SE4 Modder Question

Grand Deceiver · #1 October 14th, 2004, 12:06 AM

In the SE4 Modder program by David G. (which is an awsome program) when modifying components and in particilar weapons there are (3) Tabs: 1st=Damage at Range (self explanatory), 2d=Value at Range, and 3rd=Alpha Strike at Range.

What is the purpose of the 2d and 3rd options, how do they work??

Thanks

Timstone · #2 October 14th, 2004, 06:32 AM

How do they work?
Just hold your mouse over them and you'll get a tooltip.

What is their use?
To compare weapons based on their range, ROF (Rate Of Fire) and their damage.

se5a · #3 October 14th, 2004, 03:10 PM

ROF, Damage, and SIZE.

Timstone · #4 October 15th, 2004, 02:02 PM

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se5a said:
ROF, Damage, and SIZE.

Oops, forgot that one. Thanks.

Grand Deceiver · #5 October 16th, 2004, 12:33 AM

I saw how to use the tool tip...thanks

APB1:
Damage at Range: 1=20, 2=15, 3=15 (got it.)
Value at Range: 1=.66, 2=.5, 3=.5
Alha strike at Range: 1=.66, 2=.5, 3=.5

You said it was used "To compare weapons based on their range, ROF (Rate Of Fire) and their damage"

Maybe I'm being dense...I still dont understand what it is showing me or what it is comparing..

douglas · #6 October 16th, 2004, 12:37 AM

I don't know which is which, but one of Value and Alpha Strike is damage/size and the other is damage/(size*ROF).

Fyron · #7 October 16th, 2004, 01:14 AM

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douglas said:
I don't know which is which, but one of Value and Alpha Strike is damage/size and the other is damage/(size*ROF).

It would seem that Alpha Strike would imply the first strike (rate doesn't matter for the first shot of a weapon), seeing as "alpha" is the first letter in the Greek alphabet. It often means first, whereas "omega" tends to be Last.

Atrocities · #8 October 16th, 2004, 01:15 AM

Why don't we simply ask the guy who made the modder? Have him explain it.

Fyron · #9 October 16th, 2004, 01:19 AM

Because DavidG doesn't seem to come around very often any more...

Grand Deceiver · #10 October 16th, 2004, 01:21 AM

Not that I'm on that much..and speaking of not beeing around in a while ..I remember the AICampain thread used to be a quite a hot topic..it seems to have fallen by the wayside..and I didnt see many new Posts from JLS in a while..and his webpage is down...what gives?