New Paradrop Not Working

adamstrange · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 07 Mar 2013

I set the secret lab to have a custom paradrop when your engineer enters and that works but when I click on the paradrop there is no drop icon and the clock just resets.

Code:

************ American Paradrop Special Rules ***********
TechParaDropInf=CCOMAND
TechParaDropNum=30

; *** Super Weapon List **
; This is a list of the various types of super weapons available in the game
[SuperWeaponTypes]
;1=MultiSpecial
;2=EMPulseSpecial
;3=FirestormSpecial
;4=IonCannonSpecial
;5=HuntSeekSpecial
;6=ChemicalSpecial
;7=IronCurtainSpecial
;8=LightningStormSpecial
;9=ChronoSphereSpecial
;10=ChronoWarpSpecial
;11=ParaDropSpecial

1=NukeSpecial
2=IronCurtainSpecial
3=LightningStormSpecial
4=ChronoSphereSpecial
5=ChronoWarpSpecial
6=ParaDropSpecial
7=AmericanParaDropSpecial
8=PsychicDominatorSpecial
9=SpyPlaneSpecial
10=GeneticConverterSpecial
11=ForceShieldSpecial
12=PsychicRevealSpecial
13=TechParaDropSpecial

[TechParaDropSpecial]
UIName=Name:TPara
Name=Tech Paratrooper Drop
IsPowered=false
RechargeVoice=
ChargingVoice=
ImpatientVoice=
SuspendVoice=
RechargeTime=4
Type=TechParaDrop
Action=TechParaDrop
SidebarImage=PARAICON
ShowTimer=no
DisableableFromShell=no ; gs this determines which superweapons are turned off by the checkbox

4StarGeneral · General **Joined**: 14 Sep 2006 **Location**: Limbo

TechParaDrop is not a valid Type or Action, you can't just make things up.

If you're using Ares, try

Code:

[TechParaDropSpecial]
UIName=Name:TPara
Name=Tech Paratrooper Drop
IsPowered=false
RechargeVoice=
ChargingVoice=
ImpatientVoice=
SuspendVoice=
RechargeTime=4
Type=ParaDrop
SidebarImage=PARAICON
ShowTimer=no
DisableableFromShell=no ; gs this determines which superweapons are turned off by the checkbox
ParaDrop.Types=CCOMAND
ParaDrop.Num=30
ParaDrop.Aircraft=PDPLANE
ParaDrop.Count=5

For more information, see: https://ares-developers.github.io/Ares-docs/new/superweapons/types/paradrop.html

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adamstrange · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 07 Mar 2013

im not using ares.

Virgil · Stealth Laser Trooper **Joined**: 22 Jul 2018

adamstrange wrote:

im not using ares.

Then use it.

adamstrange · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 07 Mar 2013

I dont use it because the manuel is very difficult to understand

TAK02 · Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:53 pm Post subject:

adamstrange wrote:

I dont use it because the manuel is very difficult to understand

Not at all. Except for a few spots that could've been written better to make it clearer, the documentation is very straight-forward.

cxtian39 · Commander **Joined**: 11 Feb 2016

Well for people don't speak English it is...

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adamstrange · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 07 Mar 2013

I do speak English, but it is not written in plain English it's written from the point of an experienced programmer using terms i had to look up the meaning.

Like reading a short legal document only to be told what you read is a case involving a speeding ticket, yeah it's written in English, but what are those English words ?

I've never heard them and I don't speak like that.

TAK02 · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 9:56 am Post subject:

How about instead of complaining, you give us a passage you're having difficulty understanding and we'll help you understand it.

If you're having trouble understanding everything, no problem.
Just give us a passage/feature description you'd like to know about.

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G-E · Defense Minister **Joined**: 09 Feb 2015

Adam: the point if not made clearly enough is you can't add new superweapons without Ares. If you want to create a new paradropping superweapon, you will have to repurpose one of the existing paradrops, the generic one which has unique infantry for each side, or the American one which will only drop one kind regardless of owner.

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