Modding SEV Thread Questions

[Phoenix-D]

There are no range breaks; that's display-only..

Weapon damage is determined by a formula; as far as I can that uses the exact range the weapon is at, and doesn't break down by 10s. No idea how to change the display part though.

[Kana]

Phoenix-D said:
There are no range breaks; that's display-only..

Weapon damage is determined by a formula; as far as I can that uses the exact range the weapon is at, and doesn't break down by 10s. No idea how to change the display part though.

But the display also shows the to hit modifers, and I would assume that is based on formulas as well, based on range and damage? Then the display would not show accurate info...

[Kana]

Can Formula's be used in any field, or are they restricted to certain hard-coded fields?

[Mephisto]

The .csf-files are the compiled script files. You will be able to compile them with the included editor.

[aegisx]

Neat, what do the 2 that are there do now?

[Captain Kwok]

If you are referring to the events and intel scripts in the data folder - they are just the compiled scripts for random events and intel projects.

[Kana]

I was taking a look at the data files again today, and was looking at the damage types.txt file. It seems that a leaky shields/leaky armor option can be implemented by just typing in a penetration percentage for each damage type you are using.

Damage Type Name := Skips Normal Shields
Description := Damage which skips normals shields but will be stopped by other kinds of shields.
Picture Number := 32
Cannot Penetrate Any Kind Of Shields := FALSE
Cannot Penetrate Any Kind Of Armor := FALSE
Number Of Vehicle Types := 0
Number of Shield Types := 1
Shield Type 1 Name := Normal Shields
Shield Type 1 Penetration Percent := 100
Shield Type 1 Damage Percent := 0
Number of Armor Types := 0
Internal Damage Percent := 100
Facility Damage Percent := 100
Population Amount Killed Per Damage Point := 0.25
Crew Amount Killed Per Damage Point := 0
Is Viral Weapon := FALSE
Number Of Special Effects := 0
Number Of Requirements := 0
Number Of Abilities := 0

With the 3 entries above, I think there will be many possiblities...I now have more hope for my SFB mod as well...

[Phoenix-D]

Kana said:

But the display also shows the to hit modifers, and I would assume that is based on formulas as well, based on range and damage? Then the display would not show accurate info...

To-hit modifiers have their own line for a seperate formula. Range and damage get tossed into the same forumla. The display will always be in what it tells you- it just may not always give *useful* information (eg if all your weapons have a range between 1 and 10, only the very first box will be filled in..I think.)

[Kana]

Phoenix-D said:

To-hit modifiers have their own line for a seperate formula. Range and damage get tossed into the same forumla. The display will always be in what it tells you- it just may not always give *useful* information (eg if all your weapons have a range between 1 and 10, only the very first box will be filled in..I think.)

Grim...

[Phoenix-D]

I don't know for sure if the display can be changed or not..