Thanks for the quick response. My problem isn’t so much with the rendering as it is with the textures themselves. FL’s textures were never intended to be normal mapped and while it works great on some, others look far too noisy/bumpy and should probably be redone for a project like this.

Also, if there’s any way I can help do let me know, I think its in everyone’s best interest to get this out sooner rather than later.

So how far away would you say you are from release, or is this going to be kept under wraps with the excuse of ‘polish’ until Freelancer really has kicked the bucket?

I’m not a coder and I take a lot of flak for that, apparently not understanding the hard work that people put into this sort of thing and how its their decision to do what they like with it.

Buuuut as an artist, it pains me to see technology like this which could extend Freelancer’s life expectancy and make my work look ten thousand times better kept behind lock and key because nobody wants to help anyone out.

Alright, thanks. And what about the anticheat modifications?

Right, here’s the part that confuses me. How do I download all of this stuff together instead of individually? http://svn.the-starport.net/flhookplugin/trunk/

I’ve been trying to figure out my way through the sourceforge maze but it is honestly very confusing and hard to navigate, and I would like to know where I can get my hands on the entire source of FLhook contained in a simple zip file.

In addition, there are also some changes I need to make to the anticheat, and am aware of how tightly kept under wraps it is. If I cannot have access to it then for my mod to release I’m going to need somebody with access to it to make the modifications for me. I can explain more in depth if anyone is willing to help. Please understand that I am on a tight deadline and need these changes within the next week or two in order to release on time.

Thanks, Justin.

So it defines banking. Awesome, thank you. Could you give me a clear and concise formula as to which particular Y axis numbers interact with the Z axis numbers to create the angle the ship banks at when turning?

I don’t think you understand what I meant, there is no issue with the X and Y axis. I changed the numbers of the Z axis while maintaining the same calculation ratios and received different handling, so evidently it does something.

Alright, so I was attempting to see if I could reduce the messiness of your average shiparch by lowering the numbers while maintaining the same ratios. For this example I used the Guardian from Discovery, which has the following stats.

steering_torque = 47000.000000, 47000.000000, 190000.000000
angular_drag = 40000.000000, 40000.000000, 141000.000000
rotation_inertia = 8400.000000, 8400.000000, 8400.000000

Changed to:

steering_torque = 47000.000000, 47000.000000, 1
angular_drag = 40000.000000, 40000.000000, 0.75
rotation_inertia = 8400.000000, 8400.000000, 0.05

As far as I was aware, the max turning speed was the torque divided by drag, and acceleration to reach said speed is torque divided by inertia, both of which nearly match up.

While the actual handling is almost identical however, ramming into an object results in the ship spinning violently out of control, leading me to believe that as least one of those stats is interacting with the game on a direct level rather than it simply being the max turning and acceleration calcs that do so.

Could somebody please explain this for me?

I’d be very interested in a copy of both. PM me.

Yep except for the fact that I’ve checked engines and I cannot for the life of me find what’s different.

Also the FX and range stats are already matched, as is the refire and lifespan (largely reducing the flickering associated with muzzleflash beams)

No, they’re not. I get the idea, one texture would fade out. That is not what’s happening at all. Both are flipping together making the beam invisible. Watch the video more closely and you’ll see what I mean.

Actually here, this screenshot shows the issue better.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb317/Tyrkeyz/screen5344.jpg

I was afraid of that, might not be worth the effort to have it pinch then. And also, that’s silly. There’s no way to force the two textures to remain in a + shape?

Right okay well, after having received little help probably due to me posting this in the wrong section, I figured I’d post the fruits of my work thus far.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WOwBSAIGY0

There are only two things to really fix at this point which is getting the beam so that the textures don’t flip and make the beam invisible at some angles (Must be possible but I’m not sure how), and getting the beam to pinch at the business end so it seems to fade out rather than cutting off into thin air. It uses a cone emitter so I know this is possible, but I’m not certain of what values I need to plug in and where.

Figured it out already, negative pressure value.

[d]I’m sure it’s a simple fix but I’m just not sure what values to put the - next to exactly to make a weapon’s muzzleflash suck particles inwards instead of shooting them out. If FF or somebody else could say, that’d be awesome.[/d]

Right so that’s all sorted. NEW QUESTION. How do I make a beam or cone emitter tile a beam texture rather than stretching a single one out so that all the detail is drained?

P.S - They look like custom made ships, what are you working on, got a mod page or anything so we can see what you’re upto?

Hi, I’m the mod lead of the project you see here. The ships and other things in the screenshots from Xalrok are from Freelancer: Neo Terra, a total conversion set in the Procyon sector. The mod is in offshoot from Discovery in the sense that a faction there, the Neo Terran Front (Which I led several years ago), succeeds in their goal of launching a sleepership to escape the dystopia that Sirius has become.

The mod features all new ships (Mostly modelled and textured by myself, with a few on the side by Rommie), new factions, new weapons, a brand new RP storyline, and of course, a whole new sector to explore.

We do not have a mod page, as my personal philosophy is to get tangible work done before flaunting something that will never get finished (Also I won’t lie, I’m a bit antisocial and bad at advertising things). The mod has been in development since April 2010, and in terms of systems is basically complete. Modeling and effects work continues along at a steady pace but infocards are what have been holding us back the most.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a PM.

P.S - Your spellchecker thinks ‘dystopia’ is a typo.