Max values/game mechanics question

[harlikwin]

Thanks Imp, I didn't realize there was a clone function! (new to some of this)

At this point I'm trying to "rough-in" some basic parameters for Hammers slammers mod I'm trying to resurrect.

The HE pen issue was me trying to use one ammo type to represent plasma weapons. It doesn't seem to work so its heat and HE for all.

[Imp]

So if you are going to muck about with weapons why don't you give most AP & HE as use kinetic armour & HEAT for plasma or some such that can be shielded. So stuff with no shield has both armours the same & stuff with shielding has high HEAT armour to represent. Or work something out with ERA armour setting it to 8 or 9 so it protects well for a few hits. Biggest Warhead size you can for tactical nuke or area effect weapon perhaps with limited shots. Or a weapon that causes very low casulties but major suppression in an area. Use truck movement (not 4WD) for stuff without good cross country ability etc etc.
Can't see how you can go about modding without at least scanning docs to see how things work mind.

[harlikwin]

Hi Imp,

Basically I'm currently modeling plasma type weapons as HEAT, I was trying to do it all with HE.

HyperKineticPenetrators will get to be sabot/AP

I'm still not sure on lasers, but it will likely be similar to plasma with a much smaller warhead size and better accuracy or something like that. I'm open to suggestions. The main issue with doing these as HEAT is reactive armor which I'm doing as well. I may have to do them as AP.

[Marek_Tucan]

[quote=harlikwin;679614
The HE pen issue was me trying to use one ammo type to represent plasma weapons. It doesn't seem to work so its heat and HE for all.[/QUOTE]

Remember that absent HE ammo, unit will fire HEAT on soft targets, so you may be well enough with just pure-HEAT armament to represent plasma

[Imp]

Don't commit the cardianl sin if you are going to mod it think about it & produce something thats a bit diffrent. Music covering someone elses song is the cardinal sin unless you put your own spin on it whats the point.
To do this you either have to do loads of tests or read to grasp the basics like what does ERA actually stop?
Simple things future tech better targeting why not set to hit to 150% in the prefs.
Diffrent weapons maybe something that hits big but has major range restrictions 3-9 hexes only. APCR could be set up to deal huge damage but have a very short range to represent burst fire up close or something.
Your bike infantry question they are more fragile generally but you could use these guys to represent poor battle armour because of that. Loads of other ideas these just come to mind without thinking about it think outside the box.

[harlikwin]

Does the HEAT use the HE kill value?