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shpSetController

See 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, 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.

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

(shpSetController gSource "auton")

Makes the calling ship act like an auton.

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