Ships.tbl - Revision history

Kestrellius at 02:53, 11 November 2026

2026-11-11T02:53:00Z

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	{{Tables}}		{{Tables}}
	The '''ships.tbl''' defines all the ship classes used in FSO.		The '''ships.tbl''' defines all the ship classes used in FSO.
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	*'''+Normal Variance:'''		*'''+Normal Variance:'''
	**Default Value: 2.0}}		**Default Value: 2.0}}

			===$Disable Main Fireball:===
			{{Table262\|
			*Whether to avoid spawning the big fireball that normally appears when the ship blows up. Designed for use with $Ship Death Effect, which fills the same role as the fireball.
			*Optional; defaults to False.
			*Syntax: '''''Boolean'''''
			}}

	===$Debris Flame Effect:===		===$Debris Flame Effect:===

Kestrellius at 01:38, 11 November 2026

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	===$Propagating Explosion Effect:===		===$Propagating Explosion Effect:===
	*[[Particle Effects\|Particle effect]] for propagating explosions (the explosions that play while a ship is splitting apart). Mutually exclusive with $Propagating Expl Radius Multiplier!		*[[Particle Effects\|Particle effect]] for propagating explosions (the explosions that play while a ship is splitting apart). '''Mutually exclusive with $Propagating Expl Radius Multiplier!'''
	*Vector-type effect host. Host radius is the cross-section of the splitting ship. Orientation is the ship-half's orientation; normal is 'up' within the ship's frame of reference		*Vector-type effect host. Host radius is the cross-section of the splitting ship. Orientation is the ship-half's orientation; normal is 'up' within the ship's frame of reference
	*Optional		*Optional
	*Syntax: ''''''String'''''', name of effect		*Syntax: '''''String''''', name of effect
	}}		}}

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	===$Death-Roll Explosion Effect:===		===$Death-Roll Explosion Effect:===
	*[[Particle Effects\|Particle effect]] for death-roll explosions (the small explosions across a ship's surface that happen during the deathroll). Mutually exclusive with $Death-Roll Explosion Radius Mult!		*[[Particle Effects\|Particle effect]] for death-roll explosions (the small explosions across a ship's surface that happen during the deathroll). '''Mutually exclusive with $Death-Roll Explosion Radius Mult!'''
	*Effect host is the dying ship; normal is the 'outward' vector from the ship's center to the explosion's position		*Effect host is the dying ship; normal is the 'outward' vector from the ship's center to the explosion's position
	*Optional		*Optional
	*Syntax: ''''''String'''''', name of effect		*Syntax: '''''String''''', name of effect
	}}		}}

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	===$Death FX Explosion Effect:===		===$Death FX Explosion Effect:===
	*[[Particle Effects\|Particle effect]] for death FX explosions (the handful of medium-sized explosions that trigger a moment before the main explosion). Mutually exclusive with $Death FX Explosion Radius Mult!		*[[Particle Effects\|Particle effect]] for death FX explosions (the handful of medium-sized explosions that trigger a moment before the main explosion). '''Mutually exclusive with $Death FX Explosion Radius Mult!'''
	*Effect host is the dying ship; normal is the 'outward' vector from the ship's center to the explosion's position		*Effect host is the dying ship; normal is the 'outward' vector from the ship's center to the explosion's position
	*Optional		*Optional
	*Syntax: ''''''String'''''', name of effect		*Syntax: '''''String''''', name of effect
	}}		}}

Kestrellius at 01:36, 11 November 2026

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 The '''ships.tbl''' defines all the ship classes used in FSO.
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 *This sets the multiplier for the ship splitting propagating explosions
 *Syntax: '''''Float''''', defaults to 1}}
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 *Syntax: '''''Float'''''
 **Default: 1}}
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 *Syntax: '''''Float'''''
 **Default: 1}}

Goober5000: add missing entries, courtesy of Claude

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add missing entries, courtesy of Claude

