Shields

Darkwander · Medic **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Australia

Greetings,

This is a two part question, )

1). I know that if you turn the option off

Quote:

"UseHouseColor="false"

Then it makes the shields a clear white colour, and i know that if you use house colours it changes the colour. However what i want to know is how to set the colour of the shields to "For example" goldy colour when the house colour is different. There must be something you add to th bottom of

Code:

<ScriptedModelDraw
         id="ModuleTag_DrawForcefield"
         OkToChangeModelColor="true">
         <ModelConditionState
            ParseCondStateType="PARSE_DEFAULT"></ModelConditionState>
         <ModelConditionState
            ParseCondStateType="PARSE_NORMAL"
            ConditionsYes="USER_1">
            <Model
               Name="FXShldCarrier" />
            <ShadowInfo
               Type="ADDITIVE_DECAL"
               SizeX="150"
               SizeY="100"
               OverrideLODVisibility="true"
               MaxHeight="300"
               UseHouseColor="false"
               Texture="AUDronShipDecalIdle" />
         </ModelConditionState>

To Change the colour..

2). Is there a way of adjusting the shields, i have added Shields to my Harvester but the Shield is below the Harvester, it looks funny, and so wrong, is there a way of adjusting it using the command's simular to

Code:

But make it so that it is offset and not QueueProduction?

Golan · Flamethrower **Joined**: 21 Nov 2007

For shields with other colors, make a new shield texture with the color you want.
For the second problem, place the model correctly. The code you posted can not be adjusted for what you want it to do. :[

Darkwander · Medic **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Australia

Golan wrote:

For shields with other colors, make a new shield texture with the color you want.

I looked at the Texture file, there is nothing in it;
File: AUDronShipDecalIdle.xml

Code:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<AssetDeclaration xmlns="uri:ea.com:eala:asset" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
</AssetDeclaration>

That is all that is in the file....

Golan wrote:

For the second problem, place the model correctly. The code you posted can not be adjusted for what you want it to do.

The model i am using is the Alien Harvester, i think it is because the Alien Harvester dosnt have the markers for the Shield to align too. There must be something that lets the shield know where to be placed. Something like the Box that goes around the Harvester.

Stygs · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

The ShadowInfo ist just for the texture on the ground (this ugly colour under harvesters, buzzers und shielded PAcs). No matter how you change it, it will never affect the shield #Tongue

If you want a different shield, you need to edit FXShldCarrier and use a different texture there.

The position problem is simple: the shield models are made for special units hence the shield only fits with them. If you use an other unit, the shield wont fit.

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Darkwander · Medic **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Australia

Stygs wrote:

The ShadowInfo ist just for the texture on the ground (this ugly colour under harvesters, buzzers und shielded PAcs). No matter how you change it, it will never affect the shield #Tongue

If you want a different shield, you need to edit FXShldCarrier and use a different texture there.

The position problem is simple: the shield models are made for special units hence the shield only fits with them. If you use an other unit, the shield wont fit.

I have managed to add shields to Orca fighters and all, without any problems with alignment.

Darkwander · Medic **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Australia

Stygs wrote:

The ShadowInfo ist just for the texture on the ground (this ugly colour under harvesters, buzzers und shielded PAcs). No matter how you change it, it will never affect the shield #Tongue

If you want a different shield, you need to edit FXShldCarrier and use a different texture there.

Any Tips on how to edit a .w3x file, maybe a place i can find a Tutoral.

Darkwander · Medic **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Australia

[quote="Stygs"] If you want a different shield, you need to edit FXShldCarrier and use a different texture there. quote]

Don't suppose you would know where to get that file, or how to get the file by any chance....

Thanks
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Golan · Flamethrower **Joined**: 21 Nov 2007

You can use JonWil's SDK Extras to extract textures from the game. Its documentation will tell you how. The file you are looking for is located in the static stream.

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Darkwander · Medic **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Australia

Golan wrote:

You can use JonWil's SDK Extras to extract textures from the game. Its documentation will tell you how. The file you are looking for is located in the static stream.

There is no documentation that comes with the mod, not as far as i can see...

Madin · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 05 Apr 2009

http://forums.revora.net/index.php?showtopic=70169
Try this.