SE-5 : Batteries & weapons

[Jarena]

This is excellent. Ah, so many possibilities with these (and hopefully by 6pm tonight I'll be able to try to test them)
Thanks, Fyron.

Also: Thanks Phoenix, I see what you're talking about. I'll start messing around with it tonight if my copy's in.

[Ragnarok-X]

So, would this possible or not ?

[Phoenix-D]

It should be but I have no way of testing it.

[Kana]

I guess maybe I'm unclear on what you consider a damage type?

To me it seems something that does something specific, or targets something specific. Like Boarding Parties because of Boarding Attack ability. Or something like Crew Conversion, which has the the ability Change ownership. I'm just curious if we actually create some thing like deadly jello, that makes you fat, or something...can you code that in, or are you just using what is already coded to 'simulate' this effect...

A damage type is an effect like fire, acid, lighting, conversion, what have you. Plus how that effect does the damage to the ship. As for the batteries powering the weapon that isnt a different damage type, and I think Phoenix may be on the right track, would be nice if it does really work.

Also thanks for the list Fyron...

[Elsemeravin]

Kana said:
Also thanks for the list Fyron...

Which list ? I haven't seen no list ..

[Suicide Junkie]

Damage types are specifically defined as those things which are defined in Damagetypes.txt.

Same as in SE4, for the most part.
Quad To Shields is a damage type.
Only Engines is a damage type.

"Deals 50 damage, minus 10 per unit distance" is not a damage type.