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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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