Evilbob's howto: Working 6-plate armour display

[evilbob]

I've spent some time looking at the code for armour displays, and have coem up with an explanation, and a graphic to aid the explanation (even if it is a little buggy)

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<ArmorSection name="front starboard" Name of that piece of armour, used in repair dockscreens and the like, pretty obvious

imageID="&rs6PlateArmor;" Pretty obvious, the armour images you want to use
imageX="90" Location to choose part of image from (horizontal)
imageY="0" Location to choose part of image from (vertical)
imageWidth="9" Width of selection
imageHeight="28" Height of selection
destX="104" Location to draw the selection for the armour (horizontal)
destY="69" Location to draw the selection for the armour (vertical)

hpX="98" Location of HP number (horizontal)
hpY="60" Location of HP number (vertical

nameY="30" Location of Armour text (vertical) (I don't think nameX exists, but it would be useful if it did)
nameBreakWidth="275" defines how many pixels the line follows directly under armour text? 
nameDestX="0" location of end of line (horizontal)
nameDestY="8" /> location of end of line (vertical)

I hope that's not too abstract


http://xelerus.de/index.php?s=mod&id=154

[digdug]

cool!

this is perfect for the docs.

[evilbob]

I know the image is a little crude, but I had the idea for it when I looked at the parts referring to the "line" and thought it was a bit vague, so I quickly made that to demonstrate it.

Also, to get armour plates to correctly align, they must be in the same order in ArmorDisplay and the Armor section (IE, if front armour is first in one, it must be first in the other section, if it's second in one, it must be second in both etc. for all the segments)

[Periculi]

This is the armor tag from the ship (sapphire)-

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		<Armor>
			<ArmorSection start="315" span="90" armorID="&itReactiveArmor;" areaSet="0,2" />
			<ArmorSection start="225" span="90" armorID="&itReactiveArmor;" areaSet="3,4" />
			<ArmorSection start="45"  span="90" armorID="&itReactiveArmor;" areaSet="7,13" />
			<ArmorSection start="135" span="90" armorID="&itReactiveArmor;" areaSet="1,6" />
		</Armor>

I understand start and span and even figured out armorID by myself, but what is areaSet ?

[evilbob]

I don't know. It doesn't appear to affect player ships, and only those 4 pairs of number are used- "0,2", "3,4", "7,13" and "1,6", even on ships with 12 armour segments, it still only uses those 4 repeatedly

The look like co-ordinates to me, which they might be with a name like "areaset"

And armorID is pretty obvious to me, it was the start and span I initially struggled with.

[evilbob]

Anyway, I have a new version, which uses a totally new armour image, which is smoother and more effective, plus allows 6 outer "non-critical" segments too

Armour project

[Psycholis]

i remember a 8 segment graphic from before or is that still around?

[digdug]

is it possible to create layered armors sections ? Like placing 2 layers of front armor one in front of the other, so that the second is damaged only when the first is completely gone ?

[evilbob]

try "noncritical=" tags, one of those should help- use the same span and start and it should work. I remember "general" and some other tag for noncritical, but one should relate to outer armour.

[Aury]

try "noncritical=" tags, one of those should help- use the same span and start and it should work. I remember "general" and some other tag for noncritical, but one should relate to outer armour.

I... am going to try this...

[Ttech]

I must be trying this, thought my hack-ship has 16 plates of armor, have to take a look.

[evilbob]

Could someone move this over to extension reference?

[Aury]

In a few days, I'll probably have a fully functional custom playership for Trans-X 2 with a dual hull to show off.

[george moromisato]

In a few days, I'll probably have a fully functional custom playership for Trans-X 2 with a dual hull to show off.

Not sure what you mean by "dual hull". If you mean that you set up the angles of the armor segments so that they overlap, then I'm sorry to say that that won't work. The code will not handle that case the way you expect. Sorry about that.

[Aury]

In a few days, I'll probably have a fully functional custom playership for Trans-X 2 with a dual hull to show off.

Not sure what you mean by "dual hull". If you mean that you set up the angles of the armor segments so that they overlap, then I'm sorry to say that that won't work. The code will not handle that case the way you expect. Sorry about that.

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