[Zarax]

All right, a search in wiki did not bring anything useful so i got to ask here...

1)How do i create ballistic primaries and get them working on ships?

2)How do i set specialized banks? (i mean, allow only specific weapons in a bank)

3) where can i download modelview outside VW? i keep dropping out of the queue in the download site...

[Lightspeed]

1)
 
1. add cargo size for the primary
2. add the flag "ballistic" for the weapon
3. add $RearmRate before $Flags, just like with missiles
4. add the flag "ballistic primaries" to all ships that should be able to use the weapon
5. add $PBankCapacity: (x) to those ships (after Default PBanks)

I'll wait for other people to answer 2) and 3)

[phreak]

argh someone do those on the wiki, i don't have the time

[Zarax]

Much obliged...

[Unknown Target]

You can get modelview at www.freespace-2.com

[Taristin]

For number two, you enter the name of the weapon in the $allowed Pbank: field...

same with s... no?

[Goober5000]

Or maybe he means certain weapons in one bank, and certain others in another.

Simply make more than one list.  ( list1 ) ( list2 )

[Zarax]

Ok, question 4...
Can i make all this fancy stuff with a third primary?
My idea is to make some ships with two standard primaries plus one ballistic slot...

-EDIT-

Are 3pbanks supported in any build???
The 20/01 one does not support them...

-EDIT2-

They works, but there is a bug...
I can't see my banks and when i try to switch them i get this error...

Error: Exceeded supported number of primary banks.

File:E:\Languages\Visual Studio Projects\Visual C++\fs2_open\code\Ship\Ship.cpp
Line: 7978

Call stack:
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[Goober5000]

This is not a bug.

Error: Exceeded supported number of primary banks.

It tells you right here.  The game doesn't support that many primary banks.

[Zarax]

So the bank value was bumped up for capship turrets only then...
Too bad...

[Goober5000]

What do you mean, bumped?

I'm pretty sure it was never bumped.

[Lightspeed]

SCP did support more primaries and secondaries.

[aldo_14]

I don't think the HUD actually has the visual support for 3 primary banks.

[Zarax]

@Lightspeed: what do you mean by did?? was it supported and then scratched?
If there are problems i would like to give an hand, this is a feature i'm really interested with...

[Goober5000]

Originally posted by aldo_14
I don't think the HUD actually has the visual support for 3 primary banks.

It doesn't.  That's why it was never supported.

[Lightspeed]

I dunno, I remember about up to 4 primaries and 5 secondaries being supported. I think this should be working (if they didnt remove it)

[Zarax]

Is there any way I can help (except coding sibce i can't compile)?

[redmenace]

test test test. We are all swamped right now, if not bug testing and bug fixing, working on the WIKI. We could use a FREDDER to make missions to show off the new sexps. The Starwars conversion needs fredders also for a minicampaign.

[Zarax]

I'm a mediocre FREDer, but i can make something decent given good scripting...
I can volunteer as tester if you need, even though i got a slow PC...

[redmenace]

how slow?