diff --git a/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index d1d4a89bb..910df8b76 100644
--- a/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ENDIF ()
 # This is an incrementing number similar to the Google Android API Version
 # allowing us to differentiate our Assets API across multiple versions.
 # If a release is missing this value, then version `1` can be assumed.
-SET(VEGASTRIKE_ASSETS_API_VERSION "2")
+SET(VEGASTRIKE_ASSETS_API_VERSION "3")
 
 #IF (COMMAND cmake_policy)
 #    CMAKE_POLICY (SET CMP0003 NEW)
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ SET(LIBPYTHON_SOURCES
     src/python/unit_wrapper.cpp
     src/python/universe_util_export.cpp
 
-    src/python/base_computer/ship_view.cpp
+    src/python/infra/get_string.cpp
 )
 
 SET(LIBSCRIPT_SOURCES
diff --git a/engine/src/cmd/basecomputer.cpp b/engine/src/cmd/basecomputer.cpp
index bc97fe383..f15f9ad7b 100644
--- a/engine/src/cmd/basecomputer.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/cmd/basecomputer.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ using VSFileSystem::SaveFile;
 #include "facet_configuration.h"
 #include "vs_logging.h"
 #include "controls_factory.h"
+#include "python/infra/get_string.h"
+
+#include <boost/python.hpp>
 #include "configuration/configuration.h"
-#include "python/base_computer/ship_view.h"
 
 //for directory thing
 #if defined (_WIN32) && !defined (__CYGWIN__)
@@ -79,6 +81,12 @@ using VSFileSystem::SaveFile;
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include "vega_cast_utils.h"
 
+// Can't declare in header because PyObject is problematic
+extern const std::string GetString(const std::string function_name, 
+                            const std::string module_name,
+                            const std::string file_name,
+                            PyObject* args);
+
 using namespace XMLSupport; // FIXME -- Shouldn't include an entire namespace, according to Google Style Guide -- stephengtuggy 2021-09-07
 
 //end for directory thing
@@ -3931,22 +3939,11 @@ string buildShipDescription(Cargo &item, std::string &texturedescription) {
 
 //UNDER CONSTRUCTION
 string buildUpgradeDescription(Cargo &item) {
-    //load the Unit
-    string blnk;     //modifications to an upgrade item???
-    Flightgroup *flightGroup = new Flightgroup();     //sigh
-    int fgsNumber = 0;
-    current_unit_load_mode = NO_MESH;
-    Unit *newPart = new Unit(item.GetName().c_str(), false,
-            FactionUtil::GetUpgradeFaction(), blnk, flightGroup, fgsNumber);
-    current_unit_load_mode = DEFAULT;
-    string str = "";
-    str += item.GetDescription();
-    
-    showUnitStats(newPart, str, 0, 1, item);
-    
-    newPart->Kill();
-    // delete newPart;
-    return str;
+    const std::string key = item.GetName() + "__upgrades";
+    PyObject* args = PyTuple_Pack(1, PyUnicode_FromString(key.c_str()));
+    const std::string text = GetString("get_upgrade_info", "upgrade_view",
+        "python/base_computer/upgrade_view.py", args);
+    return text;
 }
 
 class PriceSort {
@@ -4476,86 +4473,39 @@ static std::string factionColorTextString(int faction) {
     return result;
 }
 
