Plug-ins
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.
Installing Plugins
For instructions on how to install plugins, as well as another list, go to [1].
Creating your own Plugins
VO Lua API that can be used for creating plugins can be found at [2].
Available Plugins
The list below has been culled from various sources, doesn't list all publically available plugins, and includes plugins which are no longer available and have been superceded by in-game functionality. The list is slowly being cleaned up, but until then, you may be slightly frustrated by some breakage. If you do find broken plugins, please move them to the "Broken Plugins" section down the bottom, and note why they're broken so they can be fixed or removed.
The Vendetta Online Unofficial Plugin Repository (VOUPR) is also a growing source for plugin hosting and information.
animatedload
Description: a fancy animated loading screen
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [3]
apcontrol
Description: a control interface for varioius media players. xmms, mpd and vlc (somewhat) are supported
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [4]
AutoJett
Description: Automatic jettison of certain ores.
Created by: slime73
CLI:
/autojett -- lists commands ingame.
/autojett toggle -- toggles AutoJett on or off.
/autojett switch -- switches between jettisoning all ores, or just non-rare ores.
/autojett list -- lists all ores which won't be jettisoned if AutoJett Switch is on.
Additional information & download: AutoJett plug-in thread entry
Alternate version with graphical interface: AutoJett v1.2
BotScan
Description: Aids players who are looking for Hive Queens or Leviathans by scanning the toplist for any ships that start with "*Hive Queen" or "*Leviathan", and then displaying any matches to the chatlog. Also scans the missionlist upon docking for any Hive Skirmish missions, and prints sectors that are likely to have Hive Queens or Leviathans to the chatlog.
Created by: MSKanaka
CLI:
/botscan [on|off] -- Master switch. If this is off, the plugin doesn't run.
/botscan queen [on|off] -- Enables or disables checks for Hive Queens on sector entry.
/botscan levi [on|off] -- Enables or disables checks for Leviathans on sector entry.
/botscan mission [on|off] -- Enables or disables missionlist scanning. Turned off by default. Only turn this on if you don't mind your chatlog being spammed; if there are a lot of skirmish missions available at the station, it will print a line for every 'critical' and 'central' mission it sees. Independent of the queen and levi settings.
Additional information & download: BotScan plug-in thread entry
In the pipe:
- Bugfixes (if any).
- Less spammy missionlist checking. Fixed. Thanks Naut!
Calc
Description: basic calculator, allows sci functions, memory, basic stuff.
Created by: Mad Miner Moda
CLI: /calc
Additional information & download: plug-in thread entry
CargoFind
Description: Find a specific cargo widget with a command.
Created by: Smittens
CLI: /cargofind "WHATEVER" --> Finds the first widget within range that has "WHATEVER" in its name
Additional information & download: Primary thread for CargoFind with working download link CargoFind plug-in thread entry (zip file is missing)
cargolist
Description: Displays list of all cargo in range. Clicking on the list targets stuff.
Created by: Mick
CLI: /cargolist
Download: plug-in thread
CargoMark
Description: Target largest cargo item in range.
Created by: Igrok
Additional information & download: CargoMark
cargopreset
Description: Allows to save a list of currently loaded cargo as a preset and later load it.
Created by: Mick
CLI:
/cpreset save "name" - save current cargo loadout
/cpreset load "name" - load cargo
Additional information and download: plug-in thread
Channels
Description: shows all the channels you are in broken down by one channel per tab in the UI. unique tab for guild and private.
Created by: Mad Miner Moda
Additional information & download: plug-in thread entry
ChangeBackground
Description: Allows you to set the current sector's background to any background you wish (by inputting a sectorid), or a random background. Recommended: bind rdmbackground and changebg to keys. (clientside only)
Created by: slime73
Additional information & download: ChangeBackground plug-in thread entry
Download for people not in ITAN: [5]
ChSound v1.0
Description: Plays a sound whenever someone chats to the designated channel while it is not your active channel.
Created by: Chocolateer
Additional information & download: [6]
Collectorwatch
Description: 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.
