Plugins Draft by Spades

Ever since the underlying Lua interface code was opened up to VO's player base, Vendetta Online features the possibility for users to write their own plug-ins, affecting everything from the game's interface to in-game communication to game mechanics.

Over the time, some of these plug-ins have become an almost essential part of the gameplay.

Installing Plugins

Mac

Locate your Vendetta application, right click (or control click), and choose the 'Show Package Contents' option. Create a folder named "plugins" (no caps), and drag the folders of your plugins into the new folder, making sure that the directory structure looks like "Vendetta.app/plugins/targetless/main.lua".

 PDF With Images (for Macs)

Windows/Linux

Locate and open your Vendetta directory (~/.vendetta/ in Linux). Create a folder named "plugins" (no caps), and drag the folders of your plugins into the new folder, making sure that the directory structure looks like "Vendetta/plugins/targetless/main.lua".

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Android

If you already have a file explorer skip Step 1, or anything beginning with (astro users)

Step 1

• Go to the Android Market and search for "Astro file explorer" (free)
• Install it.

Step 2

• Open your file explorer.
• Open the Vendetta Main Folder
• Create a folder named "plugins" [No quotes]
• (Astro users) Hold down anywhere on the screen to open a options menu. Press edit, then New folder.

Step 3

• The main list of plugins can be found at: http://vo-wiki.com/wiki/Plug-ins (=right here.)
• Find one you like: ones that currently work: MAID, cargofind, TA, and some more
• Do not work: Targetless, TA TGFT

Step 4

• Open .ddc main folder (unless you have a SD card)
• Open "Download" file
• Open the plugins .zip file
• Copy the Folder "Main"
• Back out to .ddc
• Open .ddc again
• Open the Vendetta Main Folder
• Open the (previously created) plugins folder
• Paste the plugin's main folder
• Back out of .ddc THEN exit (or it won't save)

Step 5a (if VO is currently running)

• On the chat box type /consoletoggle
• On the Bottom of the Window Press the highlighted line to open the keyboard
• Type

/lua ReloadInterface()

(Caps sensitive)

• Wait 10 seconds (Window should auto-close)

Step 5b (If VO is not runnig currently)

• Open VO (log in)
• Type /consoletoggle
• Type

/lua ReloadInterface ()

(Caps sensitive)

• Wait for window to auto-close
• /logoff
• Press quit
• Restart VO

Step 6

• Have fun

Creating your own Plugins

The VO Lua API that is used for creating plugins can be found at the Racecar Wiki.

Quick & Dirty Alphabetical List

If you know which plugin you want you can simply browse this alphabetical list containing the link to download it. You can find a detailed list of plugins sorted by category with additional information and links below.

A	I, J, K, L	R
AFK animatedload apcontrol AutoRR C Calc CargoFind cargolist cargopreset Channels Collectorwatch CombatAssist customHUD D deboop DevKit DKAutofill dullbot E, F, G, H enterleave ezGroup FactionColor FlashChange GuildNotify Humaniform	ignoreextras IgnoreIRC ignoreturret InfiniTurbo Jett killshot locknearbylist M M.A.I.D. missiontimestamp Msg Beep movesectorinfo multiaim multiclick N, P NavComp navmapui newsticker paydialog Plod proxyhack pview Q QuickHail QuickPlot Quickreply	racecartool racestats R.s.Nav-reversing l.p. S ShipLoadoutsManager shortgivemoney skirmishcolors SoundAlertSuite spaceScan StationFind SwitchTarget T TargetBinds TargetLess tapehud telnetterm tempsafety Timer Tithe TCS TradeAssistant Transaction Ledger treemissionlist U, V, W umlautbind vzoom weapon group

Plugins by Category

The list below has been culled from various sources, doesn't list all publicly available plugins, and includes some plugins which have been superseded by in-game functionality.

The Vendetta Online Unofficial Plugin Repository (VOUPR) is also a growing source for plugin hosting and information.

General & Recommended

• AutoRR
• InfiniTurbo
• LaunchButton
• M.A.I.D.
• MultiAim
• TargetLess
• ToasterCrush Plugin Suite
• TradeAssistant
• weapon group

Plugin Packs

Andy Spades recommends...
Many of VO's guilds offer custom selections of plugins suited for the needs of their players.

