Shadow Tracker

Shadow Tracker

Implementation of the Shadow Tracker device, allowing players to track specific ships in the universe by consuming a special inventory item.

Features

• [] Ship Tracking: Use Shadow Tracker devices to track specific ships, making their location constantly visible on the map.

  [] Crafting and Inventory: Shadow Trackers are craftable items that can be stored in the player's inventory.

  [] Shadow Tracker Tab: A dedicated tab in the UI displays all currently tracked ships.

Requirements

• [] X4: Foundations: Version 8. 00HF3, 9. 00 or newer.

  [] UI Extensions and HUD: Version v8. 0. 4. 0 or higher by kuertee.

  [] Available on Nexus Mods: UI Extensions and HUD

[] Mod Support APIs: Version 1. 95 or higher by SirNukes.

• [] Available on Steam: SirNukes Mod Support APIs

  [] Available on Nexus Mods: Mod Support APIs

[] Options Helper: Version 1. 10 or higher by SirNukes.

• [] Available on Steam: Options Helper

  [] Available on Nexus Mods: Options Helper

Compatibility

• [] Non breaks Custom Tabs mod by Mycu

Installation

• [] Steam Workshop: Shadow Tracker

• Nexus Mods: Shadow Tracker

Usage

Possibility to track any ship in the universe are strictly dependent on the availability of Shadow Tracker devices in the player's inventory.

After installing the mod, players will have 5 Shadow Tracker devices in their inventory, which can be used to track 5 different ships.

To make possibility to track more ships, players need to craft more Shadow Tracker devices using the `Crafting Bench`.

Track a ship

To track a ship, open the context menu of the target ship and select the "Enable Tracking" action.

This will consume one Shadow Tracker device from the player's inventory and add the target ship to the tracking list.

The tracked ship will be now always visible on the map, allowing players to easily locate it.

Untrack a ship

To untrack a ship, open the context menu of the tracked ship and select the "Disable Tracking" action. It is available as from the map as well as from the Shadow Tracker tab.

Note that after a ship is untracked, the consumed Shadow Tracker device is not returned to the player's inventory, so use this feature wisely.

Crafting Shadow Trackers

Shadow Tracker devices can be crafted using