device slots ?

[shanejfilomena]

extra device slots can be added to the current ships by installing.........

that is as far as I got.

extra device slot items are popular in some games , One I spent alot of money playing.....
So I know they are possible.....but the real question is : are these items' abilities possible in this universe?

I have not the faintest idea where you would start but it would have to be " universal" to go on any ship so it would have to lock itself to the current device slots available and give the ship more ( based on the design of the item to provide "X amount" of slots ).

yes?......

[alterecco]

There is a hack that Prophet came up with. Make a simple device that uses negative amounts of slots. I have not tested it in a long time, so I dont't know if it still works. Also, it might have sideeffects

[shanejfilomena]

There is a hack that Prophet came up with. Make a simple device that uses negative amounts of slots. I have not tested it in a long time, so I dont't know if it still works. Also, it might have sideeffects

i was thinking along the lines resembling ( originally ) something that gets the ship data for slots and adds 2
However, looking at ways to invoke that i got stuck because I sux at code...

So My second thought was Virtual but I do not know if 1.01 understands virtual so I don't know if the possible item could be retroactive for the official game players.....

[shanejfilomena]

I tried: 1.1 understands "virtual" but i don't seem to understand .xml.

my attempts have failed.....hopefully a powerful mind might whip up something for the masses one day.
( unless I totally stumble on something by accident and make myself the king.......as if....)

I think i got close......three game crashes and 4 of nothing.....( full house? )

[alterecco]

Here is what I used in a previous G.O.D. mod version

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    <ItemType UNID="&itSlotDevice;"
        name=            "2 Slot Device"
        level=            "1"
        value=            "1"
        mass=             "1"
        frequency=        "notrandom"
        attributes=        "MinorItem; NotForSale; CannotOrder;"

        description=      "This will allow your ship to use 2 more devices."
        >
        <Image imageID="&rsItems1;" imageX="0" imageY="192" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96"/>
        <MiscellaneousDevice deviceSlots="-3" />
    </ItemType>

Like i said, I am not certain what versions it works with, so use at your own discretion.

[shanejfilomena]

thankyou.
I enjoy working with the official versions because they are not forgiving .
the item is "god mod" I remember using trying god mods in 1.05 .....
( 1.01 does not exactly understand that item , btw.)

However, I believed an official version would not give in so easy and continue on with my adventures in faking it.

If I ever get anything that works in 1.01 Ill report on it but so far I am getting closer, I only crashed twice tonight.
the rest were no results.