Created by: Womble
Download: [7]
Forum Thread: [8]
Documentation/additional info: README in the zip file
CombatAssist
Description: 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'.
Created by: Calder
Download: See VOUPR page: [9]
customHUD
Description: 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.
Created by: Mick
CLI:
/customhud - toggles it on/off
/customhud config - shows config window (duh)
Additional information & download: Mick's plug-in thread
User comments: 'A small but drastic change. With my penchant for keeping only relevant combat information around my central HUD elements, customHUD is essential. Together with DistanceMeter, you've got yourself a HUD that actually aids you in combat, not hinders you.' - Ion
Dameos' Plugins
Dameos created a bunch of plugins which are available on Dameos' Plugin Page
deboop
Description: replaces hit beep with machine gun sounds from OpenArena
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [10]
DistanceMeter
Description: Another very simple plugin, this one moves the Distance meter (and the sector alignment info) to the bottom of the HUD, like it was with the old Vendetta client. *** Broken slightly if used with the latest version of TargetLess ***
Created by: slime73
Additional information & download: DistanceMeter plug-in thread entry
User comments: 'A welcome change back to the old style. To my mind, the only information that should be near to the central crosshair is information that pertains to the battle between yourself and your current target, and DistanceMeter remedies one annoyance in this respect.' - Ion
dullbot, boilbot and haulbot
Description: 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
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [11] [12]
enterleave
Description: print a notification or play a sound effect when a player, bot or character matching a pattern enters or leaves the sector
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [13]
ezGroup
Description: Displays a notification at the bottom of the screen, when invited to a group.
Also, provides shorthand commands: /inv /kick /gleave /w
Created by: Protolif
Current Version: 0.1b
Additional information & download: Official Vendetta Forum Thread
FactionColor
Description: 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.
Created by: slime73
Additional information & download: plug-in thread entry
FlashChange
Description: 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.
Created by: slime73
Additional information & download: FlashChange plug-in thread entry
GroupStat
Description: Broadcasts when you die and who killed you to your group.
Created by: Drazed and Moda Messolus.
CLI: /groupstat - Yields a sortable matrix of the information.
Additional information & download: GroupStat forum thread
Guild Notify
Description: Prints the names of players in your guild when they log on or off.
Created by: slime73
Additional information & download: Guild Notify plug-in thread entry
ignoreextras
Description: some extra ignore features. ignore players temporary (ok, the game can do that too now.. ) and whole factions
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [14]
IgnoreIRC
Description: Messages from players over the IRC bot are not displayed if that player is on your ignore list.
Created by: Chocolateer
Additional information & download: [15]
ignoreturret
Description: Ignores turrets when using target in front command. Effectively turns off targeting of turrets.
Usage: Bind it instead of target in front.
eg. /bind b ignoreturret
There's also /ignoreturret command
Created by: Mick
Download: ignoreturret.zip
InfiniteTurbo
Description: Let's you turbo infinitely with any kind of ship/power cell.
Created by: firsm
Additional information & download: [16]
Jett
Description: Jettisons items in your cargo hold in 1cu increments.
Created by: slime73
CLI: 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.
Additional information & download: Jett plug-in thread entry
JumpSFX
Description: Enables the built-in (but normally unused) wormhole and sector jump sound effects.
Created by: MSKanaka
CLI: /jumpsfx [on|off] -- Turns the jump effects on or off.
Additional information & download: JumpSFX plug-in thread entry
Known Bugs:
- VO soundtrack will not play due to the script's use of playmusic(); the function required for this does not work with these particular sound effects. Fixed.
In the pipe:
- Bugfixes (if any) - Option to allow the VO soundtrack to continue playing by auto-detecting which music file should be playing based on the player's location. Implemented via gksound.GKPlaySound().
killshot
Description: 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.
Usage:
Type /killshot in-game to see extensive help.
Download: [17]
Created by: Mick
locknearbylist
Description: Adds a toggle to the nearby ships list that temporarily locks it.
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [18]
MatchSpeed
Description: Match speed with your target. See link for details.
