Re: Effects showroom!

only one word WOW ;D Good job Why

ohhh Trident type sub missiles…

Nice one.

How the…… What the… OMG… ;D ;D

That’s fantastic!

can this be done with HP or is it code based?? I have to know… lol I already see an “aplication” for it… ooohhhhhh
true cluster missiles… for gundam strike fighters…

Ive said it b4 and i’ll say it agian… You ROCK!!

It’s easy to implement. Place some top-mounted hardpoints (probably just fixed, rather than revolute mounts), and then alter the scripting so that the missiles have a slow turn rate, a large lifetime, and one hell of a warhead! No doubt delving into some .ale to obtain better effects is desired though… that’s not so easy

I would not recommend adding a delay, as that delay value in my experience is utterly useless. In multiplayer it creates very strange behavior, and in singleplayer it does not seem to do anything. Anyway the weapon itself is very simple. Its basically a forward gun that shoots a missile upwards. I put 6 hardpoints on the Liberty Cruiser that face upwards, put a “force_gun_ori = true” on it so it shoots only straight, and thats really it. Sauce for missiles is here.

[Motor]
nickname = torpedo03_mark01_motor
lifetime = 20
accel = 30
delay = 0

[Explosion]
nickname = torpedo03_mark01_explosion
;effect = li_torpedo01_impact
effect = li_torpedo01_impact
lifetime = 0.000000, 0.000000
process = disappear
strength = 100
radius = 350
hull_damage = 48000
energy_damage = 0
impulse = 0
debris_impulse = 0
debris_type = debris_torpedo, 1.000000
innards_debris_start_time = 0.000000
innards_debris_num = 15
innards_debris_radius = 450
innards_debris_object = simple_torpedo_debris01

[Munition]
nickname = torpedo03_mark01_ammo
explosion_arch = torpedo03_mark01_explosion
loot_appearance = ammo_crate
units_per_container = 1
hp_type = hp_torpedo
requires_ammo = false
hit_pts = 400000
detonation_dist = 10
lifetime = 20
Motor = torpedo03_mark01_motor
force_gun_ori = true
const_effect = li_torpedo01_drive
HP_trail_parent = HPExhaust
seeker = LOCK
time_to_lock = 0
seeker_range = 15000
seeker_fov_deg = 180
max_angular_velocity = 1.75
DA_archetype = equipment\models\torpedoes\ge_torpedo.3db
material_library = equipment\models\ge_equip.mat
ids_name = 458784
ids_info = 458785
mass = 1
volume = 0.000000
cruise_disruptor = true

[Gun]
nickname = torpedo03_mark01
ids_name = 458782
ids_info = 458783
DA_archetype = Equipment\models\weapons\no_fighter_gun.cmp
material_library = ships\nomad\nomad_fx.txm
HP_child = HPConnect
hit_pts = 1405000000
explosion_resistance = 100.000000
debris_type = debris_normal
parent_impulse = 20
child_impulse = 80
volume = 0.000000
mass = 10
damage_per_fire = 0
power_usage = 0
refire_delay = 5
muzzle_velocity = 5
toughness = 12.100000
projectile_archetype = torpedo03_mark01_ammo
dry_fire_sound = fire_dry
separation_explosion = sever_debris
auto_turret = true
turn_rate = 0
lootable = true
LODranges = 0, 500

i love u ;D jk

thx for the codes

;D ;D Thanks WHY ;D ;D

Its off to the Lab for me then…. Hi HO!!!

had a feeling it was “a little from collum A , and a little from collum B” just wanted to be shure

lol u keep this up… i’ll have to write a seperate readme called “WHY I LOVE WHY” loooool hehe

Cheers.

Very nice
You should try implementing real fireworks into FL

lol hell yeah

What a wonderful work. Does anybody even remember how the vanila FL looks like Been playing mods for so long I forgot vanila FL. I guess it would be boring

get a fast firing gun… 20 per sec…
Short to medium “beam”
then turn that last param (auto_turret between true and false…

hehe you’ll see then ;D

notice the way it now almost “locks” onto the target, hehe there’s your answer

and the other 2…?? ??? just as stumped… but i feel they might be a mounting thing… never
seen that explained.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBuiq3wDwbY
x)

Revive great thread!

One of Freelancer’s great conundrums is the lack of any proper beam weapon. I’ve never actually tried to make a beam weapon myself, so I decided to try it out today. I know a beam weapon cannot be done right, so I decided to see how close I could get making it look like it’s done right. Right now all I’ve got is a spiffy charging animation for the gun. It is very heavily based off of Freespace 2s beam weapons.

Before anyone gets too excited, much of this has no real practical application. It is mostly an effects exercise. In order for this to work properly, I’m actually using three separate guns.

This is all WIP, so it is subject to change.

The animation is what it looks like, the little dots in particular are what is called sucking in lines and is exactly what it sounds like. Freespace 2s beams did this, so mine do too.

Hey guys, how do you do all those fancy effects? WIth the ALE editor? How exactly? Can someone explain me please?

So bad that “ALE Editor” program is just exporter… it will be great to find a program which can edit ALE’s and show result without running a game…

Yeah that would be nice! It will make editing effects easier for everyone!
The problem is that making souch a tool will be a hard work, and souch a tool may even cost money.

Although the beam effect isn’t 100% finished, I think it’s close enough for my purposes.

Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLG1JywpP0I

Why, i dont know if i love you or hate you for that XD