Player File Hacks
In Epoch Star, player data is stored in a data file named pe.dat. This file can be found in the config directory under the main Epoch Star install directory. The pe.dat file can be modified using any program capable of editing SQLite files (see www.sqlite.org for more information), but for our tutorials we will be using a program called SQLiteCC (SQLite Control Center) available for download at sqlitecc.sourceforge.net. After you download SqliteCC, double clicking on the executable will bring up the following window.
In the top left menu select File->Open, then navigate to your Epoch Star install directory (the default install directory is "C:\Program Files\EpochStar") then navigate the the Config directory under the EpochStar directory, then you can open the pe.dat file. Here is what SQLiteCC looks like with the pe.dat file open.
In the top left section of the window is a section called "Tables". These are SQL tables, they will be discussed in more detail in the SQL Tutorial.
The tables listed in the window above each track player information in Epoch Star.
- current_player - The current player table should only have one row, and one coumn in the table. It is used to track the player that is currently active in your game.
- game_config - This table is for future use.
- player - This tracks the ship stats for all of the ships that can be loaded.
- player_device - This table tracks all of the weapons and devices (aside from equipped shield, engine and armor) that your ships have.
- player_quest - The quests you ships have accomplished.
- player_systems - The systems your ships have visited.
- player_test - DO NOT CHANGE THIS TABLE
- settings - Game settings controlled by the Options Menu in the game.
The following links are tutorials for updating several of the tables above:
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