Additional information & download: MatchSpeed
Created by: Igrok
missiontimestamp
Description: adds a timestamp to the end of the mission log of completed missions
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [19]
Msg Beep
Description: With this plugin, whenever you receive a /msg you will hear the proximity warning sound.
Created by: slime73
Additional information & download: Msg Beep plug-in thread entry
movesectorinfo
Description: move sector info to the bottom of the hud
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [20]
Description:: Allows the player to add sectors to their navroute by using sectorIDs instead of coordinates.
Created by: MSKanaka
CLI: /navadd [sID] -- adds the sector with the ID number of sID to your navroute.
Additional information & download: Navadd plug-in thread entry
In the pipe: Bugfixes (if any).
mouselookincaps
Description: automatically switch to mouselook mode when entering a capship and back off on undocking
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [21]
multiaim
Description: adds separate targetting leadoffs for each weapon you have
Created by: Scuba Steve 9.0
Download: (original seems missing) [22]
multiclick
Description: Double-click (or more) functionality for any button.
Created by: Mick
Additional information & download: Mick's plug-in thread
Description: nav route interface
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [23]
newsticker
Description: a newsticker in the welcome screen that cycles through the most recent news items
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [24]
paydialog
Description: a graphical interface for the /givemoney command
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [25]
PI HUD
Description: Displays faction standings and required XP to reach next level for all licenses. Optionally shows player combat stats such as kills, deaths, and PKs.
Created By: Micalan
Additional information & download: [26]
PMsound v1.0
Description: Plays a sound when you receive a PM.
Created by: Chocolateer
Additional information & download: [27]
proxyhack
Description: prevents the proxy distance entry from eating the tab key while the nearby ships list is open
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [28]
pview
Description: makes 3rd person view persistent by toggling camera to external view after jumps, etc. Commands: /pview - toggles /pview on/off - obvious
Created by: Mick
Download: pview.zip
QuickHail
Description: When you type /qhlist, it rebinds the number keys up the top, from 1, on the left, all the way to 0 on the right. Press the number corresponding to the hail you want to send, it sends the message, gets rid of the li'l dialog, and binds your keys back to whatever they were previous!
Created by: Jas-Atamos
CLI:: /qh : Opens the UI to set your hails /qhlist: to list which hail you want to send to your target.
Additional information & download: thread entry
QuickPlot
Description: Plots a quick course to a specific sector.
Created by: slime73
CLI::
/Jump 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.
Additional information & download: QuickPlot plug-in thread entry
QuickReply v1.1
Description: Several binds to make it easier to send PMs
Created by: Chocolateer
Additional information & download: [29]
racecartool
Description: finds lua definitions in the racecar wiki. it's meant to do some more maintaince related things eventually
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [30]
racestats
Description: In-game viewer for Sedina Racetracks' times.
Created by: Mick
Additional information & download: Mick's plug-in thread
Description: Reverses navroutes.
Created by: slime73
CLI: Type "/ReverseNav" ingame.
Additional information & download: ReverseNav plug-in thread entry
ReplyToLastMessageButton
Description: Press a single button to open a chat line to reply to the last private message you received.
Created by: Yevoc
Additional information & download: ReplyToLastMsg plug-in thread entry
SetShipColor
Description: Lets the player set the color of ships that they purchase to match that of one of the ingame factions or guilds.
Created by: MSKanaka
CLI:
/setshipcolor faction [factionname] -- Sets ship purchase color to match the given faction.
/setshipcolor guild [guildacronym] -- Sets ship purchase color to match the given guild's color.
Additional information & download: SetShipColor plug-in thread entry
In the pipe:
- Bugfixes (if any).
- Adding/removing/fixing guild colors as requested.
shortgivemoney
Description: A variant of givemoney that allows to abbreviate the amount
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [31]
skirmishcolors
Description: Increases the brightness of the hud skirmish info for corvus and the hive to improve readability
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [32]
SoundAlertSuite
Description: Plays a sound for various actions and events. For GUI use /soundalertsuite or /SAS
Created by: Chocolateer
Additional information & download: [33]
StationFind
Description: 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.
