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Title: disabling shields
Post by: wizardslayer on August 18, 2001, 01:54:00 am

Is there a way to make an "disable shields" event (sexp?).

Title: disabling shields
Post by: 'Captain' Nick Brown on August 18, 2001, 02:59:00 am

No and yes.

No you can't disable the shields of a fighter/bomber.

Yes, you can use a sexp to drain the shields on Alpha 1. But they will recharge after a while.

Use this code to drain Alpha 1's shields:

Code: [Select]

when
--true {when you a ready}
--do-nothing

when {chained to previous event}
--and
----special-check
----6
----special-check
----9
--do-nothing
It may sound a bit wierd (having an if be a then), but it works. The special-check sexp is in the Training sub-menu.

Here is a list of the known special-check functions:

0 - no effect?
1 - no effect?
2 - no effect?
3 - flash front shield quad
4 - drain front shield quad
5 - recharge all shield quads
6 - drain left/front/rear shield quads
7 - no effect?
8 - no efect?
9 - drain left/right shield quads
10 - no effect?
11 - no effect?
12 - no effect?
13 - drain front shield quad
2000 - does something... but what?


Hope this helps.

Title: disabling shields
Post by: wizardslayer on August 18, 2001, 04:08:00 am

unfortunately not. i was looking for this sexp because i tried to make this effect with the shielded SSD Diablo.
Thanx anyway.

Title: disabling shields
Post by: Nephilim on August 18, 2001, 09:44:00 pm

Just do what i'm gonna do, make a weapon (torpedo or missle) whose sole purpose is to drain shields, like an EMP missile except it only damages shield and then if you want, red alert it to another mission where the Diablo has no shields...

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Title: disabling shields
Post by: wizardslayer on August 19, 2001, 05:59:00 am

good idea nephilim. gonna do it that way.

Title: disabling shields
Post by: Nephilim on August 19, 2001, 02:09:00 pm

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