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there's another modifier right above/below it that'll do that in the entity file
I remember asking about how to get/see a given model you are working on in Softimage with the background/backdrop, and myfist0 replied to it with nice instructions on how-to, however I've unfortunately lost the link to that post, so I was wondering if anyone else here has saved it or knows how to do it themselves.
lavo2 here is a link and the address to myfist0's sins weebly http://soase.weebly.com/index.html
harpo
Thanks, do know of the site, but the specific bit I'm referring to isn't on there. Either that or I can't find it under the various Modeling sub-pages for some reason.
Edit: For reference, I mean getting something along the lines of the upper right hand corner in this pic.
Is there a way to remove a buff from an object? I know there's ApplyOrRemoveBuffToSelf, but that could also apply it. Is there any constraint that would allow me to only use it when it already has the buff, thus removing it?
Well according to the list there is an instant action "RemoveBuffOfType", I would try that first.
Lol I looked over that list a dozen times and I never saw that
Thanks anyways.
Yea! Karma for... wait. If the karma feature if broken why am I still helping people here?
lol if I remember when it works again, you'll go up to 141
but as I am NOT a modeler, only a novice modder, and have not ever used a 3d modeling tool or even a cad program since 1986, that would be why.
So I've been thinking of AI coding and the like. I'm aware that the AI needs every single frigateRoleType in order to properly function, even if that ship doesn't fit the role. Seeing as how some modded factions simply don't have ships that fill this role, I was thinking of an alternative, and was wondering if it had been attempted already. That is to make "filler" frigates that are unattainable (cost more supply than the cap, and plenty of resources), which shows the AI that these RoleTypes exist, but at the same time, denying their usage.
Of course this might make the AI research supply in a futile attempt to purchase these ships, though the AI already researches that like mad.
Jeez, it feels like I'm spamming this thread. But anyways...
Another question, I'm basically trying to code a buff, which calls a buff, which calls another buff. The first two of the chain fire off flawlessly, but the third does not want to fire off for some reason. Here's all three of the buff files. As you can see, I'm doing it so I can set a stack on the last of the three, the hull DPS, but leave the previous unlimited.
I think buzzdroideffect should use an applybufftoself instead of applybufftotargetnofilternorange. The reason for this is that you didn't previously use ApplyTargettedBuffToSelf, thus ABTTNFNR doesn't know where to aim.
I would try just making the research ridiculously expensive and/or take forever to acquire first. That way the AI shouldn't try to save up fleet supply for them. Of course if you're doing that for a required type that can't have a prerequisite like colony frigate wouldn't work to well, but it may work for things like siege frigates.
And/or put them in tier 8.
Will try that, thanks. Edit: Got this to work with ApplyBuffToSelf and OnDelay with a delay of 0.
The types I'm specifically thinking of are primarily AntiModule and Siege (a lot of ships have planet bombing by default, but aren't Siege frigates as Sins interprets them), as the AI likes to spam Lrms I've put Lrm to ships that uh, would be good if spammed. The research method sounds like a great work around, and one that's far better than what I initially was thinking of.
I need to have a empty gravity well (no planet) spawn a starbase owned by one of the players on game start. How do you do this?
Where is this, because I am looking at my toolbar window and it is not in there.
Make it spawn with a starbase constructor. You can't spawn pre-built starbases.
Make a planet use a SB mesh and then it can be capture by other players and given to player at start
Or make a specialized constructor that would have the ability to build an SB set to autocast and free so it would do it instantly.
Check out Distant Stars. We have done this.
This the basic way. Looking at the Distant Stars mod will help you get the coding right.
that is exactly what i am looking at and I am trying to figure out how you did it.
Thanks to everyone regularly participating here. This is my most regularly visited page due to the great info provided.
I noted some changes in the 1. updates that seem nice--superweapons with npc's and the verbal alerts for them are a great touch. Also starbases seem to field larger strike squadrons now. So I am waiting for actual Rebellion to go to beta before I continue more ship modding and the like.
That said, planets and stars were my intent from the beginning. I've sen the mods with planets having concurent buffs--one on and the off then reversed with a timed trigger--and I have a few questions regarding this.
I'm assuming there could be three buffs as easily as two?
Is it possible then to have a three buff, timed rotation but have each of the buffs have only a percent chance of occurring? So say that buffs A,B & C are each timed to last 2 minutes each. Is it possible to have any of the buffs due to randomly not occur and then go straight to the next buff? So the normal sequence would be 2 minutes of A, 2 minutes of B and then 2 minutes of C but the random occurrence could alter that...2 minutes of A, B skipped, then 2 minutes of C or even One buff occurring back to back multiple times and the others missed.
Is this feasible?
To my knowledge, no.
percentWeaponChance is the only think I know that could do the random thing you are thinking of, so sorry.
There is ApplyInstantAction### OnChance instead of OnDelay or always, though you might have to make the timer buffs that rotate between each other separate from the buff that may apply the bonus. So with enough buffs it maybe possible.
Look at the Skirantra's fighter protection ability thing for how to use OnChance.
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