[Bobboau]

all beams do damage continuously

[_argv[-1]]

Originally posted by Bobboau
all beams do damage continuously

If you're certain of this, then type 3 beams must stay on for only one 'count', because I know I don't take continuous damage from them in missions.

Are you sure about this? Can you verify it?

[Pera]

Originally posted by _argv[-1]


If you're certain of this, then type 3 beams must stay on for only one 'count', because I know I don't take continuous damage from them in missions.

Are you sure about this? Can you verify it?

I can, and easily. Just look from the tables how little damage an AAA beam does, it's way less than an average primary weapon shot.

So it has to do continuous damage, it just blinks so quickly that it does the same damage almost always, especially because it throws your fighter around a bit after the hit.

[Nico]

her, have you really tried type0 beams? don' think it works, actually

[Darkage]

Originally posted by venom2506


that's very good I suppose, I'd just prefer to keep the trigger pulled than having to push it twice... it's just not natural in terms of handling. say, you have a beam with 1 sec warm up and 1 ec warm down, and it lasts till you have no energy left. if you keep the trigger pulled for 3 seconds, the first sec, it will charge up, then for two seconds the beam will fire, then auto warmdown. warm down triggered too if you run out of power.

If you have a fully filled up weapon energy, the beam powers up it drains the energy to the glow then forms a beam from that power colected by the powerup:) when fired it dumps the remaining engery back into the weapon energy bank sounds good?

[Nico]

I challenge you to shoot any fighter down with such a weapon

[Bobboau]

OK, I have gotten it to fire from all slots in all banks if they are linked,
this is the targeting beam procesing function, replace the exsisting one with this

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void ship_process_targeting_lasers()
{
beam_fire_info fire_info;
ship_obj *so;
ship *shipp;
polymodel *m;

// interate over all ships
for ( so = GET_FIRST(&Ship_obj_list); so != END_OF_LIST(&Ship_obj_list); so = GET_NEXT(so) ) {

shipp = &Ships[Objects[so->objnum].instance];
polymodel *po = model_get( Ship_info[shipp->ship_info_index].modelnum );
//if (shipp->targeting_laser_bank != 2)
int num_slots = po->gun_banks[shipp->targeting_laser_bank].num_slots;

// sanity checks
if(so->objnum < 0){
continue;
}
if(Objects[so->objnum].type != OBJ_SHIP){
continue;
}
if(Objects[so->objnum].instance < 0){
continue;
}

// if our trigger is no longer down, switch it off
if(!(shipp->flags & SF_TRIGGER_DOWN)){
ship_stop_targeting_laser(shipp);
continue;
}

// if we have a bank to fire - fire it
//for nonlinked
if((shipp->targeting_laser_bank >= 0) && (shipp->targeting_laser_bank < 2)){
// try and get the model
m = model_get(shipp->modelnum);
if(m == NULL){
continue;
}

// fire a targeting laser
for ( int j = 0; j < num_slots; j++ ){
fire_info.accuracy = 0.0f;
fire_info.beam_info_index = shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[shipp->targeting_laser_bank];
fire_info.beam_info_override = NULL;
fire_info.shooter = &Objects[shipp->objnum];
fire_info.target = NULL;
fire_info.target_subsys = NULL;
fire_info.turret = NULL;
fire_info.targeting_laser_offset = m->gun_banks[shipp->targeting_laser_bank].pnt[j];


shipp->targeting_laser_objnum = beam_fire_targeting(&fire_info);

// hmm, why didn't it fire?
if(shipp->targeting_laser_objnum < 0){
Int3();
ship_stop_targeting_laser(shipp);
}
}
//for linked
//if primarys are linked and we have already fired the first bank
//and the second bank is also a fighter beam, fire fighter beams
//from all fireing points in the second bank
if((shipp->flags & SF_PRIMARY_LINKED) && (shipp->targeting_laser_bank == 0) && (shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[1] >= 0) && (Weapon_info[shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[1]].wi_flags & WIF_BEAM) && (Weapon_info[shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[1]].b_info.beam_type == BEAM_TYPE_C)){

int num_slots = po->gun_banks[1].num_slots;

for ( int j = 0; j < (num_slots); j++ ){
fire_info.accuracy = 0.0f;
fire_info.beam_info_index = shipp->weapons.primary_bank_weapons[1];
fire_info.beam_info_override = NULL;
fire_info.shooter = &Objects[shipp->objnum];
fire_info.target = NULL;
fire_info.target_subsys = NULL;
fire_info.turret = NULL;
fire_info.targeting_laser_offset = m->gun_banks[1].pnt[j];


shipp->targeting_laser_objnum = beam_fire_targeting(&fire_info);

// hmm, why didn't it fire?
if(shipp->targeting_laser_objnum < 0){
Int3();
ship_stop_targeting_laser(shipp);
}
}
}

}

}
}



also, I have changed part of the fire primary functin wich is what calls the start_targetting_laser function, and in an (failed) effort to get AI ships to fire it I moved it to line 5121, or thereabouts, you can probly put this in were it is suposed to be, most stuff that may not make sence in this is all trying to get AI to fire,

