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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: LAW ENFORCER on January 25, 2002, 05:37:00 pm

Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: LAW ENFORCER on January 25, 2002, 05:37:00 pm: Ok I need some answers...

1. I need a reliable server to put a file on, if you tryed to download my Alpha demo (YOU BETTER HAVE! (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)) you would see what I mean... (its not my Beta demo by the way, that will come later...) By the way this is REALLY important and COULD benifit all of you...

2. How does the enigne wash system work - mine always seem too big no matter what the 'default' thingy is at???

3. What does the length of the thruster glows mean?
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: Galemp on January 25, 2002, 06:49:00 pm: Server- apply for hosting here. Email Steak (tho he hasn't replied to me yet.) Or sign up at http://www.angelfire.com ("http://www.angelfire.com") . It's what I use and it gives my 50 megs of space with just a single banner ad.

Engine wash? Sorry, I haven't the slightest idea. I've never actually taken more than 2% damage from engine wash, so I don't worry about it.

Thruster glows- length might be how far the actual glow model extends from the engines, if it's modelling you're talking about. Otherwise if it's a table entry it could be the distance that the engine coronas appear from. Try a few values, really small and really big, and see if you can notice the difference.

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Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: LAW ENFORCER on January 25, 2002, 06:55:00 pm: I'll try it... I have bad experience with these things though...

The engine wash extends out the sides of the ship and about 500m behind it... thats the problem

I tried some dirrfent values but it dosn't seem to do anything... ??? V ones have no length...

[This message has been edited by LAW ENFORCER (edited 01-25-2002).]
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: Galemp on January 25, 2002, 07:14:00 pm: If thruster glow length has no effect, why worry? Probably some abandoned piece of coding, like Zadd.
And just out of curiosity: Heartbeat=Wet fish? (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/confused.gif)

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Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: LAW ENFORCER on January 25, 2002, 07:26:00 pm: The Heartbeat is the Flag ship of the GRMDC (in my MOD/TC). I was having a who's ships better war with Inferno and T-bone (or steak) put 'that' on me...

The length isn't my main concern, its flying past, about 300m out the side, the barrel (a ship) then tumbeling around in engine wash!
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: untouchable on January 25, 2002, 07:44:00 pm: Quote
This could benifit you all

How? (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/confused.gif)
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: LAW ENFORCER on January 25, 2002, 07:54:00 pm: I am publicly releasing something from my MOD, I have to make it work fully first though...
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: LAW ENFORCER on January 25, 2002, 10:20:00 pm: So does any one know this stuff about enignes?
This is really annoying and is one on the few things holding me back...
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: ZylonBane on January 26, 2002, 02:18:00 am: Quote
Originally posted by GalacticEmperor:
Probably some abandoned piece of coding, like Zadd.
AHem... and where did you get the mistaken impression that Zadd doesn't do anything?
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: Shrike on January 26, 2002, 03:14:00 am: Quote
Originally posted by ZylonBane:
AHem... and where did you get the mistaken impression that Zadd doesn't do anything?
Quite true. It's a bit subtle, but it's definately not abandoned.
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: Galemp on January 26, 2002, 09:34:00 am: Okay, okay. I don't make custom beams, so I don't know anything about Zadd. It just has a little :) after it, and it has a weird name, and no description for what it does. Fill me in.

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Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: untouchable on January 26, 2002, 12:06:00 pm: I believe Zadd is part of the calculation on how much the beam fluxuates in size in the different segments.

Of corse I may be wrong......
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: Starwing on January 26, 2002, 01:25:00 pm: I believe it is the distance between the beam sections, or better, their distance from a zero layer, usually the lowest and widest section.
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: ZylonBane on January 26, 2002, 09:42:00 pm: It's exactly what it sounds like-- "Z Add". It adds a depth displacement to layers of the beam to help FS2 knows which layers are supposed to be rendered in front of each other.
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: Setekh on January 27, 2002, 03:15:00 am: Quote
Originally posted by GalacticEmperor:
Server- apply for hosting here. Email Steak (tho he hasn't replied to me yet.)

Odd, the mail server's must be playing up... I'll send again. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: It could beifit you all!
Post by: LAW ENFORCER on January 27, 2002, 02:23:00 pm: Ya see I had a question about (like) that stuff and only 2 (I think) people answered...! *gets cross* (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

Engines? anyone?