Unused features

dpcking property ‘pad’ works just like ‘berth’ except the radio messages are ‘i need to land’ and ‘you are cleared to land’

berth docking ships can use pad dockmounts without editing their mission props, you would only use the pad reference in the xml for your dockable solar, not in the actual ships…

there is also a small moor type (not used in vanilla fl) that needs adding to the xml for your dockable solar, and to the ships meant to use the new moors

on the gun front…

gun_elevation =
gun_azimuth =
dispersion_angle =

gun_elevation =
gun_azimuth =

What do these do?

Elevation - angle of a barrel.
Did tried to setup it vertically (90 degrees) - no luck.
May be i take not right turret.

Azimuth - dirty saying certain degrees to left or right.

They’re read, tested for validity and stored, but not accessed, so they do nothing.

So it’s a question of what SHOULD they do…

Elevation, at a guess should set the default elevation of a gun, so for example if you mounted a hardpoint on an angled part of the hull, rather than the barrel starting parallel to the hul, you could set a default elevation os it pointed forward rather than upwards or downwards.

Azimuth is the same thing for rotation, old naval term, angle of bearing, you use an ‘azimuth mirror’ to take bearings and elevation angles when doing observational fixes in coastal navigation, top of the lighthouse is elev x degrees, bearing y degrees, etc, so you can plot the stuff on your chart to fork out a ‘fix’ (accurate calculated position rather than a ‘dead rekoning’ estimate based on heading and speed).

i guess they should override the limitations set in the archetype file.
if i remember correctly elevation limit is in the Rev node, and azimuth in the hardpoint min/max.

Erm, not really… it’s setting the ‘gun not doing anything so park it at’ settings WITHIN the limits set in the hardpoint…

So, hypothetically, if they worked…

You mount hpturret01 on a part of the hull that slopes down at 30 degrees to the ships nose, so the default ‘rest’ position of the gun would be pointing down at 30 degrees towards the ships nose, barrel angle relative to turret base 0 degreres plus turret angle relative to hull its mounted on 0 degrees plus angle of hull -30 degrees…

Assuming the commands worked, you would use elevation=30 azimuth=0 to set the barrels rest position so the gun pointed straight forward relative to the ship, rather than aiming downwards past the nose… just a cosmetic feature really.

goto_guide
dock_guide
patrol_guide

Seems to be behaviour of an encounter, but gives instant server crash

Got new_encounter_example.ini in vanilla ))

If someone does not know yet:
ship_by_npc_arch = <nickname from=“” npcships.ini=“”>area_defend.ini example:

[EncounterFormation]
ship_by_npc_arch = 1, 1, gd_bh_bh_elite2_d19
pilot_job = defend_leader_job
make_class = wanderer
ship_by_npc_arch = 1, 2, gd_bh_bh_elite2_d19, -1
pilot_job = defend_job
make_class = wanderer
formation_by_class = fighters
behavior = wander
arrival = all, -tradelane, -object_jump_gate,
allow_simultaneous_creation = yes
zone_creation_distance = 0
times_to_create = infinite

[Creation]
permutation = 0, 3

As bonus:
object_capital - what does this mean? From station which is capital or from capital NPC? oO</nickname>

const_effect_delay = <float>seems to be no effect</float>

Under [CollisionGroup]:

linked_equip = <float>Not tested. State of glue to the parent part?

destoy_parent = <bool>Jeider’s research:
destoy_parent = true - destroys whole object if this part is destroyed instead of root_health_proxy = true that gives only damage to the root which have more hit points than this part</bool></float>

HeIIoween wrote:
const_effect_delay = <float>seems to be no effect</float>

EDIT: Works on rockets

Oooh.
Nice find, I’ll have use for that.

DATA\SOLAR\Asteroidarch.ini

...
[Asteroid]
nickname = debris_small1
DA_archetype = solar\asteroids\models\debris_small01.3db
material_library = solar\ast_debris.mat

[Asteroid]
nickname = debris_small2
DA_archetype = solar\asteroids\models\debris_small02.3db
material_library = solar\ast_debris.mat

[Asteroid]
nickname = debris_med1
DA_archetype = solar\asteroids\models\debris_medium01.3db
material_library = solar\ast_debris.mat

[Asteroid]
nickname = debris_med2
DA_archetype = solar\asteroids\models\debris_medium02.3db
material_library = solar\ast_debris.mat

[Asteroid]
nickname = debris_large1
DA_archetype = solar\asteroids\models\debris_large01.3db
material_library = solar\ast_debris.mat
...

