Never
The word "never" is a FLAG used on Quests and Races.
Never in Quests
When the "never" FLAG appears in a quest, it's used in the first flag line, at the top of the quest, before anything else.
- If a quest is flagged "never", then the quest can only be activated by the mission settings, not by any other random or always method.
- Quests with "never" may only be called up by the QEST line of the mission.ini file.
- For example, the pirates and military use different quests for their game messages, so game_brass.ini and game_pirate.ini feature both the "never" and "gamemsg" flags.
- While the main game only uses never and QEST for gamemsg, that isn't a hardcoded restriction. I haven't tested it, but I believe you can put in other quests this way. For example, if you wanted to add a special merchant vessel to the map for players to attack only when on the pirate mission, you could use a never FLAG, and then have the mission.ini trigger it only when playing a pirate.
Never in Races
When the "never" FLAG appears in a (race).ini file, it's always near the top. The FLAG line is the third in line, after NAM1 and NAM2.
- The "never" FLAG prevents the race from being located randomly on the map, unless a quest places them. They won't just randomly spawn as an enemy fleet without some greater context.
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