Evilbob's howto: Working 6-plate armour display

[F50]

I think he is saying that it won't work for the playership.

[george moromisato]

oh apparently there is a non critical tag that allows some to be on the outside

Unfortunately, the non-critical tag does not allow some armor segments to overlap or "be on the outside".

The code looks for the first armor segment that matches the angle that the shot came from. Any other armor segments, even ones that are at overlapping locations, are completely ignored.

[Aury]

oh apparently there is a non critical tag that allows some to be on the outside

Unfortunately, the non-critical tag does not allow some armor segments to overlap or "be on the outside".

The code looks for the first armor segment that matches the angle that the shot came from. Any other armor segments, even ones that are at overlapping locations, are completely ignored.

and it's not possible to swap around the order that they appear in from in-game?

[ThePrivateer]

Good work with the six plate armour, EvilBob!

How do I change the image in the middle of the armour graphic though?

I'm using a player ship I created that is a Charon fighter and I want to change the pic of the Sapphire to the Charon. How do I do that?

Edit: Sorry, found it....in the code for a playership is this tag:

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<ShieldDisplay>
		<Image imageID="&rsZubrinShields;" imageX="0" imageY="0" imageWidth="136" imageHeight="136"/> 
		</ShieldDisplay>

You just have to edit the picture! Just take the original resource pic and past a pic of the fighter you need over the top. Easy enough.

[ThePrivateer]

Can anyone use evilbob's code in a mod? Do you need to get permission, or is it a "developers resource"?

Thanks

[alterecco]

I think if it is posted here you can just go ahead and use it. If you want to be nice, give credits where it is due. Mods that you download from xelerus however may have completely different rights though.