DATA\SOLAR\Asteroids\Li01_detroit_debris_field_001.ini

...
[Cube]
asteroid = debris_small1, -0.7, 0.3, 0.2, 0, 20, 190, instant_kill ; <-- instant kill player
asteroid = debris_med2, -0.3, -0.3, 0.8, 85, 0, 185, instant_kill
asteroid = debris_large1, -0.2, -0.1, -0.6, 105, 160, 25, instant_kill
asteroid = debris_small2, 0, -0.9, -0.8, 35, 110, 60, instant_kill
...

To properly check - start in NY, fly to the Detroit Debris Field (near the Newark Station)

Encounter parameters (some of them already present here and at inet)

feeling_to_local = ?? ; same as below?
feeling_to_group = ??; same as below?
feeling_to_formation = hostile ; other params: friendly, same, any
explicit_group = li_p_grp ; we want this group? 

group_reroll_frequency = synch ; other params: every, once

Stickied the topic, nice finds in here!

HeIIoween wrote:

[Cube]
asteroid = debris_med1, 0.7, 0.2, -0.2, 35, 10, 20, instant_kill ; <-- instant kill player even asteroid is not a mine
asteroid = debris_large1, 0.2, 0.8, 0.3, 45, 20, 0, instant_kill
asteroid = debris_med2, -0.3, -0.3, 0.8, 85, 0, 185, instant_kill
asteroid = debris_large3, -0.2, -0.1, -0.6, 105, 160, 25, instant_kill
asteroid = debris_small2, 0, -0.7, -0.8, 35, 110, 60, instant_kill 

Why at me it fails to work?
mine replaced with instant_kill and even damage doesnt registers.

Thx W0dk4, faster to find now

@Sumanuti:

Because you are using mines - use regular asteroids

I have edited the example: http://the-starport.net/freelancer/forum/viewtopic.php?post_id=51670#forumpost51670

feeling_to_local - ignored
feeling_to_group - ignored
feeling_to_formation = case_sensitive_string, int
explicit_group - ignored
group_reroll_frequency - ignored
```The feelings and explicit group all call the same subroutine, which tests the reroll (and so it can never be used) and the formation one. The string can be what was indicated, with **any** being the default; it also requires an integer, which is **-1** by default. When this is present, the frequency is reset to **every**, which is default anyway. I didn't track down how the values were actually used, if indeed they were. Once it occurs once, any other occurrence is ignored.

HeIIoween wrote:
Because you are using mines - use regular asteroids

Nowhere mines to be seen in the field.

• DATA\SOLAR\Asteroidarch.ini has it already defined.

• DATA\SOLAR\Asteroids\my_Debris.ini

[TexturePanels]
;file = solar\asteroids\mine_shapes.ini
file = solar\asteroids\asteroidarch.ini

[Field]
cube_size = 150
fill_dist = 1000
diffuse_color = 110, 110, 100
ambient_color = 255, 255, 255
ambient_increase = 20, 20, 30

[properties]
flag = mine_danger_objects
flag = danger_density_high

[Exclusion Zones]
exclusion = Zone_DRMJ_to_Br03_hole
exclusion = Zone_DRMJ_mines_exit_01
exclude_billboards = 1
exclusion = Zone_DRMJ_mines_exit_02
exclude_billboards = 1

[Cube]
asteroid = debris_med1, 0.7, 0.2, -0.2, 35, 10, 20, instant_kill ; <-- instant kill player even asteroid is not a mine
asteroid = debris_large1, 0.2, 0.8, 0.3, 45, 20, 0, instant_kill
asteroid = debris_med2, -0.3, -0.3, 0.8, 85, 0, 185, instant_kill
asteroid = debris_large3, -0.2, -0.1, -0.6, 105, 160, 25, instant_kill
asteroid = debris_small2, 0, -0.7, -0.8, 35, 110, 60, instant_kill

Im still only bumping in the scrap!
Damn what Im missing?