Difference between revisions of "Shipinfo.dat"

Latest revision as of 18:41, 29 September 2007

Shipinfo.dat is a file that can be included in an arena's levelfiles to customize the ships. Ship images can be replaced on the menu with ships.bm2. A user can enable this with the "Zone-Specific Ships" option on the "Menu" tab.

Format of shipinfo.dat

• Blank lines and those starting with semicolons are ignored.
• Leading and trailing spaces are removed.
• All lines must appear in the order stated below.
• Use * by itself as a placeholder for the default text.

; 8 ship names in normal order (max 16 chars).

Warbird
Javelin
Spider
Leviathan
Terrier
Weasel
Lancaster
Shark

; 8 ship descriptions for menu mouse-over.
; Max is 255 chars, but may be clipped by skin.
; Use * by itself here will use the ship name(s)
; defined above as "Select ship: ."

Select ship: Warbird.
Select ship: Javelin.
Select ship: Spider.
Select ship: Leviathan.
Select ship: Terrier.
Select ship: Weasel.
Select ship: Lancaster.
Select ship: Shark.

; Spectator description for menu mouse-over.
; Max is 255 chars, but may be clipped by skin.

Spectate (watch the game).

; Ship box description for menu mouse-over.
; Max is 255 chars, but may be clipped by skin.

Select one of eight ships to fly, or be a spectator. You can always change your mind while in the game