Mobile Planetary Cannon and Long Range Torpedo Bombardment

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first of all.... i have been a programmer for 2 years... well not to mention i also have my job.... so my question is... is this all possible?

 

Illuminati Cannon

Mobile Cannon inter planetary weapon system... in short... BIG BAD ASS CANNON IN A SHIP! well this cannon is for total domination in the battle field... anti matter projector... means can deal huge damage on hull but definitely low on shields

 

Devastator

The name describes already what it can do on the battlefield... devastate enemy shields... but deals small damage on Hull

 

Andromeda Multi purpose Particle cannon

well.. it damage both shield and hull to be precise....

Mardukas Mass Torpedo Carrier

 

well... this ship is meant for ultra long range bombardment... ultra means you can bombard some one from one planetary to the next planetary orbit... in short you can send torpedoes from 1 orbit to another to bombard them

 

is this all possible?

modding
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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

yes. Use the vanilla Novalith (PLANETMODULE_TECHORBITALCANNON.entity) ability for anti-planet bombardment and the Kostura (PLANETMODULE_PHASEORBITALCANNON.entity) ability for anti-ship/structure bombardment.

I am unsure of what the actual names of the needed abilities are, so I provided the names of the structures that use them. The abilities should be at the top (or bottom) of the entity files.

Also, is the Mardukas made (as in modelled/textured&tangent-map set) fully? If so, can I use it (it looks SO AWESOME).

Also, you aren't the 1st one to think up such an idea. I too have had this concept in my mind; I guess that you are just the first person to mention it.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

yeah... but the 3d model is not yet fully textured.... i want to personally touch my creations >,< i have a lot going in my mind now.... i finished my own mod "Infestation" which allows you to add 3 more "Unconventional" races... well.. just guess what is it... i just play that mod on my own and never released it really... you can see "Infestation" if you search in this forum... you will know what is it

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

:)  Interesting drawings, and i would say yes, although my experience with importing models into the game is nil, others on the forums have quite a bit of experience at it. The difficulty with that as i see it, is having the experience with one of the modeling programs that is compatible with the .mesh format that IronClad uses for the game. But it is certainly workable.  :)

With regards to the planetary cannon that bombards from one gravity well to another, I would say it is certainly done with all the superweapons of the races, the Korture Cannon of the Vasari, the weapon the Tec use and the Advent Culture Cannon, all of these fire across the entire system to attack planets at a distance. So your idea is certainly workable.  :)

I would suggest first off looking at the weapons entity files, or if you are unfamiliar with that, to ask someone who has a bit of modding experience in that area. Perhaps they can suggest something, or point you to something that has already been done in a mod that you can look at and see if you can tailor it more to what you want. :)

Take care and good luck!!!  Some very interesting ideas!!  :)

-Teal