Help with mini-mod units?

[Nick53]

Hi guys, long time (8 months?) since I posted here but have been rather tied up with study!

I'm in the middle of making a mini-mod, and I've completed the first step of making custom weapons. These were tested by launching them from the Armo, and all work fine. Then I started customising units, just some simple stuff, changing weapons, armour, cost etc using .pak explorer:


[GameObjectClass]
baseName = "nvmisl"
geometryName = "ivmisl00.xsi"
cockpitName = "ivmisl_cockpit.xsi"
classLabel = "wingman"
animCount = 3
animName1 = "forward"
animFile1 = "ivmislsf.xsi"
animName2 = "neutral"
animFile2 = "ivmislsn.xsi"
animName3 = "reverse"
animFile3 = "ivmislsr.xsi"
scrapValue = 10
scrapCost = 50
customCost = 55
buildTime = 15.0
customTime = 15.0
maxHealth = 2000
maxAmmo = 2500
addAmmo = 1
unitName = "Msl Scout"
aiName = "RocketTankFriend"
aiName2 = "RocketTankEnemy"

heatSignature = 1.0
imageSignature = 2.5
radarSignature = 0.5

isAssault = 0

armorClass = L

requireCount = 1
requireName1 = "ibfact"
requireText1 = "Build Factory"

/////// weapons ///////////////////

weaponMask = 00011
weaponHard1 = "HP_ROCKET_1"
weaponName1 = "gffr_c"
weaponAssault1 = 0
weaponHard2 = "HP_ROCKET_2"
weaponName2 = "gffr_c"
weaponAssault2 = 0
weaponHard3 = "HP_SPECIAL_1"
weaponName3 = "gfmine"
weaponAssault3 = 0

//////////////////////////////////

lightHard1 = "hp_light_1"
lightName1 = "spotblue2"
lightHard2 = "hp_light_2"
lightName2 =  
   
[CraftClass]
rangeScan = 300.0f
periodScan = 5.0f
velocJam = 5.0f
engageRange = 130

braccelFactor = 0.05f;
strafeFactor = 0.1f;
steerFactor = 1.0f;
omegaFactor = 0.4f;
velFactor = 0.2f;

avoidSpeed = 20;
topSpeed = 30;

selectWaitMsg = "ivmisl04.wav"
selectAttackMsg = "ivmisl01.wav"
selectFollowMsg = "ivmisl03.wav"
selectGoMsg = "ivmisl02.wav"
selectOtherMsg = "ivmisl04.wav"

goMsg = "ivmisl05.wav"
attackMsg = "ivmisl06.wav"
followMeMsg = "ivmisl08.wav"
followMsg = "ivmisl03.wav"
repairMsg = "ivmisl09.wav"
reloadMsg = "ivmisl09.wav"
rescueMsg = "ivmisl10.wav"
recycleMsg = "ivmisl11.wav"
otherMsg = "ivmisl11.wav"
holdMsg = "ivmisl12.wav"
user1Msg = ""  
killedMsg = "ivmisl07.wav"
diedMsg = ""

[HoverCraftClass]
velocForward = 36.5 // [35]
velocReverse = 12.0 // [10]
velocStrafe = 18.5 // [20.5]
accelThrust = 19.0 // acceleration [20.]
accelBrake = 75.0 // braking
accelDragStop = 6.0 // how fast it stops once hands are off controls [5.9]
accelJump = 15.0

setAltitude = 1.0 // how high off the ground

alphaTrack = 21.0 //springs speed it rights itself [5.]
alphaDamp = 8.0 //shocks [5.]

pitchPitch = 0.25 // nose up [.1]
pitchThrust = 0.1 // nose down [.14]

rollStrafe = 0.09 // rolls while strafing [2.]
omegaSpin = 3.0 // spinning in place speed [2.2]
omegaTurn = 3.0 // turning while moving speed [3.0]
alphaSteer = 5.5 // how fast it responds to steering [4.9]
rollSteer = 0.12 // rolls while steering [2.0]

soundThrust = "itank01h.wav"
soundTurbo = "avrckte1.wav"

[Lod1]
geometryName = "ivmislL1.xsi" ;geometry for lod1
distance = 50

[Lod2]
geometryName = "ivmislL2.xsi" ;geometry for lod2
distance = 100                ;...distance over this many meters => switch to lod2