+
+// A utility to convert vector to list
+boost::python::list VectorToList(const std::vector<std::string> v) {
+    boost::python::list l;
+    for (const std::string& value : v) {
+        l.append(value);
+    }
+
+    return l;
+}
+
 //Show the player's basic information.
 bool BaseComputer::showPlayerInfo(const EventCommandId &command, Control *control) {
-    //Heading.
-    string text = "#b#Factions:#-b#n1.7#";
-
     //Number of kills for each faction.
-    vector<float> *killList = &_Universe->AccessCockpit()->savegame->getMissionData(string("kills"));
-
-    //Make everything bold.
-    text += "#b#";
-
-    //A line for each faction.
-    const size_t numFactions = FactionUtil::GetNumFactions();
-    size_t i = 0;
-    static string disallowedFactions = vs_config->getVariable("graphics", "unprintable_factions", "");
-    int totkills = 0;
-    size_t fac_loc_before = 0, fac_loc = 0, fac_loc_after = 0;
-    for (; i < numFactions; i++) {
-        Unit *currentplayer = UniverseUtil::getPlayerX(UniverseUtil::getCurrentPlayer());
-        float relation = 0;
-        size_t upgrades = FactionUtil::GetUpgradeFaction();
-        size_t planets = FactionUtil::GetPlanetFaction();
-        static size_t privateer = FactionUtil::GetFactionIndex("privateer");
-        size_t neutral = FactionUtil::GetNeutralFaction();
-        if (i < killList->size() && i != upgrades && i != planets && i != neutral && i != privateer) {
-            totkills += (int) (*killList)[i];
-        }
-        string factionname = FactionUtil::GetFactionName(i);
-        fac_loc_after = 0;
-        fac_loc = disallowedFactions.find(factionname, fac_loc_after);
-        while (fac_loc != string::npos) {
-            if (fac_loc > 0) {
-                fac_loc_before = fac_loc - 1;
-            } else {
-                fac_loc_before = 0;
-            }
-            fac_loc_after = fac_loc + factionname.size();
-            if ((fac_loc == 0 || disallowedFactions[fac_loc_before] == ' '
-                    || disallowedFactions[fac_loc_before] == '\t')
-                    && (disallowedFactions[fac_loc_after] == ' ' || disallowedFactions[fac_loc_after] == '\t'
-                            || disallowedFactions[fac_loc_after] == '\0')) {
-                break;
-            }
-            fac_loc = disallowedFactions.find(factionname, fac_loc_after);
-        }
-        if (fac_loc != string::npos) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        if (currentplayer) {
-            relation = UnitUtil::getRelationFromFaction(currentplayer, i);
-        }
-        if (relation < -1) {
-            relation = -1;
-        }
-        if (relation > 1) {
-            relation = 1;
-        }
-        const int percent = (int) (relation * 100.0);
+    vector<float> *kill_list = &_Universe->AccessCockpit()->savegame->getMissionData(string("kills"));
 
-        //Faction name.
-        text += factionColorTextString(i) + FactionUtil::GetFactionName(i) + ":#-c  ";
+    const std::vector<std::string> names_vector = FactionUtil::GetFactionNames();
+    const std::vector<std::string> relations_vector = FactionUtil::GetFactionRelations();
+    const std::vector<std::string> kills_vector = FactionUtil::GetFactionKills(kill_list);
 
-        //Relation color.
-        float normRelation =
-                (relation + 1) / 2;                                    //Move relation value into 0-1 range.
-        normRelation = guiMax(0, guiMin(1, normRelation));          //Make *sure* it's in the right range.
-        text += colorsToCommandString(1 - normRelation, normRelation, guiMin(1 - normRelation, normRelation));
+    boost::python::list names_list = VectorToList(names_vector);
+    boost::python::list relations_list = VectorToList(relations_vector);
+    boost::python::list kills_list = VectorToList(kills_vector);
 
-        //End the line.
-        text += XMLSupport::tostring(percent) + "#-c";
-        if (i < killList->size()) {
-            text += ", kills: " + XMLSupport::tostring((int) (*killList)[i]);
-        }
-        text += "#n#";
-    }
-    //Total Kills if we have it.
-    text += "#n##b#Total Kills: " + XMLSupport::tostring(totkills) + "#-b#";
+    PyObject* args = PyTuple_Pack(3, names_list.ptr(), relations_list.ptr(), kills_list.ptr());
+
+    const std::string text = GetString("get_player_info", "player_info",
+        "python/base_computer/player_info.py", args);
+    
     //Put this in the description.
     StaticDisplay *desc = static_cast< StaticDisplay * > ( window()->findControlById("Description"));
     assert(desc != NULL);
+
     desc->setText(text);
 
     return true;
@@ -4702,7 +4652,9 @@ void showUnitStats(Unit *playerUnit, string &text, int subunitlevel, int mode, C
     }
     if (!mode) {
         std::map<std::string, std::string> ship_map = playerUnit->UnitToMap();
-        text += GetShipView(ship_map);
+        text += GetString("get_ship_description", "ship_view",
+                          "python/base_computer/ship_view.py",
+                          ship_map);
     }
     if (mode && replacement_mode == 2 && playerUnit->getMass() != blankUnit->getMass())
         PRETTY_ADDU(statcolor + "Effective Mass reduced by: #-c", 100.0 * (1.0 - playerUnit->getMass()), 0, "%");
diff --git a/engine/src/faction_generic.cpp b/engine/src/faction_generic.cpp
index 75f39406e..d8a274906 100644
--- a/engine/src/faction_generic.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/faction_generic.cpp
@@ -67,3 +67,74 @@ void Faction::ParseAllies(unsigned int thisfaction) {
 
