[Sesquipedalian]

http://www.angelfire.com/space/sesquipedalian/misc/subachbeams/subach-mekhu-beams.zip

Ever wondered why FS2 "laser" cannons only travelled at 450 km/s?  Looking for some more variety in the FS2 primary weapons?  Try these!

Painstakingly constructed to recreate the original weapons' appearance, sound, and play balance values, these beams are the Subach and Mekhu the way you always imagined them to be.

Note that these require the latest versions of Bobboau's fighter beam code, so fs2_open verion 3.2 will not support them.  Source code builds dated after November 1, 2002, are required.  Sorry, folks.

Screenshots.  One can sort of see the effects of the beam tile translation by comparing screenshots two and three.

To get a build that supports these, either download the latest source code from fs2_open and compile it, use this build that Bob made for testing his beam code (it's a debug build, but it works), or just wait for the next official release (which I understand may be coming soon-ish).

[Killfrenzy]

And where do we get those source code builds?

[DTP]

Originally posted by Killfrenzy
And where do we get those source code builds?

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,9376.0.html

[Solatar]

Forget this. I don't have time to search threw that whole thread. I doubt very many other people do either. Please DIRECTLY link us, somebody. Hint-Hint Sesquipedalian.

[DTP]

uhmmmmmm

Didn´t note his note.for some reason, maybe i thought it was his signature  and dint mind to read it.

so its not in that thread.

sry.

[Solatar]

Not sure what he is getting at. Bobboau's source MOD for TBP always crashes on my comp.

[Killfrenzy]

I've had no end of problems with Bobboau's source release for the fighter beams - not in the least of which is using custom tbls. And of course for some wierd reason NO ship can carry the weapon, despite the fact that it's fully tbled.........

I don't know about you guys, but I kinda need a fully functional fighter beam build, with FRED implementation.

[Galemp]

In space no-one can see your screenshots...

[Knight Templar]

well from here tey are as clear as the capellan sun

[Solatar]

I haven't even been able to use Bobbaou's fighter beams. Could you make these for the fs2_open?

[Sesquipedalian]

fs2_open version 3.2 does not have the necessary code to support these.  The beam code in there is rudimentary.  Bob has refined it greatly, and those refinements are needed to support these beams.

There is talk of an imminent release for version 3.3.  It will have the code to support these beams.

[Killfrenzy]

Just give me a stable beam build with shield hits and NO MESSAGE IN THE CORNER and I'll be happy.

[Sesquipedalian]

Patience, my friend.  Patience.  Soon, you will have one.

[Bobboau]

try this one, it was for the new glow point code but it should have the latest fighter beam code and as far as I know no debug mesages (other than in third person veiws)

oh and if you have any older version glow point models make sure you get rid of them, or make sure this build can't find them, the format has changed and it'll crash if it trys to load any of them

[Killfrenzy]

So none of the original models will work?

And what's the 'new format?'

[Solatar]

Game crashes when I try and shoot the Subach HL-7.

[Bobboau]

none of the old models with glow points will work, the ones Igave out with the last version of the glow point code
and if you get a crash put yp the last few lines of the fs.log

[Solatar]

Doesn't give me an error log. It just does like I pressed Esc-Shift, and turns off the game. I think it is the Beams, not your code.

[Bobboau]

there is no file in you're fs root folder?

[Solatar]

There is, but nothing about this particular error.