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Author Topic: So what can you do with the API on a weapon hit?  (Read 1232 times)

rogerbacon

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So what can you do with the API on a weapon hit?
« on: December 21, 2015, 06:59:52 PM »
What sort of things can you do when a weapon hits its target?

Can you alter the damage at that point based on characteristics of the target ship and the firing ship? For example, if I want to reduce damage (even to zero) based on some ECM level of the target could I do that? Or modify the damage based on the relative speed of the ship and the shot?
Can someone point me to the part of the API where I might find the most useful functions for doing something like this? Or maybe a mod that does something like this as an example?
« Last Edit: December 21, 2015, 07:06:12 PM by rogerbacon »
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Re: So what can you do with the API on a weapon hit?
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2015, 01:29:03 PM »
The old mod Vacuum has quite a few reactions of weapon impacts. There is a form-fitting shield mechanic, which seems to work by nullifying any armor/hull damage and scripting it as though it were a shield impact.

I imagine Templars does something similar.
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