 }
 
+
+const std::map<std::string, std::string> FactionUtil::GetRelationsMap(const int privateer_faction) {
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> relations;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < (int)FactionUtil::GetNumFactions(); i++) {
+        float relation = FactionUtil::GetIntRelation(i, privateer_faction);
+        string faction_name = FactionUtil::GetFactionName(i);
+        const int percent = (int) (relation * 100.0);
+        relations.insert(std::pair<std::string, std::string>(faction_name, std::to_string(percent)));
+    }
+    return relations;
+}
+
+const std::map<std::string, std::string> FactionUtil::GetKillsMap(const std::vector<float> *kill_list) {
+    //Number of kills for each faction.
+    std::map<std::string, std::string> kills;
+    for (int i; i < (int)FactionUtil::GetNumFactions(); i++) {
+        string faction_name = FactionUtil::GetFactionName(i);
+        int kills_for_faction = 0;
+        size_t upgrades = FactionUtil::GetUpgradeFaction();
+        size_t planets = FactionUtil::GetPlanetFaction();
+        static size_t privateer = FactionUtil::GetFactionIndex("privateer");
+        size_t neutral = FactionUtil::GetNeutralFaction();
+        if (i < kill_list->size() && i != upgrades && i != planets && i != neutral && i != privateer) {
+            kills_for_faction = (int) (*kill_list)[i];
+        }
+
+        kills.insert(std::pair<std::string, std::string>(faction_name, std::to_string(kills_for_faction)));
+    }
+
+    return kills;
+}
+
+const std::vector<std::string> FactionUtil::GetFactionNames() {
+    std::vector<std::string> names;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < factions.size(); i++) {
+        string faction_name = std::string(factions[i]->factionname);
+        names.push_back(faction_name);
+    }
+
+    return names;
+}
+
+const std::vector<std::string> FactionUtil::GetFactionRelations() {
+    static const int privateer_faction = FactionUtil::GetFactionIndex("privateer");
+
+    std::vector<std::string> relations;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < factions.size(); i++) {
+        double relation = FactionUtil::GetIntRelation(i, privateer_faction);
+        relations.push_back(std::to_string(relation));
+    }
+
+    return relations;
+}
+
+const std::vector<std::string> FactionUtil::GetFactionKills(const std::vector<float> *kill_list) {
+    std::vector<std::string> kills;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < factions.size(); i++) {
+        int kills_for_faction = 0;
+        if (i < (int)kill_list->size()) {
+            kills_for_faction = (int) (*kill_list)[i];
+        }
+
+        kills.push_back(std::to_string(kills_for_faction));
+    }
+
+    return kills;
+}
diff --git a/engine/src/faction_generic.h b/engine/src/faction_generic.h
index 31e40bba1..6a697f21f 100644
--- a/engine/src/faction_generic.h
+++ b/engine/src/faction_generic.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #define VEGA_STRIKE_ENGINE_FACTION_GENERIC_H
 
 #include <string>
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 //#include <gnuhash.h>
 
@@ -179,6 +181,13 @@ Animation *GetRandExplosionAnimation(int whichfaction, std::string &which);
 void LoadFactionPlaylists();
 /** Still in faction_xml.cpp because createUnit **/
 void LoadContrabandLists();
+
+const std::map<std::string, std::string> GetRelationsMap(const int privateer_faction);
+const std::map<std::string, std::string> GetKillsMap(const std::vector<float> *kill_list);
+
+const std::vector<std::string> GetFactionNames();
+const std::vector<std::string> GetFactionRelations();
+const std::vector<std::string> GetFactionKills(const std::vector<float> *kill_list);
 };
 
 #endif //VEGA_STRIKE_ENGINE_FACTION_GENERIC_H
diff --git a/engine/src/python/base_computer/ship_view.cpp b/engine/src/python/infra/get_string.cpp
similarity index 70%
rename from engine/src/python/base_computer/ship_view.cpp
rename to engine/src/python/infra/get_string.cpp
index 47d442869..1849e2cf9 100644
--- a/engine/src/python/base_computer/ship_view.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/python/infra/get_string.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * ship_view.cpp
+ * get_string.cpp
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Daniel Horn
  * Copyright (c) 2002-2019 pyramid3d and other Vega Strike Contributors
@@ -25,18 +25,21 @@
 
