X4: Foundations
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Creates a new unique ping for the datavaults, so it stops sharing a ping with wormholes and wrecks.

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Creates a new unique ping for the datavaults, so it stops sharing a ping with wormholes and wrecks.  The new ping is a combination of the vanilla purple (the old datavault ping) and gold (best lootbox) pings,  resulting in a shiny pink ping that sometimes flashes gold or purple.  There's also a new ping sound that's distinct from the other pings to make it easier to hear admist the other pings.  The ping duration is set at 40s, which is doubled from the vanilla 20s.

Notes:
-This mod is compatible with the 'Increased Long Range Scanner' mod, although the ping duration for datavaults will be set by this mod even if you choose the optional ping duration extension on that mod.
-Max detection distance for datavaults appears to be 140km (both in vanilla and with this mod),  I don't know how to or if it's possible to change that.


Editing:
More specific instructions are located at the top of the file in question.
-You can adjust the duration of the ping by editing, '..\Unique_Datavault_Pings\libraries\effects.xml'
-You can adjust the colour of the ping (making more gold or more purple) by editing, '..\Unique_Datavault_Pings\libraries\effects.xml'


Installation:
-browse to your x4 folder
-create new folder named 'extensions' if you haven't already
-unzip file into 'extensions'

paths should be:
...\X4 Foundations\extensions\Unique_Datavault_Pings\content.xml
...\X4 Foundations\extensions\Unique_Datavault_Pings\OtherFoldersAndTheirContentsImNotCopyingThemAllHere

-Some people have trouble installing mods directly to their X4 install directory, in such cases install instead to "...\Documents\Egosoft\X4\####\extensions\", the #### will be some random number, the extensions folder will have to be created manually if not done already.


Uninstallation:
-delete the 'Unique_Datavault_Pings' folder
-does not effect save games