i'll send you an email with a bfg (big f**king gun)

Hey, could I have that too?

[email protected]

Thanks

Thank you muchly. =D

Whats the need for such a big gun, its so impratical.....

Big gun is for big objects. Besides, I'm using a Liberty Dreadnaught, so it's not such a big deal. I already altered it to fire once every ten seconds. Of course, it also does 25,000 damage. But it travels really slow, like 300m/sec. So basically, think Siege Cannon from Homeworld: Cataclysm. Its not like I'll be nailing fighters with it. =P

If you want the cataclysm siege gun you should try something along the lines of this.
[Motor
nickname = siege_cannon_motor
lifetime = 1
accel = 2900
delay = 1

[Explosion
nickname = siege_cannon_explosion
effect = siege_gun_impact
lifetime = 0.000000, 0.000000
process = disappear
strength = 100
radius = 1000
hull_damage = 3000000
energy_damage = 3000000
impulse = 0

[Munition
nickname = siege_cannon_ammo
explosion_arch = siege_cannon_explosion
hp_type = hp_gun
hit_pts = 400
detonation_dist = 100
lifetime = 5
seeker = DUMB
Motor = siege_cannon_motor
force_gun_ori = true
one_shot_sound = fire_capship_forward_gun
const_effect = br_gunboat_maingun
mass = 1
volume = 0.000000

[Gun
nickname = siege_cannon
ids_name = 524325
ids_info = 524325
DA_archetype = equipment\models\turret\li_cruiser_gun01.cmp
material_library = equipment\models\li_turret.mat
HP_child = HPConnect
hit_pts = 80000
explosion_resistance = 1.000000
debris_type = debris_normal
parent_impulse = 20
child_impulse = 80
volume = 0.000000
mass = 10
hp_gun_type = hp_gun_special_10
damage_per_fire = 0
power_usage = 95000
refire_delay = 30
muzzle_velocity = 100
toughness = 58.700001
projectile_archetype = siege_cannon_ammo
dry_fire_sound = fire_dry
separation_explosion = sever_debris
auto_turret = false
turn_rate = 90
lootable = true
LODranges = 0, 20, 60, 100

Followed by this in the effects.ini.

[Effect
nickname = siege_gun_impact
effect_type = EFT_EXPLOSION_LARGE
snd_effect = siege_explosion
vis_effect = dyson_city_genexp

You'll get a bang that'll knock your eyes out. The Balistner carries two of these guns in seperate cannon emplacements. 1 word of warning though. Don't use it at close quarters and save it for use against lots of capital ships. It can't be swivelled either since the weapon model is the same as the Liberty cruiser and is meant to be placed inside a ship models main gun.

Oh... ye... gods.... THANK YOU.

By that expresion, I'm guessing that you have just had a religious experience upon using the cannon did you not? It was during my development of the Levathian class warships and i was looking for a really good explosion for its twin siege cannons. That was when i found this.

I need to go change my shorts....
What Capship is this you speak of? Cuz, uh, I'd be fairly interested in acquiring it =D.

Edited by - xenogear_0001 on 06-07-2003 00:39:55

Hmm, A cataclysm siege cannon. I know some HW fans that'll love that.

I'll have to slap this on a combo mod of Battleship encounters and Battleships themselves. Maybe make it a class 10 turret and have it on a rear firing mount....just in case.

The ship is called the Balistner. Its roughly about the size of 3-4 Rhineland Battleships put together. The first version carried 73 weapons including particle, autocannon, point defense, missile and torpedo bays. It ate House capitol ship armadas for breakfast. The Mark II had an extra 2 siege cannons placed on its port and starboard auxilary engine extensions. That one will probably have to undergo some weapons reductions because the cannon was treated as a missile weapon so pressing the button to fire the short range interceptor missile resulted in some "issues". The mark 1 should be ready for export but some people have reported problems. Still, if you want to use it, email me.

The other reason for having a big gun is to scare away big people. If they practically drop a load in their pants when you fire it anywhere near them, they are NOT going to stick aroung for you to actually hit them (that is, If you missed).

Oooo, pretty....what do we blow up first?

What about Lucifer's Vasuda Buster cannon from Freespace? That's a shot. Just when poor Microsoft will make a ship larger than 200 m it would crash forever. Compare any of FL's battleship to 10 km long Satanas, digital flagship of Volition...


Für Rheinland!

The Balistner is already huge when compared to other capital ships. But when placed next to the Citadel class station i'm designing, its tiny. That station is about the size of a planet.