[SCRIPT] Winnable Lottery V1.00 : Updated 26/11/2005

Post by **Cycrow** » Sat, 26. Nov 05, 15:39

This script is now part of the BBS Extras pack
http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=115026

Carl Sumner · Post by **Carl Sumner** » Sat, 26. Nov 05, 18:27

They say that the lottery is winnable, it just has the same odds as a real lottery. In other words, "Zip point Spit".

As far as I know, no one in X2 ever won it, though.

P.S., Don't forget the 98% Tax!

Post by **Cycrow** » Sat, 26. Nov 05, 19:10

well, this one has better odds of winning

partly coz it doesn't offer reidiculous amounts of money for the winner

palisade · Post by **palisade** » Sun, 27. Nov 05, 09:12

I just won a Mammoth and I flew to the dock to see, and the station says its docked there.

So, I kept trying to order it to go places or do things and it won't leave the damn station.

When I docked at the station I couldn't undock. I tried switching between the two of my ships but neither can undock. I had to go back to a previous save.

I really want my Mammoth. Or, at least I wish I could sell it off if not use it but I can't even get it undocked.

Great prize, thanks a lot.

Lothmorg · Post by **Lothmorg** » Sun, 27. Nov 05, 09:56

palisade wrote:Great prize, thanks a lot.

With just a hint of sarcasm.

Makes me want to open that thing up and see what might be causing it.

Sandalpocalypse · Post by **Sandalpocalypse** » Sun, 27. Nov 05, 10:40

It could be the game freaking out over the rep requirement. Can you ordinarily purchase a mammoth if you had the cash?

Post by **Cycrow** » Sun, 27. Nov 05, 11:24

well when you win ships, it usually just places it as a station for you to pick it up, its possible it just stuck or it doesn't work properly for larger ships, ill have to have a look at that

palisade · Post by **palisade** » Mon, 28. Nov 05, 03:32

I'm not ranked very high. I started a new game when I added that mod just in case.

The worst part was it spawned on the other side of the universe. Omnicron Lyrae.

So, I dumped what was left of the 100k (76k) they give you at the start of the game into a beat up pirate harrier I acquired through peacful means... I increased its max speed to 375 so I could outrun pirates. Which brings to mind some advice, a single beta laser and no shields really isn't that useful.

I desperately checked every station's stock on the way for anyone selling 1MJ shields. Light shield bases, trading stations, equipment docks, nothing, no good.

Then I made my way sector after sector after sector until I got to the sector it was docked in. Thanks in part to a nice jpg of a starmap of the system someone posted in the forums.

When I got there, I was so excited to see a huge Mammoth floating there, I almost cried. Then I realized it wasn't highlighted in green.

I was in denial for an hour as I attempted to order it around.

Then, I checked its cargo and specs and noticed it had different specs than the ship I supposedly owned; higher speeds, more cargo room, actual cargo, etc.

Slowly it dawned on me, mine was still docked but not visible to the naked eye. I just assume this is how they dock large ships, they don't appear.

Therefore, I decided to go ahead and dock and bring that bad boy out.

I switched to the deck of my Mammoth and I was more than excited, that I did a victory dance on my chair.

Then, frustration followed as I realized I couldn't undock.

This was followed by sadness.

Finally, I decided to call it a miss and just switch back to my harrier to undock and go on with life.

You can imagine how

happy I was to find that my harrier was similarly stuck.

Sandalpocalypse · Post by **Sandalpocalypse** » Mon, 28. Nov 05, 06:07

Cycrow.. maybe you have to change it so the ship spawns outside the station then docks at it. bit of a pita, though..

Lothmorg · Post by **Lothmorg** » Mon, 28. Nov 05, 06:46

If you can get off the shipyard, try ordering the Mammoth to move while you are out of sector. That might work.

palisade · Post by **palisade** » Mon, 28. Nov 05, 07:14

Okay, I was able to get off the station by ejecting my pilot. My harrier and mammoth still docked.

Then, I ordered my mammoth to dock at another yard, didn't work.

Then I ordered my mammoth to go to another sector, didn't work.

Then I ordered my mammoth to protect me, didn't work.

Then I ordered my mammoth to attack another ship, didn't work.

Then I ordered my harrier to come protect me, it worked.

I told it to stop, then I floated over and got back in.

Then, I ordered my mammoth to do things, still nothing. It says its doing it, but it stays docked. Same problem, but at least I can get my harrier out.

I still want it out though. This is like winning a sweepstakes but having the car impounded and the IRS knocking. I understand the desire for realism, but come on!

They wanted my harrier too, but I broke it out! Now to find an alley to hide it in to keep it away from the repo-man.

p.s. It's not at a shipyard, its at an argon free trading station. I really wish it was on the shipyard, then I could sell that beyatch and be done with it.

Lothmorg · Post by **Lothmorg** » Mon, 28. Nov 05, 08:29

palisade wrote:It's not at a shipyard, its at an argon free trading station.

D'oh! That's what it is!

I was suggesting that you give it orders while you are in a different sector, but if it's stuck in a trading station...

Post by **Cycrow** » Mon, 28. Nov 05, 11:31

i think i know what the problem is, ill fix it soon

g04tn4d0 · Post by **g04tn4d0** » Mon, 28. Nov 05, 16:25

Good idea, Cycrow! Hey, is the original X3 lottery a script that you can open and edit somewhere?

Post by **Cycrow** » Mon, 28. Nov 05, 16:47

i've not seen it in the script, im guessing it was done via KC instead

slothicus · Post by **slothicus** » Tue, 29. Nov 05, 06:59

This is the first script I have ever loaded myself....

I just wanted to make sure that the script is loaded correctly. I dropped the files where they belong, I initialized the SE and see the BBS messages fine.

When I drop 10,000 on a ticket I dont get any confirmation or anything, should I receive one? Ive played about twenty times and won nothing but I expect the odds are a little higher than that.

I just want to make sure I loaded this right so I am not wasting credits.

So essentially all I need to do to run custom scripts is put the files where they belong and init the SE, right? I dont need to actually "do" anything with the SE, do I?

Thanks!!

999-JAY-999 · Post by **999-JAY-999** » Tue, 29. Nov 05, 10:15

I started to get confused now with which Lottery is yours and which one is the stock X3 ?!?!?!....ha!!.... oh my.... still I entered one for the first time and won 2 million !!!!..... talk about the odds on that !!!!!

Was I lucky, or the lottery is far more forgiving???

Thanks.

Post by **Cycrow** » Tue, 29. Nov 05, 11:21

you have alot more chance of winning this one, i might need to hcange it slightly thou

as the chance of winning seems abit too high

@solthicus: no you dont get any confirmation but you also dont win straight away either, so if you enter, after some time if you won, will will receive a message with your prize

snafu · Post by **snafu** » Tue, 29. Nov 05, 18:04

i have oick tickets about 50 times and won 3
prizes where
1 falcon
1 baracuda
1 harrier i think
could u tell us what prizes are up for grabs

Post by **Cycrow** » Tue, 29. Nov 05, 18:43

you can get cash prize of 1'000'000, 1'500'000 and 2'000'000

and you can also get m5, m4 and m3 class ships, any of the available varients and ships

im thinking of adding a few really rare prizes of a TL, M2, M1