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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Eviscerator on February 01, 2003, 09:39:15 pm

Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: Eviscerator on February 01, 2003, 09:39:15 pm
Evis loves this new source code. I've used it to recreate a ballistic weapon I originally built waaaaay back in FS1 days.

The General Electric 23mm Chain Gun (GE-23) originally used the hornet model for a projectile and a thin trail and set to a very high rate of fire. It was slung into a secondary slot so that it could use ammo: 2000 rounds on most fighters.

Now, with this new source code, I've made it into a primary, and used .pcx effects to make the gunfire more realistic looking ditching my old method. It still carries 2000 rounds on most fighters, although heavier fighters may carry more ammo. I also cme up with some good gunfire sounds for it and a new impact sound that sounds like bullets pinging off of armor.

All in all, the turnout is greater than my expectations could ever have been 4 years or more ago! Thanks a bunch to the Source Code Team for puttin this out! :nod:

Oh, here a Ulyesses fighter of the 43rd Gunfighters squadron fires two GE-23's at Shivan targets.

(http://3dh.org/ge23a.jpg)
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: Galemp on February 01, 2003, 10:50:35 pm
No download link. Typical. :doubt:
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: Eviscerator on February 01, 2003, 11:19:01 pm
I'm still making some minor tweaks.

Besides, alot of peeps post screenies of stuff they're workin on without making them available at the outset.
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: Goober5000 on February 01, 2003, 11:33:35 pm
Yay!  Non-SCP people are using special SCP stuff! :D  Great work, and thanks for the nice comments. :yes:

Post a download as soon as you can - I'd love to see your final result. :)
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on February 02, 2003, 04:34:12 am
Meh, I don't agree with the glowage. 'Twould be better if you used a bullet pof.
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: Stealth[cro] on February 02, 2003, 06:04:23 am
Niiiice. I like this one. When's it going public?
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: diamondgeezer on February 02, 2003, 06:20:13 am
:yes: :yes: :yes:
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: LAW ENFORCER on February 02, 2003, 09:46:25 am
Goober did you not expect people to use it who arn't SCP? I added it to my .tbls it as soon as I got 3.4 it works great although the reloding dosn't at the mo (but that might be me???)

Oh and Eviscerator thanks for the idea about the impact sound I just wasn't going to have one for my gamma test thing:yes:

I made a bullet pof for a eriler versioin but it dosn't work as well as a long yellow line (tracers) but I did remove the glow and think it looks much better!:yes:
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: Goober5000 on February 02, 2003, 12:41:12 pm
K, well the only thing I've heard about the ammo-based primaries since it was released was that it was too hard to use. ;) Some people couldn't get it to work despite the tutorial.
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: Eviscerator on February 02, 2003, 01:09:04 pm
Well, a couple points were left out of the tutorial so you have to common sense read between the lines.

I had a heck of a time until it donned on me that ammunition *must* have a cargo size higher than 0. It doesn't say that in the tutorial but it made sense to me. So I gave a size of 1 and woolaa! It worked.

Anyhow, bullet pof's like I had before didn't look right, and tracers *do* glow in the dark ( I can tell you that after 12 years of military service), and open space is pretty dark, so I think I'll leave the effects as they are.

I'll release as soon as I have the interface art completed.
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: Solatar on February 02, 2003, 01:12:03 pm
I hate using bullet .pofs.
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: Goober5000 on February 02, 2003, 02:55:42 pm
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Originally posted by Eviscerator
I had a heck of a time until it donned on me that ammunition *must* have a cargo size higher than 0. It doesn't say that in the tutorial but it made sense to me. So I gave a size of 1 and woolaa! It worked.


Hmm, that's interesting.  Thanks. :)
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Post by: Sesquipedalian on February 02, 2003, 08:10:28 pm
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Originally posted by Eviscerator
woolaa
That would be "voila," just so you know.  :)
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: HotSnoJ on February 02, 2003, 09:07:55 pm
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Originally posted by Hades
I hate using bullet .pofs.


It would A1 SUPER if the SCP guy's would put tracer fire in though. :D



something I suggested btw
Title: Hey, whatta ya know? It works!
Post by: ZylonBane on February 02, 2003, 09:46:10 pm
It's already been explained in excruciating detail why that would be pointless.