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− | * | + | * Set the <code>max_yaw</code>, <code>max_pitch</code>, and <code>max_roll</code> to whatever you want it to spin at. |
− | * | + | * Make an invisible (or e.g torpedo casing) main body. |
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Revision as of 14:21, 9 April 2005
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Contents
MAKING WEAPONS
Weapon descriptons are stored in the weapon_list.xml in the data directory.
Weapons are classed as FIXME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CATEGORIES
- Beam
- Bolt
- Ball
- Missile
Weapon XML Schema
FIXME ADD DESCRIPTIONS TO SCHEMA
Beam
<beam ... >
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name
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mountsize
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<Energy ... />
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rate
- Energy requirement/second, in units of 100s of MJ -
stability
- Maximum continuous firing duration -
refire
- Rest time, in seconds, between firing -
locktime
- N/A for beams
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<Damage ... />
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rate
- Damage output/second, in units of 5.4 MJ -
phasedamage
- Damage/second, in units of 5.4 MJ that ignores shields -
longrange
- Fraction of damage applied at max range
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<Distance ... />
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speed
- Speed at which beam travels linearly through space, in meters/second (usually rather fast) -
radialspeed
- Speed at which beam reaches full radius, and full damage, in meters/second -
radius
- Beam radius, in meters -
length
- N/A for beams -
pulsespeed
- Controls visual wave effect in beam -
range
- Max damaging range, in meters -
detonationrange
- N/A for beams -
volume
- N/A for beams
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<Appearance ... />
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file
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soundwav
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r
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g
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b
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a
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Bolt
Ball
Missile
Weapon AI's
Example 1: Beam Weapon
<Beam name="LR_PminusBeamMKIV" mountsize="capship-massive"> <Energy rate="1500" stability="8" refire="2" /> <Damage rate="15000" longrange=".8" /> <Distance speed="300000" radialspeed="60" radius="60" length="8" pulsespeed="36" range="150000" /> <Appearance file="weapons/heavylaserbeam.png" soundwav="beam1.wav" r=".6" g=".1" b=".8" a=".6" /> </Beam>
Example 2: Spinning Weapon
You can make it spin as well by making it an accessory of the missle/weapon:
- You make it a subunit (turret) at the center, which has the word
accessory
in its name (e.g call it torpedo_accessory) - Set the
max_yaw
,max_pitch
, andmax_roll
to whatever you want it to spin at. - Make an invisible (or e.g torpedo casing) main body.
See also
MOD | HowTo | Add Upgrades |