Ship guide reworks

Resources/Locale/en-US/_NF/guidebook/guides.ftl

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+# Base entries
 guide-entry-nf14 = New Frontier
 guide-entry-bank = NT Galactic Bank
+guide-entry-piloting = Piloting
+guide-entry-hiring = Hiring Crew
+guide-entry-expeditions = Expeditions
 guide-entry-shipyard = Shipyard
+
+# Expedition faction entries
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-carp = Carp
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-cultists = Cultists
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-dinosaurs = Dinosaurs
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-explorers = Explorers
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-flesh = Flesh
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-gangers = Gangers
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-mercenaries = Mercenaries
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-silicons = Silicons
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-syndicate = Syndicate
+guide-entry-expedition-faction-xenos = Xenos
+
+# Shipyard entries
 guide-entry-shipyard-ambition = Ambition
 guide-entry-shipyard-brigand = Brigand
 guide-entry-shipyard-ceres = Ceres
@@ -12,4 +30,4 @@ guide-entry-shipyard-legman = Legman
 guide-entry-shipyard-liquidator = Liquidator
 guide-entry-shipyard-pioneer = Pioneer
 guide-entry-shipyard-searchlight = Searchlight
-guide-entry-shipyard-spirit = Spirit
+guide-entry-shipyard-spirit = Spirit

Resources/Prototypes/_NF/Guidebook/bank.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 - type: guideEntry
   id: Bank
   name: guide-entry-bank
-  text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Bank.xml"
+  text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Bank.xml"
+  priority: 0

Resources/Prototypes/_NF/Guidebook/expeditions.yml

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+- type: guideEntry
+  id: Expeditions
+  name: guide-entry-expeditions
+  text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Expeditions.xml"
+  priority: 3
+  # children: # TODO: flesh these out
+  # - ExpeditionFactionCarp
+  # - ExpeditionFactionCultists
+  # - ExpeditionFactionDinosaurs
+  # - ExpeditionFactionExplorers
+  # - ExpeditionFactionFlesh
+  # - ExpeditionFactionGangers
+  # - ExpeditionFactionMercenaries
+  # - ExpeditionFactionSilicons
+  # - ExpeditionFactionSyndicate
+  # - ExpeditionFactionXenos
+
+# TODO: flesh these out
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionCarp
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-carp
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Carp.xml"
+
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionCultists
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-cultists
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Cultists.xml"
+
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionDinosaurs
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-dinosaurs
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Dinosaurs.xml"
+
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionExplorers
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-explorers
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Explorers.xml"
+
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionFlesh
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-flesh
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Flesh.xml"
+
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionGangers
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-gangers
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Gangers.xml"
+
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionMercenaries
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-mercenaries
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Mercenaries.xml"
+
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionSilicons
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-silicons
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Silicons.xml"
+
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionSyndicate
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-syndicate
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Syndicate.xml"
+
+# - type: guideEntry
+#   id: ExpeditionFactionXenos
+#   name: guide-entry-expedition-faction-xenos
+#   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Xenos.xml"

Resources/Prototypes/_NF/Guidebook/hiring.yml

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+- type: guideEntry
+  id: Hiring
+  name: guide-entry-hiring
+  text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Hiring.xml"
+  priority: 1

Resources/Prototypes/_NF/Guidebook/nf14.yml

@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@
   priority: -1
   children:
   - Bank
+  - Hiring
+  - Piloting
+  - Expeditions
   - Shipyard

Resources/Prototypes/_NF/Guidebook/piloting.yml

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+- type: guideEntry
+  id: Piloting
+  name: guide-entry-piloting
+  text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Piloting.xml"
+  priority: 2

Resources/Prototypes/_NF/Guidebook/shipyard.yml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   id: Shipyard
   name: guide-entry-shipyard
   text: "/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Shipyard.xml"
+  priority: 4
   children:
   - ShipyardAmbition
   - ShipyardBrigand

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Bank.xml

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 <Document>
-# NT Galactic Bank
+  # NT Galactic Bank
+
+As a contractor with Nanotrasen, you have a persistent bank account.
+Money that you [bold]deposit[/bold] at an [color=#44cc00]ATM[/color] on Frontier Outpost or Tinnia's rest will be stored in your account.
 
-NT has opened up it's banking industry to regular citizens, guaranteeing up to (int32.MAX)!
-
 ## ATMs
-<Box>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerBankATM"/>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="SpaceCash1000"/>
-</Box>
-You can access your personal bank account at any time to withdraw or deposit funds at any [color=#44cc00]Galactic Bank ATM[/color]
+  <Box>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerBankATM"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="SpaceCash1000"/>
+  </Box>
+  You can access your personal bank account at any time to withdraw your hard-earned [color=#44cc00]Spesos[/color] at any [color=#44cc00]Galactic Bank ATM[/color].
 
