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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: ShadowGorrath on August 15, 2008, 03:27:01 pm

Title: Is this possible?
Post by: ShadowGorrath on August 15, 2008, 03:27:01 pm
These 2 things are probably impossible, or very hard to do, but I don't know, and you can't blame me for trying/wanting to know this:

Is it possible to:
1. To have multi-lock missiles? I mean, being able to lock onto multiple ships/subsystems and launch a swarm missile that'll go after the targets.
2. Multi type beams? I want a beam cannon that will fire a direct beam and then a slash beam. I want to have a beam that will fire a slash or direct beam randomly. How to explain better. . . A beam that will fire like this, for example: direct, slash, direct, direct, slash, direct, slash, slash, etc.
Title: Re: Is this possible?
Post by: colecampbell666 on August 15, 2008, 05:42:17 pm
These 2 things are probably impossible, or very hard to do, but I don't know, and you can't blame me for trying/wanting to know this:

Is it possible to:
1. To have multi-lock missiles? I mean, being able to lock onto multiple ships/subsystems and launch a swarm missile that'll go after the targets.
Would require coding, how about a heat-seeker with a 360o homing cone?

2. Multi type beams? I want a beam cannon that will fire a direct beam and then a slash beam. I want to have a beam that will fire a slash or direct beam randomly. How to explain better. . . A beam that will fire like this, for example: direct, slash, direct, direct, slash, direct, slash, slash, etc.
Two beams, one on top of the other, same cooldown, unlock one several seconds after the other.
Title: Re: Is this possible?
Post by: redsniper on August 15, 2008, 10:54:01 pm
heat seekers only go after you current target amirite? but what happens if you have no target? do they go after the closest enemy or just fire straight?
Title: Re: Is this possible?
Post by: Bobboau on August 16, 2008, 01:19:18 am
first red dot they see
Title: Re: Is this possible?
Post by: Stormkeeper on August 16, 2008, 12:03:34 pm
Two beams, one on top of the other, same cooldown, unlock one several seconds after the other.
Sounds like a pretty heavy SEXP action.

1. To have multi-lock missiles? I mean, being able to lock onto multiple ships/subsystems and launch a swarm missile that'll go after the targets.
I think I asked this before, and someone said it'd require a code change. cole's solution may not work the way you want it to.
Title: Re: Is this possible?
Post by: colecampbell666 on August 16, 2008, 05:36:53 pm
Two beams, one on top of the other, same cooldown, unlock one several seconds after the other.
Sounds like a pretty heavy SEXP action.
No, cause once they start firing, and don't stop, you'll still get the effect.
Title: Re: Is this possible?
Post by: Jake2447 on August 21, 2008, 12:30:53 pm
The edited rockeye will still only track one target.
However, you might be able to create an invisible missile that acts as a parent and have it explode w/ no animation or sound immediately after launch
then the child parts would go and seek whatever
Title: Re: Is this possible?
Post by: ShadowGorrath on August 21, 2008, 12:37:06 pm
Though I wanted to have control over where they go.

And too bad. These weapons would have been well for next generation GTVA fleets.