Tutorial: Making Ships spawn fighters

[rebel5555]

This tutorial will show you how to make a ship spawn fighters. To demonstrate this I will use the Nebulon-B Frigate. 

I goofed up on one of the lines of code so I've fixed it

 

* First open SPACEUNITSFRIGATES.XML

 

* Next find Nebulon_B_Frigate (It should be right on top)

 

*Now add this code to it:

 

Put SPAWN_SQUADRON in the SpaceBehavior tag (example):

 

ABILITY_COUNTDOWN, SIMPLE_SPACE_LOCOMOTOR, TARGETING, REVEAL, HIDE_WHEN_FOGGED, UNIT_AI, ASTEROID_FIELD_DAMAGE, DAMAGE_TRACKING, ION_STUN_EFFECT, NEBULA, SPAWN_SQUADRON

 

* Next add this code to it:

 

 

        Rebel_X-Wing_Squadron, 1

        A_Wing_Squadron, 1

        Y_Wing_Squadron, 1

        2

        Rebel_X-Wing_Squadron, 6

        A_Wing_Squadron, 6

        Y-Wing_Squadron, 6

 

* Finally add this code to it as well:

 

Put the HP_Nebulon_Fighter_Bay in the HardPoints tag (example):

 

HP_Nebulon_Weapon_FL, HP_Nebulon_Weapon_FR, HP_Nebulon_Weapon_BL, HP_Nebulon_Weapon_BR, HP_Nebulon_Engines, HP_Nebulon_Fighter_Bay

 

Now open the HARDPOINTS.XML

 

* Find HP_Nebulon_Engines and then paste this under it:

 

This is an invisable hardpoint it's not targetable and is destroyed when the unit is destoyed:

I've attached the Hanger to the engine bone (in blue text)

 

"

    HARD_POINT_FIGHTER_BAY

    No

      No

     

      RV_nebulonb_HP00_E.alo

      HP_E_BONE

      HP_E_COLL

   

 

Now your done! You can use this on any other frigate and capital ship just make sure you label everything appropriately.

Edited March 18, 2006 by rebel5555

[Mikan Cyclone]

.    Finally, we can end these questions about how to add the fighter bay once and for all!! Thanks!

[DragonShadow]

If the past has taught us anything (like with pop caps), someone else will ask this question again once its halfway down the front page...

[Mikan Cyclone]

We need to post the tutorial page in huge text so it will catch all the question-askers eyes.

[DragonShadow]

Or use the god-like powers of the Sticky. Use the Sticky, Luke...