Modding SEV Thread Questions

Rellep · #1 September 22nd, 2006, 08:27 AM

How exactly does scaling work? Setting "Starting Scales" in *_Ships_XFileClasses works as one would assume, but what does Base Model Radius mean? And Maximum Model Size in VehicleSizes? I swapped the numbers for frigate and (light) fighter, and got miniature frigates and gigantic fighters. But Baseships (at least) won't scale, no matter how low the MaxMdlSze. And frigate MaxMdlSze scaling also appeared to not work after I increased their Starting Scales to 1.00 (from 0.01... hehehe)

I was going to use scaling for additional ship sizes in my mod when no own models exist (such as the default shipsets), but is there really no other way then painfull modification of *_Ships_XFileClasses' for all shipsets?

Kana · #2 September 26th, 2006, 03:34 PM

Can you change the range breaks

Instead of 10, 20, etc. Can it be 1, 2, 3, etc? Or something to that effect? How does it effect the combat model? Or is this all hard coded?

Phoenix-D · #3 September 26th, 2006, 03:38 PM

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 · #4 September 26th, 2006, 04:10 PM

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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 · #5 September 26th, 2006, 04:11 PM

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

Mephisto · #6 September 30th, 2006, 11:17 AM

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

aegisx · #7 September 30th, 2006, 11:32 AM

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

Phoenix-D · #8 September 26th, 2006, 04:20 PM

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Kana said:

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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...

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 · #9 September 26th, 2006, 04:22 PM

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Phoenix-D said:

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Kana said:

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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...

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 · #10 September 26th, 2006, 04:24 PM

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