Unit reader utility

Pocus · Post by **Pocus** » 18 Apr 2006, 16:30

Hi,

I would be glad if someone can give me some pointers on how to read and retrieve the units datas. I'm not a modeller, I just want to get the various numbers (rate of fire, damage per hit, ballistic or direct hit etc.)

I downloaded the TA unit Editor, and it can't read the various files in the mods directory. I then downloaded Seven Zip, and it can't uncompress these files.

Any clues would be much appreciated.

Zenka · Post by **Zenka** » 18 Apr 2006, 17:46

all parameters of the units are in FBI files. and you can use any text program to open them (notepad is commonly used). Just open de .sdz or .sd7 file in the mod folder and go to the 'units' sub directory. There you will find a FBI file for each unit in the mod.

happy modding ^.^

FLOZi · Post by **FLOZi** » 18 Apr 2006, 17:52

Though weapopn details such as 'rate of fire, damage per hit, ballistic or direct hit etc.) ' Are found in the .tdf file of the weapon the unit is using.

Pocus · Post by **Pocus** » 18 Apr 2006, 21:24

excellent, thinks!

In which units is expressed the speed, reload time and range? pixels or seconds?

Gnomre · Post by **Gnomre** » 18 Apr 2006, 22:51

Reload and such is seconds, yes. reload=1; is a 1 second reload. Decimals are allowed.

In OTA, Range was in pixels, however I'm not sure how they translate to spring. The best way to get a feel for ranges in the engine is to compare various other weapons you're comfortable with.

FLOZi · Post by **FLOZi** » 19 Apr 2006, 01:05

Gnome wrote:Reload and such is seconds, yes. reload=1; is a 1 second reload. Decimals are allowed.

In OTA, Range was in pixels, however I'm not sure how they translate to spring. The best way to get a feel for ranges in the engine is to compare various other weapons you're comfortable with.

'Elmos'. Can't remember for the life of me what fraction of a footprint they are, mind.

Argh · Post by **Argh** » 19 Apr 2006, 04:26

Elmos are 1/8th of a footprint, square.

Das Bruce · Post by **Das Bruce** » 19 Apr 2006, 04:39

How many heightmap pixels is one footprint square?

Pocus · Post by **Pocus** » 19 Apr 2006, 20:28

projectile velocity? In ancient revised fraction footprint, submodel 4.3 I presume? :)

SinbadEV · Post by **SinbadEV** » 19 Apr 2006, 22:55

Gnomre · Post by **Gnomre** » 19 Apr 2006, 23:36

Das Bruce wrote:How many heightmap pixels is one footprint square?

I don't think you can really fairly use that as a comparison basis due to -x and -n. Very few maps are compiled with an exact difference of 256, I'd say...

SinbadEV · Post by **SinbadEV** » 20 Apr 2006, 20:42

not the y part of the heightmap, the z part of the heightmap... you know the "texture map divided by 8 + 1 thing"... My guess is 1 to 1

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Unit reader utility

Unit reader utility