Component Enhancement Moding Questions

Grayhorse · #1 March 13th, 2002, 04:44 AM

OK,

All your modders. Got something I want to throw at you. There is a mod on the se4 gold disk that allows you to add some component enhancement mounts. Now, I like these mounts, but I think they should only be obtainable after doing some sort of research, say like making a construction research 2 or something to that affect.

Now, here is my question. How would you mod this. I have looked at the compenhancement.txt file, and am having trouble to figure a way to do this. All the comp enhancements are automatic, and I for the life of me cant figure a way to make it so that the compenhancement.txt file would look at the tech.txt file in order for the enhancements to be allowed.

What do you modders think? Is this possible or not?

Suicide Junkie · #2 March 13th, 2002, 04:59 AM

It has been known for a long time that Mounts do not support tech requirements.

Adding tech requirements to component mounts was voted into the top 25% in a prioritized list of things to add in a future patch. There are still a lot of things ahead of it, so be patient.

Deathstalker · #3 March 13th, 2002, 05:56 AM

I believe the CompEnhancement mod was mine, (think it made it to gold), the only way I found to make the mounts 'less' accessable was to either go by expense (++ resource/etc cost) or by ship tonnage (which means you have to have ship level X to use, which is 'sort' of a tech requirement). I went both ways (sort of.....).. Some mounts (like the T.A.G and Spinal) are horribly expensive and others you can only use on huge ships (High Energy Focus).

Anway, a series of mounts that is discovered by tech research would be absolutely amazing (as well as ones that are only found by means of racial tech. ex, high energy focus by energy racial traits etc). With the previous post there is hope yet for this!! (that way we can tailor races to only use certain mounts while ignoring others).

Hope you are enjoying the modd

capnq · #4 March 14th, 2002, 03:10 AM

quote:
I believe the CompEnhancement mod was mine, (think it made it to gold),

Yes, it did. And Appendix B in the manual lists all the included mods, credited to their creators.

Gaurav · #5 March 14th, 2002, 03:21 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Adding tech requirements to component mounts was voted into the top 25% in a prioritized list of things to add in a future patch. There are still a lot of things ahead of it, so be patient.

Where is this vote?

Grayhorse · #6 March 14th, 2002, 04:07 AM

IM just glad that they are going to look at adjusting this with an upcoming patch. It will add a little more realism to the game. It will also make research more valuable.

On a side note, another thing that would be cool is weapon arcs. Do similar to like Star Trek FE, where based upon where weapons were mounted on a ship, they could fire to the left right, front arc and so on.