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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: diamondgeezer on July 24, 2003, 04:42:35 pm

Title: Formations
Post by: diamondgeezer on July 24, 2003, 04:42:35 pm
Some method of forcing AI wings to stick together would be handy. I was just thinking today that Chig fighters always fly in threes and won't break unless they're actually taking weapon impacts. A SEXP or a wing properties tick box might be the way to do the FRED end... what do we think, code dudes?
Title: Formations
Post by: Nico on July 24, 2003, 11:05:40 pm
a menu ala "formation in homeworld" would rule.
Title: Formations
Post by: IceFire on July 25, 2003, 08:48:50 am
Stuff like line abrest, line astern, box, diamond, echelon left, echelon right, and so forth would be very interesting.  At present I think FreeSpace's only formation is diamond.

I'd love to be able to make the AI more capable of doing different manuvers.  A line astern formation breaking into a starburst would be spectacular if the AI was given a random opportunity to do it.
Title: Formations
Post by: Hippo on July 25, 2003, 09:32:13 am
i think its more of an echelon left... if you have 4 ships the line as following;

                   A1
                A2  A3
             A4

...

EDIT; Those looked right when i typed them and edited them...
EDIT2; I'll use dashes;

-----A1-----
---A2-A3---
-A4---------
Title: Formations
Post by: diamondgeezer on July 29, 2003, 02:32:40 pm
Bump
Title: Formations
Post by: Woolie Wool on July 29, 2003, 02:44:24 pm
Hmmmm...

Here's some formations:
Code: [Select]


Terran:

--1--
2---3
--4--

Vasudan:
2---3
--1--
--4--

Shivan:

--1--
--2--
3---4

Ancient:

--1-2--
3-----4
Title: Formations
Post by: karajorma on July 29, 2003, 03:56:52 pm
Species dependant formations? Whatever for!
:confused:
Title: Formations
Post by: Hippo on July 29, 2003, 03:58:49 pm
they reak rank to engage as soon as you are in range... well before you can actually see them... :-\