How do i change scanner range????

Sat Jul 12, 2003 12:22 pm by freestylerX

Hello people, i wanna know how to change scanner range in mp. I know you can set the 2 scanners in mp to their max, by editing misc_equip. What i realy wanna know wich file(s) determine when i see stations from 50k and players from 5k (in group to 9k). I tried making ships like stations but the game crashes. Please can some on help me with this, even a tip might come in handy!!

Sun Jul 13, 2003 3:17 am by Wanderer

If you mean sight detection, then its the LOD settings. Just change it to something like this:
LODranges = 0, 99999, 99999, 99999, 99999, 99999, 99999, 99999

Mon Jul 14, 2003 12:04 am by freestylerX

Thank you i tried it, but it wont work. What i really want to know is how to see other players in MP from about 50k. Or at least a range further than 5k?

Wed Jul 16, 2003 12:51 am by Chips

open your misc_equip.ini file - you should see the scanners there (halfway down or so)- change the scan range and the cargo scan range to a value (5k cargo scan works fine) but not sure that you can do the detection over 5k on MP without it being server side - anyone know better?
Hope that helps

Mon Sep 22, 2003 6:44 pm by Phezzan

I'm also trying to do this for OpenSP purposes.

I have 4 scanners - 2K 5K 7K and 10K

it seems that ships (like liberty police, etc) still dont show on scanners beyond ~3.5K.
I'll try an LOD mod - but since LODs default at ~1400 and my sensors can detect at ~2.5-3.5 it doesn't seem like the right place to fix it...

Reason - Smugglers need to be cautious. Especially if I ever get capital ship encounters working stably...

Is there a constant value that I could add to Constants.ini ?

Phez

Tue Sep 23, 2003 12:07 am by Moloch

i played around with this stuff and my conclusion was that npc ships probably don't spawn until you're in the 3.5k range. for example after i encounterd them i could follow them with my scanner for a great distance, but i couldn't see them at the beginning bc they weren't there.

once again, that's just my guess

"Moloch, horrid King besmear'd with blood
Of human sacrifice, and parents tears,
Though for the noyse of Drums and Timbrels loud
Thir childrens cries unheard, that past through fire
To his grim Idol. Him the Ammonite"

Edited by - Moloch on 23-09-2003 01:09:07

Tue Sep 23, 2003 12:14 am by Chips

Funny how in MP when you are grouped you can see your compatroits at 10km, but others only 5........however, obviously has nothing to do with scanners cos in MP you only have a 5km range full stop...............so whats a happening there?!?! lol

Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:08 am by Phezzan

I've also noticed that when you're doing random missions the ships spawn at 3.5k - but that's not the purpose of the scanner.

I need a scanner for smugglers to avoid police patrols.

Currently - they don't have enough 'run away' time, or at least, I want to give them more...

Phez

Tue Sep 23, 2003 9:11 pm by that_guy_whos_talking

im also craving long range scanners but is it a lost hope? if so DAMN

death is only feared by the living

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