v1.4.1 - Executioner Bugfixes

• Adds addExecutionerStandardEquipment to shiputility.lua

v1.4 - Laser Tag & Other updates

• Implements lasersniper.lua - this script will periodically fire an IDHTX-style laser at the player.
  
• Notably, it has no rotational or positional requirements of the ship it is attached to.
  
• The beam will also slowly creep towards the player's position, making it harder to dodge.
  
• Adds a parameter for setting the damage multiplier on overdrive.lua.
  
• Adds debug logging to phasemode.lua.
  
• Adds terminalblocker.lua. You can probably guess what this one does.
  
• Changes the following files to make them more in line with vanilla code:
  
  • asyncshipgenerator.lua
    
  • pirategenerator.lua
    
  • shipgenerator.lua
• Updates esccdbg, of course.
  
• Of particular note is a command in the "Others" tab that will let you instantly repair all ships in a sector, as if you had bought a repair token for them.
  
• Removes addExecutionerStandardEquipment from ShipUtility.lua.
  
• Fixes some issues with the SetInvincibleOnForced value in defensecontroller.lua.
  
• Fixes an issue with defensecontroller.lua where it would make a phasemode.lua defense leader vulnerable too early.
  
• Renames tindalos.lua to pursuitai.lua.
  
• Removed the hull adaptation in adaptivedefense.lua due to massive performance issues.
  
• Fixed a few bugs in lasersniper.lua.
  
• Made the beam creep in lasersniper.lua faster.
  
• The beam in lasersniper.lua now does more damage.

v1.3.1 - Afterburners on!

• Implements afterburn.lua
  
  • This script works similarly to phasemode.lua and overdrive.lua. Instead of the amped-up mode increasing damage or making the craft immune to damage, however, it greatly increases the craft's speed and acceleration.
• Removes an unnecessary variable from overdrive.lua
  
• Adds afterburn.lua to the list of possible scripts that can be added to an entity by allybooster.lua
  
• Accidentally left debug mode on the Defense Controller when uploading

v1.3.0 - Minor update

• Had accidentally left debug mode on overdrive.lua when publishing.

Version 1.3 - The Executioner Update

• Added a debug specificer to absolutepointdefense.lua
  
• Added debug logging to absolutepointdefense.lua
  
• Added ability to specify rate of fire (ROF) on absolutepointdefense.lua - note that it cannot fire faster than once every 0.25 seconds.
  
• Added a debug specifier and logging to eternal.lua
  
• Added customization parameters for eternal.lua
  
• You may now specify how much HP eternal.lua heals for (as a percentage - 0.01 is 1% HP healed per tick)
  
• You may now specify if taking damage delays the regeneration of eternal.lua
  
• eternal.lua now shows an animation when restoring the ship's HP.
  
• Added a debug specifier to ironcurtain.lua
  
• Changed the range on megablocker.lua
  
• Added ability to specify a torpedo's durability modifier to torpedoslammer.lua
  
• Changed a couple of lines in the addPirateEquipment function to align better with vanilla code.
  
• Made a couple of adjustments and optimizations to order of operation of adding scripts.
  
• Reduced the number of systems that Devastators and Executioners drop.
  
• Significantly changed Executioners
  
  • Maximum size of executioners is halved and reached earlier.
    
  • HP bonus of executioners now starts earlier and scales faster.
    
  • Executioners will no longer use Chainguns, Lasers, Cannons, Rocket Launchers, or Tesla guns as their standard weapons.
    
  • Executioners now have two dedicated batteries of artillery weapons.
    
  • Removed the battery of Persecutor weapons from the Executioner and replaced it with addtional artillery.
    
  • Removed the battery of anti-shield weapons from the Executioner and replaced it with additional artillery.
    
  • Removed the CIWS weapons from the Executioner and replaced with an Absolute Point Defense script.
• Made a small change to how size / damage values are calculated for Light and Heavy defenders when HET is installed in the ship generator.
  
• Reduced the damage of MegaLasers somewhat.
  
