Shields? (FAQ)

Post by **PR-0927** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:59 pm

Well, I wanted to add shields to my TX-130S Saber-class Fighter Tank (to make it accurate). I really want to do this. Does anyone know how to?

Thanks in advance.

- Majin Revan

Vyse · Post by **Vyse** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:06 pm

Are you talking about adding the Droideka shield?

Post by **PR-0927** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:15 pm

Nope. I want a shield that cannot be turned off or on and is like the capital ship shield-it appears when it is fired at and hit. I want it to be able to take the form of the tank and envelope it. I had earlier thought that SWBF II did this with the starfighters, but apparently I was wrong.

- Majin Revan

xwingguy · Post by **xwingguy** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:50 pm

Since vehicle spawns are shown as objects...try putting the shield on the vehicle spawn and see what happens. If it works, 2 problems remain:

1) controller object needs to be scrubbed out of the Linked Shields file
2) the fact that they spawn more than one vehicle......

JabbaLovesLava · Post by **JabbaLovesLava** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:55 pm

You prolly had to add a line in the ODF, dont ya think? Not sure tho, just a hypothesis.

TAWArtemis · Post by **TAWArtemis** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:41 am

JabbaLovesLava wrote:You prolly had to add a line in the ODF, dont ya think? Not sure tho, just a hypothesis.

There is a script in the common folder called kinked shields. This script is used to protect the entire cap ship and not just the parts. This is most likely what you are looking for.

Post by **PR-0927** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:25 pm

xwingguy wrote:Since vehicle spawns are shown as objects...try putting the shield on the vehicle spawn and see what happens. If it works, 2 problems remain:

1) controller object needs to be scrubbed out of the Linked Shields file
2) the fact that they spawn more than one vehicle......

Umm, what? Please explain, who furthest I got was finding the "Linked_shields" file.

- Majin Revan

xwingguy · Post by **xwingguy** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:29 pm

MajinRevan wrote:
xwingguy wrote:Since vehicle spawns are shown as objects...try putting the shield on the vehicle spawn and see what happens. If it works, 2 problems remain:

1) controller object needs to be scrubbed out of the Linked Shields file
2) the fact that they spawn more than one vehicle......

Umm, what? Please explain, who furthest I got was finding the "Linked_shields" file.

- Majin Revan

Ok, I'll give a better explaination.
First here's the code that state your parameters.

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objs = nil,	--set this to a list of object  names which share the same shield
maxShield = 200000,	--maximum shield value
addShield = 10000,	--regeneration rate for the shields
controllerObject = nil,	--the object that, if blown up, will take down the shields

Make the object set the name of the vehicle spawn and it may put the shield on to the vehicle. (I don't really know if it will work.)

ControllerObject is the tricky part. (Usually this is the internal shield generator.) Some way this needs cut out of the file entirely if this were to work properly when used on vehicles.

Lastly if multiple vehicles come from the same spawn point, then they would probably share the same shield (bad).

How to declare and initiate a shield:

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<shieldName> = LinkedShields:New{objs = "<objectName>", controllerObject = "<controllerObjectName>"}    
shieldStuffIMP:Init()

MaxShield and ShieldRegain don't need to be included but in your case they do because tanks don't need shields of capitol ship strength.

Post by **[RDH]Zerted** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:23 pm

You are going to want to add a second shield controller for your fighter. I don't think you want a fighter with a 200000 shield value.

Post by **PR-0927** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:35 pm

OMG, I got shields working!!

Hold on for a bit on how to do this!!

- Majin Revan

Post by **PR-0927** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:57 pm

Add this to any ODF file for which you want shields:

MaxShield = 2000
AddShield = 50

The "MaxShield" line tells you the total shield amount. The "AddShield" tells you the shield regeneration rate.

ENJOY!!

- Majin Revan

Vyse · Post by **Vyse** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:28 pm

MajinRevan wrote:Add this to any ODF file for which you want shields:

MaxShield = 2000
AddShield = 50

The "MaxShield" line tells you the total shield amount. The "AddShield" tells you the shield regeneration rate.

ENJOY!!

- Majin Revan

SWEET! Thanks Majin this is going to be great!

Emraz · Post by **Emraz** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:43 am

This is what I love best -- simple solutions to seemingly very diffiult problems. Good work. Im gonna try it out... Dune Mod here we come (personal shields maybe!?)--- Looool.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:57 am

Majin Revan
do you mean standart 2-men IFT-X or your 3-men IFT-X (from your Kashyyyk shores v.3.0 map)?

Post by **PR-0927** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:38 pm

Yes, I love these simple solutions as well.

I mean the CORRECT TX-130S Saber-class Fighter Tank (with three seats; however, it has been made different and correct).

The Imperial Clone Commando has personal shiels in my map now too (in SWRC they have shields).

- Majin Revan

Big_rich · Post by **Big_rich** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:23 pm

without me trying it myslef, but for future refrence. Does it show the "shiled" effect, like the bolts dancing off them and such, like the droideka? Or do you need to refrence that effect in your odf also?

Murdocr · Post by **Murdocr** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 4:54 am

it shows the capitol ship effect and not the droideka effect, so you only see it when you are hit. you do not need to reference any effects in you odf, the two lines will do it all.

Big_rich · Post by **Big_rich** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:49 am

cool, the capital ship would be good enough then. Ur the man.

OGEB1103 · Post by **OGEB1103** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:23 am

I'm wondering whether the bolt marks are the same size on the cap ship shields, cos that would look pretty stupid with the huge explosion marking on the little vehicle!

Post by **PR-0927** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:39 pm

It is as large, but somehow it looks O.K.

- Majin Revan