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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: Zarax on February 11, 2004, 01:58:20 pm

Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 11, 2004, 01:58:20 pm: All right, a search in wiki did not bring anything useful so i got to ask here...

1)How do i create ballistic primaries and get them working on ships?

2)How do i set specialized banks? (i mean, allow only specific weapons in a bank)

3) where can i download modelview outside VW? i keep dropping out of the queue in the download site...
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Lightspeed on February 11, 2004, 02:06:15 pm: 1)

1. add cargo size for the primary
2. add the flag "ballistic" for the weapon
3. add $RearmRate before $Flags, just like with missiles
4. add the flag "ballistic primaries" to all ships that should be able to use the weapon
5. add $PBankCapacity: (x) to those ships (after Default PBanks)

I'll wait for other people to answer 2) and 3) :)
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: phreak on February 11, 2004, 02:11:00 pm: argh someone do those on the wiki, i don't have the time
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 11, 2004, 02:11:53 pm: Much obliged...
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Unknown Target on February 11, 2004, 06:18:03 pm: You can get modelview at www.freespace-2.com
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Taristin on February 11, 2004, 06:20:49 pm: For number two, you enter the name of the weapon in the $allowed Pbank: field...

same with s... no?
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Goober5000 on February 11, 2004, 11:16:33 pm: Or maybe he means certain weapons in one bank, and certain others in another.

Simply make more than one list. ( list1 ) ( list2 )
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 12, 2004, 04:07:37 am: Ok, question 4...
Can i make all this fancy stuff with a third primary?
My idea is to make some ships with two standard primaries plus one ballistic slot...

-EDIT-

Are 3pbanks supported in any build???
The 20/01 one does not support them...

-EDIT2-

They works, but there is a bug...
I can't see my banks and when i try to switch them i get this error...

Error: Exceeded supported number of primary banks.

File:E:\Languages\Visual Studio Projects\Visual C++\fs2_open\code\Ship\Ship.cpp
Line: 7978

Call stack:
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Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Goober5000 on February 12, 2004, 07:58:37 am: This is not a bug.
Quote
Error: Exceeded supported number of primary banks.
It tells you right here. The game doesn't support that many primary banks.
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 12, 2004, 09:31:02 am: So the bank value was bumped up for capship turrets only then...
Too bad...
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Goober5000 on February 12, 2004, 11:10:38 am: What do you mean, bumped?

I'm pretty sure it was never bumped.
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Lightspeed on February 12, 2004, 11:31:18 am: SCP did support more primaries and secondaries.
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: aldo_14 on February 12, 2004, 11:40:45 am: I don't think the HUD actually has the visual support for 3 primary banks.
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 12, 2004, 11:47:09 am: @Lightspeed: what do you mean by did?? was it supported and then scratched?
If there are problems i would like to give an hand, this is a feature i'm really interested with...
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Goober5000 on February 12, 2004, 12:21:14 pm: Quote
Originally posted by aldo_14
I don't think the HUD actually has the visual support for 3 primary banks.
It doesn't. That's why it was never supported.
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Lightspeed on February 12, 2004, 01:21:15 pm: I dunno, I remember about up to 4 primaries and 5 secondaries being supported. I think this should be working (if they didnt remove it) :doubt:
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 12, 2004, 02:29:02 pm: Is there any way I can help (except coding sibce i can't compile)?
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: redmenace on February 12, 2004, 02:38:21 pm: test test test. We are all swamped right now, if not bug testing and bug fixing, working on the WIKI. We could use a FREDDER to make missions to show off the new sexps. The Starwars conversion needs fredders also for a minicampaign.
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 12, 2004, 02:43:56 pm: I'm a mediocre FREDer, but i can make something decent given good scripting...
I can volunteer as tester if you need, even though i got a slow PC...
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: redmenace on February 12, 2004, 02:57:19 pm: how slow?
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 12, 2004, 03:20:36 pm: P3 1ghz with TNT2...
D3d HTL crashes and software has texture problems with 5-40fps performance.
I usually play on OGL with htl, and this brings back acceptable performance...
Before anyone asks, yes i've turned off all slower stuff...
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: redmenace on February 12, 2004, 03:32:30 pm: oh well just get a new video card, you can get a decent one for 147(powercolor Radeon 9600 256MB RAM however only has 4 texture pipelines)
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 12, 2004, 03:35:37 pm: Nah, that would be overkill...
I was thinking about of getting for a few bucks an old but good GF2 GTS, or may be to place a GF440MX...
From pure numerical stats they don't look much different anyways...
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: redmenace on February 12, 2004, 05:35:22 pm: it is the direct x 9 capadability you are paying for. You would need it for half-life 2 and Doom 3. And possible in case of the remotest chance a 3rd installment of freespace.
*runs and hides from karajorma*
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Zarax on February 13, 2004, 03:29:44 am: I will wait a bit more and upgrade altogether...
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Grug on February 13, 2004, 03:52:12 am: go for a FX5200, fairly cheap and is heaps better than GFMX440, (which i have at the moment...) im planning on building my own computer soon as well... uni and all...

ahwell...

-Grug
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: karajorma on February 13, 2004, 04:37:08 am: Quote
Originally posted by redmenace
it is the direct x 9 capadability you are paying for. You would need it for half-life 2 and Doom 3. And possible in case of the remotest chance a 3rd installment of freespace.
*runs and hides from kajorma*

*hunts for redmenace*

Not so much for mentioning FS3 as for spelling my name incorrectly :D
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: Goober5000 on February 13, 2004, 08:00:21 am: Heh. For the longest time I misread your name as kajorama. It rolls off the tongue better. :)
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: redmenace on February 13, 2004, 08:53:26 am: Quote
Originally posted by redmenace
it is the direct x 9 capadability you are paying for. You would need it for half-life 2 and Doom 3. And possible in case of the remotest chance a 3rd installment of freespace.
*runs and hides from karajorma*

fixed :nervous:
:D
Title: some noobish questions...
Post by: redmenace on February 13, 2004, 08:56:10 am: Quote
Originally posted by Grug
go for a FX5200, fairly cheap and is heaps better than GFMX440, (which i have at the moment...) im planning on building my own computer soon as well... uni and all...

ahwell...

-Grug

their performance is kinda shotty when it comes to direct x 9

oops double post