Lavo_2

Earlier I was working on custom abilities and buffs in Sins of a Solar Empire and came across a very particular bug. The issue relates to the entityBoolModifier DisableFighterLaunch. Generally, when this modifier is applied, it prevents entities from launching strike craft and forces any deployed strike craft to dock with the entity in question. However, when this modifier is applied to PlanetModuleHangarDefense entities, the latter does not occur and any deployed strike craft are free to r

I haven't posted in here for awhile. I still need to update the OP, but I have released 4.11.1, which improves on a handful of things found after the release of the rebuild.

Just a heads up; if your mod has a custom version of OptionsScreen.window then you need

Will this patch be released to the GOG version as well? I've been hearing that GOG is still on v1.83, much to the chagrin of multiple would-be mod players.

Back when 1.85 dropped I realized that RuinPlanet could only be applied via Ability file, and not Buff files, which hampers how useful it is for modding. As a result I request the RuinPlanet buffInstantActionType to be changed to one similar to ClearRecordedDamage and ChangePlayerIndexToNeutral. Here is an example of the existing AbilityRuinPlanet modified for such a change .

Some mods add on to vanilla, while others are total conversions that toss out vanilla in it's near entirety. If you're in the latter category, this is the thread for you, as after a few days and help from meier of pysoase, here's a list of all 53 vanilla entities that you must load to avoid crash issues. entityName "BuffDecloakMineForMovement.entity" entityName "BuffNeutralCapturableEntity.entity" entityName "BuffRecentlyColonized.entity" entityName "Debris

[quote who="Blair Fraser" reply="8" id="3658093"]I'll have it done for the next update. [/quote] I'll revive an idea I threw when 1.85 dropped... [quote who="Lavo_2" reply="22" id="3641431"] A second request would be to have RuinPlanet buffInstantActionType be changed to one similar to ClearRecordedDamage and ChangePlayerIndexToNeutral. Here is an example of the existing AbilityRuinPlanet

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It gives the same error even when I specify a planet type. The oddity here is, which I forgot to mention, is that these modifiers are copied from a regular research item, which does not spew these errors. Only when they are used in a pact bonus do they generate these errors.

I have a pact bonus with the following for modifiers: researchModifier modifierType "PopulationGrowthRateAdjustment" baseValue 0.000000 perLevelValue 0.100000 researchModifier modifierType "PlanetUpgradeCostAdjustment" baseValue 0.000000 perLevelValue 0.125000 linkedPlanetUpgradeType "Invalid" researchMo

[quote who="Creativenamedforafish" reply="2652" id="3646370"]I have been having trouble converting .xsi files to .mesh, specifically I get the following error: [/quote] Rather than try and explain things, I will recommend watching this video, but instead of Crosswalk'ing an .XSI, go to Import and then select .OBJ or .FBX [do the latter if you can].

[quote who="JoshuaTedder" reply="2637" id="3646100"]We know what the modifiers are, we're just trying to figure out what files reference the neutral extractors. [e digicons]:)[/e] [/quote] Why the neutral extractors in particular? With these modifiers you can create a new neutral entity that you can then place in any gravity well via the GSD.

numEntityBoolModifiers 3 entityBoolModifier "CannotBeDamaged" entityBoolModifier "CannotBeScuttled" entityBoolModifier "CanBeCaptured"

I'd take a look at the tutorial Goa linked; should do the trick. Failing that, feel free to ask more questions! [quote who="myfist0" reply="1" id="3645440"] First, their was an old script to export direct to mesh but not sure what version of Max it works with. I dont have that. [/quote] That script, which I have, is very piss poor as it can't do tangents right. I wouldn't recommend using it, though it is useful for reverse-importing mesh files.

Has anyone heard of this issue before? I saw it for the first time ever today. Assert @ D:\projects\SINS\SinsRebellion\main\CodeSource\Engine/DataStructures/List.h(431) i != End() [quote who="myfist0" reply="2616" id="3643514"]That also makes for a huge poly count for a shield mesh. I don't recommend that for a lot of ships. [/quote] It isn't a huge problem. Poly count isn't too much of an issue in Sins so long as they're under 25k or so

It is also worth nothing that even ships without shields should have a shield mesh as the shield mesh in Sins is actually the collision mesh. So if a ship doesn't have shields, make a copy of the main mesh, get rid of the hardpoints, and have the texture lines be blank, ex. ( DiffuseTextureFileName "" ), and use that as the shield mesh. This is also useful if you want to have "hull hugging" shields. To answer the original question, if renderShield is set to FALSE, even if the ship

[quote who="GoaFan77" reply="2600" id="3642536"]That hasn't been my experience actually. Of course I'm only doing this for special strikecraft research, so it may be different for required roletype frigates. [/quote] Squadrons are the only unit that the AI doesn't think of as a "researchable unit". I don't really know why, just that this is how it is.

[quote who="AKenny47" reply="2591" id="3641931"]What would you recommend? [/quote] resize.exe

[quote who="WA-Numenor" reply="2589" id="3641875"]is there anyway I can scale them up without having to mod their mesh files? [/quote] No, you have to scale up the mesh files. There are tools to do this easily however.

It does. I hope to upload an updated version for 1.85 tomorrow, however it won't have any new content, save for rampant milita support.

Would it be possible to have the militia that spawn vary based on planet owner's race? For example, if a player is Advent and controls a rampant militia spawning planet, for the planet to spawn Advent ships instead of TEC ships. This would be helpful both for vanilla, as research benefits these ships and thus is biased towards the TEC, and for modders with crazy ideas. A second request would be to have RuinPlanet buffInstantActionType be changed to one similar to ClearRecordedDama

For randomShip, does a higher weight means a higher probability of spawning?

Here's all of the strings that were either added or modified in 1.85 with reference as far back as 1.82 . I'd paste them on the forums rather than link you to a text document, but the forum likes to bork the spacing.

Hey guys here's a tool you might find useful . I've had it for awhile, and I keep forgetting to post it, but it might be useful for those who need to update their mods to 1.85. It's a mass find and replace tool, and the find box allows for wildcards by putting in the * symbol. To use it, make a new folder and slap in all the files you want to edit. Here are two examples of ways to use it; the first is an easy way to a

[quote who="Blair Fraser" reply="2" id="3640654"]The memory management improvements will indirectly cause some performance improvements but its not fully multi-core yet .[/quote] Does the bold text imply that SoaSE will become multi-core?