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	Journal.tbl is used by the [[SCPUI]] script system to define the journal options and entries for a specific campaign.		Journal.tbl is used by the [[SCPUI]] script system to define the journal options and entries for a specific campaign.

	Journal.tbl, by design, is NOT modular and cannot be extended.		The Journal is configured on a per-campaign basis where each campaign loads from a table matching the format <code>CAMPAIGN_FILE_NAME-journal.tbl</code>. Journal.tbl, by design, is NOT modular and cannot be extended.

	==Journal.tbl==		==Journal.tbl==

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{{SCPUI_table}}
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Journal.tbl is used by the [[SCPUI]] script system to define the journal options and entries for a specific campaign.

Journal.tbl, by design, is NOT modular and cannot be extended.

==Journal.tbl==
*Defines the journal options, configuration, and available entries
*Begins with one of the configuration sections and ends with #End

==#Journal Options==
*The base configuration options
*Must end with #End

===$Title:===
*The title of the UI shown to the player.
*Optional. Defaults to "Journal".
*Syntax: '''''string'''''

==#Journal Sections==
*Defines what sections or entry categories are available.
*Can define up to 3 sections.
*Must end with #End

===$Name:===
*The name of the section.
*Does NOT support XSTR("", ##) parsing!
*Syntax: '''''string'''''

===$XSTR:===
*The XSTR ID for the section name
*Syntax: '''''integer'''''

==#Journal Entries==
*Defines all available journal entries
*Must end with #End

===$Name:===
*The name of the entry.
*Does NOT support XSTR("", ##) parsing!
*Syntax: '''''string'''''

===$XSTR:===
*The XSTR ID for the section name
*Syntax: '''''integer'''''

===$Group:===
*The Section or Category that this entry belongs to
*Syntax: '''''string'''''

===$Visible by Default:===
*Sets whether this entry is always visible or must be unlocked
*Optional, defaults to false.
*Syntax: '''''boolean'''''

===$Short Title:===
*A short title string for the entry
*Optional, defaults to an empty string
*Syntax: '''''string'''''

===$File:===
*The base name of the text file to use for the journal entry.
*Language support is handled by appending FSO's language shorthand to the filename before the extension <code>BASENAME-lang.txt</code>
*Must be a .txt file and the extension should be included here.
*Syntax: '''''string'''''

===$Image:===
*The image file to display (without extension)
*Optional, if not provided no image will be displayed.
*Syntax: '''''string'''''

===$Caption:===
*The caption for the image. Ignored if there is no image to display.
*Optional, if not provided no caption will be displayed.
*Syntax: '''''string'''''

===$Caption XSTR:===
*The XSTR id for the caption.
*Required if Caption is provided.
*Syntax: '''''integer'''''

===Example===
<pre>
#Journal Options
$Title: XSTR("Newsroom", 9284)
#End

#Journal Sections

$Name: Headlines
$XSTR: 193

$Name: Editorials
$XSTR: 194

#End

#Journal Entries ;;Languages can be done by creating files with the language shorthand appended. bta1_h01-gr.txt

$Name: Living In Antares
$XSTR: 195
$Group: Headlines
$Visible by Default: true
$Short Title: bta1_head01
$File: bta1_h01.txt

$Name: The Stinging of a Wasp
$XSTR: 196
$Group: Headlines
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_head02
$File: bta1_h02.txt

$Name: The Stinging of a Wasp Pt.2
$XSTR: 197
$Group: Headlines
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_head03
$File: bta1_h03.txt

$Name: Hammer of Light Activity Increases
$XSTR: 198
$Group: Headlines
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_head04
$File: bta1_h04.txt

$Name: Piracy and Smuggling on the Increase
$XSTR: 199
$Group: Headlines
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_head05
$File: bta1_h05.txt

$Name: Living in a Box
$XSTR: 200
$Group: Headlines
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_head06
$File: bta1_h06.txt

$Name: Criminal Activity Continues
$XSTR: 201
$Group: Headlines
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_head07
$File: bta1_h07.txt

$Name: Carnage at Detiula Station
$XSTR: 202
$Group: Headlines
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_head08
$File: bta1_h08.txt

$Name: Messenger of Death
$XSTR: 203
$Group: Headlines
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_head09
$File: bta1_h09.txt

$Name: War-Torn and Without Choice
$XSTR: 204
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: true
$Short Title: bta1_edit01
$File: bta1_e01.txt
$Image: deadcity
$Caption: Volsinii city after PVN bombardment - year 2330
$Caption XSTR: 218

$Name: More Casualties, More Tragedies
$XSTR: 205
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: true
$Short Title: bta1_edit02
$File: bta1_e02.txt
$Image: deathinspace
$Caption: Debris after GTA attack on civilian transport Retin - 2335/04/25
$Caption XSTR: 219

$Name: Antares, Or What's Left Of It
$XSTR: 206
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: true
$Short Title: bta1_edit03
$File: bta1_e03.txt
$Image: gulnarasun
$Caption: Gulnara Research Station is often a target of local raiding parties.
$Caption XSTR: 220

$Name: The Hand Grasping The Suns
$XSTR: 207
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: true
$Short Title: bta1_edit04
$File: bta1_e04.txt
$Image: militarysun
$Caption: Some GTA warships are already in Antares preceding the Intrepid's arrival.
$Caption XSTR: 221

$Name: Antares' Judgment Begins
$XSTR: 208
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title:bta1_edit05
$File: bta1_e05.txt
$Image: cargoplatform
$Caption: One of many cargo depots littered around Antares.
$Caption XSTR: 227

$Name: Blind Spot
$XSTR: 209
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_edit06
$File: bta1_e06.txt
$Image: krakenstation
$Caption: Kraken Station, the site of the attack on the Regulus Senators.
$Caption XSTR: 228

$Name: Facade of the Starscape
$XSTR: 210
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_edit07
$File: bta1_e07.txt
$Image: hillross
$Caption: Hillross Station is owned by Exxon-Beckham.
$Caption XSTR: 232

$Name: Abeyance
$XSTR: 211
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_edit08
$File: bta1_e08.txt
$Image: afvalk
$Caption: Antarian security forces have begun painting the emblem of the Antares Federation political party on their hulls.
$Caption XSTR: 233

$Name: Breadcrumbs and Superposition
$XSTR: 212
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_edit09
$File: bta1_e09.txt
$Image: afemblem
$Caption: The official emblem of the Antares Federation political party.
$Caption XSTR: 234

$Name: The Sleeping Dragon
$XSTR: 213
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_edit10
$File: bta1_e10.txt
$Image: cardinalpropo
$Caption: The HLD Cardinal as shown in an HoL propaganda release.
$Caption XSTR: 235

$Name: The Dragon Awakens
$XSTR: 214
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_edit11
$File: bta1_e11.txt
$Image: megalith
$Caption: Security firm Megalith is now operating directly out of Antares Station.
$Caption XSTR: 236

$Name: Phagocytosis
$XSTR: 215
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_edit12
$File: bta1_e12.txt
$Image: apoapsis
$Caption: The AFC Apoapsis is now standing by near Antares Station.
$Caption XSTR: 237

$Name: The Suns Are Released
$XSTR: 216
$Group: Editorials
$Visible by Default: false
$Short Title: bta1_edit13
$File: bta1_e13.txt
$Image: antsuns
$Caption: Antares Major and Minor are our symbols for hope and unity in the future.
$Caption XSTR: 238

#End
</pre>
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