I definitely agree with you, because I'm recently stuck on the first racing mission during the single player of the game: in finding sensitive info on an artifact. The cruise engine was highly advised to race my opponent, but the stupid draws me away from the racing rings.

If you direct me to the most suitable software and adress, I'll gladly fix this problem for the rest of the damn game (patienceis surely stretching - lol)

that will be great and hope for your reply if you came across this problem yet. Oh. It's after being exciled from the new york system!!!!

the piper

It is obvious to me that you are tired and need a break so here it is.
In the data folder, filename constants.ini
I would'nt post it if I didnt test it.
[Constants
COLLISION_DAMAGE_FACTOR = 0.500000
MUSIC_CROSS_FADE_DELAY = 10.000000
MUZZLE_CONE_ANGLE = 40
PLAYER_COLLISION_GROUP_HIT_PTS_SCALE = 3
PLAYER_ATTACHED_EQUIP_HIT_PTS_SCALE = 5
MAX_PLAYER_AMMO = 9999

[EngineEquipConsts
CRUISE_DISRUPT_TIME = 5
MAX_DELTA_FX_THROTTLE = 0.250000
THROTTLE_STEADY_TIME = 0.500000
THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE = 8.000000
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_CHANGING = 8.000000
DELTA_THROTTLE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY = -1.000000
CRUISE_STEADY_TIME = 2.000000
DELTA_CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_STEADY = -1.000000
CRUISE_ATTEN_MOD_RANGE = 8.000000
CRUISING_SPEED = 2500

Keith:

Thanks for putting it so kindly. I am tired. My "Simple Mod" was simple because it was designed to "drop in" for people who don't know how to modify files. But it took several days all day of work to complete.

Believe it or not, I saw your original posting of this Cruise Speed mod and tried it. But I just followed your directions, added the line, and checked to see if the other lines matched. It didn't work. This time I commented out all the original lines and copied and pasted just what you posted into the proper ini file.

I still get a cruise speed of 300.

What am I missing?


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This works for me no matter what I set the speed at. You know this is not the whole file just the first two enteries, remember i know your tired, but you said you copied and pasted did you rembember to add the reverse [ for some reason when you post something it does not show up. I forget little details I am tired to. The speedometer will not show above 990 I do not know how to fix that. If you find out how let me know. Hope this helps !

yep, I do know it is just part of the file and I just commented out the original stuff. And yea I do notice that the reverse [ does not show up in these posts and I did add it. And no those were not stupid or insulting questions. Thanks for your patience. But it still does not work for me. I am really puzzled because I would really like to Cruise faster. I left the setting at 2500 EXACTLY as you posted it. I'm still missing something simple. Perhaps we are both too tired to see it. This game is an addiction like no other I have ever seen! I don't like stragegy games and I don't like role playing games and I own an $150 CH USB joystick for Descent 3 and MS combat sims, yet I play this game for hours! I'ts just not like me, but I'm hooked. I'm going to figure out what I am doing wrong because the cruise speed is the most important complaint I have about the game. Thanks for your help.

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this was posted by blackfire in tutorial on speed
it did not work for me if it works for you let me know something is wierd here.
Ok another simple constants.ini solution for you guys.
In this section:
[PhySysConsts
MATERIAL_FRICTION = 0.100000
MATERIAL_ELASTICITY = 0.900000
DEFAULT_LINEAR_DAMPING = 0.500000
DEFAULT_ANGULAR_DAMPING = 0.200000, 0.200000, 0.200000

Add this line with the value you want

ANOM_LIMITS_MAX_VELOCITY =

3000 is fairly safe, be careful tho, much higher than that and collisions are a real killer

If you want to mess around and see true WARP speed, set it to 100000 It's amusing as hell, you go so fast that collisions don't matter(you seem to phase thru the objects) But make sure you turn cruise off before you get to your waypoint or you may overshoot it.
Have fun everyone
now I just say this by craith
Cruise speed can be changed in data\constants.ini
just add
CRUISING_SPEED = 500 ;<= or whatever speed you want below [EngineEquipConsts
Note that your speed will not be shown in the HUD, and you can't go faster than 990 without dll modding afaik


Edited by - BakedPotato on 14-05-2003 03:31:58

Keith:

DUH! Your Mod worked! I just Didn't see it! My speedometer will not show above 300 in cruise mode, but I can sure see the fast approach of a far away waypoint when I set it. I have fooled with the thrusters and when I tweak them, The Speedo goes to 999. I was expecting the same thing for the Cruise mod, and when I didn't see a speed above 30o, I assumed at first that it didn't work.

I AM tired!!!. We miss the little things. LOL. I'll see if I can't figure out how to fix the speedo in cruise.

Or does it show 999 for you? If so, something is wonky!

Thank You. Glock 36. Asset Recovery R US

If you want to try something that will make you laugh try this in new game going through the story line, of coarse I do this in a slightly modified ship.

normal speed 0-300-this way you can still hit f3 than just shut off cruise
thruster speed 0-2000-just for fun
cruise speed-3000-get to far off track and mission fails
at super high speeds you can bounce around like a ping pong ball
wheres that hovis guy now

Edited by - BakedPotato on 21-05-2003 12:45:30