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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: TopAce on July 05, 2005, 10:51:48 am

Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: TopAce on July 05, 2005, 10:51:48 am: What's the difference between the cruiser and the corvette flag in the code?

I am only asking this, because my new HD seems to crash my computer very often when a cruiser is present in the area(cruiser= anything with the cruiser flag). I could easily fix these crashes if I modified all cruiser flags to be corvettes, but I am not sure how it will affect the gameplay. The reason I ask here, is because a coder can probably easily find the code for these two flags easily and tell me the difference. As far as my FS Modding experience takes, I have not experienced a technical difference between a Fenris and a Deimos, except for the Big damage, but I am sure that it is separate from the corvette flag.
I think the difference is related to cargo or issuable orders in FRED, but I am not sure.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: aldo_14 on July 05, 2005, 10:55:21 am: Um.... I think maybe it affects some of the firing ranges & icons (when making briefings, of course), not sure about anything else.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: Taristin on July 05, 2005, 11:10:49 am: Possibly used for which weapons can be used to kill them?

Icons are user selectable, so that's not a purpose of them. But it could be sensor range, like Aldo says, or it could be used to prevent weak lasers from damaging them. I'm not certain, though.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: TopAce on July 05, 2005, 11:12:51 am: I used a GTCv Deimos-NoBigDamage table entry to balance out one mission of ITHOV. The projectile which took the final blow on that ship was a Prometheus S, so I don't think it's anyhow related to damage taken.
Title: Re: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: Goober5000 on July 05, 2005, 01:21:22 pm: Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
What's the difference between the cruiser and the corvette flag in the code?

I am only asking this, because my new HD seems to crash my computer very often when a cruiser is present in the area(cruiser= anything with the cruiser flag).
Your hard disk crashes it? :wtf:

I very much doubt that's a hard disk issue. Mantis it.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: TopAce on July 05, 2005, 02:08:40 pm: The problem is with my Hard Disk. When I run FS from my old winchester, it works flawlessly in this field. Anyway, strange things happen if I run programmes from the 160GB hard drive. Games crash so often.

I am completely sure these crashes are because of the HD.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: karajorma on July 05, 2005, 02:56:17 pm: Is this with all cruisers? Try an Aeolus as that is one of the few unmodded cruisers left in FS2.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: FireCrack on July 05, 2005, 03:22:51 pm: or cain, lilith, rachasa...

Shivans dont get a lot of love.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: karajorma on July 05, 2005, 03:59:19 pm: There are modified versions of the first two. Can't remember if they're in the media VP files but who knows what TopAce has on his PC right now.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: FireCrack on July 05, 2005, 04:21:32 pm: They never had been released, remember how everyone complained about the missile launcher's shroud.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: karajorma on July 05, 2005, 04:26:19 pm: I'm refering to the ones in Lightspeed's Shinemap packs not the HTL one.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: TopAce on July 05, 2005, 04:28:06 pm: I tried with almost all cruisers. The Fenris, Leviathan, Cain, Rakshasa and Lilith crashed. I didn't pay special attention to Vasudan cruisers, though.
As for the cruisers being modded, I was circumspecting enough that I moved all the devouring mediaVPs away from the reach of FSO. Anything being modded/unmodded cannot be a problem.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: Sesquipedalian on July 07, 2005, 04:34:44 pm: If your new hard disk is causing crashes with various programs ( :wtf: ), take it back and have them replace it.
Title: The "cruiser" and the "corvette" flag - What's the difference?
Post by: TopAce on July 12, 2005, 09:25:40 am: There's a one-year guarantee for it, if the problem still exists with Windows XP then I will take it back and have it replaced.