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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: EAD_Agamemnon on January 26, 2005, 05:38:42 pm

Title: single-player fighter beams
Post by: EAD_Agamemnon on January 26, 2005, 05:38:42 pm

I'm having some trouble trying to build a default beam for fighters. Seeing little pulses fly everywhere has gotten kind of old.
Tried converting one of the pulse weapons (the Subach-HL7) to a beam, but it wont take, kicks me back to desktop the moment I use FS2_Open.

Altered the ships (even the fighters to help even things out some) so now cap-ships can really move (mission3 fs2) the Leviathan cruiser rapidly moved behind the Psamtik (speed was 15 so upped it to 60), so now I want to have fun with beams everywhere.

EDIT:
I could probably figure out out by cannibalizing  (information....not act ual data) from the TBP3.0. But that would seem awfully complicated. Any help would  be appreciated.

Title: single-play fighter beams
Post by: karajorma on January 26, 2005, 05:48:02 pm

Do it in FRED. You don't need table changes for that sort of thing. :) Just pick the ship, call up the ship editor and have a look at the weapons section.

Title: single-play fighter beams
Post by: EAD_Agamemnon on January 26, 2005, 06:08:46 pm

How will I make sure the changes stay put for that ship?
I can modify Ultra-AAA-Fighter beam (this what I initially tested changes on) since that doesnt seem to ever be used in-game.

EDIT: Did a check in FRED but the weapons choices for primaries doesnt include BEAMS. Pointers will be appreciated since I've never made successful FRED changes...

Title: single-play fighter beams
Post by: Liberator on January 26, 2005, 06:11:08 pm

Just make the weapon the default choice in the TBL, I think....

Title: single-play fighter beams
Post by: EAD_Agamemnon on January 26, 2005, 06:14:16 pm

Guess I can do that...one default beam for all (Terram, Vasudan, Shivan) fighter and bomber craft.

EDIT: I'm still new to this modification stuff (started only a few days ago) but so far what I have completed successfully spices up single player some.