Missing weapon FX

After yet more digging, i found that these are actually the fx for the special guns rofl. It’s simply that people don’t use them much, so you never see the fx. My mistake.

E mines or EMP mines seem to be flavour of the month atm, i’ve just been coding some of those as well. I think the problem with the special guns is that ppl only use the diamondback and cerb as they are the most powerful and ignore the others. Shame really as like you say, some of those guns have excellent fx

br_cruisedis01

That one is unused but when it explodes, it has a white explosion like a little cloud, then disappears

@rik_starkiller:

Thanks for scripting them Gibbon!

Rik

Your welcome Rik. I’m just glad of the renewed interest in all these FX. I’ve started to code them into my Phoenix mod, plus making new weapons using some of the Class 10 FX seeing as most people don’t use those guns

Here’s another new one, mentioned already in this thread but no code. This is the unused br_cruisedis01 (Bretonia Cruise Disruptor) effect. The code is in script format so you can add this to the one i posted earlier containing the new Kusari weapon FX or add it to some other custom script. I named it the Pacekeeper but feel free to call it what you want and modify the code to how you want it.

Add this to the effects.ini

[Effect]
nickname = br_cruisedis01_drive
effect_type = EFT_MISSILE_DRIVE
vis_effect = br_cruisedis01_drive
vis_generic = min_missile01_drive

[Effect]
nickname = br_cruisedis01_impact
effect_type = EFT_EXPLOSION_MISSILE
snd_effect = asteroid_explosion
vis_effect = br_cruisedis01_impact

Now goto weapon_equip.ini

[Motor]
nickname = missile10_mark01_motor
lifetime = 2.750000
accel = 22.038601
delay = 0

[Explosion]
nickname = missile10_mark01_explosion
effect = br_cruisedis01_impact
lifetime = 0.000000, 0.000000
process = disappear
strength = 100
radius = 16
hull_damage = 489
energy_damage = 0
impulse = 0

[Munition]
nickname = missile10_mark01_ammo
explosion_arch = missile10_mark01_explosion
loot_appearance = ammo_crate
units_per_container = 10
hp_type = hp_gun
requires_ammo = true
hit_pts = 2
one_shot_sound = fire_missile_regular
detonation_dist = 4
lifetime = 13.750000
Motor = missile10_mark01_motor
force_gun_ori = false
const_effect = br_cruisedis01_drive
HP_trail_parent = HPExhaust
seeker = LOCK
time_to_lock = 0
seeker_range = 1000
seeker_fov_deg = 35
max_angular_velocity = 2.903330
DA_archetype = equipment\models\weapons\br_slugger_missile.3db
material_library = equipment\models\br_equip.mat
ids_name = 0 ;GENERATESTRRES(“Peacekeeper Missile”)
ids_info = 0 ;GENERATEXMLRES(“<xml><rdl><push><tra data=“1” mask=“1” def=”-2"><just loc=“center”><text>Peacekeeper Missile</text><para><para><tra data=“0” mask=“1” def=“-1”><just loc=“left”><text>Slim and effective, the Peacekeeper is a basic staple of combat.</text><para><para><text>FIRED BY PEACEKEEPER LAUNCHER</text><para><para></para></para></para></para></just></tra></para></para></just></tra></push></rdl></xml>")
mass = 1
volume = 0.000000

[Gun]
nickname = missile10_mark01
ids_name = 0 ;GENERATESTRRES(“Peacekeeper Launcher”)
ids_info = 0 ;GENERATEXMLRES(“<xml><rdl><push><tra data=“1” mask=“1” def=”-2"><just loc=“center”><text>Peacekeeper Launcher</text><para><para><tra data=“0” mask=“1” def=“-1”><just loc=“left”><text>The Peacekeeper launcher’s main attribute is its stalwart reliability, delivering a punishing payload accurately and effectively.</text><para><para><text>REQUIRES PEACEKEEPER MISSILE</text><para><para></para></para></para></para></just></tra></para></para></just></tra></push></rdl></xml>")
DA_archetype = equipment\models\weapons\br_slugger_launcher.cmp
material_library = equipment\models\br_equip.mat
HP_child = HPConnect
hit_pts = 400
explosion_resistance = 1.000000
debris_type = debris_normal
parent_impulse = 20
child_impulse = 80
volume = 0.000000
mass = 10
hp_gun_type = hp_gun_special_1
damage_per_fire = 0
power_usage = 0
refire_delay = 2
muzzle_velocity = 30.299999
toughness = 2.400000
projectile_archetype = missile10_mark01_ammo
dry_fire_sound = fire_dry
separation_explosion = sever_debris
auto_turret = false
turn_rate = 90
lootable = true
LODranges = 0, 5000

