BBB NMS Save File Manipulator — Help

Application Reference

Help Index

Find the item the same way you find it in the application: start with the main window or tab, then follow the menu, pane, button, dialog or right-click item. Every linked item has its own explanation.

The hierarchy below follows the current visible application. Controls still constructed in source but not displayed are deliberately excluded.

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  1. Main Window
    1. Menu Bar
      1. File
        1. Open NMS Save File
          1. Storage:
          2. Save Path:
            1. Pick Folder...
              1. Pick NMS Save Folder — native folder chooser
                1. Accept folder — OS label varies
                2. Cancel folder selection — OS label varies
              2. Confirm Preference Disk Write
                1. OK
                2. Cancel
          3. Game Slot:
          4. Save File:
          5. Modified:
          6. Save Name:
          7. Description:
          8. Load Slot
            1. Equal save timestamps
              1. OK
              2. Cancel
            2. Loaded Main / Expedition context
            3. Loading data, please wait…
            4. Load Slot — replacement confirmation
              1. OK
              2. Cancel
          9. Close
        2. Save NMS Save File
          1. Unsynchronized text check
          2. Confirm Live Save Write
            1. OK
            2. Cancel
          3. Saving and verifying…
        3. Full Live Save Backup
          1. Source and destination proposal
          2. Save
            1. Backing up live save files, please wait…
          3. Cancel
        4. Full Live Save Restore
          1. Manual instructions
          2. Copy Text
          3. Close
      2. Tools
        1. Export 'BaseContext' JSON to Clipboard
      3. Help
        1. Open Help
    2. Current Task Info:
    3. Live Save Loaded
    4. Modified Data Saved
    5. Tab Bar
    6. Window Close
      1. Unsaved Data
        1. Close
        2. Cancel
  2. Base Processing
    1. Node View
      1. Sort By Gal, Sys, Name
      2. Move Freighter to Top on Sort
      3. Base tree
        1. Base record label
        2. Left-button drag and drop
        3. Right-button drag selection → Delete N Nodes
          1. Delete Nodes — confirmation
            1. OK
            2. Cancel
        4. Right-click menu
          1. Restore a Base
            1. File selection — Restore A Base To First Position In Tree
              1. Open
              2. Cancel
          2. Backup a Base
            1. File selection — Save File
              1. Save
              2. Cancel
          3. Toggle Expansion 2 Levels
          4. Highlight In Text Box
          5. Copy This Node's Text
          6. Delete Node
            1. Delete Nodes — confirmation
              1. OK
              2. Cancel
        5. Node View / Raw JSON pane divider
    2. Raw JSON
      1. Synched to Node View — status indicator
      2. Sync to Node View
        1. Processing — Node View synch
      3. Pretty Print
      4. JSON text editor
      5. Right-click menu
        1. Standard editing commands
          1. Undo
          2. Redo
          3. Cut
          4. Copy
          5. Paste
          6. Delete
          7. Select All
        2. Search Text
          1. Enter search term
          2. Search Backward
          3. Search Forward
          4. Close
  3. Starship Processing
    1. Node View
      1. Upgrade Starships
        1. Upgrade behavior notice
        2. Starship checkboxes
        3. OK
          1. Upgrading starships, please wait…
        4. Cancel
        5. Starship Upgrade Results
          1. Upgraded / Already up to date / Stats/class applied; tech skipped / Rejected
          2. OK
      2. Starship tree
        1. Unoccupied slots
        2. Left-button drag and drop
        3. Right-button drag selection → Delete N Nodes
          1. Delete Nodes — confirmation
            1. OK
            2. Cancel
        4. Right-click menu
          1. Toggle Expansion 2 Levels
          2. Highlight In Text Box
          3. Copy This Node's Text
          4. Delete Node
            1. Delete Nodes — confirmation
              1. OK
              2. Cancel
        5. Node View / Raw JSON pane divider
    2. Raw JSON
      1. Synched to Node View — status indicator
      2. Sync to Node View
        1. Processing — Node View synch
      3. Pretty Print
      4. JSON text editor
      5. Right-click menu
        1. Standard editing commands
          1. Undo
          2. Redo
          3. Cut
          4. Copy
          5. Paste
          6. Delete
          7. Select All
        2. Search Text
          1. Enter search term
          2. Search Backward
          3. Search Forward
          4. Close
  4. Inventory Processing
    1. Node View
      1. Inventory Sorter
        1. Source Inventories
        2. Target Inventories
        3. Categories
          1. Product (Crafted or Special Items)
          2. Substance (Organic Resources)
          3. Technology (Tech Upgrades)
          4. Consumable (Food and One Use Items)
          5. Trade (Commodities)
          6. Special (Specialty Items)
        4. Use All Unselected Storage Containers For Overflow
        5. Execute Sort
        6. Cancel
      2. Inventory Organizer
        1. Gather from these sources
          1. Select all
          2. Mobile Storages
          3. Stationary Storages
          4. Clear
          5. Inventory checkboxes
        2. One destination per category
          1. Resources
          2. Crafted products
          3. Technology
          4. Consumables
          5. Trade goods
          6. Special items
          7. Leave where they are
        3. Optional
          1. Overflow: if destination is full, overflow to other 'Container' type storages.
          2. Expand all Destination storages to 120 cells.
        4. Review Summary
        5. Review Moves
          1. Reviewing inventory moves, please wait…
        6. Apply to app data
        7. Close
      3. Inventory tree
        1. Right-button drag selection → Delete N Nodes
          1. Delete Nodes — confirmation
            1. OK
            2. Cancel
        2. Node View / Raw JSON pane divider
      4. Right-click menu
        1. Backup this Inventory
          1. File selection — Save File
            1. Save
            2. Cancel
        2. Replace Items from Backup
          1. File selection — Replace Inventory Contents
            1. Open
            2. Cancel
        3. Toggle Expansion 2 Levels
        4. Highlight In Text Box
        5. Copy This Node's Text
    2. Raw JSON
      1. Synched to Node View — status indicator
      2. Sync to Node View
        1. Processing — Node View synch
      3. Pretty Print
      4. JSON text editor
      5. Right-click menu
        1. Standard editing commands
          1. Undo
          2. Redo
          3. Cut
          4. Copy
          5. Paste
          6. Delete
          7. Select All
        2. Search Text
          1. Enter search term
          2. Search Backward
          3. Search Forward
          4. Close
  5. Teleport Endpoints
    1. Node View
      1. Endpoint tree
        1. Right-button drag selection → Delete N Nodes
          1. Delete Nodes — confirmation
            1. OK
            2. Cancel
        2. Node View / Raw JSON pane divider
      2. Right-click menu
        1. Set Player Location to this Endpoint
        2. Toggle Expansion 2 Levels
        3. Highlight In Text Box
        4. Copy This Node's Text
    2. Raw JSON
      1. Synched to Node View — status indicator
      2. Sync to Node View
        1. Processing — Node View synch
      3. Pretty Print
      4. JSON text editor
      5. Right-click menu
        1. Standard editing commands
          1. Undo
          2. Redo
          3. Cut
          4. Copy
          5. Paste
          6. Delete
          7. Select All
        2. Search Text
          1. Enter search term
          2. Search Backward
          3. Search Forward
          4. Close

Worked Use Cases

The application-shaped reference above remains the main route to each control. For step-by-step goals, browse the complete collection of 60 use-case pages.

  1. Opening, saving, and protecting your data
  2. Working with Node View and Raw JSON
  3. Working with bases
  4. Working with starships
  5. Working with inventories
  6. Working with teleport endpoints
  7. When something does not behave as expected