Communication & Player Interaction

Name	Author	Description	Commands	Info & Download
afk	draugath	Set yourself AFK with an optional away message. Incoming /msg's are logged for your later viewing.	/afk <msg> /afk view /afk list	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
Channels	Mad Miner Moda	Shows all the channels you are in broken down by one channel per tab in the UI. unique tab for guild and private.	/channel	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
ignoreextras	mr_spuck	Some extra ignore features. ignore players temporary (ok, the game can do that too now.. ) and whole factions.	See Forum Thread	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
IgnoreIRC	Chocolateer	Messages from players over the IRC bot are not displayed if that player is on your ignore list.	none	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
paydialog	mr_spuck	A graphical interface for the /givemoney command.	/paydialog_open.	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
QuickHail	Jas-Atamos	Pre-configure a set of up to 10 hails and select them from a menu. Both PM and sector hails can be configured. Best thing: It only steals your number buttons while the menu is open!	/qh /qhlist	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
QuickReply	Chocolateer	Contains several binds to make it easier to send PMs.	/reply_target /reply_sector /reply_channel recent_channel	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
shortgivemoney	mr_spuck	A variant of givemoney that allows to abbreviate the amount.	/sgm	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
SwitchTarget	diqrtvpe	Allows you to change the target of anyone in your group who has the plugin enabled to your target.	See forum thread for list	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
TargetBinds	slime73	A simple plugin which allows you to send your current target's information to either Guild or Group chat. Example: (guild) [Deneb B-12] <Omega 0> Current target: Hokanes Harolus, piloting a Serco SkyCommand Prometheus with 38% armour.	/grouptarget /guildtarget	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
Tithe	Mad Miner Moda	Allows you to tithe a user set % of your profit to the guild bank.	/tithe	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]

Notifications

Name	Author	Description	Commands	Info & Download
enterleave	mr_spuck	Print a notification or play a sound effect when a player, bot or character matching a pattern enters or leaves the sector.		Forum Thread Download VOUPR
ezGroup	Protolif	Displays a notification at the bottom of the screen when invited to a group.	Additionally: /inv /kick /gleave	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
Guild Notify	slime73	Prints the names of players in your guild when they log on or off.	none	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
Msg Beep	slime73	With this plugin, whenever you receive a /msg you will hear the proximity warning sound.	none	[ Forum Thread] Download [ VOUPR]
SoundAlertSuite v1.0	Chocolateer	Plays a sound for various actions that occur. Feel free to replace the sounds with your own, just be sure to keep the file names the same.	/soundalertsuite /SAS	Forum Thread Download VOUPR

Interface

General

Name	Author	Description	Sub-Category	Commands	Info & Download
animatedload	mr_spuck	A fancy animated loading screen.	Visuals	none	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
customHUD	Mick	Adds movable hud displays with target, weapon and self info. Can also be used to toggle elements of the normal HUD, optionally at the press of bound keys.	HUD	/customhud /customhud config	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
DKAutofill	draugath	Key name auto-fill for the delete key dialog.	PDA	full UI integration	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
FactionColor	slime73	Factions whose names are checked in the /factioncolor dialog will have their ship names coloured based on their default ship colour. For example, Xang Xi will be teal in the sectorlist and the TargetLess HUD list.	HUD	/factiocolor	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
FlashChange	slime 73	A very simple plugin that changes the red flash when you get hit to be less intense. It gets slightly brighter as your hull weakens.	Visuals	none	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
ignoreturret	Mick	Ignores turrets when using target in front command. Effectively turns off targeting of turrets.	HUD	/bind "b" ignoreturret	[ Forum Thread] Download VOUPR
LaunchButton	draugath	This hack allows you to bind a key for launching from a station or capital ship. (Lowercase "L" by default.)	Station / other	/launchbutton [key]	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
locknearbylist	mr_spuck	Adds a toggle to the nearby ships list that temporarily locks it.	HUD		Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
missiontimestamp	mr_spuck	Adds a timestamp to the end of the mission log of completed missions.	PDA	none	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
movesectorinfo	mr_spuck	Moves sector info to the bottom of the hud.	HUD	none	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
newsticker	mr_spuck	A newsticker in the welcome screen that cycles through the most recent news items.	PDA / other		Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
proxyhack	mr_spuck	Prevents the proxy distance entry from eating the tab key while the nearby ships list is open.	PDA		Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
pview	Mick	Makes 3rd person view persistent by toggling camera to external view after jumps, etc.	Visuals	/pview - toggles /pview on/off - obvious	[ Forum Thread] Download [ VOUPR]
ShipLoadoutsManager	Chocolateer	Save ship loadouts on a per-station basis.	PDA / Station	/slm	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
skirmishcolors	mr_spuck	Increases the brightness of the hud skirmish info for corvus and the hive to improve readability.	HUD		Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
tapehud	mr_spuck	ultra realistic cockpit simulation	HUD		Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
TargetLess	drazed	Advanced targetting plugin for Vendetta-Online. Provides a HUD display with multi-target details, and lets you quickselect targets (player/npc/asteroids) with key binds.	HUD	/targetless /importconfigroids	Forum Thread Download VOUPR Homepage
Transaction Ledger	draugath	A ledger for tracking monetary transactions.	PDA	/ledger /ledger reset	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
treemissionlist	mr_spuck	Tree like version of the mission board.	PDA		Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
vzoom	Script by Eldrad, enhanced by Roguelazer, turned into a plug-in by Mick.	Eldrad's Variable Zoom alias made into a plug-in (mostly for ease of installation, there's no new functionality).	Visuals	/vzoom	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
weapon group (wg)	Mick	A very simple interface to modify weapon groups while in space.	PDA / other	/wg	[ Forum Thread] Download [ VOUPR]

