QNP mk 2

[Phoenix-D]

Actually its kind of amusing. They're going so fast they can't slow down in time at the border and they just fly past it!

Get_design_ability would work, except it also happens if the ships take damage in combat. Getting thousands of times faster is NOT the ideal result of engine damage.

[Raapys]

Oooh, right. The abilities stop working when components are damaged. Has to be fixed by Aaron then, I guess. Hmm, does the Get_design_ability_total function work in components.txt?

[Phoenix-D]

It doesn't.

[Phoenix-D]

Workaround: using Movement Bonus prevents the speed from wrapping. Right now this is mostly useful for extra-massive components that should slow a ship down, since it doesn't stack.

[President_Elect_Shang]

What line are you using to get the ship to calculate its own weight?

Edited: By line I mean the formula? Have you ever tried to use Get_Vehicle_Size_Tonnage() in the components? I couldn't get it to work for calculating the size or cost of a component.

[President_Elect_Shang]

Next question; what is the difference between:

#1) GETL("X") >= (2 + ([%Lvl%] - 1)
and
#2) GETL("X") >= (1 + ([%Lvl%] - 1)

Which one will make this component appear at X level 2?

[Suicide Junkie]

#1) GETL("X") >= (2 + ([%Lvl%] - 1)
is the same as
GETL("X") >= ([%Lvl%] + 1)
GETL("X") - 1 >= ([%Lvl%])
level 2 tech or better gives level 1

#2) GETL("X") >= (1 + ([%Lvl%] - 1)
is the same as
GETL("X") >= [%Lvl%]
Level 1 tech or better gives level 1

Why Aaron used overcomplicated formulae with spurrious "1 - 1" bits I have no idea.