I haven't fully worked it out yet, but i had a bit of a poke around and made the armored transport flyable and buyable, though it will need a bit of work to get the camera, weapon slots and equipment working correctly, plus it moves a bit weird. here's a bit of a run down of what i did.

First i opened the goods.ini file and added this to it.

[Good
nickname = MyShip
category = shiphull
ship = ge_armored
price = 10
ids_name = 12018
item_icon = Equipment\models\commodities\nn_icons\bw_freighter.3db

[Good
nickname = My_Package
category = ship
hull = MyShip
addon = ge_s_scanner_02
addon = ge_gf1_engine_01, internal, 1
addon = ge_fighter_power01, internal, 1
addon = contrail01, HpContrail01
addon = contrail01, HpContrail02
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight01
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight02


The first part i just copyed from another ship in the file and just renamed a few things.

nickname = Myship
Just links the ship to the package.

ship = ge_armored
This is the nickname of the ship in the shiparch.ini file

the rest of the stuff i got from the loadouts_utility.ini this is what it looked like.

[Loadout
nickname = ge_armored
archetype = ge_armored
equip = ge_s_scanner_02
equip = infinite_power
equip = ge_s_tractor_01
equip = sfx_rumble_ut_large
equip = li_turret01_mark01, HpTurret01
equip = li_turret01_mark01, HpTurret02
equip = li_turret01_mark01, HpTurret03
equip = li_turret01_mark01, HpTurret04
equip = li_turret01_mark01, HpTurret05
equip = li_turret01_mark01, HpTurret06
equip = li_turret01_mark01, HpTurret07
equip = li_turret01_mark01, HpTurret08
equip = li_turret01_mark01, HpTurret09
equip = contrail01, HpContrail01
equip = contrail01, HpContrail02
equip = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight01
equip = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight02
equip = ge_tl_engine_01

and i changed it to this when i added to the goods.ini file

[Good
nickname = My_Package
category = ship
hull = MyShip
addon = ge_s_scanner_02
addon = ge_gf1_engine_01, internal, 1
addon = ge_fighter_power01, internal, 1
addon = contrail01, HpContrail01
addon = contrail01, HpContrail02
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight01
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight02

bascicly to look like the other stuff in that file. but i did change the engine and the powerplant from

infinite_power
ge_tl_engine_01

to

ge_gf1_engine_01, internal, 1
ge_fighter_power01, internal, 1

think that's the starflier engine, and finally added the ship to buy at manhattan by putting this under Li01_01_base in the market_ships.ini file.

marketgood = My_Package, 1, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1

oh and i removed one of the other ships to buy, i think it can only display 3.

bit to lazy to fully fix this though, but maybe someone else might. Hope that helps.

Excellent work I must say.

My goal is to make it have Class 10 Shields, but maybe only Class 6 Turrets, or something...can you point me in the direction of how to edit this?

BTW, which ship was removed?

Actually, could you go more in depth on ALL the steps to adding ships? Because me and my friend want to Mod the server so that there are tons more ships!

why remove a ship?

it maybe can only display 3 realtime in the background but maybe you can buy 4

Edited by - shadow2003 on 02-03-2003 14:40:53

If i remember i tryed it with 4 of the regular ships, i thought it may list more than were displayed but didn't seem to, i might be wrong though.

Anyway i just removed the patriot from the list of buyable ship's just in case.

Just tested it again seems to take the 3 dearest ships and display them. Oh and another thing don't use the dreadnought, she don't quite squeeze through the planets docking ring .

Tried it again, don't know how it picks the three ships, might have to do with the order they are listed in the market_ships.ini.

Edited by - Knight79 on 02-03-2003 15:39:25

Edited by - Knight79 on 02-03-2003 17:29:31

Ok i thought i'd give this problem a bit more of a look. I managed to solve all the poblems above. With freighter cockpit, the liberty one, don't know if there's a better suited one in the full version, running lights working, 9 turrets, 2 shield generater's (after all it is an ARMORED transport), no thruster, you can remove a shield Hardpoint and make it a thruster i guess, CM dropper, MINES. Had to add the last two to the engine hard points, ran out of others, no main guns.

This is what you need to put in to the file's to get a flyable buyable armored transport.

This goes into the goods.ini file, watch out for that closing bracket after GOOD, doesn't show up.

[Good
nickname = MyShip
category = shiphull
ship = my_armored
price = 10
ids_name = 12018
item_icon = Equipment\models\commodities\nn_icons\bw_freighter.3db

This also goes into the goods.ini file

[Good
nickname = my_package
category = ship
hull = MyShip
addon = ge_s_scanner_02
addon = ge_s_tractor_01
addon = ge_gf1_engine_01, internal, 1
addon = ge_fighter_power01, internal, 1
addon = LargeWhiteSpecial, HpHeadlight01, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight01, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight02, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight03, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight04, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight05, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight06, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight07, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight08, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight09, 1
addon = SlowSmallOrange, HpRunningLight10, 1
addon = contrail01, HpContrail01
addon = contrail01, HpContrail02
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight01
addon = DockingLightRedSmall, HpDockLight02

And this goes into the shiparch.ini file, watch the closing bracket after SHIP.