Navigation

Name	Author	Description	Commands	Info & Download
NavComp	J.A.Keller	Avoid Ion Storms, Hive Bots and other hazards automatically when creating a Navroute. Have complete authority when saving or loading previous Navroutes with name and notes. Includes escape mode and fully integrated HUD and PDA controls.	none, full UI integration	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
navmapui	mr_spuck	Nav Route Interface - Adds a list of navroutes and some buttons to interact with them to the navigation windows.	Full UI integration	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
QuickPlot	slime73	Plots a quick course to a specific sector. "sector" can be a sector such as Sedina L2 or just the sector coordinates if you want to jump in-system, e.g. arta a1 and a1 will both go to Arta Caelestis A-1 if you are already in Arta.Bind jump_prompt to a key if you want it to prompt you for a sector when you press a key.	/Jump sector bind jump_prompt	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
Really simple Navroute-reversing Lua Plugin	slime73	Reverses navroutes.	/ReverseNav	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]

Cargo

Name	Author	Description	Commands	Info & Download
CargoFind	smittens	Find a specific cargo widget with a command.	/cargofind "<string>"	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
cargolist	Mick	Displays list of all cargo in range. Clicking on the list targets stuff.	/cargolist	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
spaceScan	KepocuH	Asynchronously scans near space (in radar range) for specific cargo crates. Search conditions are the sub-strings of the objects which you are looking for stored in prioritized list. First list element has a highest priority, the last one lowest.		Forum Thread Download VOUPR
StationFind	Mad Miner Moda	Allows you to search your station inventory for specific items, stations, ships, items on ships, everything at specific stations, by nation, by faction or all stations.	/sfind	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]

Combat

Name	Author	Description	Commands	Info & Download
Collectorwatch	Womble	Hunting hive queens is fun, but watching the collectors mine is boring. This plugin allows you to do something else while the collectors do their mining, with an audible alert as soon as they move off to go back to the queen.	none	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
CombatAssist	Calder	Allows you to easily adjust constant thrusters outside of Flight Assist mode. In plain English, it prevents you from having to hold down the forward and reverse keys by allowing you to just tap either, (or the break) to control your ship's acceleration. To change keys or verbosity level, edit the file 'options.lua'.	none	[ Forum Thread] Download VOUPR
killshot	Mick	Will take screenshots when a player dies or kills someone. In case of a kill two screenshots will be taken, one just before death and another just after. There are configuration options for most situations: when player dies, whether it was suicide, when he kills someone, whether bots were involved. Also allows to save screenshots to a specified folder, using specified naming scheme. Taking first or second screenshot is optional.	/killshot	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
mouselookincaps	mr_spuck	Automatically switch to mouselook mode when entering a capship and back off on undocking.	none	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
multiaim	Scuba Steve 9.0	Adds separate targetting leadoffs for each weapon you have	Combat	[ Forum Thread] Download [ VOUPR]
ToasterCrush Plugin Suite	Scuba Steve 9.0	A collection of mostly-combat use plugins, configurable through a GUI panel accessible from the options menu, as well as a modular framework for future plug-in development.	full UI integration	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR] Hompage

