Show all faction relations in PDA v6.3 addon - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Anomaly mod for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Show all faction relations in PDA

I've been looking for something like this addon but could not find any so I just made it myself.
Originally just expanded the table and left out Monolith (sorry again) but then expanded it further to actually show all factions.

I will probably continue to build upon it until I run out of ideas.

Update 6.3

Renamed MCM menu to "PDA Relations+"!

Added "Color Scheme" option in MCM:

Color Scheme "Expanded Palette":

Color Scheme "Monochrome":

You can always switch back to the Vanilla Anomaly Color Scheme.

These may be expanded upon or tweaked in the future. I'm open for feedback and suggestions!

Update 6.2

Squad Count Row will be hidden if "Disable Squad Count" is selected.
Debug feature turned Bonus Feature: Added "Show Mutant Relations" option.

Update 6.1

Compatibility to other addons: Made some changes to provide more compatibility to addons which add or change factions. Only minor patches should now be needed (see Section "Patch Reference for Mods adding/altering Factions" below).

Improved Mode Selection: When changing the Mode the options below will now reflect that setting.

Main Features

In the default setting this addon just expands the relations tab in the PDA to include UNISG, Sin, Renegade and Zombified. The latest update will also show the name of your own faction in a light blue color to highlight it.

With MCM you also have the option to show only factions that you have encountered and manually turn factions being shown on and off with the 'User Defined' Mode. Factions with no squads in the zone can be hidden from the Relations Tab by unchecking "Show eliminated factions". The table will grow dynamically as needed. Also: I finally found the way to use another function for determining which factions should be shown when choosing "Show by Progression". Previously it was tied to the encyclopedia articles but now it uses its own list which is updated whenever you make contact with another faction's members. Existing save games will need to have 'encyclopedia discovery' enabled:

You can choose to have the total squad count displayed for neutral and friendly factions by unchecking "Disable squad count". I left this feature as disabled by default to not force it on anyone who prefers not to use the feature. If you enabled that view however you can also have it show the local squad count in brackets next to the Total number:

If you do use it and want the detailed numbers for all of them just uncheck "Obscure enemy squad count".
This option was built around the idea that the player would not logically have access to enemy squad data as they certainly would have their network limited to their neutrals and friends only. I have not checked yet if my implementation matches the one used natively in the warfare tab so if you notice any differences in squad numbers shown please let me know!

It should be obvious but this addon will likely only be useful for those who use any mods altering faction relations. Specifically those allowing for relations to change between UNISG, Sin and Renegade and all the other factions as they were previously fixed and set not to change in Vanilla Anomaly.

If you are interested in such an expanded dynamic faction relation experience with nearly full custimizability then please check out my other Addon: "Dynamic Faction Relation Customizer [DFRC]"

MCM Options

The Base "Modes" to select from in MCM are as follows:

• Anomaly Default Extended:
  Shows the default faction list without Renegade, Sin, UNISG and Zombified unless you are playing one of them yourself.
  
  
• Always show all:
  Shows all faction relations at all times. This is the default setting of this addon.
  
  
• Show when discovered:
  Starting with only your own faction your Relations view will gradually show you the relations to other factions as soon as you encounter them.

• User Defined:
  This by default will also show you factions based on your discovery of them but lets you choose to unlock others early or hide them completely by using the provided radio buttons for each faction.

Additional Options (applied in addition to any chosen preset):

• Show eliminated factions:
  Enabled by default. If disabled the Relations Tab will not show factions which are vacant from the zone.
  
  
• Disable squad count:
  Enabled by default. If disabled the Relation Tab will populate the "Total Squads" row with the current squad count for each faction across the zone.
  
  
• Show local squad count:
  Disabled by default. If this and Squad Count is enabled the Relation Tab will populate the "Total Squads" row with the current squad count AND show the squad count for the current level for each faction across the zone.
  
  
• Obscure enemy squad count:
  Requires "Disable squad count" to be unchecked. Enabled by default.
  Will list enemy faction names in gray color and shows "Unknown" instead of a number or descriptor if enabled.

