Ok, I've looked at a lot of the BA unit scripts and looked at the mod creation tutorial and i cannot figure out why my unit weapon table is broken. As far as I know beam weapons don't have an object name.

spring log extract:



The script is attached.

The beamlaser weapon should work without objectname, but the unit needs one. Does the unit itself load?

If your 3d files are in s3o then add .s3o like this:
objectName = "simplegravturret.s3o",
(BA does not need it because its models are 3do and that is assumed default.)

*facepalm* it is .s3o

thanks

i can now load it

I've just got to fix the UV and allow the weapon to fire

Fixing the UV can be as simple as flipping the UV coords in upspring OR in photoshop (vertical flip) if you intend to use .tga (not .dds) textures.

Thanks for that, but I did figure that bit out.



Anyway, the unit is loaded with no errors in the console (is there a verbose mode?). However the unit will not fire and the turret will not turn. While I have the constructor selected that builds my unit I get printed every frame.

Is there somthing wrong with the animation file (lua, attached) or does spring not support lua animations?

As a side note when the units is selected from the builder menu and when building is complete there is a small hang in spring(parse/file not found error?).

if you used BA as a base then unit_script.lua will be missing, is needed for lua unit scripts.

imo get this: http://springrts.com/wiki/SpringTutorialGame
It should be a better base to start creating something, also has script examples.

could be some BA widget getting confused by your unit.

probally it is loading the texture, try resizing it to smaller.

Ok, i'l look into it

Use PNG or DDS. Do NOT under any circumstances use tga for unit textures!!!

You can freely use tga as long as you remember to flip the UV's in upspring.