[Starman01]

Hello,

after finally switching to a new exe, our fighter thrusters are messed up (way to big now at 2/3 or full speed).

Wanderer posted me this link :

http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Ships.tbl#Customized_Thruster_Effects

and I tried to put that into the ships.tbl (right under $score), but the game isn't starting now since there seems to be a synthax-error.

Can someone please post me a ships.tbl with the thrusterpart so that I can fix mine ?

Thanks in advance

Starman©

[Wanderer]

Hmm... Can i see the table entry?

Here is one that functions without errors.

Code: [Select]

...
$Score:                             12
$Thruster Bitmap 1:                 MK3_engine glow01
$Thruster Bitmap 1a:                MK3_engine glow01a
$Thruster Bitmap 2:                 MK3_engine glow02
$Thruster Bitmap 2a:                MK3_engine glow02a
$Thruster02 Radius factor:          1.5
$Thruster Bitmap 3:                 MK3_engine glow03
$Thruster Bitmap 3a:                MK3_engine glow03a
$Thruster03 Radius factor:          2.0
$Subsystem:       sensors,          10,0.0
...

[Starman01]

I deleted it currently to continue working, but I think I already see my error. I had a radius insert for thruster01 too, maybe it didn't like that.
I try again

[Starman01]

O.K., looks like I got the synthax right this time, it's not crashing. But now I have no thrusters at all ingame.

In which folder is it looking, and does the filetype matters (pcx,dds, tga etc.) ?

[Wanderer]

I would guess those are just normal graphic file issues then.. First and foremost check that you do not have bad alpha (that is full tranparency). If using compressed dds files (DXT1, DXT5) make sure you have the graphic sized as 'powers of two'.

Files should go to data/effects. IIRC they shouldnt be animated. Use dds if you can (DXT1 for graphic files not utilizing alpha ,and DXT5 for that use proper alpha).

[Starman01]

O.K, I think we figured it out now.  Thanks for your help