• Added addExecutionerStandardEquipment, which adds a set of standard equipment for executioners.
  
• Allows for the specification of an absolute faction limit on defensecontroller.lua. Check the file for more information on how it works.
  
• Changed a couple of lines in the addPirateEquipment function to align better with vanilla code.
  
• Added adaptivedefense.lua
  
  • This script dynamically keeps track of how much damage an entity is taking and adjusts its shield to resist the damage type it has taken the most of.
    
  • It will also make the entity's shield impenetrable.
    
  • Once the entity's shield has dropped, it will set a hull resistance based on the amount of damage the shield has taken. Higher priority is given to antimatter damage.
• Added afterburn.lua
  
  • This script is a placeholder and is not yet implemented.
• Added allybooster.lua
  
  • Every 80 seconds, this script will pick a random allied ship in the sector and give them one of the following scripts, chosen at random:
    
    • eternal.lua
      
    • phasemode.lua
      
    • ironcurtain.lua
      
    • adaptivedefense.lua
      
    • overdrive.lua
• Added lasersniper.lua
  
  • This script is a placeholder and is not yet implemented.
• Added overdrive.lua
  
  • This works similarly to phasemode.lua - every minute, this script will cause an entity to flip into a "berserk" state for 30 seconds.
    
  • While berserk, the entity will do double damage.
    
  • While berserk, red particles will appear off of the entity.
• Added esccspawnutil.lua
  
  • This script is a placeholder and is not yet implemented.
• Updates mod version. Apologies for any inconvenience - this was necessary for a new upcoming mod, and new changes to Increasing Threat.

• Adds the entity\absolutepointdefense.lua script.
  
• Adds the entity\ironcurtain.lua script.
  
• Modifies the range on megablocker.lua.
  
• Slight adjustments to the phasemode and torpedoslammer scripts.
  
• If HET and HarderEnemys are active, the extra pirate classes (Prowler, Scorcher, Pillager, Devastator, etc.) are bigger and have additional firepower.
  
• The extra firepower adjustment will only work with the HET / ESCC compatibility patch mod.
  
• If HET is active, the Heavy Defender will be larger and have more firepower.
  
• Adds a function to ESCCUtil to make all Xsotan ships leave the sector.
  
• Adds the "addVelocityCannons" function to shiputility.lua
  
• Slight adjustments to esccutil and esccdbg.

• Adds the entity\eternal.lua script.
  
• Adds the entity\phasemode.lua script.
  
• Adds the entity\hyperaggro.lua script.
  
• Adds the entity\phasemode.lua script.
  
• Adds the entity\torpedoslammer.lua script.
  
• Fixes a bug in the siegegunshot script where it would spam errors if _Velocity got set to nil on a reload.
  
• Adds some more substance to a couple of extra functions in the shiputility script.

• Fixes a couple of errors with the siege gun and siege gun shot script.

• Adds the following files:
  
• data/scripts/entity/stationsiegegun.lua
  
• data/scripts/entity/ai/supply.lua
  
• data/scripts/sector/siegegunshot.lua
  
• data/scripts/sector/background/defensecontroller.lua
  
• data/scripts/sector/background/shipmentcontroller.lua
  
• The defense controller is an alternative to Boxelware's Wave Manager script that is much more customizable and more dangerous. It uses numerous ships designs from ESCC.
  
• The shipment controller is a script that sets freighters to continuously spawn in and attempt to dock with a station, transferring a "supply" value - this value can be used to upgrade ships spawned from the defense controller or the siege gun.
  
• The siege gun is a special script that fires a custom blob shot at the player. This shot is fairly customizable and can be configured to do massive damage to a player ship.
  
• The defense controller, shipment controller, and siege gun scripts have fairly extensive documentation showing how to use them.
  
• The siege gun shot script and the supply AI script are more ancillary and have less documentation. They are directly added to a sector / entity via the siege gun script / shipment controller script, respectively.

• Fixes some logging errors in the ship / pirate generators.
  
• Adds an extra logging function to structuredmission.