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[Midnight Kitsune]

Is there a way to make a player-only hullmod, unusable by Dynasector?

If your mod is not integrated with vanilla or Dynasector, then any mod you make won't be used by Dyna

[Mongreal]

Another question that came when I was playing with projectiles and missile collision class : Which is the most efficient way, in a plugin, to know if the projectile/missile will score a hit on anything (ship, projectile, asteroid) at a given range ?
I was playing a bit with :

Code

Vector2f projection = new Vector2f(collideDistance, 0f);
                    Vector2f location = proj.getLocation();

                    //List<ShipAPI> checkList = engine.getShips();
                    //List<ShipAPI> finalList = new LinkedList<>();
                    Vector2f point = CollisionUtils.getCollisionPoint(location, projection, proj);
                    if (point != null && MathUtils.getDistance(location, point) <= collideDistance) {
                        //Do something, change a variable, etc... In this case, change the collisionRadius and the collisionClass back to something that may hit the entity
                    }

But that doesn't seems to work, and I guess it's because my projectile is actually a missile with collisionRadius = 0 and collisionClass = NONE. Does that make "getCollisionPoint" null ?
Is there any other way to detect if a projectile without collision will intercept another entity ?

[Histidine]

A bit late but:

Another question that came when I was playing with projectiles and missile collision class : Which is the most efficient way, in a plugin, to know if the projectile/missile will score a hit on anything (ship, projectile, asteroid) at a given range ?
I was playing a bit with :

Code

Vector2f projection = new Vector2f(collideDistance, 0f);
                    Vector2f location = proj.getLocation();

                    //List<ShipAPI> checkList = engine.getShips();
                    //List<ShipAPI> finalList = new LinkedList<>();
                    Vector2f point = CollisionUtils.getCollisionPoint(location, projection, proj);
                    if (point != null && MathUtils.getDistance(location, point) <= collideDistance) {
                        //Do something, change a variable, etc... In this case, change the collisionRadius and the collisionClass back to something that may hit the entity
                    }

But that doesn't seems to work, and I guess it's because my projectile is actually a missile with collisionRadius = 0 and collisionClass = NONE. Does that make "getCollisionPoint" null ?
Is there any other way to detect if a projectile without collision will intercept another entity ?

getCollisionPoint doesn't check collision class, only the vectors. Collision radius of zero might break it though. (Right-click on the method in your IDE and go to the method source to see details)
Your third arg for the method call needs to be whichever entity the projectile might hit, not the projectile itself.
Also the variable assigned to projection means it'll only work for projectiles flying horizontally. To get the proper projection, multiply the projectile's velocity by the how far to extrapolate in seconds.

Although depending on what you're doing, you probably shouldn't even be using getCollisionPoint, just CombatUtils.getShipsWithinRange and the equivalent methods for missiles/asteroids followed by CollisionUtils.isPointWithinBounds.

[Mongreal]

Oh, so that's why. Thanks, I'll try that this week and see if I can manage to make my weapon work.

[cjuicy]

Is there a way to make a weapon mountable on any type of weapon slot? (Like a universal weapon type, fitting on ballistic, missile, and energy?)

[Midnight Kitsune]

I'm trying to port over a mod from 72 and I can't seem to get it to work... It doesn't crash but it doesn't work either

Spoiler

package data.hullmods;

import com.fs.starfarer.api.combat.BaseHullMod;
import com.fs.starfarer.api.combat.MutableShipStatsAPI;
import com.fs.starfarer.api.combat.ShipAPI.HullSize;

public class test extends BaseHullMod {

    public static final float DEPLOYMENT_PENALTY = 30f;
    public static final float LOGISTICS_BONUS = 30f;

    @Override
    public void applyEffectsBeforeShipCreation(HullSize hullSize, MutableShipStatsAPI stats, String id) {
        stats.getSuppliesPerMonth().modifyMult(id, 1f - LOGISTICS_BONUS * 0.01f);
        stats.getSuppliesToRecover().modifyMult(id, 1f - LOGISTICS_BONUS * 0.01f);
        stats.getCRPerDeploymentPercent().modifyMult(id, 1f - DEPLOYMENT_PENALTY * 0.01f);
    }

    @Override
    public String getDescriptionParam(int index, HullSize hullSize) {
        if (index == 0) {
            return "" + (int) LOGISTICS_BONUS;
        }
        if (index == 1) {
            return "" + (int) DEPLOYMENT_PENALTY;
        }
        return null;
    }
}

[close]

It is supposed to reduce the deployment by a percentage

[Histidine]

Is com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd.newgame not actually a usable package, or is there another reason my class can't be found while in it?

