Ion Cannon Fragmented Codes and such

m666

I have noticed that the Ion Cannon code in the superweapons statistics in rules.ini is the only unchanged superweapon from Tiberian Sun that is not commented out. Is the logic still in the game so you could re-implement it? And does ChemicalSpecial, HuntSeekSpecial, and DropPodSpecial still work or is the logic gone and the entire code never removed? Don't criticize me for I am new to RA2 modding and a vet. at TS modding.

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John Galt · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:13 am Post subject:

No, the logics have all been removed or castrated beyond repair. You can use the Rock Patch to recreate the Ion Cannon, Drop Pods, and EMP Cannon into YR.

m666 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:07 pm Post subject:

However, could you not re-create the Ioncannon actions and types? And is it possible to make a Rock Patch for RA2? I may lose my YR capabilities

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John Galt · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject:

You can't recreate the actions/types without patching the EXE. And, well, a RP for RA2 is possible, but PD is not going to do it, afaik.

m666 · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:16 pm Post subject:

PD should do it, and wouldn't it be easy just to make minor changes to the Rock Patch to get it to work for the RA2 EXE?

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John Galt · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:32 am Post subject:

Uh, no, it wouldn't. We've already had this discussion several times over at the RenProj forums, in the official patch discussion thread.

To make it short, RP is YR only, and it can not be ported to RA2, TS or any other game, it would be easier to remake it from scratch. First of all, PD isn't planning to recode RP for RA2, he said he might try TS sometime. Second of all, I see little point in RP'ing RA2, since YR is fairly more capable already. And it's a cheap thing to get.

Allied General · Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject:

u can recreate drop pods too also ion cannon codes only work as map trigger.

ion cannon in yr is a fancy dom clone with very fast rate and high draw off sets if not using merged method.

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m666 · Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:44 am Post subject:

Oh, okay...

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ChrisBlitz · Medic **Joined**: 17 Sep 2005

Don't forget that in YR you get elevation issues when using tiled animations eg the ion beam. It is tiled of course but the first tile is too far above the ground. So you have to add the beam to the WH animation as well.

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John Galt · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:43 am Post subject:

Not necessarily...

ChrisBlitz · Medic **Joined**: 17 Sep 2005

...and?

How else CAN you lower the botom tile of the ion beam?

Also, how can you make drop pods in Rock Patch. i see nothing drop pod related in the guide besides YR SW clones and Anim and Fire SWs.

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John Galt · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 6:21 am Post subject:

Re-read the link I gave. It explains how to fix the Ion Cannon positioning.

As for Drop Pods, it's called "creativity". You know, using the grey matter to find ways to use existing ingame logics for new purposes, the stuff people had to do before PD came along and gave everyone what they wanted?

Allied General · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:24 am Post subject:

you be suprised at how many individuals lack "creativity" :p

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m666 · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 2:32 am Post subject:

Yep. Only if PD would do something like this for RA2, and TS. Heard he was planning something like this for TS.

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ChrisBlitz · Medic **Joined**: 17 Sep 2005

I found what needs to be done. Add YDrawOffset=120 to the ion beam animation. I thought it was 115, but I found at RTB forums that the correct value is 120. If you see it to be off, then changing it won't hurt.

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John Galt · Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:28 am Post subject:

Argh, please tell me you noticed my post "Not necessarily..." had a link in it.

ihateharriers · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 20 Sep 2005

i didn't know that drop pods were reenabled in the rock patch. i guess i'll have to figure out how they work. very cool,very cool.

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