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**MinioN** · Moderator Joined: 13 May 2002 Posts: 696

Are there any Toutorals on making weapons like new torpedoes and phasers? I didnt see anything in the SDK on this besides color changes. Thanks

MLeo · **Posted**: 05-27-2004 08:55 AM

Well, for the torpedoes:
http://www.bcfiles.com/file.stuff?body=torp_tut

For the Disruptors:
In pTorp.CreateDisruptorModel the first color is the shell color, the second is the core color, then the next variable is the lenght, and the last one is the radius. Please note, the length and radius are "connected" You might have a great weapon at variables x and y. But if you change x by 0.5 then y will be 2y (or so it seems).

And I think for the Phasers it is just trial and error.

elminster · **Posted**: 05-27-2004 11:43 AM

The main problem I have with torps is assigning sounds. The name in the Torp Script doesn't seem to match the name of the wav file, yet it still works.

Anyone know how to do this?

MLeo · **Posted**: 05-27-2004 11:48 AM

elminster · **Posted**: 05-27-2004 05:50 PM

Haha, superb, I will have to give that a try.

I had tried a plugin but no joy, having said that I didn't change the GetLaunchSound.

Minon, sorry for hijacking your thread mate.

**MinioN** · Moderator Joined: 13 May 2002 Posts: 696

LOL no problem Elminster thanks guys for the info. If we get any other usefull info here Ill sticky it.

These lines all change aspects of the torpedo's physical makeup:

pTorp.CreateTorpedoModel(
"data/Textures/Tactical/TorpedoCore.tga", <-- Which core texture is to be used
kCoreColor, <-- Tells BC to use the core color created above
0.0, <-- Specifies how large the core is in relation to the rest of the torpedo (core scale)
0.0, <-- Torpedo rotational rate (affects flares)
"data/Textures/Tactical/TorpedoGlow.tga", <-- Which glow texture is to be used
kGlowColor, <-- Tells BC to use the glow color created above
0.0, <-- Specifies the rate at which the glow will pulsate
0.0, <-- Gives the minimum size of the glow
0.0, <-- Gives the maximum size of the glow
"data/Textures/Tactical/TorpedoFlares.tga", <-- Which flare texture is to be used
kFlareColor, <-- Tells BC to use the flare color created above
0, <-- Number of flares the torpedo will have
0.0, <-- Length of the flares that the torpedo will spawn
0.0) <-- Amount of time that the individual flares will last

Thanks Durandal for this toutoral!

MLeo · **Posted**: 05-27-2004 08:37 PM

Ok.

Not exactly weapons/torpedoes. But with the shields, the Alpha is the opacitcy (how visible it is).
When set to 0, the shields are not visible.

Any other things I don't recall at the moment?

SCV · **Posted**: 05-31-2004 02:19 PM

Well, all phasers in game fire a very long time, and they are very wide for phasers beam in films. Maybe it will be better to play with real phasers, the game will be more canon Twisted Evil

Makotokat · **Posted**: 06-01-2004 02:58 PM

Phasers are easy to modify, Just change the maximum charge (lower and they won't fire as long. Try playing with the taper and core dimensions as well (I hate the Galors beams so little damage for such a big beam)

elminster · **Posted**: 06-04-2004 03:53 PM

As many of you know, torp and pulse weapon scripts are interchangable when you assign them to a torp or disruptor system in the HP.

Quite useful for burst fire torp launchers (e.g. The CG Sovvie, MVAM Prometheus)
Just remember that Torps set up like this will use G (middle mouse button) to fire them.

Also when creating torp texures, ensure you put them on the alpha chanel of the tga.

The game is very fussy about the texture size, make sure you don't go over the size limit or you will get a square torp - anyone remember the Ducat Photon Wink

Chronocidal_Guy · **Posted**: 06-04-2004 06:01 PM

What is the size limit? Cause I've had a torp in game that used a 512*512 texture. Smile

elminster · **Posted**: 06-04-2004 06:06 PM

Ah, interseting. Maybe I was using a dodgy texture.
Last time I tried anything over the default texture size I go the old box effect.

I think the default size is 64x64, could be wrong on that tho.

cds7318 · **Posted**: 06-04-2004 06:41 PM

Makotokat · **Posted**: 06-05-2004 01:05 AM

So that's it!

gfranger · Cadet 4th Class Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 10

Trekky_35 · **Posted**: 09-18-2004 06:41 PM

MLeo · **Posted**: 09-18-2004 06:53 PM

Notepad will do.

Or PFE (Programmers File Editor).

Trekky_35 · **Posted**: 09-18-2004 07:16 PM

MLeo · **Posted**: 09-18-2004 07:39 PM

From it's homepage. Wink

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/people/cpaap/pfe/

Trekky_35 · **Posted**: 09-18-2004 07:49 PM

JimmyB76 · **Posted**: 09-19-2004 11:47 PM

i had heard that its better to use PFE for some instances...

MLeo · **Posted**: 09-20-2004 08:04 AM

**starforce2** · **Posted**: 05-04-2005 11:33 AM

going to close it fornow. This one is marked for sticky destruction, once I save any nessecary info for possible addition to the torpedo tutorial page on BCfiles.