[Anaz]

Ok...heres the deal...

I have my heierarchy all properly laid out in truespace. I convert it, I have the two objects that I wanted, ShipDetail0 and Engine01a. I set the properties on Engine01a to have a $special=subsystem. I add a subsystem called Engine01. I save the pof. I open up modelview, look at everything, its all right-looking. I put it into the table file. Open up Fred2, and put my test ship in, and I go into initial status, and in the subsystems box there is.....absolutely nothing!!!! I open mv up, everything still looks right... I give up and go onto hlp to ask people WHAT AM I DOING WRONG!?!?

So, WHAT AM I DOING WRONG!?!?

I am very confused about this...

[Killfrenzy]

I only add subsystems (unless they're totally destroyable, like turrets) in MV32. But, as for engine subsystems I dunno....this is where people like the Bobster and the legendary Dark come in!

[karajorma]

I agree with killfrenzy. Add the subsystem in modelview instead of making it a seperate object (unless you want the model to look differently when it's destroyed) e.g the radars on the orion etc.

[Killfrenzy]

But if you're arsing about with hierarchies, do it with at least TS3 onwards, as that allows you to properly name things.

[vyper]

Originally posted by Killfrenzy
But if you're arsing about with hierarchies, do it with at least TS3 onwards, as that allows you to properly name things.

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[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Analazon
Ok...heres the deal...

I have my heierarchy all properly laid out in truespace. I convert it, I have the two objects that I wanted, ShipDetail0 and Engine01a. I set the properties on Engine01a to have a $special=subsystem. I add a subsystem called Engine01. I save the pof. I open up modelview, look at everything, its all right-looking. I put it into the table file. Open up Fred2, and put my test ship in, and I go into initial status, and in the subsystems box there is.....absolutely nothing!!!! I open mv up, everything still looks right... I give up and go onto hlp to ask people WHAT AM I DOING WRONG!?!?

So, WHAT AM I DOING WRONG!?!?

I am very confused about this...

Um...make sure the tbl reference is to the object Engine01a.  That may help - I'm not too clear on what you're trying to do, though.  Got a pic of the ship and the objects in question?

[StratComm]

yeah, that's probably what's wrong.  Try adding

$name=engine01

to the submodel entry for the engine, and see if that fixes it.  I am assuming you don't want the "a" displayed as part of the engine name.  Subsystem names in tables and in the pofs must match exactly or they won't work.  I am sure that is intentionally coded so that typos didn't crash the game entirely during development, and to support modability.

[Anaz]

this also occurs when adding subsystems in PCS without objects attached to them...

[Vasudan Admiral]

but have you got the tbl referencing the sub-object as a subsystem? that's what it sounds like anyways.
for pcs not adding them.... could be the same thing, but could also be that you forgot to set a radius or something....

[Anaz]

PCS adds them...it shows up fine in modelview. I match the tbl name and the pof name exactly, still doesn't work...

[Killfrenzy]

Originally posted by vyper


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What did I say?

[Anaz]

I think he had TS1 ...issues...

[Killfrenzy]

Oh, EVERYONE'S had TS1 'issues.' I myself use TS5.1 these days.