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General FreeSpace => FreeSpace Discussion => Topic started by: ZeroCooL on July 13, 2010, 01:36:40 pm

Title: Hi HLP
Post by: ZeroCooL on July 13, 2010, 01:36:40 pm
hello, my nick is zerocool, the nickname is only to praise the character of the movie hackers, I can not hack my own computer so do not worry lol
another thing I want to make clear is that I am from Argentina, thus writing this I am using a translator, my name is on the wiki and contribute franco78 my theory about the behavior Shiva, is not very elaborate but has a foundation that we see in nature and daily .. Theories Shivan franco78 is called, would take that right placed in the category something I can not,
the point is that with a friend also fan of FS1 and FS2 are working on a mod, in the post capella in the year 2377, the MOD is not much but I think the story is rather interesting, knowing the limitations we have my friend and myself to do it in a while we use different tactics as this mod

While not all functions of fred and wished them a few questions about how you put the "directives" and monitoring the structural integrity of the ships, could also wanted to know if you have any further questions and if there is someone who interested in helping create the mod which I repeat is not the big deal,
could help expedite the matter, we are mainly re-textured vasudans some ships to create a new species, I and my friend did not know modding

thanks for reading
regards
ZeroCooL


Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: The E on July 13, 2010, 01:48:09 pm
Welcome to HLP, I hope you'll enjoy your stay.
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: headdie on July 13, 2010, 01:52:21 pm
Hi and welcome to the HLP

As a piece of general advice in FRED go help->Help Topics for a general tutorial on FRED, mine is in English but I don't know if there are any translations available.

for specific advice  for directives
in your event editor near the bottom there are two boxes, directive text and directive key press.  as a beginner directives are best set up with their own event chained to the event that it relates to for example if you want the player to scan a freighter have, please see the screen shot at the bottom of this post for an example

Structural integrity
Select the ship
enter the ship editor
MISC
check the Escort box, the near by box sets the priority of the ship (how high up the escort list it is) the higher the nuymber the higher up the list

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Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: Mobius on July 13, 2010, 01:52:41 pm
:welcomesilver:

Hola! :)

Directive can be used easily: create the event you want the directive to work with and then write the directive directly below the event list, near "Directive text".

Code: [Select]
when
   is-destroyed-delay
     0
     Aries
     Virgo
     Scorpio
  do-nothing (you may use send-message, send-message-list or whatever you want)

Directive text: Destroy Wings

Monitoring the structural integrity of ships is possible as long as the ships are in the so colled "escort list". In FRED, right-click on a ship, click on "Edit <ship name>", then click on Misc and mark with "Escort Ship". As you can see, it's possible to set a priority value which may be useful when you have more than 5 ships to monitor. A priority of 0 is fine in most cases you don't need to get worried about that for now.  ;)
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: General Battuta on July 13, 2010, 02:04:16 pm
You can also add and remove ships from the escort list dynamically with the add-remove-escort SEXP.
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: ZeroCooL on July 13, 2010, 02:07:03 pm
thanks for answering people! I hope to learn a lot and surprise them with my mod in which we are working for me and my friend

now I'll get to experiment with fred and understand English when I read a little but write if or if I need a translator because I'm really bad writing in English
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: Rodo on July 13, 2010, 02:14:15 pm
Bienvenido a HLP  :)
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: Mobius on July 13, 2010, 02:18:21 pm
Aha. :)

Why don't you help ZeroCooL out? ;)
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: headdie on July 13, 2010, 02:21:46 pm
thanks for answering people! I hope to learn a lot and surprise them with my mod in which we are working for me and my friend

now I'll get to experiment with fred and understand English when I read a little but write if or if I need a translator because I'm really bad writing in English

don't worry too much about about your English, there are a number of people here who don't use English as a first language.
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: Rodo on July 13, 2010, 02:23:00 pm
I just sent him a PM, will be checking what he needs...

Right now, kinda tricky for me, I'm 2 hours away from having a final, so I can't stay long enough in front of the PC without feeling something's gonna go wrong :P
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: Snail on July 13, 2010, 02:31:07 pm
Hey ZeroCool, would you mind posting your Shivan theory here in Spanish? I'm sure someone would do a better job translating it to English than one of those automated translated. :)
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: ZeroCooL on July 13, 2010, 02:41:27 pm
Ok !

here in this topic?
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: ZeroCooL on July 13, 2010, 03:25:57 pm
directives work well thanks
only now I have to learn to monitor


regards
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: Colonol Dekker on July 13, 2010, 04:54:28 pm
GRrrrrrrrrr.


I thought you were my old comrade in arms LOA--ZeroCool when i saw the topic author.


Welcome anyway though ;7
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: jr2 on July 20, 2010, 03:42:54 pm
Ok !

here in this topic?

Sure, why not?  :D
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: Jessnec on July 21, 2010, 09:47:34 pm
Hey man que tall!!! Good luck whit this !!!  :D :D :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: X3N0-Life-Form on July 23, 2010, 07:12:18 am
Welcome to Hard Light Productions :)

Took me some time to notice the "directive text" box in my early days of fredding.
And don't forget to put some $gcolors in your briefings :P.
Title: Re: Hi HLP
Post by: Mobius on July 24, 2010, 10:25:32 am
:welcomesilver:

You too! :)