***************

Then I made a custom factory:

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[GameObjectClass]
geometryName = "ibfact00.xsi"
classLabel = "factory"
scrapCost = 55
scrapValue = 10
maxHealth = 6000
maxAmmo = 0
unitName = "Factory"
aiName = "BuildingProcess"
aiName2 = "BuildingProcess"
heatSignature = 2.0
imageSignature = 1.0
radarSignature = 1.0
isAssault = 1

armorClass = H

requireCount = 1
requireName1 = "ibpgen"
requireText1 = "Build Power"

provideCount = 1
provideName1 = "ibfact"

collisionRadius = 4.0


lightHard1 = "hp_light_1"
lightName1 = "o_white_nf"

[PoweredBuildingClass]
detectRange = 100

[BuildingClass]
tunnelCount = 1

tunnel01X0 = 3
tunnel01Z0 = 3
tunnel01DX = 2
tunnel01DZ = 4
tunnel01Edge = "wwtw"

soundAmbient = "ibfact00.wav"



[FactoryClass]
soundBuild = "ibrecy02.wav"
soundFinish = "iapc04.wav"
reloadMsg = "ivrecy12.wav"
rescueMsg = "ivrecy13.wav"

buildItem1 = "ivmbike"
buildItem2 = "nvmisl"
buildItem3 = "nvtank"
buildItem4 = "nvrckt"
buildItem5 = "nvatank"
buildItem6 = "nvwalk"
buildItem7 = "ivapc"
buildItem8 = "ivbomb"


[Lod1]
geometryName = "ibfactL1.xsi" ;geometry for lod1
distance = 80
dontShiftLOD = 1

And built my custom units. They're under my control but I cant get into them or snipe them, what's wrong?


Help greatly Appreciated!!!!!!!!

[General BlackDragon]

cant get into it? try adding "canInteract = 1" to odf.

cant snipe it? try adding "canSnipe = 1" to odf.



with default wingman class, u can do both. not sure what type of unit ur using. Bomber? Tug? Cons? Service Truck?

[Nick53]

Those lines dont' work (for me). (as can be seen in the .odf file in my first post) It's a standard Msl Scout altered to cost 50S and have my new weapon FoldingFinRocket (which works perfectly btw).

[Nielk1]

You ahve to put them int he right part of the ODF. Somewhere under [GameObjectClass]

[Nick53]

I put it between these:

cockpitName = "ivmisl_cockpit.xsi"
classLabel = "wingman"

[Nielk1]

I know the issue...

There is no pilot file.

nspilo.odf

There is some line to force the pilot to a specific ODF, use that and set it to ispilo.

[bigbadbogie]

pilotConfig = "ispilo"

put that under [GameObjectClass].

[Nick53]

pilotConfig = "ispilo"

YES!! It works! Thanks! You might see a new mini mod and a BZI remake in a few months! 

[Steeveeo]

a BZI remake in a few months! 

Dont bother, already in the works for quite a while now: http://www.bz2md.com/smf/index.php?board=43.0

[TheJamsh]

and its been going on for centuries... which IS a tad anoying lol

[bigbadbogie]

It is by far the biggest mod undertaking ever... far bigger than FE.

[Warfreak]

If i may taek the time to bac kup what Boogie has mentioned..... BattleZone Classic ISNT only BZ1 in BZ2, tahts only the first part of it..... Avatar plans to fill in ALL the blacks so that BZC IS the bridge between BZ1 And BZ2 (while containing BZ1 )

[VSMIT]

Don't forget that it's also the story of the origins of biometal.

Jeez, if Av doesn't finish this, a whole bunch of people are going to hunt him down...

VSMIT.

[TheJamsh]

true true... hes getting old too! (only joking Av , just make sure you train an apprentice =])...

from what ive heard from GBD over MSN its going to be such a huge project. the initial project however will take the most time, after theat i suppose they will be mostly using the same base

[VSMIT]

If I remember correctly, most of the assets for the total mod are finished.  Probably the hardest ones would be the Ancients campaign, since he had to create it from scratch.  But it's been a while since he's posted an update on the other races.

And GBD seems like Av's apprentice.

VSMIT.