Files

File names & Parameters

cards.json

Simple json table defining fundamental stats and keywords. New entries here will be functional but not appear in game unless forced, or use correct sprites without corresponding entries in data.js.

Parameters

NOTE: most of these are not required! only include when relevant!

Parameter	Entry	Result
data	"0" or string	"0" gives no data entry in datacloud, otherwise any string here will appear with "View Data" button.
type	1 or 2	unknown, probably determines tech cards (2) or deployable units (1)
dmg	0 or more	base damage. -1 for no damage component at all
hp	0 or more	base hull. constructs have 0
size	0 or more, max of 3 is best	unit's orbit size. can be anything, but never more than 3 in game
timer	0 or more	base timer. 0 for no timer at all.
boss_up	dongle id	upgrade given by Reward Program coordinate, only for bosses
attacks	1 or more	more than 1 means multistrike
effect_count	0 or more	amount of effects to read next
effect_X	type, variant, status, and/or power	X is 1,2,etc. up to effect_count, one entry per effect. see Internal IDs for effects.
name	string	plaintext name the player sees. useful for searching.
comms	comms id	specified comms dialog set, seems to concatenate with conditions in comms.json
faction	"heg" "lt" "tu" "con" "flo" "et"	use unknown, possibly for loot pools?
por_obj	"obj_unit_hos" "obj_unit_lt" "obj_unit_tu" "obj_unit_con" "obj_unit_flo" "obj_unit_et" "obj_unit_universal"	use unknown, seems to determine default sprite if no sprite is in data.js. factional, heg is GP, universal is mercs.
dc_cond	unlock condition id	datacloud unlock condition
por_angle	rotation applied in card view, clockwise in degrees
por_scale	decimal float	scalar multiplier to card view, mostly for shrinking big sprites
deck_group	0 to 3	special ordering in deck view, Megaship is 0, auxes are 1, flagships are 2, constructs are 3. Some starting cards are also 3.
por_back	cp_ something	filename of card_por_ asset abbreviated as cp_
jump_fx	1 to 4	jump effect, unknown which corresponds to which
gun_mounts	0 or more	amount of turreted guns, up to its sprite's number of mounting points (see data.js). No more than 4 in base game
death_fx_power	1 to 5	explosion strength on death. only N-Mine uses 5
death_total	1	??? what the fuck is this? only on constructs
death_time_max	0.1 to 6	not really known, presumably how long death animation lasts, Megaships are all 6, plus some extras

data.js

Very large and difficult to work with, I recommend the following tools:

• Convert Javascript to JSON (for use with the viewer below)
• JSON Tree Viewer Makes looking at file structure MUCH easier

Data.js holds all game data, including variables, assets, and properties, though most of them are initialized properly in code0 and do not use their written values. Still necessary for defining animations. The important parts are resources, which contains file paths to every asset in game, and layouts, which contains game objects and groups.

Groups contain objects[] listing objects by name. Objects contain a name, type, variables[], effects[], and animations[]. Usually only objects and animations are important for mod additions.

Layouts Categories

objectsgroups

• group_hitflash
• group_ghost_source
• group_auto_remove
• group_parallax
• group_card_attach
• group_card_sprites
• group_flare_source
• group_card_cleanup
• group_tooltip_ui
• group_tooltip
• group_cam_tracking
• group_button
• group_orbit_move
• group_interactable
• group_map_component
• group_encounter_cleanup
• group_damp_move
• group_comms
• group_glitch
• group_card_anim
• group_ability_anim
• group_unit_anim
• group_items
• group_particles
• group_stealth_affected
• group_ui_magnetize

objects

• obj_card
• obj_status_icon
• txt_status_icon
• obj_card_attach
• obj_card_por_back
• obj_unit_attachment
• ui_attack_tell
• obj_asteroid_scenery
• obj_system
• obj_star_layer
• obj_interactable
• obj_orbit_move_helper
• ui_orbit_line
• ui_orbit_effect
• ui_map_node
• ui_map_icon
• txt_float
• vfx_flare_short
• vfx_flare_continuous
• vfx_flare_ghost
• ui_camera_target
• ui_mouse_cursor
• ui_mouse_collider
• ui_element_main
• txt_ui
• obj_attack_helper
• obj_delayed_effect
• obj_shot
• vfx_pooled
• ui_death_mark
• ui_card_targeting
• obj_shield
• obj_mine
• obj_tiled_background
• vfx_pp_overlay
• ui_box_tooltip
• txt_tooltip
• txt_pause_main
• txt_pause_shadow
• ui_cam_overlay
• txt_tut
• obj_debris_parallax
• obj_helper_universal
• vfx_screen_glitch
• txt_card
• obj_upgrade
• txt_tooltip_bb
• obj_location_anim
• ui_title_icon
• txt_ui_bb
• obj_pickup
• ui_comms_box
• ui_comms_attach
• txt_comms
• ui_por
• obj_squadron_helper
• obj_small_craft_pl
• obj_small_craft_hos
• obj_bot_craft
• obj_countermeasures
• ui_unit_attach
• obj_ab_lt
• obj_ab_con
• obj_ab_flo
• obj_ab_et
• obj_ab_universal
• obj_ab_tu
• obj_unit_hos
• obj_unit_lt
• obj_unit_tu
• obj_unit_flo
• obj_unit_con
• obj_unit_et
• obj_unit_universal
• obj_fleet_upgrade
• ui_unlock_icon
• part_mis_trail
• part_shot_impact
• part_mis_smoke_glow
• part_mis_smoke
• obj_sim_background
• mask_jump_checkers
• txt_up
• txt_data_cloud
• ui_data_cloud_marker
• obj_background_nebula
• txt_credits
• ui_shuffle_visualizer
• ui_unit_orbit_target