how do i create a pod ? |
I want to create pods for my starships. what it is is a satalite filled with weapons that is launched from a mother ship, after tumbling from the pod bay it stays in formation with the mother ship and fires upon enemy's as they come into range. I am however having trouble figuring out how it should work. what I need is:
1 a unit (sattalite) that when launched can move
2 a way to make a tractor beam (which dose no damage) that automatically attacks the nearest enemy(the mother ship)once the pod is launched
3 a way to let the pod attack other enemy's with their other weapons
4 if possible a reduction in speed/turn of the mother ship for each pod that is targeting it
im pretty junior to modding even with the mod friendly SEV so any help would be good thanks
Re: how do i create a pod ?
I'm not a expert, but I believe you can't do what you want with a sat or any other unit. I had a similar idea, which I figure the best thing to do would be to create a comp for ships. This comp would have a weapon, size of zero, a armor ability to get hit first, and a reduction to spd for being dragged. Also I wanted to place a limit on the number a ship could use by the number of engines or size of ship. Maybe you could do something like this. Hope this helps you out.
He ponders the dangers inherent in the advantages, and advantages inherent in the dangers. - Ts'ao Ts'ao
Crimson
Re: how do i create a pod ?
Somebody has been reading Honor Harrington novels haven't they 
? I was trying to work something like this out using drones but I never got very far for lack of motivation.
Re: how do i create a pod ?
No, I've been listing to them on my mp3 instead,
He ponders the dangers inherent in the advantages, and advantages inherent in the dangers. - Ts'ao Ts'ao
Crimson
Re: how do i create a pod ?
Honor Harrington? Heh, I was thinking more along the lines of the Chmrr ZapSats from Star Control 2, or the drones that follow you around in old-school scrolling shooters or in Geometry Wars Galaxies
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Re: how do i create a pod ?
yes i got the idea from HH novels.
well it truly sucks that you cant do that...
um is it possiable to create an engine for a drone that sets its power/speed to be the same as the mothership when launched? because that might work (put on drones their speed will keep them in formation)
Re: how do i create a pod ?
Hmm, drones and fighters fulfill requirements #1 and #3... I don't think #2 and #4 are possible, though, as tractor beams and speed slowers (and all other weapons) sadly can only target enemies, not your own motherships...
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The power of the ancients is now yours to command. You are truly the Master... of the obvious