would be to a delete a certain file. I'm not certain which it was, but I recommend the second method, which is to create a mod.

Look at the guide here[wiki.starcontrol.com]. This has the advantage that when there is patch your changes will not be overwritten.

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Thx.

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I made one. But with no sucess. What am ı doing wrong?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pOwHbYbJXfhFqQ-wGXgS_9UnZOZepy5X/view?usp=sharing

[Rhonin the wizard]

Alright, after several tries I figured out what was wrong.

You are not modifying a parameter file, thus in your mod folder you should have a Ships folder.

In there copy the ShipComponents.xml file and change its header to have append="true". Like so

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ShipComponents append="true"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../Schemas/ShipComponents.xsd">

Then you can modify what components you wish.

If you have further inquiries on modding I suggest joining the Star Control Discord server[discord.gg], it has dedicated modding channels where there are players with more experience in modding than I.

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Hi Rhonin. Thanks alot for your efforts. But when ı renamed folder "Params" to "Ships" the mod does not appear on the mod list in the multiverse tab.

[Rhonin the wizard]

Upload the mod so I can take a look at it.

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This is the version 2 of the file where I renamed the folder.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qLo8SZbsnVteYVeskkhv4PYWfy-3qxTB/view?usp=sharing

[Rhonin the wizard]

You need to use the ShipComponents file format, not GameParameters. Since what you are modifying is in ShipComponents.

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Thanks a bunch Rhonin. I managed to it.
Here it is the 3rd version of my trial and it works fine. If anyone needs also here is the link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zER81iGC69o-WvwgoHU_RnO1USNCt1ZQ/view?usp=sharing