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=== shpSetController ===

See [[http://xelerus.de/index.php?s=functions&function=227|shpSetController at Xelerus]]

^ Syntax | (shpSetController ship string) |
^ Arguments | ship: The ship that want to change the ai on. |
^ | string: The name of the controller. |
^ Returns | condition: True if successful, Nil otherwise. |
^ Category | [[ai functions|ai]], [[ship functions|ship]] |
^ Description | Changes the way that a ship behaves and carries out orders. |

=== Supported Orders ===
Each controller supports a different set of orders in order to provide special behaviors.
^ Controller / Order	
^ Order / Controller			^ (standard)	^ auton		^ crew		^ ferian		^ fleet		^ fleetcommand		^ gaianprocessor	^ gladiator		^ zoanthrope		^
^ aim							|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ approach						|	✓			|			|			|	✓			|			|					|					|				|					|
^ attack						|	✓			|			|			|	✓			|	✓		|	✓				|					|				|					|
^ attackArea					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ attackHold					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ attackNearestEnemy			|	✓			|			|			|				|	✓		|					|					|				|					|
^ attackPlayerOnReturn			|	✓			|			|			|	✓			|			|					|					|				|					|
^ attackStation					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ bombard						|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ dock							|	✓			|			|			|				|	✓		|					|					|				|					|
^ escort						|	✓			|	✓		|			|				|	✓		|					|					|				|	✓				|
^ fireEvent						|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ follow						|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ followPlayerThroughGate		|	✓			|	✓		|			|				|	✓		|					|					|				|	✓				|
^ gate							|	✓			|	✓		|			|	✓			|			|	✓				|					|				|	✓				|
^ gateOnStationDestroyed		|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ gateOnThreat					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ goto							|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ gotoPos						|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ guard							|	✓			|			|			|				|	✓		|	✓				|					|				|	✓				|
^ hold							|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ holdAndAttack					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ holdCourse					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ loot							|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ mine							|	✓			|			|			|	✓			|			|					|					|				|					|
^ navPath						|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ orbit							|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ patrol						|	✓			|			|			|				|	✓		|					|					|				|	✓				|
^ scavenge						|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ sendMessage					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ sentry						|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ tradeRoute					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ turnTo						|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ wait							|	✓			|			|			|				|			|	✓				|					|				|					|
^ waitForEnemy					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ waitForPlayer					|	✓			|	✓		|			|				|			|					|					|				|	✓				|
^ waitForTarget					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ waitForThreat					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ waitForUndock					|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|
^ wander						|	✓			|			|			|				|			|					|					|				|					|

=== Example ===

<code lisp>(shpSetController gSource "auton")</code>

Makes the calling ship act like an auton.

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