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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: demon442 on January 08, 2003, 10:15:56 pm

Title: beam question
Post by: demon442 on January 08, 2003, 10:15:56 pm

A friend came up with an interesting idea:  an ammo based beam turret at a secondary weapon.  First of all, is this possible?  Can it be done without the use of the source code? And how might i go about in doing this if it is possible?

Title: beam question
Post by: Knight Templar on January 08, 2003, 10:20:39 pm

I think if you make a dumbfire missle and then model and color it like a laser, then give it a large amount of ammo and whatever characteristics you want the "beam" to have (such as shield piercing) i think would just be in the table, if i'm not mistaken.

With that, you could have your "beam".. I think it would work.. don't quote me on it though. Not sure if it would look the prettiest either but the closest I can think of ATM without SCP mods.

Title: beam question
Post by: demon442 on January 08, 2003, 10:38:58 pm

What about making a rotating turret a secondary weapon?  I may be able to engineer a beam for it to fire from there.

Title: beam question
Post by: Knight Templar on January 08, 2003, 10:41:49 pm

Rotating? the best I could think of is one that would have aspect-lock with a super fast missle...

This is getting more and more into places that I have no idea what I am talking about right now.. so i'll let somebody else wear the pants for now.

Title: beam question
Post by: Anaz on January 09, 2003, 05:05:06 pm

source code project...they have fighterbeams and primaires with ammunition.

Title: beam question
Post by: Knight Templar on January 09, 2003, 05:10:59 pm

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Originally posted by demon442

Can it be done without the use of the source code?

Title: beam question
Post by: demon442 on January 09, 2003, 08:23:03 pm

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Originally posted by Analazon
source code project...they have fighterbeams and primaires with ammunition.

Yes, I know that, but i'd rather not use the SC for a learning exercize.  The idea calls for a rotating turret to act as a secondary weapon with ammo and a lock on before firing a 1 to 2 second beam at the target when you hit your secondary fire.  I'm currently working on a laser that acts like what i had in mind but i still need it to lock on before it can fire(i doubt this can be done with a primary or normal turret).  I also had the idea to make the turret destroy itself after X number of shots(overheating) and to be repaired when you rearm it.  If this can't be done without using the SC, i'll forget it.  You SCP boys have enough to do already.

Title: beam question
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on January 10, 2003, 01:03:44 pm

So it would just be like auto-aiming guns, like starlancer?

Title: beam question
Post by: demon442 on January 10, 2003, 11:56:22 pm

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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
So it would just be like auto-aiming guns, like starlancer?

Never played starlancer, but sorta like that, i guess...

The beam acts like an aspect missile before firing and a beam after firing, simple as that.

Title: beam question
Post by: Knight Templar on January 10, 2003, 11:59:33 pm

Yea, I actually had a gun like this I wanted to make.. sort of a fighter sniper rifle.

I'd actually like to get this made, so maybe we should go for SCP help? I don't think it'd be alot of trouble.. they seem to get off on **** like this.

Title: beam question
Post by: demon442 on January 11, 2003, 12:37:24 am

Well, i guess...

All we need is the ability for turrets to act as primary and secondaries.

I've got the sniper rifle done(only took me an hour), i just need to tweak the length (currently about 200).