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.