Created by: Mad Miner Moda
CLI: /sfind
Additional information & download: plug-in thread entry
StationSpin
Description: Causes the station the player is docked at to spin in the background. If the player is in a capship, nothing happens.
Created by: MSKanaka
CLI: /stationspin [on|off] -- Turns the spinning on or off.
Additional information & download: StationSpin plug-in thread entry
In the pipe: Bugfixes (if any).
SwitchTarget v1.3
Description: Allows you to change the target of anyone in your group who has the plugin enabled to your target.
Created by: diqrtvpe
CLI:
/switchtarget -- turns it on and off
/target -- activates the switch
/leader -- toggles between multi-target (default) and leader mode (group target leader sets targets, all others only follow; default leader is group leader)
/leaderswitch "name" (or /stls "name")-- if you are group target leader you can set "name" as new target leader, if they have leader mode on
/leaderall (or /stla) -- if you are group target leader you can set all groupmembers to leader mode
/targetroid (or /rtarget) -- switches target to a roid or cargo crate
/subgroup # (or /stsg #) -- joins a subgroup (1-9) (when in a subgroup only targets called from your subgroup will work)
/subgroup -- join subgroup 1 or leave a subgroup
Additional information & download: SwitchTarget thread
TargetBinds
Description: 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.
Created by: slime73
CLI:
/grouptarget -- Sends your target's info to Group chat.
/guildtarget -- Sends your target's info to Guild chat.
Additional information & download: TargetBinds plug-in thread entry
TargetLess 1.7.9
Description: 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.
Created by: drazed
- image outdated*
CLI:
/importconfigroids --> import roids from versions before 1.7
/targetless --> Manage targetless (controls/settings/etc).
Additional information & download: TargetLess.
User comments: 'I longed for this functionality for a year (but was apparently never smart enough to actually request it). Suddenly, as if by magic (or possibly industrial espionage) there was a plug-in which did all I had dreamt of, and today, I consider it the single most important addition available to VO's HUD. An enormous aid in large battles.' - Ion
tapehud
Description: ultra realistic cockpit simulation
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [34]
telnetterm
Description: a more or less vt100 capable telnet client. it's quite incmplete and slow but enough to use a shell
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [35]
tempsafety
Description: Will automatically turn off mining beams if temperature exceeds preset value
Created by: Mick
Additional information & download: Mick's plug-in thread
Timer v1.2
Description: In-game timer to set your own countdown.
Created by: Chocolateer
Additional information & download: [36]
Tithe
Description: Allows you to tithe a user set % of your profit to the guild bank.
Created by: Mad Miner Moda
CLI:: /tithe
Additional information & download: thread entry
ToasterCrush Plugin Suite
Description: 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.
Created by: Scuba Steve 9.0
Additional information & download: TCS forum thread
User comments: 'One of the absolute essential plug-in packages for any kind of plugged-in and modular VO fun. Download it, and go Make Friends�c' - Ion
TradeAssistant (TGFT version)
Description: 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.
No data is wrote or saved between sessions, no config settings and the like. This is due to volatility of the data.
Created by: Mad Miner Moda
CLI:: /TA : Opens the UI
Additional information & download: thread entry
TradeAssistant v.03
Descriptions: Keeps up with stations you visit and can show you the most profitable items between them.
Created by: Vorgas
CLI: Get help with /help or /ta.help.
Additional information & download: TradeAssistant plug-in thread entry File location broken!
treemissionlist
Description: tree like version of the mission board.
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [37]
umlautbind
Description: bind umlaut keys to commands
Created by: mr_spuck
Additional information & download: [38]
weapon group (wg)
Description: A very simple interface to modify weapon groups while in space. Open it with /wg
Created by: Mick
Additional information & download: wg v0.1.zip
vzoom
Description: Eldrad's Variable Zoom alias made into a plug-in (mostly for ease of installation, there's no new functionality).
Created by: Script by Eldrad, enhanced by Roguelazer, turned into a plug-in by Mick.
Additional information & download: Mick's plug-in thread