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 Weapon Space
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| Warman1 |
Posted on 15-10-2005 05:52
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 Posts: 146 Joined: September 08 2005 |
One thing I have heard said repeatedly is that a certain ship cant mount such and such a weapon because there is no space on the ship or whatever. Well I had an idea, what if we came up with a system for the modeling of the ships and the weapons. Example: I have the Ion Cannon Turret from a Hiigaran Battlecruiser. I would add a box (the boxes size would be agreed upon by the major people like Tel who know the stuff like the back of their hands) onto the back of the turret's mount and then place the box inside the ship (so you cant see it, cause the hull is over it). The box represents the equipment for the weapon or its magazines. When you add another weapon then you add its own box to the inside. If you see the boxes touching each other then that means you wouldn't have enough space for the weapon and you have to move it or get rid of it. When you have your ship finished you would remove the boxes and then do the rendering. Yes I know this would require extra work, but I believe it would provide a addtional bit of realism for the ships knowing that your weapons actually take up the ship's space. A slightly more advanced method could allocate space for the engines, crew quarters, Bridge, Damage control, etc. Edited by Warman1 on 15-10-2005 05:54 |
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| TelQuessir |
Posted on 15-10-2005 14:06
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 Posts: 2598 Joined: August 30 2005 |
This idea is good for roleplaying purposes (and can lead to the implementation of more realistic a damage control system) but is too complex for in-game implementation unless you want to restrict our combat scale to the squadron level. This is due to the increased complexities involved. Until then, use your imagination and visualise the interiors of the ships. |
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| Jay |
Posted on 15-10-2005 17:49
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Posts: 9 Joined: September 29 2005 |
I really like this idea because not only will it allow you to stay true to space requirements, but it would tell you exactly WHERE everything is. |
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| MarieHawke |
Posted on 15-10-2005 19:02
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 Posts: 501 Joined: September 02 2005 |
Warman, have you been playing NavyField? There's a similar idea implemented there. But yeah, it be a bit tough without dedicated coding to model such a feat. And I ain't going into NF's core files - they're in Chinese.  Right now, methinks, we have a "logical" system - no frigates bristling with 557mm ion cannons XD (though my Dance Floor Battlecruiser might disagree  )
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| Warman1 |
Posted on 15-10-2005 19:16
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Posts: 146 Joined: September 08 2005 |
DanielHawking- never heard of NavyField. What is it? Heh, yah at least we have the "logical system" one of my friends wanted to make a mod and was saying he'd stick the Sajuuk cannon on the fighters. |
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