cargo hold

[Silentdances]

is there a way to make it so that upgrading cargo works in segments?
doing a modded armed transport, and wanted to have the upgrade in 50 ton segments (like 4 different upgrades). starting at like 100 and ending at 300.

[Periculi]

It is very easy!

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<!-- Cargo Hold Expansion -->

<ItemType UNID="&itCargoHoldExpansion;"
		name=				"cargo hold expansion"
		level=				"2"
		value=				"1000"
		mass=				"1000"
		frequency=			"uncommon"
		numberAppearing=	"1"
		modifiers=			"MajorItem"

		description=		"This is a pressurized hold that can be attached to a ship to increase the amount of cargo it can carry."
		>

	<Image imageID="&rsItems1;" imageX="96" imageY="192" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96"/>

	<CargoHoldDevice
			cargoSpace=		"100"
			/>

</ItemType>

This is the cargo hold item from Transcendence.xml, the bit you want is contained in the <CargoHoldDevice> tag.

cargoSpace is basically a percent value. 100 = 100% of the max cargo listed for the given ship.

You can make incremental expansions by copying the tag, and making each cargo hold device have a different cargoSpace value:

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<!-- Cargo Hold Expansions -->

<ItemType UNID="&itCargoHoldExpansion10;"
		name=				"cargo hold expansion"
		level=				"2"
		value=				"1000"
		mass=				"1000"
		frequency=			"uncommon"
		numberAppearing=	"1"
		modifiers=			"MajorItem"

		description=		"This is a pressurized hold that can be attached to a ship to increase the amount of cargo it can carry."
		>

	<Image imageID="&rsItems1;" imageX="96" imageY="192" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96"/>

	<CargoHoldDevice
			cargoSpace=		"10"
			/>

</ItemType>

<ItemType UNID="&itCargoHoldExpansion25;"
		name=				"cargo hold expansion"
		level=				"2"
		value=				"1000"
		mass=				"1000"
		frequency=			"uncommon"
		numberAppearing=	"1"
		modifiers=			"MajorItem"

		description=		"This is a pressurized hold that can be attached to a ship to increase the amount of cargo it can carry."
		>

	<Image imageID="&rsItems1;" imageX="96" imageY="192" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96"/>

	<CargoHoldDevice
			cargoSpace=		"25"
			/>

</ItemType>

<ItemType UNID="&itCargoHoldExpansion500;"
		name=				"cargo hold expansion"
		level=				"2"
		value=				"1000"
		mass=				"1000"
		frequency=			"uncommon"
		numberAppearing=	"1"
		modifiers=			"MajorItem"

		description=		"This is a pressurized hold that can be attached to a ship to increase the amount of cargo it can carry."
		>

	<Image imageID="&rsItems1;" imageX="96" imageY="192" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96"/>

	<CargoHoldDevice
			cargoSpace=		"500"
			/>

</ItemType>

Look I made the last one a biggy!

Ok, so, now you got all that straight?

[Silentdances]

oh sweet thanks .. *nods* makes sense

[Sheltem]

what would happen when you delete the maxcargo tag from playership.xml ?

[Periculi]

Then your current cargo size is the only size you get, with no expansions possible.

[Bobby]

can a cargo hold REDUCE cargo space?

[Periculi]

hmm... I might have to go see about that one! I used to use virtual devices for that type of thing- I had a great little 'tribbles' trap that slowly filled your cargo space with Star Trek style furry cutenesses...