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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Darkmage on March 18, 2001, 03:57:00 pm

Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: Darkmage on March 18, 2001, 03:57:00 pm
I have an Idea for a cloaking device. I've tried to get it done but I am having trouble. Can someone make a ship with a black sphere around it and have the sphere set as a subsysem. You can then use sexps to activate/deactivate your cloak. You can even set it to work on key presses. I have an Idea for a cloaking device. If someone gets this to work, could they please post a pic of their hierachy tree in truespace? I am having a lot of trouble getting the sphere to be a submodel.

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Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: Sushi on March 18, 2001, 07:58:00 pm
Intriguing idea...a couple of things I want to mention. One, don't worry about the sphere, just copy the shield mesh and shrink it a bit. Second, how do you plan to get the AI to work with it correctly?



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Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: Terminal_Decline on March 18, 2001, 10:19:00 pm
Put a protect SEXP in the cloaking event, and an unprotect SEXP in the uncloaking event.
Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: Setekh on March 18, 2001, 11:30:00 pm
Excellent job. That would also mean the cloak could be destroyed. Though that would be slightly hard without being able to target the damn things  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Very nice. I can't wait to see this one work. Warlock, Bobboau, where are you? Let's get this one off the ground  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: Darkmage on March 19, 2001, 12:24:00 am
I'm not going to do that. I think I've worked out a better way. i'll show you when it's done.

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Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: NeoHunter on March 19, 2001, 03:01:00 am
Hehehe  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif) Cool!

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Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: Sushi on March 19, 2001, 02:16:00 pm
{drool icon}



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Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: Nico on March 19, 2001, 02:22:00 pm
is it possible to make that take power from the weapons not to abuse of it? At the same time make sexp disable weapons, bye the way.

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Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: Setekh on March 20, 2001, 12:23:00 am
Hmmm... well I don't know abotu weapons energy, but anyone remember the training mission we took when we got the shields for the first time in FS1? There was a sexp that took out one of our shield quadrants. Maybe we can use that instead, I think it would be equally appropriate.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: I think I can do a working cloaking device
Post by: NeoHunter on March 21, 2001, 03:59:00 am
I remember that one. Shouldn't be too hard to just copy and paste the code froom the main FreeSpace 2 missions by the V guys and then modifying it for ourselves.

I think doing one from scratch is also possible.

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