Linking - Revision history

Crimson-Artist: added navigator

2017-04-05T23:01:41Z

added navigator

Jaycephus: /* Un-linking Secondary and Tertiary Systems */

2017-02-05T00:17:23Z

‎Un-linking Secondary and Tertiary Systems

Jaycephus: /* Linking Secondary and Tertiary Systems */

2017-02-04T23:51:53Z

‎Linking Secondary and Tertiary Systems

NTIMESc: /* Controls */ changed heading to "Linking Controls" and clarified use of bulk connect.

2016-11-26T06:54:20Z

‎Controls: changed heading to "Linking Controls" and clarified use of bulk connect.

NTIMESc: /* Linkable Systems */ added Manufacturing systems and put link to Doors

2016-11-26T06:09:42Z

‎Linkable Systems: added Manufacturing systems and put link to Doors

Heillos: Added categories.

2016-10-23T07:07:09Z

Added categories.

Heillos: Created page; enough detail that it should suffice. further development may be necessary.

2016-10-08T02:50:37Z

Created page; enough detail that it should suffice. further development may be necessary.

New page

One of the key mechanics of setting up systems in StarMade is linking: connecting system modules either directly to a [[Ship Core]], to a relevant controller/computer block, or to other blocks in a mechanism.

==Linkable Systems==
Systems which can be linked include:
*[[Weapon Systems]]
*[[Support Tool Systems]]
*[[Effects]]
*[[Logic Signals#Logic Blocks|Logic Blocks]]
**Doors
**Lights
**[[Display Module]]s

==Controls==
Linking is achieved, either in Build Mode or Astronaut Mode, by aiming at a controller and pressing {{K|Select module}}, then aiming at the related module(s) to be linked and pressing {{K|Connect module}}. If multiple modules in a physically-contiguous group need to be connected, aiming at part of the group and pressing {{K|Connect modules}} will connect them all at once.

Most system controllers can only be linked to their related module type: for example, a [[Cannon Computer]] can only be linked to [[Cannon Barrel]]s.

When a controller is selected, it will be highlighted by a pulsing orange outline around the block, and all modules connected to it will be highlighted by pulsing purple outlines.

===Linking Secondary and Tertiary Systems===

Most [[Support Tool Systems]] can have secondary systems which modify their effect, and all [[Weapon Systems]] can have both secondary and tertiary systems linked, allowing even greater modification of their nature. In both cases, these additional systems are added by selecting the primary system's computer, and then connecting it to another system computer. Both the secondary and tertiary system computers must be linked to the primary.

Alternatively, secondary and tertiary systems can be linked in the Weapon Menu. This is accessed by pressing {{K|Weapon menu}}. Once the Weapon Menu is open, the icons of the desired secondary or tertiary systems can be dragged and dropped into the "Secondary" or "Tertiary" columns in the desired primary system's row.

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 Drag and drop system computer icon onto ship core icon.
 (As of at least build 199.435, the last un-linked computer system icon will not immediately update in the list immediately after un-linking. Either close and re-open (press {{K|Weapon menu}} twice), or perform another link action to get an updated list.)
+==Related==
 [[Category:Game Mechanics]] [[Category:Articles]]

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 Alternatively, secondary and tertiary systems can be linked in the Weapon Menu. This is accessed by pressing {{K|Weapon menu}}. Once the Weapon Menu is open, the icons of the desired secondary or tertiary systems can be dragged and dropped into the "Secondary" or "Tertiary" columns in the desired primary system's row.
-== Un-linking Secondary and Tertiary Systems==
+==== Un-linking Secondary and Tertiary Systems====
-Drag and drop system computer icon onto ship core icon. (As of build 199.435, some computer icons will not immediately update in the list after un-linking. Close and re-open (press {{K|Weapon menu}} twice) to get an updated list.
+Drag and drop system computer icon onto ship core icon.
 [[Category:Game Mechanics]] [[Category:Articles]]

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	Alternatively, secondary and tertiary systems can be linked in the Weapon Menu. This is accessed by pressing {{K\|Weapon menu}}. Once the Weapon Menu is open, the icons of the desired secondary or tertiary systems can be dragged and dropped into the "Secondary" or "Tertiary" columns in the desired primary system's row.		Alternatively, secondary and tertiary systems can be linked in the Weapon Menu. This is accessed by pressing {{K\|Weapon menu}}. Once the Weapon Menu is open, the icons of the desired secondary or tertiary systems can be dragged and dropped into the "Secondary" or "Tertiary" columns in the desired primary system's row.
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		+	== Un-linking Secondary and Tertiary Systems==
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		+	Drag and drop system computer icon onto ship core icon. (As of build 199.435, some computer icons will not immediately update in the list after un-linking. Close and re-open (press {{K\|Weapon menu}} twice) to get an updated list.

	[[Category:Game Mechanics]] [[Category:Articles]]		[[Category:Game Mechanics]] [[Category:Articles]]

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	Alternatively, secondary and tertiary systems can be linked in the Weapon Menu. This is accessed by pressing {{K\|Weapon menu}}. Once the Weapon Menu is open, the icons of the desired secondary or tertiary systems can be dragged and dropped into the "Secondary" or "Tertiary" columns in the desired primary system's row.		Alternatively, secondary and tertiary systems can be linked in the Weapon Menu. This is accessed by pressing {{K\|Weapon menu}}. Once the Weapon Menu is open, the icons of the desired secondary or tertiary systems can be dragged and dropped into the "Secondary" or "Tertiary" columns in the desired primary system's row.
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		+	[[Category:Game Mechanics]] [[Category:Articles]]

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 **[[Display Module]]s
-==Controls==
+==Linking Controls==
-Linking is achieved, either in Build Mode or Astronaut Mode, by aiming at a controller and pressing {{K|Select module}}, then aiming at the related module(s) to be linked and pressing {{K|Connect module}}. If multiple modules in a physically-contiguous group need to be connected, aiming at part of the group and pressing {{K|Connect modules}} will connect them all at once.
+Linking is achieved, either in Build Mode or Astronaut Mode, by aiming at a controller and pressing {{K|Select module}}, then aiming at the related module(s) to be linked and pressing {{K|Connect module}}. When in Build Mode, multiple modules in a physically-[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/contiguous#Adjective contiguous] group may be connected all at once by aiming at part of the group and pressing {{K|Connect modules}}.
 Most system controllers can only be linked to their related module type: for example, a [[Cannon Computer]] can only be linked to [[Cannon Barrel]]s.

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 *[[Support Tool Systems]]
 *[[Effects]]
 *[[Logic Signals#Logic Blocks|Logic Blocks]]
-**Doors
+**[[Doors]]
 **Lights
 **[[Display Module]]s