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 ===$Debris Flame Effect:===
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-*Specifies the [[Particle Effects|particle effect]] which will be added to debris spawned from this ship.
+*Specifies the [[Particle Effects|particle effect]] which will be added to hull debris spawned from this ship.
 *Syntax: '''String''', the particle effect name
 }}
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 *Allows ships to sometimes explode instantly instead of going through a death roll first. Overrides the same flag in [[objecttypes.tbl]].  Note that this option is misleadingly named; "vaporization" usually refers to a ship exploding into tiny debris shards rather than hull chunks.
 *Syntax: '''''Float''''', percent chance of instant explosion, 0 to 100}}
-{{Table240|In version 24.0 and later, '''$Skip Death Roll Percent Chance:''' can be used as a more accurate alternative.}}
+{{Table240|'''DEPRECATED''': Use [[#.24Skip_Death_Roll_Percent_Chance:|$Skip Death Roll Percent Chance:]] instead, which behaves identically. Only one of the two may be specified.}}
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 Mandatory entry to indicate that the Custom Data list has ended. }}
 ===$Subsystem<nowiki>:</nowiki>===
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 ==="no_collide"===
 *Defines ship as non-collideable, ie. everything will go through it
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-===no weapon damage scaling"===
+==="no weapon damage scaling"===
 {{Table3610|
 *Weapons that impact this ship will not by scaled according to 'big damage' or supercap rules}}
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 ==="don't bank when turning"===
-{{Table210|All maneuvers by this ship class will have the same effect as the equivalent flag in <tt>ship-maneuver</tt>: the ship will not bank when changing its heading.}}
+{{Table210|All maneuvers by this ship class will have the same effect as the equivalent flag in <tt>ship-maneuver</tt>: the ship will not bank when changing its heading.
 ==="don't clamp max velocity"===
-{{Table210|All maneuvers by this ship class will have the same effect as the equivalent flag in <tt>ship-maneuver</tt>: the ship's velocity will not be limited by its tabled max velocity, provided the max velocity is greater than 0.  Use with caution!}}
+{{Table210|All maneuvers by this ship class will have the same effect as the equivalent flag in <tt>ship-maneuver</tt>: the ship's velocity will not be limited by its tabled max velocity, provided the max velocity is greater than 0.  Use with caution!
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 ==="no impact debris"===
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-Turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a ship. }}
+Turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a ship.
 ==="disable all generic impact debris"===
 {{Table250|
-Newer name for "no impact debris"--turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a ship. }}
+Newer name for [[#.22no_impact_debris.22|"no impact debris"]]--turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a ship. }}
 ==="disable all generic explosion debris"===

Goober5000: /* $Expl Blast: */ clarify blast

2026-02-01T17:31:02Z

$Expl Blast:: clarify blast

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	===$Expl Blast:===		===$Expl Blast:===
	*The intensity of the blast effect when you're within the outer radius		*The intensity of the blast effect (impulse, aka change in momentum) when you're within the outer radius
	*Syntax: '''''Float''''', blast effect		*Syntax: '''''Float''''', blast effect


	===$Expl Propagates:===		===$Expl Propagates:===

Asteroth at 05:22, 1 December 2025

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	===$EMP Resistance Modifier:===		===$EMP Resistance Modifier:===
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	*Defines the ships EMP resistance modifier:		*Defines the ships EMP resistance modifier. The strength of the emp effect ranges from 0-1, and this value will subtract from it, with 1 being completely immune.
	*Syntax: '''''Float'''''}}		*Syntax: '''''Float'''''}}

Asteroth at 15:11, 8 October 2025

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	===+Secondary Aims at Flight Cursor:===		===+Secondary Aims at Flight Cursor:===
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	*As above, but for secondaries as well.		*As above, but for secondaries as well.
	*Syntax: '''''Boolean'''''}}		*Syntax: '''''Boolean'''''}}

Asteroth at 15:10, 8 October 2025

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	===$Aims at Flight Cursor:===		===$Aims at Flight Cursor:===
	{{Table242\|		{{Table242\|
	*Enables flight cursor-style flying for the ship, and causes the ship to fire in the direction of the cursor.		*Enables flight cursor-style flying for the ship, and causes the ship's primaries to fire in the direction of the cursor.
	*'''Note:''' Only works for players! AI may need a system like autoaim to mimic it.		*'''Note:''' Only works for players! AI may need a system like autoaim to mimic it.
			*Syntax: '''''Boolean'''''}}

			===+Secondary Aims at Flight Cursor:===
			{{Table242\|
			*As above, but for secondaries as well.
	*Syntax: '''''Boolean'''''}}		*Syntax: '''''Boolean'''''}}

Wookieejedi: add new generic debris flags

2025-10-07T15:50:05Z

add new generic debris flags

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	Turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a ship. }}		Turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a ship. }}

			==="disable all generic impact debris"===
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			Newer name for "no impact debris"--turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a ship. }}

			==="disable all generic explosion debris"===
			{{Table250\|
			Turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when a ship explodes. }}

	==Wing Formations==		==Wing Formations==

Asteroth at 02:07, 7 October 2025

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	**The filename of the ship's generic debris, by default debris01.pof.		**The filename of the ship's generic debris, by default debris01.pof.
	**Big or huge ships do not normally have generic debris, but if this is specified for them, they will generate generic debris on explosion.		**Big or huge ships do not normally have generic debris, but if this is specified for them, they will generate generic debris on explosion.
			**These debris peices are temporary, noncollideable and are generated in randomizard positions and orientations.
	**Syntax: '''''String'''		**Syntax: '''''String'''
	*'''+Generic Debris Spew Num:'''		*'''+Generic Debris Spew Num:'''