Drones!!

Baron Munchausen · #1 September 19th, 2001, 07:33 PM

I just added drones to my VehicleSize.txt file today. The game loads fine. Haven't bothered to research the tech and build any since they can't be launched. If it were only possible to launch them...

[This message has been edited by Baron Munchausen (edited 19 September 2001).]

mac5732 · #2 September 19th, 2001, 07:44 PM

Baron, how about using the identical lauch codes/sequence as that set up for ftrs, sats, mines, re-do or mod the launch bays, say make one identical to say ftr, re-name and make it for drones. Use the identical set up txt or whatever and just rename, then take ftrs, do same thing except put the new name, then you would have say drone launch bays and drones that can be launched. the computer would just think they were another type of ftr, sat, mine. I think I wrote what I was thinking.. I hope it came out the way I wanted it to. If yu did it this way the cost would probably be in the same area as ftrs and until a new ship design was made they probably would look just like ftrs.

just some ideas mac

Kadste · #3 September 19th, 2001, 07:48 PM

mac5732,

It works well for launching and storage, but fighters cannot warp. ARRGH!

Also, drones do not work Double ARRGH!! So many possibilities...

And drones as ships cannot launch or be stored.

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Never Give up, Never Surrender!

Kadste · #4 September 19th, 2001, 08:10 PM

mac5732,

It works well for launching and storage, but fighters cannot warp. ARRGH!

Also, drones do not work Double ARRGH!! So many possibilities...

And drones as ships cannot launch or be stored.

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Never Give up, Never Surrender!

mac5732 · #5 September 19th, 2001, 08:22 PM

I'm not a modder, but how about if you take the stats for the Escort, make it smaller in size, weight, etc, its movement and range would be less because of less space available, then use it as a drone, it would have warp capability the same as any ship, but would be restricted from what it could carry, possibly increase number of engines and speed. This wouldn't be a hard code change just a reduction in all the fields of what is already there. I think SJ did something like this in his pirate mod to redesign some of his ships. Could this be possible, smaller typ ship used as a drone. Could put maybe computer core only on it or something to that effect??

just some ideas mac

Lemmy · #6 September 19th, 2001, 08:48 PM

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Originally posted by mac5732:
I'm not a modder, but how about if you take the stats for the Escort, make it smaller in size, weight, etc, its movement and range would be less because of less space available, then use it as a drone, it would have warp capability the same as any ship, but would be restricted from what it could carry, possibly increase number of engines and speed. This wouldn't be a hard code change just a reduction in all the fields of what is already there. I think SJ did something like this in his pirate mod to redesign some of his ships. Could this be possible, smaller typ ship used as a drone. Could put maybe computer core only on it or something to that effect??

just some ideas mac

that's exactly what i'm talking about, one of my first "drones" was just a copy of the Escort but smaller. But the movement and range will be the same as any other ship, each engine will still only use 10 suplies and store 500, so you always get 50 range.

Lemmy · #7 September 19th, 2001, 08:54 PM

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Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
I just added drones to my VehicleSize.txt file today. The game loads fine. Haven't bothered to research the tech and build any since they can't be launched. If it were only possible to launch them...

[This message has been edited by Baron Munchausen (edited 19 September 2001).]

yes, if it were only possible, all we humans really need is a "Launch Drone" ability. But unfortunately the AI probably won't be able to work with drones