ic.disk — Portable Data Disk Storage

Store a UTF-8 string on a vanilla Data Disk in the computer that hosts your chip. The data travels with the physical disk.

Use ic.persist for state that should stay on the chip. Use ic.disk for settings you want to carry between computers.

Configuration Disk vs Data Disk

Item	Role
Data Disk	Portable ic.disk storage
Configuration Disk	Opens ScriptedScreens config mode only (not storage)

Configuration Disks use the same computer slots but are ignored by ic.disk and MCP disk tools.

Labeller names

Rename a Data Disk with a powered Labeller. The name appears on the yellow front (wrapping to two lines) and on the exposed edge. The front text hides while the disk is inserted in a computer.

Slot indexing

• Slot numbers are 1-based.
• You can omit the slot when exactly one Data Disk is present. With more than one, pass the slot or you get an ambiguity error.
• Slot 0 is not allowed.

Functions

Function	Returns	Description
ic.disk.list()	table	{ {slot, ref_id, bytes, capacity}, ... }
ic.disk.present([slot])	boolean	Any disk, or disk in that slot
ic.disk.read([slot])	string or nil	Stored text, or nil when blank/missing
ic.disk.write(blob [, slot])	boolean	Write one string; throws if missing disk or oversize
ic.disk.clear([slot])	boolean	Erase the stored text
ic.disk.info([slot])	table or nil	{slot, ref_id, bytes, capacity}

Default capacity is 8 KiB (configurable in mod settings under Lua Data Disk).

MCP

Read-only tools: list_disks, get_disk. Write with ic.disk.write in-game.

Examples

• StationeersLua: Examples/DataDiskPortableSettings.lua
• ScriptedScreens: Examples/DataDiskPortableTheme.lua (SAVE/LOAD panel theme + accent)