Player Ship Mods.

[Xolarix]

Hi everyone!

Some of you may remember me from my player ship mods I made several years ago. I think they can still be found on Xelerus.
After a way too long time I remembered that this game existed, as well its strong modding community. Glad to see that this game is still active!

I see a lot has changed while I was away. The graphics in 1.6 are awesome!


Can I get a quick copypaste for the main elements of the ship code that I can then further modify?
Also, I'd like some resources for armor graphics and such. 6-8-12 plates are common in the ship sizes I tend to use.

All in all, I need to learn this whole thing all over again. Would like some help.


Some questions:
- Support for PNG graphics?
- Any good 3D programs that can easily output 120 facings? Or would I need to render each frame manually?

[AssumedPseudonym]

 Welcome back! Speaking for myself, I was hoping you’d show back up again. I remember your ship models (and wishing I was even half that good at it).

 Basic code for a playership, copypasta’d out of one of my own mods (minus its <Events> coding):

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	<ShipClass UNID="&scAELambdaPsiPlayer;"
		manufacturer=		"Lambda Coalition"
		class=				"Psi"
		type=				"gunship"

		reactorPower=		"150"
		fuelCapacity=		"37500"

		cargoSpace=			"25"
		maxCargoSpace=		"75"

		mass=				"40"
		thrustRatio=		"9"
		maxSpeed=			"25"

		maxArmor=			"8000"
		maxDevices=			"7"
		maxWeapons=			"3"
		maxNonWeapon=		"4"

		leavesWreck=		"25"

		attributes=			"00200000_PlayerShip"
		characterClass=		"&unidPilgrimClass;"
		>

		<Armor>
			<ArmorSection start="315" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTitaniumPlate;"/>
			<ArmorSection start="225" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTitaniumPlate;"/>
			<ArmorSection start="45"  span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTitaniumPlate;"/>
			<ArmorSection start="135" span="90" armorID="&itHeavyTitaniumPlate;"/>
		</Armor>

		<Devices>
			<Device deviceID="&itAEAlphaDampener;"/>
			<Device deviceID="&itAEPhotonProjectileBlaster;"/>
			<Device deviceID="&itAEPhotonProjectileBlaster;"/>
		</Devices>

		<Items>
			<Item count="4d4" item="&itHelium3FuelRod;"/>
		</Items>

		<Maneuver
			rotationCount=		"120"
			maxRotationRate=	"18.0"
			rotationAccel=		"4.0"
			rotationStopAccel=	"9.0"
		/>

		<Image imageID="&rsAE48x48;" imageX="288" imageY="0" imageWidth="48" imageHeight="48"/>

		<Effects>
			<Effect type="thrustMain" posAngle="180" posRadius="8" posZ="0" rotation="180" effect="&efAELambdaThrust;"/>
		</Effects>

		<AISettings
			fireRateAdj=		"20"
			fireAccuracy=		"90"
			perception=			"4"
		/>

		<PlayerSettings
			desc=		"The Psi gunship, designed by the Lambda Coalition, sacrifices much of its flexibility for speed, maneuverability, and raw firepower."
			largeImage=		"&rsAELambdaPsiLarge;"
			initialClass=		"true"
			startingCredits=	"100d2"
			startingSystem=		"AEH0"
			startingPos=		"Start"
			>

			<ArmorDisplay>
				<ShipImage imageID="&rsArmorHUDLambdaPsi;" imageWidth="136" imageHeight="136"/>

				<ArmorSection name="forward"
					imageID="&rsArmorLambdaPsi;"
					imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="46" imageHeight="23"
					destX="45" destY="21" hpX="55" hpY="6"
					nameY="8" nameBreakWidth="175" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="7"
				/>

				<ArmorSection name="starboard"
					imageID="&rsArmorLambdaPsi;"
					imageX="70" imageY="0" imageWidth="24" imageHeight="53"
					destX="94" destY="45" hpX="108" hpY="98"
					nameY="30" nameBreakWidth="325" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="7"
				/>

				<ArmorSection name="port"
					imageID="&rsArmorLambdaPsi;"
					imageX="46" imageY="0" imageWidth="24" imageHeight="53"
					destX="18" destY="45" hpX="2" hpY="98"
					nameY="52" nameBreakWidth="200" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="7"
				/>

				<ArmorSection name="aft"
					imageID="&rsArmorLambdaPsi;"
					imageX="94" imageY="0" imageWidth="60" imageHeight="27"
					destX="38" destY="84" hpX="55" hpY="106"
					nameY="74" nameBreakWidth="175" nameDestX="0" nameDestY="7"
				/>
			</ArmorDisplay>

			<ShieldDisplay shieldLevelEffect="&efShieldHUDDefault;">
			</ShieldDisplay>

			<ReactorDisplay>
				<Image imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="256" imageHeight="60"/>

				<PowerLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;" imageX="0" imageY="60" imageWidth="202" imageHeight="14" destX="54" destY="9"/>

				<FuelLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;" imageX="0" imageY="74" imageWidth="194" imageHeight="14" destX="54" destY="37"/>

				<FuelLowLevelImage imageID="&rsZubrinReactor;" imageX="0" imageY="88" imageWidth="194" imageHeight="14"/>

				<ReactorText x="62" y="22" width="154" height="14"/>
				<PowerLevelText x="62" y="0" width="154" height="9"/>
				<FuelLevelText x="62" y="51" width="154" height="9"/>
			</ReactorDisplay>

		</PlayerSettings>

	</ShipClass>

 Alas, no PNG support yet. As for model rotation, that one I’m going to leave for someone else. I do it pretty easily in POV-Ray, but that’s a completely different animal than actual 3D modeling software…

[shanejfilomena]

Hi everyone!

Some of you may remember me from my player ship mods I made several years ago. I think they can still be found on Xelerus.
After a way too long time I remembered that this game existed, as well its strong modding community. Glad to see that this game is still active!

I see a lot has changed while I was away. The graphics in 1.6 are awesome!


Can I get a quick copypaste for the main elements of the ship code that I can then further modify?
Also, I'd like some resources for armor graphics and such. 6-8-12 plates are common in the ship sizes I tend to use.

All in all, I need to learn this whole thing all over again. Would like some help.


Some questions:
- Support for PNG graphics?
- Any good 3D programs that can easily output 120 facings? Or would I need to render each frame manually?

XML source- 1.6b5
http://xelerus.de/index.php?s=mod&id=1492

the latest official download is 1.5 : the .xml files I was given are also posted on xelerus

P.S. Don't think we didn't notice you tried to live on a Planet...such a silly place for a Pilot.