How to make guns invisible in space

Ragman

Hey guys.

Right I would like to make ALL weapon models in space, invisible, so all you see is the effect.

Is there a simple way to do this (if not thats ok).

TIA

Rags

StarTrader

I think you can omit the .mat file to do this, but I don’t have the time to test for you.

I could be wrong.

The nomad ships have invisible guns too, check out their definitions.

Finally, you can also make the weapon .cmp very very small so it can’t be seen easily if at all.

Daywalker

StarTrader wrote:
I think you can omit the .mat file to do this, but I don’t have the time to test for you.

My first guess too.

Change the texture files of the weaps to a transparent one for example.

CK256

Using the Nomad gun definition works, edit the Weapon _Equip entry to read

[Gun]
nickname = Your_NewGun
ids_name = ******
ids_info = ******
DA_archetype = EQUIPMENT\MODELS\WEAPONS\no_fighter_gun.cmp

Ragman

CK256 wrote:
Using the Nomad gun definition works, edit the Weapon _Equip entry to read

[Gun]
nickname = Your_NewGun
ids_name = ******
ids_info = ******
DA_archetype = EQUIPMENT\MODELS\WEAPONS\no_fighter_gun.cmp

@CK256

Thanks yes you were right, i altered the archetype to

DA_archetype = Equipment\models\weapons\no_fighter_gun.cmp

and the mat to

material_library = Equipment\models\hardware.mat

all working fine…

Again many thanks

Gisteron

They are not invisible though. Nomad guns are a single tiny triangle and depending on your camera position and screen resolution one might just be able to see them.
You could make a degenerate polygon however (all vertices at same coordinates, for instance). Conventional rendering engines do not display them. Why’s effects pack should have one set up as a gun already.