And lastly weapon_good_ini

[Good]
nickname = missile10_mark01
equipment = missile10_mark01
category = equipment
price = 1
item_icon = equipment\models\commodities\nn_icons\EQUIPICON_missilelauncher.3db
combinable = false
free_ammo = col_missile01_mark01_ammo, 1
ids_name = 0 ;GENERATESTRRES(“Peacekeeper Launcher”)
ids_info = 0 ;GENERATEXMLRES(“<xml><rdl><push><tra data=“1” mask=“1” def=”-2"><just loc=“center”><text>Peacekeeper Launcher</text><para><para><tra data=“0” mask=“1” def=“-1”><just loc=“left”><text>The Peacekeeper launcher’s main attribute is its stalwart reliability, delivering a punishing payload accurately and effectively.</text><para><para><text>REQUIRES PEACEKEEPER MISSILE</text><para><para></para></para></para></para></just></tra></para></para></just></tra></push></rdl></xml>")
shop_archetype = equipment\models\weapons\br_slugger_launcher.cmp
material_library = equipment\models\br_equip.mat

[Good]
nickname = missile10_mark01_ammo
equipment = missile10_mark01_ammo
DA_archetype = equipment\models\weapons\br_slugger_missile.3db
material_library = equipment\models\br_equip.mat
category = equipment
price = 1
item_icon = equipment\models\commodities\nn_icons\EQUIPICON_missiles.3db
combinable = true

Make available on a base of your choice in market_misc.ini

MarketGood = missile10_mark01, 0, 0, 10, 10, 0, 1
MarketGood = missile10_mark01_ammo, 0, -1, 50, 50, 0, 1

Thrusters. Found eight thruster FX of which only 1 is used. Goto the effects.ini and add these lines

[Effect]
nickname = gf_br_thruster01
effect_type = EFT_ENGINE_THRUSTER
vis_effect = gf_br_thruster01
vis_generic = gf_min_s_thruster_01

[Effect]
nickname = gf_ku_thruster01
effect_type = EFT_ENGINE_THRUSTER
vis_effect = gf_ku_thruster01
vis_generic = gf_min_s_thruster_01

[Effect]
nickname = gf_ku_thruster02
effect_type = EFT_ENGINE_THRUSTER
vis_effect = gf_ku_thruster02
vis_generic = gf_min_s_thruster_01

[Effect]
nickname = gf_li_thruster01
effect_type = EFT_ENGINE_THRUSTER
vis_effect = gf_li_thruster01
vis_generic = gf_min_s_thruster_01

[Effect]
nickname = gf_li_thruster02
effect_type = EFT_ENGINE_THRUSTER
vis_effect = gf_li_thruster02
vis_generic = gf_min_s_thruster_01

[Effect]
nickname = gf_min_s_thruster_01
effect_type = EFT_ENGINE_THRUSTER
vis_effect = gf_min_s_thruster_01
vis_generic = gf_min_s_thruster_01

[Effect]
nickname = gf_rh_thruster01
effect_type = EFT_ENGINE_THRUSTER
vis_effect = gf_rh_thruster01
vis_generic = gf_min_s_thruster_01

Here are some piccies to show you what they look like. I’ve named the pictures after the effect used

**gf_br_thruster01

gf_ge_s_thruster_01

gf_ku_thruster01

gf_ku_thruster02

gf_li_thruster01

gf_li_thruster02

gf_min_s_thruster_01

gf_rh_thruster01**

The main thruster effect used on all thrusters is this one, gf_ge_s_thruster_01. If you check in the equipment.ale you will see it looks like this,

[VisEffect]
nickname = gf_ge_s_thruster_01
alchemy = fx\equipment\gf_ge_s_thruster_01.ale
effect_crc = -130606767
textures = fx\planetflare.txm
textures = fx\smoke.txm

If you want the smoke effect on the other thrusters then just add the

textures = fx\smoke.txm

to all the other thrust entries that are there. If the flame fx themselves are too short, i’m sure some ALE wizard could extend the flame length on those and maybe post them up here. A little project for somebody maybe? lol

** UPDATE ** Tried doing the above with the smoke entry, no joy, so there must be something linking to it in the ALE file itself

As an afterthought to the above, if someone does have a go at the ALE files for this, my idea would be to keep the main effect used for say bretonia, and modify the above fx so we have a thruster effect for each house, yellow for kusari, white for liberty and green for rheinland. Then maybe do two more, one for the pirate factions with the red and blue effect and a nomad one as well, all with a working smoke effect to go with them. Just an idea