Hack Request - Hostile objects to shoot each other in fire range

Do it like I said: platform’s dummy faction is hostile to the base, but the base not to the platform!

Give it a try and see? shrugs

I think it’s a fairly different idea, so may have to wait a while for comments

Inside the solararch - what’s the entries in there like? I can’t remember whether it is archetype, or type or something.

Also - if you change it to something hostlie - say nomad - do they shoot each other correctly? I don’t remember if loadout needs a radar or whatever either?

This definately needs a hack, enemy solar objects never shoot each other IIRC.

As w0dk4 said, solars don’t shoot each other ever. It would definately require a hack and then there may not even be any code for it to know that there is other solars near it.

And how about to change the pilot?

what ai’s shoot at and what with is a pilot block entry, as for the dummy faction… did you mod it and then load a save game? the new faction and the old wont take much notice of each other, start a new game, to make sure the interfaction reps are set up properly.

I’ve done various tests, including sitting a Liberty Rogues Dreadnaught next to a Liberty Navy Dreadnaught with proper pilot definitions and loadouts. Both solars will shoot at hostile ships like they’re supposed to, but not each-other or any other hostile solar in the area.

sumanuti wrote:
Again, thinking of workaround.
Small encounter zone in right spot with max pop chance of hostile npc ships with repair loadout, high hit points and slow motor speed called Bad Gremlins. :-x

Entirely workable for weapon platform type faux ships and have a huge time between spawns.

p.s just put no engine in their loadout…they don’t go anywhere. Whether that gives errors or not I don’t know - I just remember spawning npcs with no engines by accident (I think it was engines, it’s so long ago )