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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Amon_Re on June 06, 2006, 04:49:56 am

Title: How to add ships to FS2
Post by: Amon_Re on June 06, 2006, 04:49:56 am

Lamer Noob Question time  :nervous:

How do i add a ship to FS2 for use in a mission/campaign? I know i have to edit tables and such, but the details are blurry at best.

If someone could give me a quck rundown of how to do it i'd appreciate it ;)

Title: Re: How to add ships to FS2
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 06, 2006, 04:53:19 am

Kaj's faq :D
Whered he go?? :confused:

Title: Re: How to add ships to FS2
Post by: Amon_Re on June 06, 2006, 06:10:49 am

Kamajorma's faq was the first place i checked, eighter i missed it, or it's not there

Title: Re: How to add ships to FS2
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 06, 2006, 06:15:34 am

Max sterling made this almost a thousand years ago but it works :p
http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/fs2/mods/fighterguide/ (http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/fs2/mods/fighterguide/)

Amen Re, go forth and create :yes:

Title: Re: How to add ships to FS2
Post by: Amon_Re on June 06, 2006, 06:34:11 am

I think there's a misunderstanding, i'm not talking about converting a model to a pof file, nor am i talking about retexturing stuff.

I'm trying to figure out to add an existing ship (eg the Angel scout) into FS2 for use in a mission/campaign.

This involves editing table files, but i don't know exactly how to do this (should i extract the .tbl files from the vb files, and edit that file, or does .tbl files in /data/tables get added to the tbl in the vp's etc)

Title: Re: How to add ships to FS2
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 06, 2006, 06:40:23 am

Well if the angel scout had a pof, it would be a case of copying an existing fighter entry, and going from there. The WIKI shows ships.TBL and what bits mean.
http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php?title=%2A.TBL&action=edit (http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php?title=%2A.TBL&action=edit)
This is the best way to go when learning mods, Its the <cheese>first step on a great road of dsicovery</cheese>
You have an angel scout .pof?

Title: Re: How to add ships to FS2
Post by: Amon_Re on June 06, 2006, 07:02:16 am

Yea, the angel scout is part of FSPort

Title: Re: How to add ships to FS2
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 06, 2006, 07:03:42 am

Just copy a fighter entry from ships.tbl then, as long it has all relevant pof data ie gunpoints, missile banks, and a viewpoint + subs etc, You can just whack it in :D