Author Topic: Back to fighter beams: 2 things required (Read 12065 times)

Fury · **Reply #40 on:** February 24, 2003, 02:25:02 am

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Originally posted by Bobboau
I guess the turrets could just swing them around wildly.

This is a must try, could produce an interesting effect.

Killfrenzy · **Reply #41 on:** February 24, 2003, 07:09:32 am

What I'm after is a similar 'feel' to Imperium Galactica III. All the laser/energy weapons are beams, which I think is A) More realistic and B) Cooler!

Raptor · **Reply #42 on:** February 24, 2003, 08:23:51 am

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Originally posted by Killfrenzy
What I'm after is a similar 'feel' to Imperium Galactica III. All the laser/energy weapons are beams, which I think is A) More realistic and B) Cooler!

Or B5 style high energy plasma weapons. Thats what I've got anyway;).

Bobboau · **Reply #43 on:** February 25, 2003, 12:36:49 am

this is an update, all fighter beam bugs should now be fully resolved, this also has bank specific loadouts,
and to enable shield pierceing simply add the string "pierce" into the flags of a weapon, they will go strait through shields doing no damage, but leaving a hit effect were they went through, I will look into getting better handeling of fighter beams on turrets (

) for later use

Killfrenzy · **Reply #44 on:** February 25, 2003, 08:09:42 am

Thanks, Bob. I'll have a play with the new fix.

The reason why I don't want to use AAAfs is mainly because they're a leetle unreliable! I only want one shot out of them with a short recharge rate.

IceFire · **Reply #45 on:** February 25, 2003, 08:16:15 am

I made those with standard beams for the Omega-X in TBP. Its a standard beam that doesn't have the "huge" tag or whatever so they fire at fighters.

Killfrenzy · **Reply #46 on:** February 25, 2003, 08:19:58 am

You mean they actually shoot at fighters as often as they're supposed to?

And my Capship Laser 1 (boring I know) doesn't have the "huge" tag either, yet it's not that regular......

IceFire · **Reply #47 on:** February 25, 2003, 08:43:49 am

Here's the code because I'm such a nice guy!

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IceFire · **Reply #48 on:** February 25, 2003, 08:46:23 am

Oh yes...and I did a test with that EXE Bobboau. The fighter beams no longer crash for me. Thats a very very good sign. The sounds do not repeat (but they never did for me)...although the current Nial sounds don't really fit properly.

It still bounces the fighters around a bit, even with no mass. Is that because no TBP fighter has the moment of intertia set?

Killfrenzy · **Reply #49 on:** February 25, 2003, 10:40:11 am

Thanks, Ice. I'll have a play.

Bob: Still no kill register on the beams......

Bobboau · **Reply #50 on:** February 25, 2003, 10:48:59 am

are you sure?

nope it doesn't damn, I thought it was doing it
I'll have to fix this tonight

Bobboau · **Reply #51 on:** February 25, 2003, 10:06:24 pm

ok the kills thing is fixed, try it

also for you're non-fighter beam weapons add
$FOF: 5
to the end of one and tell me what it does

Killfrenzy · **Reply #52 on:** February 26, 2003, 05:08:18 am

Will do!

You sir, are the Steely-eyed Missile Man!:D

Bobboau · **Reply #53 on:** February 26, 2003, 08:46:22 pm

so is everything working like I think it was

Killfrenzy · **Reply #54 on:** February 27, 2003, 06:02:40 am

HELL YES!!!

One of the gripes I've got with space combat games is that you get in the right place with a bomber and you can singlehandedly take down a massive ship. With the new plans for capship weapons, you won't get anywhere near it in a fighter, and you'll still have a hard time in a bomber!

But yes, everything is working just fine.

BTW, is there a specific place to put the $FOF tag? I've just dumped it at the end of the entry.

Question: What does it actually DO?

Bobboau · **Reply #55 on:** February 27, 2003, 09:13:43 am

it goes in as the last entry, (just before the decal entry if you have any, note decals have been disabled temporaraly)
it adds randomness to your weapon's fire, if you put in 5 it should have aimed you're shot somewere around 5 degrees up/down/left/right

Killfrenzy · **Reply #56 on:** February 28, 2003, 11:26:22 am

So setting $FOF to, say, 1 will make it more accurate?

Solatar · **Reply #57 on:** February 28, 2003, 01:46:14 pm

Does $FOF work on regular/fighter weapons, such as the Subach or Maxim?

IceFire · **Reply #58 on:** February 28, 2003, 04:36:55 pm

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Originally posted by Hades
Does $FOF work on regular/fighter weapons, such as the Subach or Maxim?

I hope so...that could make capital ship balancing of weapons so much more interesting.

Solatar · **Reply #59 on:** February 28, 2003, 04:45:41 pm

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