Battletech

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 25 Aug 2006, 07:19

thanks fizzy. and yes this is the older mod, i just fixed it up abit. trying to make some kind of CBT spring mod for those eager awaiters of our full awesomely UVed and ammunition heat system scripted mod. how ever feed back for the total battletech beta would be much apreciated so i could fix it up and make it more playable....

j5mello · Post by **j5mello** » 26 Aug 2006, 02:22

i dled the .sdz do i need anything else to run the mod?

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 26 Aug 2006, 07:37

i dont think so. so far no one has any dependancies problems, since it only should need the files spring comes with.

j5mello · Post by **j5mello** » 26 Aug 2006, 19:03

werid what should it show up as in the mod list?

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 26 Aug 2006, 20:04

total battletech 1.09

j5mello · Post by **j5mello** » 26 Aug 2006, 20:30

the file is 11kb does that make sense? doesn't seem like it to me.

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 26 Aug 2006, 21:18

wow this battletech mod looks great. I really like battle tech. I am too lazzy to read all the pages, but i hope it will be a bit like mech commander, so very few mechs, some tanks and other units and very tactical.
Suggestion: what about taking the sound files from mech commander, so that pilos instead of these mechanic sounds repeat when you click them? Ok perhaps it sucks a bit because spring doesnt supports random sounds so clicking one would always repeat the same sentence, but if one day spring would support that, awesome for this mod :D. Hope it would be not that illegal to take these sounds

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 26 Aug 2006, 21:28

j5mello wrote:the file is 11kb does that make sense? doesn't seem like it to me.

The file was damaged. It's around seven megs.

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 26 Aug 2006, 21:49

The mod seems to play fairly well, with one exception...

Why is there Comm Bombing in the Battletech universe? It seems to be even more lethal than the AA version... I had a Barracks, but an explosion took out my commander and I had no constructors or metal mining structures.

Anyway, just the Comm is an issue. Great work thus far.

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 26 Aug 2006, 23:05

good point there is no reason for a heavy commboom, so i geuss i could lower it to a large building explosion instead.

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 27 Aug 2006, 11:16

Also, the Clan dropship seems to be bugged. I can't get it to pick up units of any type, thus far...

So, I take it the buildtrees are mostly incomplete, except for the L1? Will there be higher level infantry?

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 27 Aug 2006, 19:25

what do you mean incomplete?

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 27 Aug 2006, 20:48

Well, the L2 Clan air factory has three planes. The L3 has six. That makes no sense - surely there must be more mid-weight planes. Same with the other L2 in comparison to L1 and L3 - though to a lesser extent. I mean, it is playable, but I would think the tech levels would be more even in number - right?

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 27 Aug 2006, 20:48

By the way, I love this mod.

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 27 Aug 2006, 23:53

actually yes, lv2 is a bit small all around, because lv1 was the main base i started way back when and lv is actually 2 weight classes (for those that know CBT) heavy 60-75 tons, and assault 80-100 tons so thats why lv 3 is stacked. but i am actually planning on making more, infact in the next release clan will have 2 more lv2 aerotech and IS 2 more med vehs. so yay

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 28 Aug 2006, 00:42

That sounds good to me. I've been playing the tabletop this week, and you're certainly getting there... are there naval units yet? I couldn't find them on Clan...

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 28 Aug 2006, 01:33

no naval untis at all, unless you mean hovercraft...

any how im having a scripting problem for the ammunition reload im trying to set a 50 second timer for the weapon once it runs out heres the code i had but once it runs out it doesnt reload...

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ReloadLRM() // Reloads ammo after a certain delay of being out of ammo
{
	sleep 50000; // 50 seconds
	lrmammo = 12;
}

AimSecondary(heading, pitch)
{
	signal SIG_AIM_2;
	set-signal-mask SIG_AIM_2;
	turn turret to y-axis heading speed <170.038462>;
	wait-for-turn turret around y-axis;
	if(lrmammo <=0)
	{
		start-script ReloadLRM();
		return(0);
	}
	else
	return (1);
}

FireSecondary()
{
	lrmammo = lrmammo - 1; 
	
}

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » 28 Aug 2006, 01:45

If lrmammo is 0, the script reloadlrm() starts again and again and never gets to the part lrmammo=12.
Make it "if(lrmammo > 0)".

(I m a bit tired, so perhaps i m too confused and missed something)

bobthedinosaur · Post by **bobthedinosaur** » 28 Aug 2006, 01:55

Woot n/m i got it working! now all i have to do is go thrue a hundred plus scripts and add amunition to them all

so expect a new release maybe this weekend if i have time.
also been thinking of adding artillery, as defences such not longtoms but maybe thumper or sniper weapon systems, and maybe an orital bombardment strike unit (which would act like a nuker)? but thats still not completely decided

Dragon45 · Post by **Dragon45** » 28 Aug 2006, 18:07

bob, copy + paste is your friend

I have the beta you handed me, ill take screenies and comment on it later :-D

Spring RTS Engine

Battletech

What weapon stat system should we base it on?