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author | SilverSokolova <80606782+SilverSokolova@users.noreply.github.com> | 2024-10-07 16:53:02 -0500 |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2024-10-07 16:53:02 -0500 |
commit | c033774aa193501630c4d20edce52c860dd64884 (patch) | |
tree | 395237eb5cbdee4887bd47567d8fc1b8ed7b158c | |
parent | 03b7e3a22be9e1231072a5f6f8f559634f40f47f (diff) |
Update README.md
* Add answers for common installation questions ("Does it replace SB?", "Can I keep my characters and universe?", "Can I use Steam mods?")
* Inform users of some bug fixes and command changes
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@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ It is still **work-in-progress**. ## Installation You can download a nightly build below, or the [latest release](https://github.com/OpenStarbound/OpenStarbound/releases/latest). At the moment, you must copy the game assets (**packed.pak**) from your normal Starbound install to the OpenStarbound assets directory before playing. +OpenStarbound is a separate installation/executable than Starbound. You can copy your `storage` folder from Starbound to transfer your save data and settings. Launching OpenStarbound with Steam open will load your subscribed Steam mods. + An installer is available for Windows. otherwise, extract the client/server zip for your platform and copy the game assets (packed.pak) to the OpenStarbound assets folder. the macOS releases currently lack the sbinit.config and folder structure that the Linux & Windows zips have, so you'll need to create those before running them. For macOS releases, it is recommended to build them from source (See guide below). ### Nightly Builds These link directly to the latest build from the [Actions](https://github.com/OpenStarbound/OpenStarbound/actions?query=branch%3Amain) tab. @@ -40,8 +42,16 @@ Note: Not every function from [StarExtensions](https://github.com/StarExtensions * These scripts can modify, read, patch and create new assets! * Lua patch files now exist - **.patch.lua** * These can patch JSON assets, as well as images! +### Commands +**View OpenStarbound commands with `/help`! You can also view them [here](https://github.com/OpenStarbound/OpenStarbound/blob/main/assets/opensb/help.config.patch)** + * Changes to vanilla commands: + * `/settileprotection` + * You can now specify as many dungeon IDs as you want: `/settileprotection 69 420 false` + * You can now specify a range: /settileprotection 0..65535 true ### Bug Fixes * Invalid character inventories are updated when loading in, allowing players to swap inventory mods with pre-existing characters. +* Fix vanilla world file size bloating issue. +* Modifying a single status property no longer re-networks every status property on the entity (server and client must be running at least OpenStarbound 0.15) ### Misc * Player functions for saving/loading, modifying the humanoid identity, manipulating the inventory. [Documentation](https://github.com/OpenStarbound/OpenStarbound/blob/main/doc/lua/openstarbound.md) * Character swapping (rewrite from StarExtensions, currently command-only: `/swap name` case-insensitive, only substring required) |