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Tables

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'''Tables''' are text files with the extension .tbl, and are the major data files in Freespace and Freespace 2. Compared with many other games, they are highly intuitive and easy to edit, reuiring no special tools other than notepad. For more detail on specific tables, see the links below.
 
 
*Asterisks (*) denote a table added for Freespace 2. These are not required by FS1.
*Plus signs (+) denote a table added by the [[FSSCP_Introduction|Source Code Project]]. These are not required by retail FS2
 [[ai.tbl]] - Defines a small subset of the AI behavior.
 [[ai_profiles.tbl]]+ - Defines extended options for AI behavior. AI profiles can be specified on a per-mission basis.
 [[armor.tbl]]+ - Defines the behaviour of ship armor.
 [[iff_defs.tbl]]+ - Defines IFF. New IFFs can be specified, with different behaviors for each.
 [[ships.tbl]] - Defines the statistics of ships in-game.
 [[species_defs.tbl]]+ - Defines characteristics of ships belonging to each species.
 [[weapons.tbl]] - Defines the statistics of weapons in-game.

Iff defs.tbl

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==General Format==

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==Sample Entry==

#IFFs

;; Every iff_defs.tbl must contain a Traitor entry. Traitors attack
;; one another (required by the dogfighting code) but it is up to you
;; to decide who attacks the traitor or whom else the traitor attacks.
$Traitor IFF: Traitor

;------------------------
; Friendly
;------------------------
$IFF Name: Friendly
$Color: ( 0, 255, 0 )
$Attacks: ( "Hostile" "Neutral" "Traitor" )
$Flags: ( "support allowed" )
$Default Ship Flags: ( "cargo-known" )

;------------------------
; Hostile
;------------------------
$IFF Name: Hostile
$Color: ( 255, 0, 0 )
$Attacks: ( "Friendly" "Neutral" "Traitor" )
+Sees Friendly As: ( 255, 0, 0 )
+Sees Hostile As: ( 0, 255, 0 )

;------------------------
; Neutral
;------------------------
$IFF Name: Neutral
$Color: ( 255, 0, 0 )
$Attacks: ( "Friendly" "Traitor" )
+Sees Friendly As: ( 255, 0, 0 )
+Sees Hostile As: ( 0, 255, 0 )
+Sees Neutral As: ( 0, 255, 0 )

;------------------------
; Unknown
;------------------------
$IFF Name: Unknown
$Color: ( 255, 0, 255 )
$Attacks: ( "Hostile" )
+Sees Neutral As: ( 0, 255, 0 )
+Sees Traitor As: ( 0, 255, 0 )
$Flags: ( "exempt from all teams at war" )

;------------------------
; Traitor
;------------------------
$IFF Name: Traitor
$Color: ( 255, 0, 0 )
$Attacks: ( "Friendly" "Hostile" "Neutral" "Traitor" )
+Sees Friendly As: ( 255, 0, 0 )

#End

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Tables

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'''Tables''' are text files with the extension .tbl, and are the major data files in Freespace and Freespace 2. Compared with many other games, they are highly intuitive and easy to edit, reuiring no special tools other than notepad. For more detail on specific tables, see the links below.
 
 
*Asterisks (*) denote a table added for Freespace 2. These are not required by FS1.
*Plus signs (+) denote a table added by the [[FSSCP_Introduction|Source Code Project]]. These are not required by retail FS2
 [[ai_profiles.tbl]]+ - Defines AI behavior. AI profiles can be specified on a per-mission basis.
 [[armor.tbl]]+ - Defines the behaviour of ship armor.
 [[iff_defs.tbl]]+ - Defines IFF. New IFFs can be specified, with different behaviors for each.
 [[ships.tbl]] - Defines the statistics of ships in-game.
 [[species_defs.tbl]]+ - Defines characteristics of ships belonging to each species.
 [[weapons.tbl]] - Defines the statistics of weapons in-game.

Species defs.tbl

2006-02-04T19:33:04Z

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'''''This feature requires SCP''''' 
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Species_defs.tbl is a new table added by the Source Code Project which allows the addition of new species types in addition to Terran, Vasudan and Shivan, or to replace these three species. New species can have individual briefing icons, thruster glows, shield hit anis, debris fields, and [[FRED]] menu colours. Any new species added here must be added to [[icons.tbl]], [[asteroid.tbl]] and [[sounds.tbl]] if the game is to work.

