Custom Campaigns

Note

Booleans in XMLs need to be either True, true, False or false.

Custom Campaigns can be loaded into the game by defining events via XML files. These provide you with everything that was made to make the internal campaigns.

All Attributes

Settings

Name	Data Type	Description
Name	string	The name that will be given the campaign on the menu.
BarracudaAllowed	boolean	Whether Barracuda and Caliburn can be selected in the campaign.
CustomShipsAllowed	boolean	Whether Custom Ships can be selected in the campaign.
Video	string	The relative path to a video file to use for the campaign graphic.
FallbackTexture	string	The relative path to a PNG image to use for the campaign graphic. Only used if a video file isn’t provided or available.

Group

Name	Data Type	Description
PointsToUnlock	integer	How many points the player needs to unlock the group.

Frontend

Name	Data Type	Description
Name	string	The name that will be displayed in the event list. menu.
Description	string	Currently unused.

Awards

Name	Data Type	Description
BronzeValue	float	The value needed to obtain a bronze medal. For instance, enter 3 to award the player a bronze medal for coming in 3rd place.
SilverValue	float	The value needed to obtain a silver medal. For instance, enter 2 to award the player a silver medal for coming in 2nd place.
GoldValue	float	The value needed to obtain a gold medal. For instance, enter 1 to award the player a gold medal for coming in 1st place.
PlatinumValue	float	The value needed to obtain a platinum medal. For instance, enter 1 to award the player a platinum medal for coming in 1st place when playing in hard mode.
EasyScore	float	The target score when in easy mode. Used in gamemodes such as Eliminator.
HardScore	float	The target score when in hard mode. Used in gamemodes such as Eliminator.

Mode

Note

Any parsed attributes that aren’t one of the ones listed below will be treated as a custom gamemode attribute. These allow gamemodes that have a static integer declared and then enter the variables name and the value they want it set to.

Name	Data Type	Description
Gamemode	string	The name of the gamemode to load for the event.
ModernPhysics	boolean	Whether 2280 should be used for the event.
FloorHugger	boolean	Whether floor hugger should be used for the event. Overrides 2280.
SpeedClass	string	The speed class to use for the event. Toxic, Apex, Halberd, Spectre or Zen

Level

Level is part of the levels element which takes multiple level attributes. Providing more then one level attribute will automatically setup a tournament.

Name	Data Type	Description
Name	string	The name of the track to load.

Modifiers

Name	Data Type	Description
Hardcore	boolean	Whether double damage should be enabled.
Weapons	boolean	Whether weapons should be enabled.
Mirror	boolean	Whether mirror mode should be enabled.
Hyperspeed	boolean	Whether hyper speed should be enabled.
Extralaps	integer	The number of additional laps for the event.
ForcePlayerShip	boolean	Whether to force the player ship using the ForcedPlayerShip setting below.
ForceAiShip	boolean	Whether to force the ai ship using the ForcedAiShip setting below.
ForcedPlayerShip	string	The name of the ship to force the player to fly.
ForcedAiShip	string	The name of the ship to force the Ai to fly.
ForcedPlayerLivery	integer	When forcing a player ship, the index of the livery to force.
ForcedPlayerScheme	integer	When forcing a player ship, the index of the livery scheme to force.
BlockShipSet	string	Supports multiiple attributes. When set, will unlock all ship sets and then use every BlockShipSet entry to blacklist ship sets that you don’t want to be selected. Valid options are Standard, Drag, Drift, Survival and Custom

Ai

Name	Data Type	Description
Count	boolean	The number of AI ships to spawn.
UseSpeedMult	boolean	Whether the speed multiplier below will be used.
SpeedMult	boolean	Optional top speed multiplier for the AI.
Difficulty	boolean	The difficulty level to use for the AI. Valid options are Novice, Experienced, Expert, Elite and Hardcore. Hard mode will force this to Hardcore

Example

This example is a re-creation of the Reflex campaign from the game. This is an older XML file and doesn’t include every attribute listed above, but serves fine as a full example of a campaign. Some attributes have also been changed over the years. It’s reccomended you use this as a structure reference only.

