that's one of the engine limitations - it's hard-coded to fire one projectile per shot

sorry...

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Yeah, there's no burst tag
However, you can edit it so that the missile model instead looks like multiple missiles in very close formation, and the sound file to make it appear that it fired more than one shot.

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I too, was workig on a "Rocket Pod" that launched several warheads at once, however I was unsuccessful. My rocket pods load up with infocards and work perfectly but alas, no multiple warheads. Tough luck, old chum .

I'm grasping at straws but....would the 1 missile per shot limit be because the launcher (li_rad_launcher.cmp) only has one HpFire0x defined for it? I'm going to try using the br_auto_shotgun.cmp, it has 5 HpFire0x points defined in the CMP, it probably won't work, but I can hope lol.

StarShadow

EDIT: OK, it looks like it IS possible to make a multi-missile launcher, it you go into weapon_equip.ini and change :

[Gun
nickname = missile01_mark01
ids_name = 263147
ids_info = 264147
DA_archetype = equipment\models\weapons\li_rad_launcher.cmp ; CHANGE THIS
material_library = equipment\models\li_equip.mat ; CHANGE THIS

DA_archetype = equipment\models\weapons\br_auto_shotgun.cmp
material_library = equipment\models\br_equip.mat

The javelin now fires 5 missiles per shot!! It looks like 1 big missile because the 5 fire points on the auto_shotgun are fairly close together, if someone can model a missile launcher with 2 or 3 HpFire0x points that aren't TOO close together you'd probably be able to see the missiles seperately.



Edited by - StarShadow on 2/18/2004 6:59:51 PM

EDIT: So far it looks like the only weapon modela that had multiple HpFire0x points are the br_auto_shotgun.cmp (5 fire points), and the ku_auto_blaster.cmp (2 fire points).


Edited by - StarShadow on 2/18/2004 7:08:32 PM

yay, this works - i noticed this when editing some guns on capships - it was fishy that some did double damage and had double drain - some have 2 barrels and fire 2 shots - just edit the cmp and cluster missiles there u go.

edit:
hint: let the orientation of the hardpoints vary a bit - let it fire the swarm of missiles in a spread way - minor changes in orientation should do the work.

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Edited by - LordFjord on 2/18/2004 7:23:22 PM

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I've noticed that whenever I use the ku_auto_blaster.cmp (I haven't checked with the 5-shot br_auto_shotgun.cmp) I don't get a gun-fire sound, any ideas on why this is happening?

StarShadow

hey, if you download Silver_Fire's latest mod, the Weapon Pack 1.3, he has like Cluster Missile launchers and Rocket pods etc. With the Cluster Missiles, you just gotta click lots, to get a continuous stream of fire. However, it means that it's really hard *not* to beat people...

make sure that all of the lines for the sounds are set up, it may involve chnaging multiple files i beleieve i did it a while ago i dont rmeber exactly what i did. if u want you can get it to look like its firing 2 missles. but the second missles is basically a dummy doesnt do anything

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You can also change your refire rate to .000125 and they launch so quick after each other to look like multi fire and so you don't run out too fast, change the Requires Amo. from true to false

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I can fire true cluster/multi missiles, I was just wondering about the sound. It seems like when I switch to the gun that fires 2 per shot, I get no sound, Still haven't tried the 5 shot gun, been busy working on other parts of my mod.

StarShadow