Emissive Armor Classic (SE3 style)

[Suicide Junkie]

Paste the following into the end of your components.txt file, to get EA classic!
It parallels the strength of EA, but the ability is now like SE3.

This stuff negates the First X points of damage.
So, if you take 50 damage, and your emissive is rated for 30 points, you take 20 damage (like SE3), not 50 (like SE4)!

Known Problems
-This armor will not interact well with other types of armor. If you have other types of armor, you may lose the entire emissive ability (duration ne shot only) at random times.
-As long as the "other armor" is rare, and has much, much more hitpoints than 10 per component, the bad interactions will be kept to a minimum (due to the odd way SE4 decides which armor damage will hurt)
-When the Last armor is breached, the emissive ability will fail to absorb any damage for that hit.

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Paste directly into (a mod copy of) components.txt:
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Name := Emissive Armor Classic I
Description := Armor which absorbs energy and radiates it back into space.
Pic Num := 30
Tonnage Space Taken := 1
Tonnage Structure := 3
Cost Minerals := 25
Cost Organics := 0
Cost Radioactives := 10
Vehicle Type := Ship\Base\Sat\WeapPlat
Supply Amount Used := 0
Restrictions := None
General Group := Armor
Family := 45
Roman Numeral := 1
Custom Group := 0
Number of Tech Req := 1
Tech Area Req 1 := Armor
Tech Level Req 1 := 4
Number of Abilities := 2
Ability 1 Type := Armor
Ability 1 Descr := Is damaged before any other components on a ship.
Ability 1 Val 1 := 0
Ability 1 Val 2 := 0
Ability 2 Type := Emissive Armor
Ability 2 Descr := Redirects 10 damage from each hit back into space.
Ability 2 Val 1 := 10
Ability 2 Val 2 := 0
Weapon Type := None

Name := Emissive Armor Classic II
Description := Armor which absorbs energy and radiates it back into space.
Pic Num := 30
Tonnage Space Taken := 1
Tonnage Structure := 4
Cost Minerals := 25
Cost Organics := 0
Cost Radioactives := 10
Vehicle Type := Ship\Base\Sat\WeapPlat
Supply Amount Used := 0
Restrictions := None
General Group := Armor
Family := 45
Roman Numeral := 2
Custom Group := 0
Number of Tech Req := 1
Tech Area Req 1 := Armor
Tech Level Req 1 := 5
Number of Abilities := 2
Ability 1 Type := Armor
Ability 1 Descr := Is damaged before any other components on a ship.
Ability 1 Val 1 := 0
Ability 1 Val 2 := 0
Ability 2 Type := Emissive Armor
Ability 2 Descr := Redirects 20 damage from each hit back into space.
Ability 2 Val 1 := 20
Ability 2 Val 2 := 0
Weapon Type := None

Name := Emissive Armor Classic III
Description := Armor which absorbs energy and radiates it back into space.
Pic Num := 30
Tonnage Space Taken := 1
Tonnage Structure := 5
Cost Minerals := 25
Cost Organics := 0
Cost Radioactives := 10
Vehicle Type := Ship\Base\Sat\WeapPlat
Supply Amount Used := 0
Restrictions := None
General Group := Armor
Family := 45
Roman Numeral := 3
Custom Group := 0
Number of Tech Req := 1
Tech Area Req 1 := Armor
Tech Level Req 1 := 6
Number of Abilities := 2
Ability 1 Type := Armor
Ability 1 Descr := Is damaged before any other components on a ship.
Ability 1 Val 1 := 0
Ability 1 Val 2 := 0
Ability 2 Type := Emissive Armor
Ability 2 Descr := Redirects 30 damage from each hit into space.
Ability 2 Val 1 := 30
Ability 2 Val 2 := 0
Weapon Type := None

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End of components.txt stuff
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[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 23 April 2001).]

[Possum]

Umm, SJ?

You wanna look at this again?


Tonnage Space Taken := 1
Tonnage Structure := 3


1? You sure you didn't mean to put 10?

[CaptSpoogy]

I'm looking at the armor right now - what's the difference between this armor and the emissive armor in SE IV - it looks like you just changed "Negates" to "Redirects"...

Am I missing something?

[Suicide Junkie]

quote:

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it looks like you just changed "Negates" to "Redirects"

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It used to say "Negates damage of 30 or less".
Now, It says "Redirects 30 damage from each hit".
I guarantee at least 25 points of emiss, even against a Massive mount WMG.
While the SE4 EA, will stop working when the damage hits 31. (Almost any weapon)
SE4 stuff never emisses. Mine always does.

quote:

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Guarantee void if mixed with other armor types or if the shot destroys your Last armor segment.

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quote:

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Tonnage Space Taken := 1
Tonnage Structure := 3

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technically, it should be:
EAC 1
TST:1
TS:1.5

EAC 2
TST: 1
TS: 2

EAC 3
TST: 1
TS: 2.5

The code below actually doubles MM's EA strength. Increase the TST to 2 and this EAC will equal MM's EA.

The original armor in the game is crappy compared to shields, and thats why I boosted it.
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Here's how it works:

EA for SE4
-20kT armor, 50 Hp, 30 emiss

Now, a 60dmg shot hits.
[SE4 calc]
-60 dmg remains
-pick a target -> EA III
-is (60dmg < 30 Emiss)? NO
-apply 60 damage to component
-component destroyed, 10 damage remains
-pick a target -> EA III (2nd comp)
-is (10dmg < 30 emiss)? YES.
-Exit
[/SE4 calc]
That's 50 damage to ship, 10 emissed

Now, for my new comps,
2kT, 5Hp, 30 emiss

a 37 damage shot (for a short code trace)
[SE4 calc]
-37 dmg
-pick a target -> EAC III
-is (37dmg < 30 emiss)? NO
-damage component
-EACIII destroyed, 32 damage remains
-pick a targe -> EAC III #2
-is (32dmg < 30 emiss)? NO
-damage component
-EACIII destroyed, 27 damage remains
-pick a target -> EAC III #3
-is (27 < 30) YES
-Exit
[/SE4 calc]
Result, 2 EAIII destroyed. thats 10 damage to your ship, 27 damage subtracted.

-The difference between the rated emiss, and the actual emiss will never be greater than the hitpoints of the armor.

[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 23 April 2001).]

[Phoenix-D]

I don't get it.

Phoenix-D

[Hydraa]

yours armor will always emiss as long as the volley will not destroy all the emissive armor. If the first volley breaks thru the armor there is no emmisive capability.


Also this armor would take forever to repair or retrofit (which may be a good tradeoff for the ability it may give)