Adding new weapon types and other stuff

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I have a few questions.  First, is it possible to add weapon types without replacing anything already in game?  Second, can the "statCountType" be changed to allow for new structures or ship types?  Also if anyone can explain how the pirate data in the .constants file works I'd appreciate it.  Aside from that, does anyone know the hardcoded limits (assuming there are hardcoded limits- my only experience is with Medieval 2) i.e. max number of entity files, etc.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

I have a few questions.  First, is it possible to add weapon types without replacing anything already in game?  Second, can the "statCountType" be changed to allow for new structures or ship types?  Also if anyone can explain how the pirate data in the .constants file works I'd appreciate it.  Aside from that, does anyone know the hardcoded limits (assuming there are hardcoded limits- my only experience is with Medieval 2) i.e. max number of entity files, etc.
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No. There however are a few weapon types that you can rename in English.str that won't cause any visible issues like ION or DART.

valid WeaponClassType's:

  • DART
  • CHAOSBOLT
  • SPIRITBLADE
  • PULSEGUN
  • MISSILE
  • AUTOCANNON
  • LASERTECH
  • WAVE
  • BEAM
  • PLASMA
  • LASERPSI
  • FLASHBEAM
  • PHASEMISSILE
  • GAUSS
  • ION
  • PLANETBOMBARDMENT

 

statCountType: No. No work around that I know of.

pirates: Not sure, but I'll look.

constants: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/363233

 

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks ZombieRus5, that list was just what I needed.

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

what a pain in the ass... no way to add new weapon types at all....

 

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Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting SemazRalan, reply 3
what a pain in the ass... no way to add new weapon types at all....
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Two unused weapon types is more room to play around with that I thought we had. It also would be fairly simple to combine LaserTech and Laser Psi if a third type was really necessary.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting GoaFan77, reply 4
Two unused weapon types is more room to play around with that I thought we had. It also would be fairly simple to combine LaserTech and Laser Psi if a third type was really necessary.
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Three. "DART", "PLANETBOMBARDENT", and "ION" are unused.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Whiskey144, reply 5
PLANETBOMBARDENT
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Well, I'm pretty sure PLANETBOMBARDMENT is indirectly used with siege weapons (see BuffSlowPopulationGrowthSelf).

I'm curious if you added this as a normal Weapon class would weapon damage increases linked to this class also improve planet bombardment?

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting ZombiesRus5, reply 6
I'm curious if you added this as a normal Weapon class would weapon damage increases linked to this class also improve planet bombardment?
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No idea; I don't really remember what I did when I was experimenting with it, though I'm fairly certain that using at as a normal weapon class wouldn't affect the bombardment weapons, as those require a separate, non-type-specific research.

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

Would renaming the string names of used weapons in the game (ex. Missile and Phase Missile) cause gameplay/stability/etc. issues?

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Not that I know of.

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Lavo_2, reply 8
Would renaming the string names of used weapons in the game (ex. Missile and Phase Missile) cause gameplay/stability/etc. issues?
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Nope. IIRC, I've done it before and it didn't do a thing.

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Whiskey144, reply 10

Quoting Lavo_2, reply 8Would renaming the string names of used weapons in the game (ex. Missile and Phase Missile) cause gameplay/stability/etc. issues?
Nope. IIRC, I've done it before and it didn't do a thing.
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That's what I would think; but Sins likes to be tricky at times.

Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Lavo_2, reply 8
Would renaming the string names of used weapons in the game (ex. Missile and Phase Missile) cause gameplay/stability/etc. issues?
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It shouldn't, since that's exactly what they do when they localize Sins to different languages.

Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top

That's what the .str file is for, to make changing redundant text much easier to edit.