Animated Missiles

[Cpt_Rei_Fukai]

I’m currently working on an extension for my mod and want to include a missile that has got a constantly rotating part.

Existing models in Freelancer seem to perform the trick with a loadout; e.g. the gas collector

[Loadout]
nickname = gas_collector
equip = gas_collector_animate1

[InternalFX]
nickname = gas_collector_animate1
use_animation = Sc_rotate main probe

But I don't think that this will work for a missile. So my question is if there is a way to to do it.

EDIT: Shrinked the picture

[Livsi]

So my question is if there is a way to to do it.

Create a missile model with an animated group similar to the gas_collector model

[Jeider]

No, you can’t attach animation to missile. Only MaterialAnim is allowed.

[Treewyrm]

Missiles have no loadout, so no. Can’t attach InternalFX to them. Though if it’s this simple you could do something of the sort with a little ALE trickery for missile engine effect: making texture of the side shape and having something like two crossing orient/perp apps rotate. Or may be rotating emitter spewing perp apps which in turn also rotate.

[SWAT_OP-R8R]

the best you can achieve is by using an effect that something like a helix motion when the missile is flying.