Installation

Just put the gamedata folder into your Anomaly folder yourself or use the Mod Manager of your choice.

Patch Reference for Mods adding/altering Factions

When your addon is changing or adding factions and you want to provide a Patch to my addon then the following information will help you.

For ease of patching I separated the faction names out of my XML, so only this file needs to be adapted for each language you support:

gamedata/configs/text/*language*/dcommontxt.xml

To make my Addon fully compatible with yours, you can then just add the following to your code on game start or load for example:

if dmg_safr_pda_mcm then

ui_pda_relations_tab.enc_ref_list = { 
"loner", 
"duty", 
"freedom", 
"clear_sky", 
"ecologist", 
"mercenary", 
"military", 
"isg", 
"<your_new_faction_encylopedia_reference>", 
"renegade", 
"bandit", 
"greh", 
"monolith", 
"zombified"
}

ui_pda_relations_tab.faction_code_list = { 
"stalker", 
"dolg", 
"freedom", 
"csky", 
"ecolog", 
"killer", 
"army", 
"isg", 
"<your_new_faction_codename>", 
"renegade", 
"bandit", 
"greh", 
"monolith", 
"zombied"
}

end

This is the order how the factions are listed in the PDA Relations Tab. You can of course change the order of factions as you like but make sure both lists retain a matching order to each other.

If you have changed the ui script file then you may have to let my mod overwrite it and provide the patch as separate folder which would be loaded *after* my addon.

Note: My Addon currently supports up to 14 factions to be displayed at once. Exceeding that number will produce display errors.

Debug Feature turned Bonus: Show Mutant Relations

Can be found in the MCM menu below "Enable Debug Log". Nuff said:

Changelog

version 6.3: Added Color Scheme option. Minor refactoring.

version 6.2: Squad Count Row will be hidden if "Disable Squad Count" is selected. Added "Show Mutant Relations".

version 6.1:
Added Compatibility for Addons which change/add factions. Improved MCM menu.

version 6:
Added 'Zombified' faction to view. Table will now grow and shrink by itself if at least 10 factions are unlocked and are enabled to be shown. Biggest improvement though is that the mod is not relying on the encyclopedia anymore as it uses it's own table to track which factions were encountered. This new approach however requires a new game. Otherwise you will have to "rediscover" each faction.

version 5.1:
Added 'Local Squad count' option. Changed the text shown for Squad Count. After some time I found the old one too unintuitive.

version 5: Added 'Squad Count' Features
version 4: Moved to an MCM implementation instead of choosing from multiple folders.
version 3: Added 'Show Factions when discovered' feature
version 2: Increased Grid-Size to fit Monolith
version 1: First Version leaving out Monolith - big mistake ;)

Planned Updates

Add a view to see how Relations have changed over time (increased, decreased, stayed mostly the same) to tie in with my other addon "Dynamic Faction Relations Customizer".

Changed Files

gamedata\configs\ui\pda_relations_16.xml
gamedata\scripts\ui_pda_relations_tab.script

Should not conflict with any other addon. Tested in Anomaly 1.5.2 but should work on 1.5.1 and earlier versions.

Credits

Thanks to "ShinyRockSlave" and to "SniperHellscream" for sparking the idea which eventually became the "Show when discovered" option.

Thanks to "Katarina_the_Mid" for the idea to make an option which removes eliminated factions from the view. Practically every option introduced in Update 4 was built upon that. Also for letting me know that using the encyclopedia articles will not suit everyone, so I eventually rewrote the discovery method.

Also I would like to thank "CatspawMods" for their "MILSPEC PDA" addon which I not only found very helpful in my playthroughs but also because I learned a lot about MCM among other things by looking through the code.

For the 6.1 version I also reused some code snippets from addons of TheMrDemonized and ravenascendant to improve my MCM module (I hope they won't mind...). Proper credit is of course also given in the file itself.

-- dEmergence