-NT currently only recognizes [color=#44cc00]Spesos[/color] or "SpaceBucks" as legal tender.
+Only ATMs on Frontier Outpost and Tinnia's Rest allow you to deposit money.
+Make sure you deposit your cash and sell off your ship before ending your shift!
 
 ## Account Access
-<Box>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="VendingMachineAstroVend"/>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="VendingMachineAmmo"/>
-</Box>
-Access to your bank account is restricted to [color=#44cc00]Galactic Bank ATMs[/color] and a regulated variety of [color=#44cc00]Vending machines[/color]
+  <Box>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="VendingMachineAstroVend"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerCargoOrders"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="VendingMachineAmmo"/>
+  </Box>
+  Your bank account can be used through [color=#44cc00]Galactic Bank ATMs[/color], [color=#44cc00]cargo computers[/color], and [color=#44cc00]vending machines[/color].
 
-Most in-person transactions you will deal in will be directly with [color=#44cc00]Spesos[/color]
+When trading with other people, you'll usually deal in stacks of [color=#44cc00]Spesos[/color].
+Be sure to deposit these at an [color=#44cc00]ATM[/color] before ending your shift.
 </Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Carp.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Carp
+
+A land-dwelling version of the hostile space fauna, these carp have adapted to life under gravity.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Cultists.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Cultists
+
+Servants of Nar'Sie, these fanatics will stop at nothing to raise their sleeping goddess.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Dinosaurs.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Dinosaurs
+
+Megafauna from our more savage worlds, these behemoths pose a risk to corporate property.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Explorers.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Explorers
+
+An independent group of scavengers squatting on corporate land.  Help enforce our claim over their little nest.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Flesh.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Flesh
+
+Biological abominations from experiments gone awry, these shambling freaks are a menace.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Gangers.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Gangers
+
+Urchins, miscreants, and other social detritus banded together.  Disorganized and chaotic, they're a nuisance.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Mercenaries.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Mercenaries
+
+Death squads for hire from the various fringes of space.  Shouldn't have contracted work in Nanotrasen's territory.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Silicons.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Silicons
+
+Rogue robots, drones, and other silicon intelligences.  Valuable scrap, if nothing else.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Syndicate.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Syndicate
+
+Agents from hostile corporations.  Handle with extreme prejudice.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/ExpeditionFactions/Xenos.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Xenos
+
+Various nests of highly territorial alien bioweapons.  Smoke 'em out.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Expeditions.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Salvage Expeditions
+  <Box>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerSalvageExpedition"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="TelecomServerFilledShuttle"/>
+  </Box>
+  Expeditions are adventures that you can go on with your crew.[br][/br]
+Your ship will jump to a planet and you need to complete an objective in a limited time.[br][/br]
+When that time runs out, the ship jumps back, [bold]whether you're on it or not[/bold].
+
+Ships purchased at Frontier Outpost [bold]cannot[/bold] go on expedition, but [italic]any purchased at [bold]Expeditionary Lodge[/bold] can[/italic].
+You will need to use the [color=#a4885c]salvage console[/color] onboard.
+
+To go on an expedition:
+- Pilot your ship so there is 200 m of empty space in each direction.
+- Use the [color=#a4885c]salvage console[/color].
+- Pick one of the five missions offered to you.
+- Note the enemy, conditions, total time, and objectives for the mission.
+- Buckle into a seat to avoid falling down.
+
+Tips for expeditions:
+- Start with easier missions and progress to harder ones as you get better equipped.
+- Different enemy types have different strengths and weaknesses. Vary your loadout to best deal with each.
+- If you don't think you can win a fight, don't take it.
+
+When you arrive on-site, you'll be told which direction the objective is in.
+There'll be a building in that direction; break in and complete your objective.
+Note: North is towards the top of the screen in default rotation (NUMPAD 8).
+
+While planetside, you can't communicate via radio with the wider Frontier Sector.
+If you don't have a [color=#a4885c]telecommunication server[/color] on your ship, your headset won't work.
+Note that [color=#a4885c]handheld radios[/color] work without a server.
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Hiring.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Hiring Crew
+  <Box>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerStationRecords"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ClothingHeadsetGrey" Caption="headset"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="IntercomCommon"/>
+  </Box>
+  As the Captain of a Nanotrasen vessel, you have the authority to hire and fire crew members, and to delegate work.
+There are two ways to hire crew:
+- Use the [color=#a4885c]station records computer[/color] on your ship to open crew slots. Players that join later can spawn in on your ship.
+- Invite other players to join your crew through in-game communications.
+
+Crew membership is informal - you don't need to sign any forms, but feel free to roleplay!
+It's a good idea to make sure your crew understand:
+- What you expect of them (What tasks should they do? Who do they report to or work with?)
+- What they can expect from you (An hourly wage? A split of rewards? The promise of adventure?).
+
+As a Captain, remember:
+- You're responsible for the well-being of your crew.
+- A Captain's only as good as their word!
+</Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/NewFrontier14.xml

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 <Document>
-# NT New Frontiers Program
+  # NT New Frontiers Program
 
-Thank you for signing up for the New Frontiers Program!
+Thank you for signing up for the New Frontiers Program! As a Nanotrasen employee, you're helping to develop the furthest reaches of space!
 
