Virtual pofs.tbl

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List of Tables and related code files
* Notes Modular Tables
** Notes tables which only use modular tables
Ai.tbl*	/ai/aicode.cpp
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

FS2 Open, 23.0:

The new table format to specify virtual POF-models, created modularly from other POF files.

#Virtual POFs

The POFs defined here can be used from all other parts of the engine as if they were real, existing POF-files. It can / will be able to be used for a variety of different purposes:

• Variety without copying models, by having one base model POF with the variations defined as virtual POFs
• Better dependency on other assets, by being able to modify existing models of depending mods instead of needing a full modified copy of the model.
• To modify models in a mod without having to redefine the ship classes
• To semi-dynamically generate certain types of models, like ships with modular hardpoints for certain turrets or other parts, or large structures like asteroid fields.

$POF:

• The virtual filename of this POF.
  • If a POF of this filename already exists, this virtual POF will replace it. Virtual POFs can replace other virtual POFs as well, including those that already replace other POFs themselves.
  • Accessing a POF with the same name from this definition will use the POF to-be-replaced.
  • (Example: Virtual POF A overwrites the real A.pof. Accessing A.pof within the definition of the virtual POF A will yield the original A.pof. Accessing A.pof from the engine will yield virtual POF A)

+Base POF:

• The filename of the base POF to be modified.

Operations

• Here, the actual modification operations are specified. The operations that are defined here, need to be a list with elements made out of the following:

$Add Subobject:

• This operation adds a subobject from a different POF to the current POF to be modified.

+POF to Add:

• The filename of the POF from which the new subobject is to be copied.
  • Syntax: string, filename

+Source Subobject:

• The name of the subobject in the to-be-added POF that should be copied
  • Syntax: string

+Copy Children:

• Optional: If set to true, the subobject and all of its children will be copied. If false, only the single subobject is copied. Default is true.
  • Syntax: boolean

$Rename Subobjects:

• Optional: Can be used to rename the copied subobjects. This is optional, except if the resulting model would have two subobjects of the same name. This is not allowed, a model must always have unique submodel names.
  • Syntax: See $Rename Subobjects:

+Destination Subobject:

• The name of the subobject in the to-be-modified POF that will be the parent of the to-be-copied submodel
  • Syntax: string

---

$Rename Subobjects:

• This operation renames subobjects. The following two entries can be repeated as often as needed

+Replace:

• The name of the subobject to be renamed
  • Syntax: string

+With:

• The new name of the subobject
  • Syntax: string

---

$Set Subobject Data:

• This operation can be used to modify a specific subobject.

+Subobject:

• The name of the subobject to be modified
  • Syntax: string

+Set Offset:

• Optional: If set, modifies the offset of the subobject, relative to the center of its parent
  • Syntax: Vector, three floats, x, y, z respectively

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$Set Header Data:

• This operation can be used to modify the header data of a model

+Set Radius:

• Optional: If set, modifies the radius of the model. The model can only collide with parts that lie within this radius, measured from the model center
  • Syntax: float

$Set Bounding Box:

• Optional: If set, modifies the bounding box of the model. The model can only collide with parts that lie within this bounding box

+Minimum:

• The corner of the bounding box with lower coordinates
  • Syntax: Vector, three floats, x, y, z respectively

+Maximum:

• The corner of the bounding box with higher coordinates
  • Syntax: Vector, three floats, x, y, z respectively. All values must be larger than those specified in +Minimum:

Example

#Virtual POFs

$POF: Fighter01.pof
	+Base POF: Fighter01.pof
	$Add Subobject:
		+POF to Add: Fenris_FS2.pof
		+Source Subobject: detailbox_engines
		+Destination Subobject: detail0
	$Add Subobject:
		+POF to Add: Fenris_FS2.pof
		+Source Subobject: radar01a-dish
		$Rename Subobjects:
			+Replace: radar01a-dish
			+With: radar
		+Destination Subobject: detail0
	$Set Subobject Data:
		+Submodel: detailbox_engines
		+Set Offset: 0, 0, -15
	$Set Subobject Data:
		+Submodel: radar
		+Set Offset: 0, 10, 0
		
#End