Code

com.fs.starfarer.api.util.RuleException: java.lang.RuntimeException: Command [NGCGetExerelinDefaults] not found in packages:
com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd
com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd.salvage
com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd.newgame

EDIT: Happening with a rule command in plain old com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd as well.

[Embolism]

How are hull entries hidden from the codex? I'm looking through the hidden skins (the Pirate Shade entry isn't hidden by the way, although Pirate Afflictor is) and I can't tell what's different in the skin file. Must be somewhere else?

[Inventor Raccoon]

How are hull entries hidden from the codex? I'm looking through the hidden skins (the Pirate Shade entry isn't hidden by the way, although Pirate Afflictor is) and I can't tell what's different in the skin file. Must be somewhere else?

The Afflictor has the descriptionid of "wolf". Which is weird. I assume that it should be "afflictor". Changing it doesn't seem to make it visible in the codex, however.

[SainnQ]

How difficult is it to utilize the ship editor & modify the bonuses Hullmods provide?

I would really like to try experimenting with some ship variants that utilize High Resolution Sensor & Survey Equipment Hullmods of various bonuses.

It seems odd that there aren't more ships added with .8a that already carry these. Beside the usual like the Apogee (Which is the only High Res Sensors ship I know of off-hand)

[Inventor Raccoon]

How difficult is it to utilize the ship editor & modify the bonuses Hullmods provide?

I would really like to try experimenting with some ship variants that utilize High Resolution Sensor & Survey Equipment Hullmods of various bonuses.

It seems odd that there aren't more ships added with .8a that already carry these. Beside the usual like the Apogee (Which is the only High Res Sensors ship I know of off-hand)

It's relatively simple, although you should use a program that can compile everything into a .jar file. I use Eclipse, personally. It's mostly just changing a couple of numbers and taking examples from Alex's code, if you aren't comfortable writing anything entirely new.

Ship variants are very easy, especially if you're making it as a skin (like ingame D variants or the XIV variants) of an existing ship. Look at vanilla skins for a template.

[Embolism]

Strange. Replacing a core skin with a mod one that's basically identical makes previously Codex-invisible entries visible. Why...?

[Alex]

Is com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd.newgame not actually a usable package, or is there another reason my class can't be found while in it?

Code

com.fs.starfarer.api.util.RuleException: java.lang.RuntimeException: Command [NGCGetExerelinDefaults] not found in packages:
com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd
com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd.salvage
com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd.newgame

EDIT: Happening with a rule command in plain old com.fs.starfarer.api.impl.campaign.rulecmd as well.

So it's just straight up not finding *any* rule commands from a mod, or only specific ones?

[Alex]

Strange. Replacing a core skin with a mod one that's basically identical makes previously Codex-invisible entries visible. Why...?

Skins that are "compatible" with the base hull (i.e. have the same weapon mounts etc) don't show in the Codex to avoid clutter.

[Embolism]

Strange. Replacing a core skin with a mod one that's basically identical makes previously Codex-invisible entries visible. Why...?

Skins that are "compatible" with the base hull (i.e. have the same weapon mounts etc) don't show in the Codex to avoid clutter.

I can't quite understand the rules for this. E.g. Hegemony Wolf shows up in the Codex (despite being identical to the base Wolf other than a paintjob), but Pirate Afflictor (having D-mods and losing weapon mounts) or Buffalo (having Shielded Cargo Holds and a ballistic instead of an energy mount) doesn't.