-After countless hours of research and number crunching, the top NT insurance agents have found it more profitable to offload the logistics cost on to you! Our dedicated employees!
+[color=#33bbff]If you'd like a hand, ask on the radio, or talk to somebody.[/color]
+The [color=#dd0000]Valet[/color] or [color=#009933]Station Representative[/color] should be able to help, they're to the right of medbay.
 
-## Profit Avenues
-<Box>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerBankATM"/>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="SpaceCash1000"/>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerShipyard"/>
-</Box>
-You can access your personal bank account at any time to withdraw or deposit funds at any [color=#44cc00]Galactic Bank ATM[/color]
+## Economy
+  <Box>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerBankATM"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="SpaceCash1000"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerShipyard"/>
+  </Box>
+  Any money that you make is [bold]yours[/bold], and will be available in future shifts if deposited at a [color=#44cc00]Galactic Bank ATM[/color] on Frontier Outpost or Tinnia's Rest.
 
-Join a ship's crew to help make as much money and deliver as much value to NT as possible, or use the [color=#cccc00]Shipyard Console[/color] to purchase your own.
+To make money, why not:
+- Join a ship's crew? Ask on the radio if anyone needs extra crew, and work to help your captain.
+- Get a job on station? Ask the [color=#009933]Station Representative[/color] (follow the SR signs) if anything needs doing.
+- Use a [color=#cccc00]shipyard console[/color] to purchase your own ship?
 
-## Provisions
-<Box>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="VendingMachineAstroVend"/>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="VendingMachineAmmo"/>
-<GuideEntityEmbed Entity="MachineCryoSleepPod"/>
-</Box>
-NT has opened up back stock of many machine boards taken from excess station construction projects, along with many other amenities to assist in taming the frontier.
+## Amenities
+  <Box>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="VendingMachineAstroVend"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="VendingMachineAmmo"/>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="MachineCryoSleepPod"/>
+  </Box>
+  Some provisions (e.g. air tanks, salvage equipment) are available from vendors on Frontier Outpost, but most amenities (medical services, food) should be offered by players on shuttles or at the Trade Depot.
 
-Frontier stations typically run longer shifts, so if you need to end early or take a break for a while, you can always return to a [color=##33bbff]Cryopod[/color] early.
+Be sure to stock up at the Trade Depot if going out on an extended voyage, and take advantage of the [color=#33bbff]medical insurance tracker[/color] in your loadout, or from the NanoMed vendor in medbay.
 
+Shifts on the Frontier typically last for [color=#33bbff]six hours[/color].
+If you need to end your shift early or take a break, use the [color=#33bbff]cryo sleep chambers[/color] in the medbay on Frontier Outpost.
 </Document>

Resources/ServerInfo/_NF/Guidebook/Piloting.xml

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+<Document>
+  # Piloting
+  <Box>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="ComputerShuttle"/>
+  </Box>
+  To move a shuttle, you first need to click on the [color=#a4885c]shuttle console[/color] in its cockpit. After clicking the shuttle console, you should see a radar view of the space around your shuttle.
+
+Newly purchased shuttles start docked with Frontier Outpost. To undock, follow these steps:
+
+- Tell people you are undocking using the traffic radio channel (:d). Include your ship's callsign, which can be found on the NAV screen (e.g. "Pioneer NX-123 undocking.")
+- Click on the DOCK tab, disconnect any airlocks that are docked to the station.
+- Return to the NAV tab.
+
+- To move a shuttle, the default controls (for a QWERTY keyboard) are:
+
+-[color=#028ed9]W & S[/color]: Move forward and backward.
+-[color=#028ed9]A & D[/color]: Move left and right.
+-[color=#028ed9]Q & E[/color]: Rotate left and right.
+-[color=#028ed9]Spacebar[/color]: Slow down.
+-[color=#028ed9]Hold Spacebar + any input[/color]: Move and rotate slowly.
+
+# Docking
+  <Box>
+    <GuideEntityEmbed Entity="AirlockGlassShuttle"/>
+  </Box>
+  [bold]Before docking your ship with:[/bold]
+- [bold]Another ship[/color][/bold], it is best practice to announce your intention to dock over the traffic channel (:d).
+- [bold][color=#ffd700]Frontier Outpost[/color][/bold], stop 200m out, request permission to dock from the Station Traffic Controller (STC) over the traffic radio channel (:d).
+- [bold][color=#ffa500]Another station[/color][/bold], docks are first come, first serve. Be courteous and leave space where possible.
+
+To dock the ship:
+- Pilot towards the target so a set of its airlocks are nearby a set of airlocks of the target.
+- When very close, click on the DOCK tab for a closer view.
+- When next to the airlock, you can click "Dock" when highlighted to attach to the target.
+</Document>