 // -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
 
-#include "ship_view.h"
+#include "get_string.h"
 #include "vsfilesystem.h"
 
 #include <Python.h> 
 #include <boost/python.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
-static const std::string module_name = "ship_view";
 
-const std::string GetShipView(const std::map<std::string, std::string>&ship_stats) {
-    if(!boost::filesystem::exists("python/base_computer/ship_view.py")) {
-        return "Error: ship description not found";
+
+const std::string GetString(const std::string function_name, 
+                            const std::string module_name,
+                            const std::string file_name,
+                            PyObject* args) {
+    if(!boost::filesystem::exists(file_name)) {
+        return "Error:" + file_name + "not found";
     }
     
     PyObject* module = PyImport_ImportModule(module_name.c_str());
@@ -46,24 +49,16 @@ const std::string GetShipView(const std::map<std::string, std::string>&ship_stat
         return "Error: PyImport_ImportModule is null";
     }
 
-    boost::python::dict dict;
-    for (auto const& pair : ship_stats) {
-        dict[pair.first] = pair.second;
-    }
-
-
-    PyObject* args = PyTuple_Pack(1, dict.ptr());
-    if(args == nullptr) {
-        PyErr_Print();
-        return "Error: PyTuple_Pack is null";
-    } 
-
-    PyObject* function = PyObject_GetAttrString(module,"get_ship_description");
+    PyObject* function = PyObject_GetAttrString(module, function_name.c_str());
     if(!function) {
         PyErr_Print();
         return "Error: PyObject_GetAttrString is null";
     } 
     
+    if(args == nullptr) {
+        PyErr_Print();
+        return "Error: PyTuple_Pack is null";
+    } 
     
     PyObject* pyResult = PyObject_CallObject(function, args);
 
@@ -75,4 +70,21 @@ const std::string GetShipView(const std::map<std::string, std::string>&ship_stat
     std::string result = PyUnicode_AsUTF8(pyResult);
 
     return result;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+
+const std::string GetString(const std::string function_name, 
+                            const std::string module_name,
+                            const std::string file_name,
+                            const std::map<std::string, std::string>& cpp_map) {
+    boost::python::dict dict;
+    for (auto const& pair : cpp_map) {
+        dict[pair.first] = pair.second;
+    }
+
+    PyObject* args = PyTuple_Pack(1, dict.ptr());
+    
+    return GetString(function_name, module_name, file_name, args);
+}
+
+
diff --git a/engine/src/python/base_computer/ship_view.h b/engine/src/python/infra/get_string.h
similarity index 70%
rename from engine/src/python/base_computer/ship_view.h
rename to engine/src/python/infra/get_string.h
index 4d6691e36..e0929b82e 100644
--- a/engine/src/python/base_computer/ship_view.h
+++ b/engine/src/python/infra/get_string.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * ship_view.h
+ * get_string.h
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Daniel Horn
  * Copyright (c) 2002-2019 pyramid3d and other Vega Strike Contributors
@@ -25,12 +25,16 @@
 
 // -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
 
-#ifndef VEGA_STRIKE_ENGINE_PYTHON_BASE_COMPUTER_SHIP_VIEW_H
-#define VEGA_STRIKE_ENGINE_PYTHON_BASE_COMPUTER_SHIP_VIEW_H
+#ifndef VEGA_STRIKE_ENGINE_PYTHON_BASE_COMPUTER_GET_STRING_H
+#define VEGA_STRIKE_ENGINE_PYTHON_BASE_COMPUTER_GET_STRING_H
 
 #include <string>
 #include <map>
 
-const std::string GetShipView(const std::map<std::string, std::string>&ship_stats);
 
-#endif // VEGA_STRIKE_ENGINE_PYTHON_BASE_COMPUTER_SHIP_VIEW_H
\ No newline at end of file
+const std::string GetString(const std::string function_name, 
+                            const std::string module_name,
+                            const std::string file_name,
+                            const std::map<std::string, std::string>& cpp_map);
+
+#endif // VEGA_STRIKE_ENGINE_PYTHON_BASE_COMPUTER_GET_STRING_H
\ No newline at end of file