Another question...

PaladinX · #1 November 2nd, 2002, 10:27 PM

Just from glancing over the modding 101 page it doesn't appear possible, but I thought I'd ask anyway... Is there any way to restrict a component to a type other than the normal vehicle type values? For instance if I wanted to restrict a weapon to only heavy troops, not light troops, or only specific ship hulls... Can that be done?

-Paladin

Taera · #2 November 2nd, 2002, 10:54 PM

sadly there is no way to do so.

capnq · #3 November 2nd, 2002, 10:55 PM

The only way I can think of to do that is to make the component too large to fit on the smaller Versions. I don't think you can restrict things to only the smaller sizes of a vehicle type.

TerranC · #4 November 2nd, 2002, 10:58 PM

Maybe:

Make a component that is ridiculously large

Create a special mount that will decrease the size of the component, just for your hull

and bingo?

Phoenix-D · #5 November 2nd, 2002, 11:04 PM

The mount system works; also if you're doing it for troops you can do what PvK did in the Proportions mod: give the light troop weapons the engine ability, and set the heavy troop to engines allowed = 0. The engine ability won't actually do anything for the troop, but the heavy troop won't be able to use that component.

Phoenix-D

Taera · #6 November 2nd, 2002, 11:07 PM

interesting ways around. still i'd love to see the ability in the game.