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// if this is a targeting laser, start it up
//fighterbeams
if((shipp->flags & SF_TRIGGER_DOWN)){
if((winfo_p->wi_flags & WIF_BEAM) && (winfo_p->b_info.beam_type == BEAM_TYPE_C) ){
shipp->weapons.flags |= SW_FLAG_BEAM_FREE;

if(shipp->weapon_energy > 0.0f)
swp->next_primary_fire_stamp[shipp->targeting_laser_bank] = timestamp(0);
if(shipp->weapon_energy < 0.0f)
swp->next_primary_fire_stamp[shipp->targeting_laser_bank] = timestamp(1000);

if( (shipp->weapon_energy > 0.0f) && (swp->next_primary_fire_stamp[shipp->targeting_laser_bank] == timestamp(0))){
ship_start_targeting_laser(shipp);

if ( sound_played != winfo_p->launch_snd ) {
sound_played = winfo_p->launch_snd;
if ( obj == Player_obj ) {
if ( winfo_p->launch_snd != -1 ) {
weapon_info *wip;
ship_weapon *swp;

// HACK
if(winfo_p->launch_snd == SND_AUTOCANNON_SHOT){
snd_play( &Snds[winfo_p->launch_snd], 0.0f, 1.0f, SND_PRIORITY_TRIPLE_INSTANCE );
} else {
snd_play( &Snds[winfo_p->launch_snd], 0.0f, 1.0f, SND_PRIORITY_MUST_PLAY );
}
// snd_play( &Snds[winfo_p->launch_snd] );

swp = &Player_ship->weapons;
if (swp->current_primary_bank >= 0) {
wip = &Weapon_info[swp->primary_bank_weapons[swp->current_primary_bank]];
joy_ff_play_primary_shoot((int) ((wip->armor_factor + wip->shield_factor * 0.2f) * (wip->damage * wip->damage - 7.5f) * 0.45f + 0.6f) * 10 + 2000);
}
}
}
else {
if ( winfo_p->launch_snd != -1 ) {
snd_play_3d( &Snds[winfo_p->launch_snd], &obj->pos, &View_position );
}
}
}
}

/*
if ( !timestamp_elapsed(swp->next_primary_fire_stamp[shipp->targeting_laser_bank]) ) {
if (timestamp_until(swp->next_primary_fire_stamp[shipp->targeting_laser_bank]) > 5000){
swp->next_primary_fire_stamp[shipp->targeting_laser_bank] = timestamp(1000);
}

}
*/

polymodel *po = model_get( Ship_info[shipp->ship_info_index].modelnum );
//if (shipp->targeting_laser_bank != 2)
int num_slots = po->gun_banks[shipp->targeting_laser_bank].num_slots;
//if (shipp->targeting_laser_bank == 2)
//int num_slots = po->gun_banks[0].num_slots +po->gun_banks[1].num_slots;
/* if ( ship_weapon_maybe_fail(shipp) && !force) {
if ( obj == Player_obj ) {
if ( ship_maybe_play_primary_fail_sound() ) {
}
}
continue;
}*/

 
shipp->weapon_energy -= num_slots*winfo_p->energy_consumed;
if(shipp->weapon_energy < 0.0f){
swp->next_primary_fire_stamp[shipp->targeting_laser_bank] = timestamp(1000);
if ( obj == Player_obj )
ship_maybe_play_primary_fail_sound();
shipp->weapon_energy = 0.0f;
ship_stop_targeting_laser(shipp);
}
continue;
}
}


I still want to get a bit of a delay after the primary weapons energy runns out, but I can't figure out how to use the timestamp stuff, havn't realy given it as much atention as the AI problem, wich is starting to piss me off, I hear the other ships weapon sounds, so I know it's getting at least as far as ship_start_targeting_laser(shipp); meaning the AI is trying to fire it but I can't figure out were exactly it screws up, it should work, it works for the player ship, might be fun to se if this works in multi-player, I think I need some more experienced programer to at least find were the AI ships are messing

[_argv[-1]]

Originally posted by Pera


I can, and easily. Just look from the tables how little damage an AAA beam does, it's way less than an average primary weapon shot.

So it has to do continuous damage, it just blinks so quickly that it does the same damage almost always, especially because it throws your fighter around a bit after the hit.

Instead of talking about it, why don't you go play the damn game, get attacked by a AAA beam, and notice how your hull drops by 5% or so all at once? I'm tired of trying to convince people.

[Bobboau]

isn't it funny how in my version of the game you get damaged less by the beams if you are hit and move out of there way than if you arnt able to, each shot lasts for a certan amount of time anything it hits during that time gets damage per second, most of the time you only get a few frames worth becase you're trying to doge them

[CP5670]

When a ship fires an anti-fighter beam at another larger ship though, it does not fire it in three bursts; it all goes off in one long shot. Would that imply that the damage is done the same way as with the other beam types?

[_argv[-1]]

Originally posted by Bobboau
isn't it funny how in my version of the game you get damaged less by the beams if you are hit and move out of there way than if you arnt able to, each shot lasts for a certan amount of time anything it hits during that time gets damage per second, most of the time you only get a few frames worth becase you're trying to doge them

Well, since there are so many disagreements with me, I think I'll go play and see if I missed something earlier. I don't have time right now, though -- sorry.

[Bobboau]

can we say somewhat on topic

[an0n]

Screeeeeenies.

[Bobboau]

[Bobboau]

there how's that

[Alikchi]

God damn!


You named the enemy wing "bad". Excellent.

[Bobboau]

that's my standard fighter/weapon combat stability test mission, a

and this is the executable, I was playing

YES, I've got my FTP back!!!

[deep_eyes]

Holy **** is more like it bro..............

[Sesquipedalian]

I assume that when you turn in flight, the beams continue to emanate in a straight line from your gunpoints along the normals, correct?

[Bobboau]

um,... they fire strait