x4mods

X4 Mod Archive

Overview

This is both my platform and my archive of X4 Mods.

Repo

https://github.com/Joel-Butler/x4mods/

Mods

Mod Description Status
Metrics A feed of prometheus style time series metrics that can be used to monitor your space empire. Alpha
Jbm-test A playground for module tweaking and testing. On Hold
Crew with Character Some adjustments to crew behavior I think will add some fun and rewards to being more attached to your ship crew. On Hold
Stories Some simple stories using standard X4 mechanics (or at least as standard as I can learn from inspecting the cat files.) Active Development

Tools and Scripts

  1. generatecats.bat - a batch file able to generate from a working install of X4 (and the presence of the X4 Catalog tool) the extracted resources required for modding.

  2. webserver.bat - assuming successful export of cat data to .\cats and the presence of python this will run a local webserver allowing interactive use of the two html files present in the extracts - built from discussions on Egosoft’s forum and an example hosted here

  3. Build.bat - creates an output folder stripping unncessary files such as XSD.