Trading/Mining

Name	Author	Description	Commands	Info & Download
cargopreset	Mick	Allows to save a list of currently loaded cargo as a preset and later load it.	/cpreset save "name" /cpreset load "name"	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
M.A.I.D.	igrok	M.A.I.D. (Mining And Inventory Daemon) Automatically jettison items of your choosing (ores, cargo, scrap, etc). Jettison items immediately (combat mode) or just before ship is full. Time cargo drops to make sure they don't disappear. Monitor asteroid temperatures to prevent overheating. Review mining and cargo statistics.	/maid	[ Forum Thread] Download VOUPR
Plod	INKling	Plod can be used to plot courses between two sectors (automatic rerouting). It will also buy and unload cargo between two stations, if you provide a third argument. For trading it will do everything but the flying. The trade item is case sensitive.	/plod 'sol e15' 'geira i5' 'XiRite Alloy' /plod current 'geira o4' 'Basic Targeting Systems' /plod a12 j6	[ Forum Thread] Download [ VOUPR] GitHub
tempsafety	Mick	Will automatically turn off mining beams if temperature exceeds preset value .	off|currentmax|setmax]	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
TradeAssistant (TGFT version)	Mad Miner Moda	Keeps up with stations you visit and can show you the most profitable items between them. Trade routes: for the buy/sell to work you need items from the buy station at the sell station and it will show only profit. Item lookup: all stations you dock at, buy and sell prices. each time you dock it will update the cached copy so you get current rates.	/TA	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]

Gadgets

Name	Author	Description	Commands	Info & Download
calc	Mad Miner Moda	Basic calculator, allows sci functions, memory, basic stuff.	/calc	Forum Thread Download VOUPR
Timer	Chocolateer	In-game timer to set your own countdown.	see Forum Thread	Forum Thread Download VOUPR

Fun & Misc

Name	Author	Description	Commands	Info & Download
apcontrol	mr_spuck	A control interface for varioius media players. xmms, mpd and vlc (somewhat) are supported.	Lots. See readme file.	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
AutoRR	raybondo improved by igrok	Automatic ship repair and weapon refill.	none	[ Forum Thread] Download VOUPR
deboop	mr_spuck	Replaces hit beep with machine gun sounds from OpenArena.	none	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
dullbot, boilbot, haulbot	mr_spuck	A travel bot, mining bot and a trade bot that sometimes even work. Most of the code is in the dullbot module which might be useful for other bots.		Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR] 2nd Forum Thread Entry
Humaniform	INKling	Act like a human! The Humaniform plugin will make your character act like a human by sending /me messages with human-like activity to sector chat every 5 - 20 minutes. You can configure your characters gender: male, female or neuter (default).	/humaniform on off / male / female / neuter	[ Forum Thread] Download [ VOUPR] GitHub
InfiniTurbo	igrok	Turbo infinitely with any kind of ship/power cell. Switch between missile stacking, speed & energy modes.	/infiniturbo stacking, energy, speed	[ Forum Thread] Download VOUPR
Jett	slime73	Cargo crate design script - Jettisons items in your cargo hold in 1cu increments. To use it, type '/Jett' ingame. It's set by default to jettison only a single crate of cargo when you do that, but you can configure it to jettison everything in your cargo hold (with a .5 second delay between every cargo crate jettisoned) by typing '/Jett toggle'. If you need help using the script ingame, type /jett help.	/Jett /Jett toggle /Jett help	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
multiclick	Mick	Double-click (or more) functionality for any button.	See Forum Thread	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
racestats	Mick	In-game viewer for Sedina Racetracks' times.	/rs /racestats	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
telnetterm	mr_spuck	A more or less vt100 capable telnet client. It's quite incomplete and slow but enough to use a shell.	/telnetterm	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
umlautbind	mr_spuck	Bind umlaut keys (ä,ö,ü...) to commands.	/umlautbind	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]

Plugin Development

Name	Author	Description	Commands	Info & Download
DevKit	draugath	Tools to aid in the development of plugins.	/test /reload	Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]
racecartool	mr_spuck	Finds LUA definitions in the racecar wiki. It's meant to do some more maintaince related things eventually.		Forum Thread Download [ VOUPR]

Plugin collections by individual authors

This is a list that links to collections that individual authors created themselves in different places.

