Stars.tbl

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Ai_profiles.tbl*	/ai/ai_profiles.cpp
Animation.tbl**	/model/modelanimation.cpp
Armor.tbl*	/ship/ship.cpp
Asteroid.tbl*	/asteroid/asteroid.cpp
Autopilot.tbl*	/autopilot/autopilot.cpp
Cheats.tbl*	/cheats_table/cheats_table.cpp
Colors.tbl*	/globalincs/alphacolors.cpp
Curves.tbl*	/math/curves.cpp
Controlconfigdefaults.tbl	/controlconfig/controlsconfigcommon.cpp
Credits.tbl*	/menuui/credits.cpp
Cutscenes.tbl*	/cutscene/cutscenes.cpp
Decals.tbl**	/decals/decals.cpp
Fireball.tbl*	/fireball/fireballs.cpp
Fonts.tbl*	/graphics/font.cpp
Game_settings.tbl*	/mod_table/mod_table.cpp
Glowpoints.tbl*	/model/modelread.cpp
Help.tbl*	/gamehelp/contexthelp.cpp
Hud_gauges.tbl*	/hud/hudparse.cpp
Icons.tbl*	/mission/missionbriefcommon.cpp
Iff_defs.tbl*	/iff_defs/iff_defs.cpp
Keywords.tbl*	Not In Codebase
Lighting_Profiles.tbl*	/lighting/lighting_profiles.cpp
Lightning.tbl*	/nebula/neblightning.cpp
Mainhall.tbl*	/menuui/mainhallmenu.cpp
Medals.tbl*	/stats/medals.cpp
Messages.tbl*	/mission/missionmessage.cpp
Mflash.tbl*	/weapon/muzzleflash.cpp
Music.tbl*	/gamesnd/eventmusic.cpp
Nebula.tbl*	/nebula/neb.cpp
Objecttypes.tbl*	/ship/ship.cpp
Options.tbl*	Not In Codebase
Particle effects(-part.tbm)**	/particle/effects...
Post_processing.tbl	/graphics/gropenglpostprocessing.cpp
Rank.tbl*	/stats/scoring.cpp
Scpui.tbl*	Not In Codebase
Scripting.tbl*	/parse/scripting.cpp
Ships.tbl*	/ship/ship.cpp
Sexps.tbl**	/parse/sexp/sexp_lookup.cpp
Sounds.tbl*	/gamesnd/gamesnd.cpp
Species_defs.tbl*	/species_defs/species_defs.cpp
Species.tbl*	/menuui/techmenu.cpp
Ssm.tbl*	/hud/hudartillery.cpp
Stars.tbl*	/starfield/starfield.cpp
Strings.tbl*	/localization/localize.cpp
Tips.tbl*	/menuui/playermenu.cpp
Traitor.tbl*	/stats/scoring.cpp
Tstrings.tbl*	/localization/localize.cpp
Virtual_pofs.tbl*	/model/modelreplace.cpp
Weapon_expl.tbl*	/weapon/weapons.cpp
Weapons.tbl*	/weapon/weapons.cpp

The stars.tbl is used to define available background graphics, all the stars or suns that create colored light for the game and used debris animations.

This table is one of the Modular Tables and can be extended with xxx-str.tbm

General Format

• Stars.tbl consist of several sections
• Between different sections #End must be used
• Background graphics
  • Defines the available background graphics (nebulas, planets, etc.)
• Stars
  • Defines the stars
• Non-nebula debris
  • Defines animation for non-nebula mode
• Nebula debris
  • Defines animation for nebula mode
• #End
  • Must be included to the end of the stars.tbl

Background graphics

• Background graphics use the names of their respective graphic files
• Can begin with #Background Bitmaps
• Background graphics can be defined in two different forms:
  • $Bitmap:
    • This entry type is used for objects that use additive blending (intensity = transparency), such as nebulas and suns.
    • Syntax: String, filename
  • $BitmapX:
    • This entry type is used for the retail 'green transparency' objects (ie. 0,255,0 is transparent) in case of pcx files, and for full alpha channel blending for files that can have alpha channel (TGA and DXT3/DXT5 files). Use this to make the space around solid background objects (such as planets, big asteroids and such) transparent.
  • Syntax: String, filename

Stars

• Stars are defined with several different parameters.
• Can begin with #Stars
  • $Sun:
    • Defines the name of the used star
    • Syntax: String, filename
  • $SunGlow:
    • Defines the bitmap or animation used as a glow for the star
    • Syntax: String, filename
  • $SunRGBI:
    • Defines the color of the sun as well as its intensity
    • Syntax: Color, four floats, 0.0 to 1.0, red, green, blue and alpha respectively

FS2 Open 3.6.10:

• $SunSpecularRGB:
  • Defines the color of the sun specular lighting if it is to be different from $SunRGBI: values
  • Syntax: Color, three floats, 0.0 to 1.0, red, green and blue respectively
• $Flare:
  • Defines lens flare effect.
  • +FlareCount:
    • This value must be defined in the table, but appears to do nothing. Lens flare effects from 1 to 10 show up properly regardless of +FlareCount: value.
    • Syntax: Integer
  • $FlareTextureN:
    • Defines the name of the bitmap used for the particular ( N ) lens flare texture.
    • Only six flare textures can be defined. Valid values of N are 1 through 6.
    • Syntax: String, filename
  • For each lens flare effect:
    • $FlareGlowX:
      • Defines the Xth lens flare effect. Valid values of X are 1 through 10, defined in order.
      • +FlareTexture:
        • Defines the texture used for the lens flare effect.
        • Syntax: Integer, number of the texture defined in $FlareTextureN:.
        • Note that this number is zero-indexed, even though the numbers in $FlareTextureN: are one-indexed! Valid values are 0 through 5.
      • +FlarePos:
        • Defines the position of the lens flare effect.
        • 0.0 is the position of the sun on screen, 0.5 is the exact center of the screen. Higher values place the flare opposite the sun, negative values place the flare further "behind" the sun.
        • Syntax: Float
      • +FlareScale:
        • Defines the scaling factor used for the lens flare effect.
        • Syntax: Float
• $NoGlare:
  • Disables blinding effect from the sun.
  • Usage: $NoGlare: without any parameters

Motion Debris

• Default and Nebula debris must be defined, others are optional

FS2 Open, 23.2:

• Motion Debris types are defined in two possible ways, legacy and modern
• Can begin with #Motion Debris

Legacy Non-nebula debris

• Legacy version. Will define the Default motion debris
• There must always be four (4) of these
  • $Debris:
    • Defines the animations used for the debris
    • Syntax: String

Legacy Nebula debris

• Legacy version. Will define the Nebula motion debris
• There must always be four (4) of these
  • $DebrisNeb:
    • Defines the animations used for the debris
    • Syntax: String

Modern Motion Debris

FS2 Open, 23.2:

• Modern version
• Can have any number of motion debris types.
  • $Motion Debris Name:
  • Defines the name of the motion debris type.
  • Use Default as the name to set the default motion debris
  • Use Nebula as the name to set the default nebula motion debris
  • Syntax: String
    • +Bitmap:
    • Defines the animations used for this motion debris
    • There must always be four (4) of these
    • Syntax: String

Sample

$Bitmap:      dneb01

#end

$Sun:         SunWhite
$Sunglow:     Sunglow01
$SunRGBI:     1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

#end

$Debris:      debris01
$Debris:      debris02
$Debris:      debris03
$Debris:      debris04

#end

$DebrisNeb:   gas
$DebrisNeb:   gas
$DebrisNeb:   gas
$DebrisNeb:   gas

#end

#end