Thanks for replies.
Haven't looked at any of the MP code yet, but the last two are simple enough to answer:
2) Already possible. There's no mechanic in the game that prevents players from piloting specific ships, it's simply a matter of modding to enable it. It doesn't offer any gimmicks such as turret views etc. though.
3) There are two different script types. SEXPs (symbolic expressions) which are used only for scripting mission events in FRED, and LUA which can be used for, well, just about anything, including interface changes, spicing up mission events and lots more.
And the mission files are indeed plain text. Which can be a godsend, as it lets you cut and paste such things as background whenever you like, without going through the hassle of FRED. And also lets you do stuff that would cause FRED to throw a fit. LUA scripting is not actually specified in the mission files at all, though SEXP code is.
2)can 'pilotable capital ships' feature be done via scripting?or it requires modification to the source?
My ideas for pilotable capital ships:
Replace the shield energy with flak power or sumthing(since capital ships dont have shield? in freespace2).Players can only control the capital ship's movement/energy management,all gun/beam/turrent etc are controlled by ai,because i think it's nearly impossible for a human player to fire/aim tons of guns/beam/anti-fighter weaponry at one time,dont know if this is possible or not though.
3)Thanks for clarification.Is there a script reference guide for lua-related scripting available?because I didnt seem to find one.
1) No. Even veteran coders shy away from it.
What you might consider is downloading some of the other multi co-op campaigns available. The FreeSpace Conversion project includes several FS1-era co-op missions and campaigns, and karajorma's FAQ provides links to several multiplayer downloads.
1)Just curious what makes the 'TeamVsTeam/dogfight ai' so hard to implement,the huge network code or the ai is not capable to 'play' those 2 modes?
And thanks for the co-op campaigns advice,I'll give them a try.
edit:oops messed up the 'quote' tag,never used this cms before
