How do I make weapons platforms

Hidamari

hey guys.

i searched for a few things but it only turned up some threads about making platforms shoot one another or something about invisible weapon fire.

im asking how do i make a weapons platform? preferably one that can be destroyed.

ive modelled a weapons platform for use in my mod

I don’t want it to be player flyable, so im a little confused as to the .ini modding parts of making this ship work ingame. also for hitbox testing perposes it would be good to make all of my stuff so far like a platform, so i could shoot it all over to see if there are holes. testing against swarms of angry NPCS wields good results but never can be too careful.

any help would be sweet.

mlmyrdhin

Hi

Few times ago I needed to transform bases modules into weapon platforms, it was the only way I found to add working turrets to these modules, of course, I added the needed harpoints via HardCMP.

Add a section in solararch.ini:

The module:

[Solar]
nickname = ams2_unit_03
LODranges = 0, 30000
ids_name = 60213
ids_info = 60214
type = SATELLITE <–-- Here’s how a module is declared
DA_archetype = SOLAR\ams2\unit_03.cmp
material_library = SOLAR\ams2\modular_station2.mat
material_library = FX\envmapbasic.mat
envmap_material = envmapbasic
mass = 10000.000000
loadout = ams2_05
solar_radius = 600
shape_name = NNM_SM_MPLATFORM <— N.B !
hit_pts = 999999961690316250000000000000000000.000000

Transformed into WP:

[Solar]
nickname = ams2_unit_03_wp
LODranges = 0, 30000
ids_name = 329680
ids_info = 329680
type = WEAPONS_PLATFORM <–-- Here’s how a Weapon Platform is declared
DA_archetype = solar\ams2\unit_03.cmp
material_library = solar\ams2\modular_station2.mat
material_library = fx\envmapbasic.mat
envmap_material = envmapbasic
mass = 10000.000000
solar_radius = 300
shape_name = NAV_weaponplatform <— N.B !
destructible = true <— Change it to “false” to a non-destructible WP
explosion_arch = explosion_wplatform
hit_pts = 1600

I hope this helps

Regards

~Myrdhin

Hidamari

what about the weapons, how do i put guns on it?

how do i tell a system to have my platform in it?

Thorn

check the loudouts.ini in solar

[Loadout]
nickname = weapon_platform_1
archetype = wplatform
equip = infinite_power
equip = li_wp_turret01, HpTurret01
equip = li_wp_turret01, HpTurret02
equip = li_wp_turret01, HpTurret03
equip = li_wp_turret01, HpTurret04
…

Thaddeus

Hidamari wrote:
how do i tell a system to have my platform in it?

Put the following code in your system ini suitably modified of course

[Object]
nickname = Li06_small_wplatform_1 must be unique nickname
ids_name = 261164 generic name
pos = 40646, 0, -27934 position within the system
rotate = 0, 0, 0
archetype = small_wplatform substitute here the nickname you gave your weapons platform in solararch.ini
ids_info = 66171 generic infocard
reputation = li_p_grp owing faction
behavior = NOTHING
difficulty_level = 6 ambient difficult level
loadout = small_weapon_platform_li_02 loadout specified in solar\loadouts.ini
pilot = pilot_solar_hardest

Hidamari

thank you guys that really helped