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Title: Sexp's with tbl. files?
Post by: untouchable on August 06, 2001, 12:16:00 pm: Is there any way that I could use sexps in my POF and TBL files so the rotations, engines etc.. could have more characteristics?

Because I have this really cool idea for a rotating station that stops rotating when a ship gets within 100 meters so i can dock. Then it starts back again after the ship has docked. Is this possible?
Title: Sexp's with tbl. files?
Post by: Joey_21 on August 06, 2001, 12:37:00 pm: No.

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Title: Sexp's with tbl. files?
Post by: untouchable on August 06, 2001, 02:12:00 pm: damn
Title: Sexp's with tbl. files?
Post by: Alikchi on August 06, 2001, 05:26:00 pm: Life sucks.
Title: Sexp's with tbl. files?
Post by: Sushi on August 06, 2001, 06:35:00 pm: Actually, yes, using ship switching. Create two copies of the station, one with the spin and one without. Put them both in the mission, right on top of each other. Put them both in the TBL, and when the ship gets close, use SEXPs to make one disappear and the other reappear in it's place. The only trick would be making sure the timing- make sure that the stations are lined up when they switch so there isn't a jump. Adjusting that timing would probably just be a matter of trial and error, changing the distance for the switch and the speed of the docking ship.

At any rate, there is hope. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

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Title: Sexp's with tbl. files?
Post by: Nico on August 06, 2001, 06:36:00 pm: yeah, but the ship wouldn't stay docked to the second station.
Title: Sexp's with tbl. files?
Post by: Grey Wolf on August 06, 2001, 06:40:00 pm: Subsystems. 3 subsystems:
1: The main hull that doesn't spin. (What you dock to)
2: The rotating subsytem.
3: A non-rotating subsystem indentical to the rotating.
When you want it to spin, use a sexp to destroy number 3 and repair number 2, and for when you don't, you repair number 3 and destroy number 2.
Title: Sexp's with tbl. files?
Post by: untouchable on August 07, 2001, 12:17:00 pm: there is hope for me yet. I'll MOD this up and you'll know by tomarrow. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)