Re: Beam Weapons

[MonkeyBiz]

So I'm thinking about new things to do, and I just figured out how to make a beam weapon.

 

You take something like a turbolaser hardpoint, give it one muzzle, decrease the fire pulse delay to 0, you give it a ton of pulses, zero out all the inaccuracy distances, and increase the maximum speed on the projectile. Essentially, instead of firing a few pulses a few seconds apart, you're firing a stream of pulses with pinpoint accuracy.

 

Yes, it's sort of cheating, but I think it might work. Someone want to try and let me know?

[DragonShadow]

I'm pretty sure that's how Bailknight did the composite beam lasers on his LAAT/i unit. It works very well.

[Boomerang Python]

no he used a custom projectile, basically a shit long beam that only works if its fired from the air down at something on the ground.

 

Monkey, post if you get any good results, even tho it might get a bit funky.

[MonkeyBiz]

Bail used a custom projectile model.

 

I'm going to mess with this and see what I come up with.

[scott2978]

How hard is it to make your own projectiles? Do they need a 3d model?

 

Scott

[DragonShadow]

yes.

[swfan654]

not all the time.....the turbolasers, ion cannons, and proton torpedoes use no model.

[DragonShadow]

not all the time.....the turbolasers, ion cannons, and proton torpedoes use no model.

 

And they look like crap...trust me, stick to projectiles with models...

[Steiner0815]

We maked Beam Weapons like the Way Monkey Biz postet it !

 

Here is an Vid

 

Video !

[Droid803]

Looks good, until it switches targets...or traces a fast-moving target

[MonkeyBiz]

Umm, that's about a billion times better than what I'm doing. How did you guys do that? I'd love to see the code for it.

[Lord_of_the_Sith]

Using a FOC one like that of the Consortium ships that have anti missiles laser?

[swfan654]

Using a FOC one like that of the Consortium ships that have anti missiles laser?

 

sadly it appears those arent normal projectiles....only for the ability not for a hardpoint.  :'(

[Lord_of_the_Sith]

Hmmm. What a pity.

[Droid803]

I KNOW!

LANCET PROJECTILE!!!

lol I went over exited there...I wonder if it has a model, or is its another dumb lighting effect.

[swfan654]

I KNOW!

LANCET PROJECTILE!!!

lol I went over exited there...I wonder if it has a model, or is its another dumb lighting effect.

 

same as proton beam.  :-\

[Logan Felipe]

Try editing the proton beam particle's color, and then use it as a hardpoint. And change damage, of course.

 

Steiner; Ich paßte den Bildschirm auf, den Sie bildeten, und ich mag das Geschoß, das Sie bildeten. Wie redigierten Sie den Code, um den Laser mehrfache Schiffe auf einmal in Angriff nehmen zu lassen?

 

(En) Steiner; I watched the video you made, and I liked your projectiles. How did you edit the code to allow the laser to attack multiple ships at a time?

[DragonShadow]

Just edit the proton beam particle's color.

 

Steiner; Ich paßte den Bildschirm auf, den Sie bildeten, und ich mag das Geschoß, das Sie bildeten. Wie redigierten Sie den Code, um den Laser mehrfache Schiffe auf einmal in Angriff nehmen zu lassen?

 

(En) Steiner; I watched the video you made, and I liked your projectiles. How did you edit the code to allow the laser to attack multiple ships at a time?

 

I've tried that, I can never get it to work. ???

[Logan Felipe]

I've tried that, I can never get it to work. ???

Odd...

[Droid803]

(En) Steiner; I watched the video you made, and I liked your projectiles. How did you edit the code to allow the laser to attack multiple ships at a time?

He had multiple beam hardpoints...

and he wasn;t using a beam per se, he was using a long chain of projectiles firing infinately

 

Just edit the proton beam particle's color.

Well yes that works, but then your model can only have ONE beam. and the bone from which it sprouts must be Hp_Trac_Bone.

[Lt_hawkeye]

wow nice movie, the only thing i can think of that may be a problem, is what does it sound like?