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Title: The player view (cockpit)
Post by: TrashMan on October 25, 2002, 04:24:46 pm

Is the eye function in PCS where you determine where the cockpit of your fighter/bomber is?
If it is, then how to work with it, if not, is there a way to determine from where player will look during the game?

Title: The player view (cockpit)
Post by: Galemp on October 25, 2002, 05:27:11 pm

That's always what I thought it did... use ModelView to change it. Much easier.

Title: The player view (cockpit)
Post by: Nico on October 25, 2002, 06:29:32 pm

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Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
use ModelView to change it. Much easier.

no, don't do that, coz modelview doesn't save the change. try it, move the eyepoint, save, reload: hop! it's back to where it first was :p

Title: The player view (cockpit)
Post by: Galemp on October 25, 2002, 06:54:39 pm

OK then, find the coordinates in ModelView then use them in PCS.

Title: The player view (cockpit)
Post by: IPAndrews on October 26, 2002, 05:03:06 am

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Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
OK then, find the coordinates in ModelView then use them in PCS.

This is a really good tip. I often use MV32 to work out co-ords for things only to input the values and save out using PCS.

Title: The player view (cockpit)
Post by: Black Wolf on October 26, 2002, 06:41:51 am

I seem to recall also using this MV32 method for nebula trail points.

Title: o
Post by: TrashMan on October 26, 2002, 03:36:18 pm

Nebula trail points? I forgot about that. Have to edit all my pofs.
Hey, I'm testing some of my models and weapons before I put them on my page for download. A strange thing happend.
The Heavy Ion Cannon - like a MUCH cooler and powerfull version of the Terran Huge Turrets, does 10000 damage - act's strange. I put the Iowa vs. the Sathanas, and the Iowa starts fireing. The Ion blasts hit the Sath doing heavy damage...until it drops to about 40%. The weapon keeps hitting the sath, the damage meter bliks, but nothing else happens, even after 20 shots (20x10 000 = 200000)!!!! When another weapon hit's it (the beam or the missile) it does normal damage to it. What is that all about??????

Title: The player view (cockpit)
Post by: StratComm on October 26, 2002, 03:42:05 pm

Did you tag the new weapon "Huge" in it's flags list?  I'd be willing to bet that's the problem.  Capital ships flagged "big damage"  can't be killed with weapons lacking the "Huge" flag, sort of stupid but in there anyway.

Title: The player view (cockpit)
Post by: aldo_14 on October 26, 2002, 03:51:16 pm

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Originally posted by IPAndrews


This is a really good tip. I often use MV32 to work out co-ords for things only to input the values and save out using PCS.

:nod:

Especially dockpoints.....

Title: The player view (cockpit)
Post by: Stunaep on October 27, 2002, 01:18:22 am

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Originally posted by IPAndrews


This is a really good tip. I often use MV32 to work out co-ords for things only to input the values and save out using PCS.

afaik, weapons hardpoints and... engines maybe, can't remember, can be inputted in MV32 directly. They save.

Title: Re: o
Post by: Black Wolf on October 27, 2002, 02:52:59 am

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Originally posted by TrashMan
Nebula trail points? I forgot about that. Have to edit all my pofs.

I think they're dealth with in the tables, and only on fighters or bombers IIRC, though I guess you could put them on fast cruisers or Gunships if you wanted to...

Title: Re: Re: o
Post by: Nico on October 27, 2002, 03:17:15 am

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Originally posted by Black Wolf


I think they're dealth with in the tables, and only on fighters or bombers IIRC, though I guess you could put them on fast cruisers or Gunships if you wanted to...

you can put them on everything if you want I suppose, but that doesn't mean it'll look great.

Title: Re: Re: o
Post by: Nico on October 27, 2002, 03:17:15 am

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Originally posted by Black Wolf


I think they're dealth with in the tables, and only on fighters or bombers IIRC, though I guess you could put them on fast cruisers or Gunships if you wanted to...

you can put them on everything if you want I suppose, but that doesn't mean it'll look great.

Title: HUGE?!
Post by: TrashMan on October 27, 2002, 03:44:33 pm

Of course they are tagged Huge...Do you think I plan on hitting fighters with that weapon?

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