• Chocolateer's Forum Collection
• Dameos' Plugin Page
• Mick's Forum Collection
• igrok's Wiki Collection
• slime's Forum Collection & many more...

ChangeLog / Transfer Log - Andy Spades

Of course this will not be included in the final article, maybe on the talk page

• afk: saved
• animatedload: saved
• apcontrol: saved
• AutoJett: OBSOLETE - superseded by M.A.I.D. --> _deleted_
• AutoRR: saved
• BotScan: BROKEN - link @ VO Forums is broken. Waiting for reupload, else bound to be deleted. Also affects all other plugins by MSKanaka in that post. --> _on hold_
• calc: saved
• CargoFind: saved
• cargolist: saved
• cargopreset: BROKEN - links to "cargolist" thread, where there is not even a reference to cargopreset. --> fixed: found cpreset in Mick's thread. --> saved
• Channels: saved
• ChangeBackground: BROKEN - itan's site gives a 403-kind of error --> _on hold_
• ChSound: OBSOLETE - replaced by SoundAltertSuite --> _deleted_
• Collectorwatch: saved
• CombatAssist: saved
• customHUD: saved
• deboop: saved
• DevKit: saved
• DistanceMeter: BROKEN - link to forums wrong, fixed. dl-link broken. --> _on hold_
• DKAutofill: saved
• dullbot & friends: saved
• enterleave: saved
• ezGroup: saved
• FactionColor: saved
• FlashChange: saved
• GroupStat: OBSOLETE - broken link in thread, plus game does most of this itself now --> _deleted_
• GuildNotify: saved
• Humaniform: saved
• ignoreextras: saved
• IgnoreIRC: saved
• ignoreturret: saved (no forum thread?)
• InfiniTurbo (gen): saved
• InfiteTurbo/infiturbo: OBSOLETE - replaced by InfiniTurbo i think --> _on hold_
• Jett: saved
• JumpSFX: BROKEN - see 'BotScan' --> _on hold_
• killshot: saved
• locknearbylist: saved
• M.A.I.D.: saved
• missiontimestamp: saved
• Msg Beep: saved
• movesectorinfo: saved
• Navadd: BROKEN/OBSOLETE - see 'BotScan'; replaced by slime's plugin i think --> _on hold_
• multiaim: saved (forum thread still missing)
• multiclick: saved
• NavComp: saved
• navmapui: saved
• newsticker: saved
• paydialog: saved
• PI HUD: OBSOLETE - imo most of these features have been replaced by game (xp) and targetless functionalities (factions, kills) --> _on hold_
• Plod: saved
• PMsound: OBSOLETE - replaced by SoundAltertSuite --> _deleted_
• proxyhack: saved
• pview: saved
• QuickHail: saved
• QuickPlot: saved
• Quickreply: saved
• racecartool: saved
• racestats: saved
• Really simple Navroute-reversing Lua Plugin: saved
• ReplyToLastMessageButton: OBSOLETE - broken link, included in many other plugins, and is it really so hard to press "t", then "TAB"? --> _deleted_
• SetShipColor: BROKEN - see BotScan --> _on hold_
• ShipLoadoutsManager: saved
• shortgivemoney: saved
• skirmishcolors: saved
• SoundAlterSuite: saved
• spaceScan: saved
• StationFind: saved
• StationSpin: BROKEN - see BotScan --> _on hold_
• SwitchTarget: saved
• TargetBinds: saved
• TargetLess: saved
• tapehud: saved
• telnetterm: saved
• tempsafety: saved
• Timer: saved
• Tithe: saved
• TCS: saved
• TradeAssistant TGFT: saved
• TradeAssistant: BROKEN/OBSOLETE - replaced by the tgft version, dl-link broken: _deleted_
• Transaction Ledger: saved
• treemissionlist: saved
• umlautbind: saved
• vzoom: saved

TO DO

• Plugins to include from VOUPR: AutoLogin, BackgroundToggler, CtC Countdown, EscortTurbo, Honk, WingCommanderMusic
• Move disclaimer up?
• go through forums to find any missing stuff // edit: LOL. really? no... <.< // edit: really? o_O
• NavComp or navmapui to recommended section
• Include plugins that have been added to the original plugins page in the meantime (DriodButtons etc.)
• talk to people about 'Recommended' plugins, and maybe the other categories