Engines causing damage

[TheDvDMan]

To make Freelancer more logic, I thought of an idea: Making the engine damage the player standing in it’s range.
I mean like a portable radiation zone that appears always where the ship’s engine flare is (only with capships).

What I’m asking here is: Is there a better way to do it instead of making a portable zone? (BTW it will be a pretty nice way to punish cheaters) And if there is any existing plugin for it already? If not, there will be!

Thanks.

[Gisteron]

problem is, the engine has no geometry nor size. you’d need to code kinda fuse or something like that directly to the engine’s effect reference, where the fuse has an individual range and stuff. or maybe an extension plugin for the ale format? should both be difficult…

[TheDvDMan]

I’ll check out the fuse thing. Thanks for the help!

[Gisteron]

no hurry, it likely won’t work anyway without some plugin.

[TheDvDMan]

Well, its always good to try! I’ll check it out when I have time for that.