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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: LtNarol on October 09, 2003, 02:54:51 pm

Title: Multiple trails and trail offsets
Post by: LtNarol on October 09, 2003, 02:54:51 pm

Would it be possible to enable multiple trails and trail offsets for weapons?  As well as a random trails flag option that uses a random trail chosen from a table-specified list?

Title: Multiple trails and trail offsets
Post by: kasperl on October 09, 2003, 03:09:20 pm

i can get the random thing, but i can't imagine the first two, elaborate please.

Title: Multiple trails and trail offsets
Post by: diamondgeezer on October 09, 2003, 03:35:14 pm

Well if I understand the system, a missile has a single trail down the center axis of the model. Multiple trails would be handy for bigger missiles with multiple engines perhaps, and offset trails would allow you to have those engines clustered around the center :nod:

Title: Multiple trails and trail offsets
Post by: LtNarol on October 09, 2003, 03:37:38 pm

a cookie to geez ;)

Title: Multiple trails and trail offsets
Post by: kasperl on October 09, 2003, 03:42:34 pm

mmm, perhaps it might be something, but i still find it somewhat hard to picture.

Title: Multiple trails and trail offsets
Post by: diamondgeezer on October 09, 2003, 04:06:01 pm

Why? Imagine if a ship could only have one thruster, located in the center of it's arse. It'd get boring very quickly. So you have multiple thrusters, and can put them in in different places. Same with missile trails. It's not hard kas mate.

Title: Multiple trails and trail offsets
Post by: kasperl on October 10, 2003, 07:16:28 am

i think i get it now, i am just way to tired, and i've been getting waaaaay to much net time lately.