There's a player looting mod out already in the downloads section somewhere that does just what you're asking, think Rimshot made it ages ago

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I know about this mod, I've tried it, but cargo is dropped about 1 sec. before ship explodes, Looks very unrealistic. It doesn't suit me.

That's why I am asking.

Try changing the death_comm fuse. It has a 1 sec duration so this is probably why you are seeing the pilot throw his cargo out...

In his place I think I'd be doing the same, if I had 1 sec to dump the cargo and jump out you'd be seeing all kinds of crates getting chucked out of MY ship to let me get out! lol


Roleplay: - the art of self-deceipt!

Ok, I achieved some success, but I still have questions(a few).

One is here:
I want attached to wing guns to come as a loot after the wing is destroyed.
But....yes, can't do it.

My fuse:

[fuse
name = co_wing_starboard_lod1
lifetime = 1.0

[destroy_hp_attachment
at_t = 0.000000
hardpoint = HpWeapon04
fate = loot

[destroy_hp_attachment
at_t = 0.000000
hardpoint = HpWeapon06
fate = loot

My collisiongroup:

[CollisionGroup
obj = wing_starboard_lod1
separable = true
parent_impulse = 240.000000
child_impulse = 7.000000
debris_type = debris_small_ship
dmg_hp = DpWing_starboard
dmg_obj = corsair_wing_star_cap
separation_explosion = explosion_small_ship_breakoff
mass = 5.000000
type = Starboard_Wing
hit_pts = 2300
fuse = co_wing_starboard_lod1, 0.000000, 1.000000
root_health_proxy = true

Actually I don't know why it's not working...

Help is appreciated.
Thanks.

Edited by - Vital on 10/14/2007 2:21:45 PM

I seem to remember this is a problem in FL, anything attached to break-off components on wrecks also does not drop off as loot, so we had to move those items to the body or make them cargo, otherwise it would not work. You can see them before you hit the wreck in the sub-target scanner.

But I am not certain if it also applies to NPC ships too?

Roleplay: - the art of self-deceipt!

Well, I've found kinda way to kinda work it out. But it doesn't suit me, so I'll have to attach everything to root and unbreakable parts.
Maybe it will be useful to someone else:

[CollisionGroup
obj = wing_starboard_lod1
separable = true
parent_impulse = 240.000000
child_impulse = 7.000000
debris_type = debris_small_ship
dmg_hp = DpWing_starboard
dmg_obj = corsair_wing_star_cap
separation_explosion = explosion_small_ship_breakoff
mass = 5.000000
type = Starboard_Wing
hit_pts = 12300
fuse = co_wing_starboard_lod1, 0.000000, 10001.000000
root_health_proxy = true

[fuse
name = co_wing_starboard_lod1
lifetime = 1.0
death_fuse = true

[destroy_hp_attachment
at_t = 0.000000
hardpoint = HpWeapon04
fate = loot

[destroy_hp_attachment
at_t = 0.000000
hardpoint = HpWeapon06
fate = loot

[destroy_group
fate = debris
at_t = 0.10000
group_name = co_wing_starboard_lod1


Maybe there are some other ways???