[Asker]

Hi Folks. I just wanted to ask, if its possible to make s ship stay still, and just fire its trebuchets on a target. A got an idea with weapon create... but this would cause a lot of sexp for each bomber ~_~

[Rodo]

Why dont you use a normal sentry gun, edit the tables and make it shoot missiles, I guess that's possible, though I've never tryied myself.

[Asker]

Well, you should investigate, whats shooting at the Convoy. And that should be a bomber, not a Sentry, because it should flee, after you saw it.

EDIT: i got an idea... what, if i damage the engines to 0%? Would they stay at their place and fire?

[Rodo]

Well, you should investigate, whats shooting at the Convoy. And that should be a bomber, not a Sentry, because it should flee, after you saw it.

EDIT: i got an idea... what, if i damage the engines to 0%? Would they stay at their place and fire?

It will, but only when facing the enemy and it has to be in range also.

[Asker]

No Prob. I am going to use Trebuchets, when a Capship arrived at a  Waypoint.

[Asker]

Okay... another Problem... i ordered them to attack the engines... but they attack online, if the cruiser (which is their target) has done its waypoints... the now carry cyclops... but with trebuchets its the same

[Rodo]

I didn't understand, what happens when the cruiser comes into the trebs range?

[Asker]

nothing. They just Chase the cruiser... and when the cruiser stops, they fire their secondaries... maybe a prob with the lock on...

[karajorma]

Bear in mind that AI fighters won't actually fire trebs or tempests without a certain AI profile option being turned on. I forget the name but a quick look in the Wiki section for AI_Profile.tbl should tell you.

[Colonol Dekker]

The term Artillery bombers is "niggling me", i get the feeling they should be dropping self-propelled guns on targets or bombs on self propelled guns.


Maybe you could make a dedicated class/name for the type of craft you've envisioned.

Artillery craft perhaps?

[Dilmah G]

Use Good-Secondary-Time (can't remember the actual name) sexp and tell the ai to use trebs, it's worked for me on a mission using Trebs to attack a convoy on a hit and run mission.

[Wanderer]

The term Artillery bombers is "niggling me", i get the feeling they should be dropping self-propelled guns on targets or bombs on self propelled guns.


Maybe you could make a dedicated class/name for the type of craft you've envisioned.

Artillery craft perhaps?

In game terms artillery seems to be used when referring the planned subspace bomb strikes (targeting lazor stuff).

[Colonol Dekker]

I'd have thought it would be applied to any large weapon that can fire over say... ten klicks?