[Ship
ids_name = 237001
ids_info = 66493
nickname = my_armored
LODranges = 0, 200, 300, 2000
msg_id_prefix = gcs_refer_shiparch_atransport
mission_property = can_use_berths
type = FREIGHTER
DA_archetype = ships\utility\transport_armored\transport_armored.cmp
material_library = ships\utility\utility_misc.mat
material_library = fx\envmapbasic.mat
envmap_material = envmapbasic
linear_drag = 1.000000
cockpit = cockpits\liberty\l_freighter.ini
pilot_mesh = generic_pilot
nanobot_limit = 10
shield_battery_limit = 10
mass = 300.000000
hold_size = 200
explosion_arch = explosion_ge_atransport
surface_hit_effects = 0, small_hull_hit_light01, small_hull_hit_light02, small_hull_hit_light03
surface_hit_effects = 150, small_hull_hit_medium01, small_hull_hit_medium02, small_hull_hit_medium03
surface_hit_effects = 300, small_hull_hit_heavy01, small_hull_hit_heavy02, small_hull_hit_heavy03
steering_torque = 50000.000000, 50000.000000, 50000.000000
angular_drag = 100000.000000, 100000.000000, 100000.000000
rotation_inertia = 60000.000000, 60000.000000, 60000.000000
nudge_force = 150000.000000
bay_door_anim = Sc_open
bay_doors_open_snd = cargo_doors_open
bay_doors_close_snd = cargo_doors_close
HP_bay_surface = HpBayDoor01
HP_bay_external = HpBayDoor02
HP_tractor_source = HpTractor_Source
num_exhaust_nozzles = 2
hit_pts = 2600
camera_offset = 8, 45
camera_angular_acceleration = 0.035000
camera_horizontal_turn_angle = 20
camera_vertical_turn_up_angle = 5
camera_vertical_turn_down_angle = 20
camera_turn_look_ahead_slerp_amount = 1.000000
shield_link = l_freighter_shield01, HpMount, DpPort_sheild, DpStar_sheild
hp_type = hp_freighter_shield_special_3, DpPort_sheild, DpStar_sheild
hp_type = hp_freighter_shield_special_2, DpPort_sheild, DpStar_sheild
hp_type = hp_freighter_shield_special_1, DpPort_sheild, DpStar_sheild
;hp_type = hp_thruster, HpThruster01
hp_type = hp_mine_dropper, HpEngine01
hp_type = hp_countermeasure_dropper, HpEngine02
hp_type = hp_turret_special_3, HpTurret01, HpTurret02, HpTurret03, HpTurret04, HpTurret05, HpTurret06, HpTurret07, HpTurret08, HpTurret09
hp_type = hp_turret_special_2, HpTurret01, HpTurret02, HpTurret03, HpTurret04, HpTurret05, HpTurret06, HpTurret07, HpTurret08, HpTurret09
hp_type = hp_turret_special_1, HpTurret01, HpTurret02, HpTurret03, HpTurret04, HpTurret05, HpTurret06, HpTurret07, HpTurret08, HpTurret09
fuse = intermed_atransport01, 0.000000, 650
fuse = intermed_atransport01, 0.000000, 325
fuse = intermed_atransport01, 0.000000, 217

And lastly under Li01_01_base in the market_ships.ini file.

marketgood = My_Package, 1, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1

if it doesn't show up in manhattan to buy, check if you have more that 3 ship's buyable.

Hope you can get it working.









Edited by - Knight79 on 02-03-2003 17:26:26

Edited by - Knight79 on 02-03-2003 17:32:20

Well, after alot of trying I cant get it to work.
Could you Email me your modified files to try?
[email protected]
Thanks in advance
Decca

ps. I even tried
[BaseGood
base = Br01_01_base
marketgood = My_Package, 1, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1
by itself..no go.

Edited by - Decca on 02-03-2003 18:59:38

I'd like to have a go at this myself. Has anyone created an ini file decoder to enable us to actually read the ini files then?



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My idea of an OS is one that operates the system, not a self contained package of every piece of software ever invented.

yes its somewhere in this forum (editing forum) search there not so amny topics

what are the names of the lines in that market.ini where you have the remove 1 of the 3 buyable ships (example: the patriot)???? because i del some lines and it still didn't work and thats it

BTW: knight i sended you that e-mail.

I replaced this.

marketgood = lf_package, 1, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1

with this.

marketgood = my_package, 1, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1

I sent you the file's to have a look at.


Edited by - Knight79 on 03-03-2003 00:49:15

ahh so only REPLACE something not put in and del something else i get it now!

well you could do it like this to

change this

marketgood = lf_package, 1, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1

to this

marketgood = lf_package, 1, -1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1

and add this to the list

marketgood = my_package, 1, -1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1

i finaly found out how to get it work and may i say it works great nice job!!!

bot now!! i wanted to try a cruiser

so i looked at how you did it with those lines

looked some lines up changed them (iam not stupid i can read)

maked everthing seperately put them in and save them

and nothings changed :S not even a error or something NOTHING....

really ****ty


P.S. knight79 your code works fine in multiplayer!