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Author:  p3lb0x [ Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Dumb fire rockets

So, I was talking in IRC and came up with a simple mod I could make quick (I have attention span issues when making mods). And I was wondering. How can I make dumb rockets? Like rockets that wooble randomly around after firing

Author:  Duh102 [ Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dumb fire rockets

I'd imagine make the rocket an AEmitter, with one emission being a relatively heavy, low life, infrequently emitted particle with a spread of over 1, would do the trick. Perhaps half of the emitter's mass for the mass of the particle and a ParticlesPerMinute of under 60.

Author:  Gotcha! [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:01 am ]
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Do I sense a Rise of the Triad Drunk Missile launcher in the making? :grin:

Author:  411570N3 [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Dumb fire rockets

Alternatively, have the rocket have attached AEmitters, one for thrust forward, one firing left and one firing right. As long as they're level and not exactly in line with the Sprite Offset they'll fly randomly but relatively straight. Of course then there's the fun of biased rockets that fly in wild loops whilst still moving forward...

Author:  Geti [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:55 am ]
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yeah, or you could just make an extra propellant emission with a large spread for exactly the same effect. or just up the spread on the normal propellant emission (in the coalition rocket launcher's case, Air Blast).

Author:  411570N3 [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Dumb fire rockets

I just thought of something awesome, if you used Lua would you be able to change the ParticlesPerMinute value on the thruster Emitters? If so, using Lua, you could make a form of steerable missile that acts similarly to a Rocket. And with some more complicated code you could make a homing missile that's similarly more realistic (i.e. steering to hit an enemy rather) instead of continually aiming at the enemy.

Author:  p3lb0x [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:48 pm ]
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Image

Thanks guys, I created this with the techniques you guys told me about :D

Author:  Darklink [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:06 pm ]
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That looks awsome.
WANT

Author:  Gotcha! [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:10 pm ]
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Amazing! Nice job. :grin:

Author:  Disst [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dumb fire rockets

Usually, first-ish mods are complete ♥♥♥♥, that looks good!

Author:  Flammablezombie [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dumb fire rockets

I spent the first year I was here trying to make something like that to release as a first mod...
Oh well. *Deletes*
When will you upload it?

Author:  p3lb0x [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dumb fire rockets

Flammablezombie wrote:
I spent the first year I was here trying to make something like that to release as a first mod...
Oh well. *Deletes*
When will you upload it?


I probably won't upload it, the mod compendium got closed and this doesn't really deserve a thread. Besides, it's not very polished, it lacks gibs and sounds currently

3POK_PHALE wrote:
Usually, first-ish mods are complete crap, that looks good!


Lol what? I have released tons of mods maaan this isn't my first

Author:  Disst [ Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:13 pm ]
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Oh wait... my dumbsassery...

sorry, I hadnt noticed the 500+ post count.

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