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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The FRED Workshop => Topic started by: bomb3rman on July 31, 2017, 04:47:47 am

Title: Ways to choreograph a battle between CapShips
Post by: bomb3rman on July 31, 2017, 04:47:47 am

I was wondering...

In FRED I can use beam weapons to shoot at a certain destination/ship with an SEXP...

Is there a good way to command turrets (especially mass drivers, but maybe Missiles/Torpedoes/Flaks/Lasers as well) to shoot at certain enemies or positions? I'm thinking about choreographies like old-school-sea-battles, Capships flying alongside each other etc...

Any ideas?

Title: Re: Ways to choreograph a battle between CapShips
Post by: xenocartographer on August 01, 2017, 08:01:28 pm

I suggest looking at Out with a Bang from BtA. You woudn't know it from looking at it, but the Cardinal's torpedo launchers are locked throughout the entire mission and "fired" via create-weapon.

Title: Re: Ways to choreograph a battle between CapShips
Post by: bomb3rman on August 02, 2017, 10:09:15 am

This sounds interesting, I'll have a look :) Thanks!

Title: Re: Ways to choreograph a battle between CapShips
Post by: mjn.mixael on August 02, 2017, 10:33:35 am

I'm sure there are good ones in BP as well, but as far as choreographing capship movements (for broadside or whatever) look at Corrida de Toros in BtA as well.