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File credits
- EGOSOFT - Various disabled gamestarts - BoostHungry - Argon Citizen gamestart and PlayerHQ at Argon Prime - Captain Radish - Upstart Teladi gamestart - SilverXarrow - Humble Merchant gamestart - NOfX81- German translations - iforgotmysocks - MD script on discovering sectors - Very_old_gamer - Teladi Contractor gamestart
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Added a new start: The Teladi Contractor (suggested by Very_old_gamer)
Version 0.07
Updated Argon Citizen gamestart to the latest version
Moved gamestart-related scripts to standalone xmls
Included German translation from NOfX81
Version 0.06
Added two new gamestarts: The Upstart Teladi and The Argon Citizen
Added Player Owned Ship Production blueprints to The Master Builder gamestart
Removed the teleport mk3 research from the Master Builder to fix plot mission
Added NOTES section for the gamestart.xml file
Version 0.05
Updated content.xml to fix game launch issue with users who play X4 in a different language
Version 0.04
Updated naming and IDs in the files to reflect documentations
Version 0.03
Updated the Master Builder gamestart to include a CV at the start, reduced the credit since CV is no-longer needed
Updated the faction relation of the Betrayed Mercenary gamestart
Version 0.02
Updated gamestarts.xml to use diff function instead
Version 0.01
Initial release
This mod is discontinued. Feel free to modify, update, or publish the mod.
The purpose of this mod is to provide a framework to standardize community gamestart extensions, and act as a modder resources for those who wished to create gamestart mods.
Reasons behind the mod:
Allow more people to create gamestarts quicker and easier
Resolve compatibility issues between gamestarts
Standardize syntax in xml files and UI in main menu
Simplify localization as all strings are in the same file
In the current version, the following base gamestarts are included:
The Master Builder - Builder start with a CV, all blueprint and research unlocked
The Bankrupt Miner - Miner start with a little credit and a M-sized mining ship
The Betrayed Mercenary - Pirate start at the Holy Order system with extremely bad relations with Holy Order