==Species Entry==

===$Species_Name:===
*Defines the name of the species.
*Syntax: ''Name''
**Example: ''Shivan''

===$Default IFF:===
*Defines the species default IFF in FRED.
*Friendly, Hostile, Neutral ...??
*Syntax: ''IFF''
**Example: ''Hostile''

===$FRED Color===
*Defines the color used in FRED for this species
*If not defined the fred defaults color to black ( 0, 0, 0 )
*Syntax: ( ''Value, Value, Value'' ), (red, green and blue respectively)
**Example: ( 255, 0, 0 )

===+Debris_Texture:===
*Defines the name of the standard texture applied to species specific debris fields.
*Syntax: ''Name''
**Example: ''debris01c''

===+Shield_Hit_ani:===
*Defines the name of the ani file applied to a species shields when hit.
*Syntax: ''Name''
**Example: ''shivanshield''

===$ThrustAnims:===
*'''+Normal''' or '''+Pri_Normal:'''
**Defines name of standard thruster animation.
**Syntax: ''Name''
***Example: ''thruster03''
*'''+Normal''' or '''+Pri_Afterburn:'''
**Defines name of afterburn thruster animation.
**Syntax: ''Name''
***Example: ''thruster03a''
*'''+Sec_Normal:'''
**Defines name of secondary standard thruster animation.
**Syntax: ''Name''
***Example: ''thruster02-03''
*'''+Sec_Afterburn:'''
**Defines name of secondary afterburn thruster animation.
**Syntax: ''Name''
***Example: ''thruster02-03a''
*'''+Ter_Normal:'''
**Defines name of tertiary standard thruster animation.
**Syntax: ''Name''
***Example: ''thruster03-03''
*'''+Ter_Afterburn:'''
**Defines name of tertiary afterburn thruster animation.
**Syntax: ''Name''
***Example: ''thruster03-03a''

===$ThrustGlows:===
*'''+Normal:'''
**Defines name of standard thruster glow bitmap.
**Syntax: ''Name''
***Example: ''thrusterglow03''
*'''+Afterburn:'''
**Defines name of standard thruster glow bitmap.
**Syntax: ''Name''
***Example: ''thrusterglow03a''

===$AwacsMultiplier:===
*Defines the awacs multiplier. All ships belonging to the species have their awacs range multiplied by this number.
*Syntax: ''Value'', (multiplier)
**Example: ''1.25''

==Sample Entry==

#SPECIES DEFS

;------------------------
; Terran
;------------------------
$Species_Name: Terran
$Default IFF: Friendly
$FRED Color: ( 0, 0, 192 )
$MiscAnims:
+Debris_Texture: debris01a
+Shield_Hit_ani: shieldhit01a
$ThrustAnims:
+Normal: thruster01
+Afterburn: thruster01a
$ThrustGlows:
+Normal: thrusterglow01
+Afterburn: thrusterglow01a
$AwacsMultiplier: 1.00

;------------------------
; Vasudan
;------------------------
$Species_Name: Vasudan
$Default IFF: Friendly
$FRED Color: ( 0, 128, 0 )
$MiscAnims:
+Debris_Texture: debris01b
+Shield_Hit_ani: shieldhit01a
$ThrustAnims:
+Normal: thruster02
+Afterburn: thruster02a
$ThrustGlows:
+Normal: thrusterglow02
+Afterburn: thrusterglow02a
$AwacsMultiplier: 1.25

;------------------------
; Shivan
;------------------------
$Species_Name: Shivan
$Default IFF: Hostile
$FRED Color: ( 192, 0, 0 )
$MiscAnims:
+Debris_Texture: debris01c
+Shield_Hit_ani: shieldhit01a
$ThrustAnims:
+Normal: thruster03
+Afterburn: thruster03a
$ThrustGlows:
+Normal: thrusterglow03
+Afterburn: thrusterglow03a
$AwacsMultiplier: 1.50

#END

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