<Settings Name="Not Reflex" BarracudaAllowed="False" CustomShipsAllowed="False" Video="" FallbackTexture="BNG-1.jpg" />
<Group PointsToUnlock="0">
<Event>
    <Frontend Name="Nova Split Time Trial" Description="" />
    <Awards BronzeValue="140" SilverValue="130" GoldValue="120" PlatinumValue="100" EasyScore="0" HardScore="0" />
    <EventSettings>
    <Mode Gamemode="Time Trial" ModernPhysics="False" SpeedClass="Toxic" FloorHugger="True">
        <Levels>
        <Level Name="Nova Split" />
        </Levels>
    </Mode>
    <Modifiers Hardcore="False" Weapons="True" Mirror="False" ExtraLaps="0" ForcePlayerShip="True" ForceAiShip="False" ForcedShip="Barracuda"/>
    <Ai Difficulty="Experienced" Count="7" UseSpeedMult="False" SpeedMult="0" />
    </EventSettings>
</Event>
<Event>
    <Frontend Name="Arrivon XI Introduction Race" Description="" />
    <Awards BronzeValue="0" SilverValue="0" GoldValue="0" PlatinumValue="0" EasyScore="0" HardScore="0" />
    <EventSettings>
    <Mode Gamemode="Race" ModernPhysics="False" SpeedClass="Toxic">
        <Levels>
        <Level Name="Arrivon XI" />
        </Levels>
    </Mode>
    <Modifiers Hardcore="False" Weapons="True" Mirror="False" ExtraLaps="0"/>
    <Ai Difficulty="Experienced" Count="7" UseSpeedMult="False" SpeedMult="0" />
    </EventSettings>
</Event>
<Event>
    <Frontend Name="Marina Rush Introduction Race" Description="" />
    <Awards BronzeValue="0" SilverValue="0" GoldValue="0" PlatinumValue="0" EasyScore="0" HardScore="0" />
    <EventSettings>
    <Mode Gamemode="Race" ModernPhysics="False" SpeedClass="Toxic">
        <Levels>
        <Level Name="Marina Rush" />
        </Levels>
    </Mode>
    <Modifiers Hardcore="False" Weapons="True" Mirror="False" ExtraLaps="0" ForcePlayerShip="False" ForceAiShip="False" ForcedShip="Gtek" />
    <Ai Difficulty="Novice" Count="7" UseSpeedMult="False" SpeedMult="0" />
    </EventSettings>
</Event>
</Group>
<Group PointsToUnlock="6">
<Event>
    <Frontend Name="Marina Rush Knockout" Description="" />
    <Awards BronzeValue="0" SilverValue="0" GoldValue="0" PlatinumValue="0" EasyScore="0" HardScore="0" />
    <EventSettings>
    <Mode Gamemode="Knockout" ModernPhysics="False" SpeedClass="Halberd">
        <Levels>
        <Level Name="Marina Rush" />
        </Levels>
    </Mode>
    <Modifiers Hardcore="False" Weapons="False" Mirror="False" ExtraLaps="0" ForcePlayerShip="False" ForceAiShip="False" ForcedShip="Nexus" />
    <Ai Difficulty="Novice" Count="7" UseSpeedMult="False" SpeedMult="1.12" />
    </EventSettings>
</Event>
<Event>
    <Frontend Name="Nova Split Survival" Description="" />
    <Awards BronzeValue="10" SilverValue="20" GoldValue="30" PlatinumValue="40" EasyScore="0" HardScore="0" />
    <EventSettings>
    <Mode Gamemode="Survival" ModernPhysics="False" SpeedClass="Zen">
        <Levels>
        <Level Name="Nova Split" />
        </Levels>
    </Mode>
    <Modifiers Hardcore="False" Weapons="False" Mirror="False" ExtraLaps="0" ForcePlayerShip="False" ForceAiShip="False" ForcedShip="Gtek" />
    <Ai Difficulty="Novice" Count="0" UseSpeedMult="False" SpeedMult="0" />
    </EventSettings>
</Event>
<Event>
    <Frontend Name="Hyperions Arrivon XI Trial" Description="" />
    <Awards BronzeValue="112.16" SilverValue="115.16" GoldValue="118.16" PlatinumValue="115.97" EasyScore="0" HardScore="0" />
    <EventSettings>
    <Mode Gamemode="Time Trial" ModernPhysics="False" SpeedClass="Halberd">
        <Levels>
        <Level Name="Arrivon XI" />
        </Levels>
    </Mode>
    <Modifiers Hardcore="False" Weapons="False" Mirror="False" ExtraLaps="0" ForcePlayerShip="True" ForceAiShip="False" ForcedShip="Hyperion" />
    <Ai Difficulty="Novice" Count="0" UseSpeedMult="False" SpeedMult="0" />
    </EventSettings>
</Event>
</Group>
<Group PointsToUnlock="12">
<Event>
    <Frontend Name="Arrivon XI Survival" Description="" />
    <Awards BronzeValue="10" SilverValue="20" GoldValue="30" PlatinumValue="40" EasyScore="0" HardScore="0" />
    <EventSettings>
    <Mode Gamemode="Survival" ModernPhysics="False" SpeedClass="Zen">
        <Levels>
        <Level Name="Arrivon XI" />
        </Levels>
    </Mode>
    <Modifiers Hardcore="False" Weapons="False" Mirror="False" ExtraLaps="0" ForcePlayerShip="False" ForceAiShip="False" ForcedShip="Gtek" />
    <Ai Difficulty="Novice" Count="0" UseSpeedMult="False" SpeedMult="0" />
    </EventSettings>
</Event>
<Event>
    <Frontend Name="Omnicoms Nova Split Trial" Description="" />
    <Awards BronzeValue="114.08" SilverValue="117.08" GoldValue="120.08" PlatinumValue="117.03" EasyScore="0" HardScore="0" />
    <EventSettings>
    <Mode Gamemode="Time Trial" ModernPhysics="False" SpeedClass="Halberd">
        <Levels>
        <Level Name="Nova Split" />
        </Levels>
    </Mode>
    <Modifiers Hardcore="False" Weapons="False" Mirror="False" ExtraLaps="0" ForcePlayerShip="True" ForceAiShip="False" ForcedShip="Omnicom" />
    <Ai Difficulty="Novice" Count="0" UseSpeedMult="False" SpeedMult="0" />
    </EventSettings>
</Event>
<Event>
    <Frontend Name="Marina Rush Survival" Description="" />
    <Awards BronzeValue="10" SilverValue="20" GoldValue="30" PlatinumValue="50" EasyScore="0" HardScore="0" />
    <EventSettings>
    <Mode Gamemode="Survival" ModernPhysics="False" SpeedClass="Zen">
        <Levels>
        <Level Name="Marina Rush" />
        </Levels>
    </Mode>
    <Modifiers Hardcore="False" Weapons="False" Mirror="False" ExtraLaps="0" ForcePlayerShip="False" ForceAiShip="False" ForcedShip="Gtek" />
    <Ai Difficulty="Novice" Count="0" UseSpeedMult="False" SpeedMult="0" />
    </EventSettings>
</Event>
</Group>