ivcorbin as starting unit

[Fulmen]

This is for FE.

Is there any way to make the X-47 Prototype (ivcorbin) my starting unit through the console? If not, what do I need to edit to make it so?

[VSMIT]

I thought that ivuser (or some such) was the default player vehicle. So if you change that, you may be able to use the prototype as your main vehicle. Don't know how it will affect BA, though.

[Zero Angel]

If you eyedrop the starting scout in the editor you can get its ODF name and recreate the ivcorbin ODF. In 1.3, you can create that ODF name and make an simple ODF like this.

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[GameObjectClass]
classLabel="ivcorbin"

And it should use all of the ODF data from ivcorbin. Not sure if there are any other required ODF entries.

[Red Spot]

Cant you do it using svar4 ?

[Ded10c]

In singleplayer? Don't think so.

[Nielk1]

What mission is that from again anyway?

[Ded10c]

The Miasma one after you undeploy the recycler to run away, IIRC. Starts you in a long canyon with Sentinels at the sides and atrillery on the other side of a river.

X-47 Prototype. Monsterously unbalanced

[General BlackDragon]

mission 7, the long ass recy haul on miasma

where you get testslag

go into sp, edit mode, eyedrop your self. that'll tell you if the odf name is player.odf or ivuser.odf or what. might be different per mission, or might be the same.

[Fulmen]

X-47 Prototype. Monsterously unbalanced

I know. The reason I want this as the starting ship for me and my thugs is that I intend to start with extremely unfavourable settings in MPI games (such as say, 15 rampage units etc.).

where you get testslag

aptestslag is the Mega Slag. It's not in any ship. ivcorbin uses the Hyper Slag.

Cant you do it using svar4 ?

Think so. But how do I add it to the list?

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/8421/mpvehicles.png Where can I find mpvehicles.txt for FE and what entries must I add into it to make the X-47 show in the starting unit list?

[Ded10c]

It'll be in the .pak. Just follow the trend set by previous entries (ODF, XSI, INF names)

[Zero Angel]

Oh, it's for multiplayer. To do that you would create a text file called something like "ivcorbin.txt", and give it the following contents:

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ivcorbin.xsi ivcorbin X-47 Prototype

Then you run the console command

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network.session.svar4 ivcorbin.txt

All players must possess the 'ivcorbin.txt' file for this to work.

[Red Devil]

the file used for vehicles is listed in the map's .inf files.

[Fulmen]

Ty ZA.

[ADMIRAL MANSON]

So as I understand doing all of this in order should make it work for everyone correct?

[Zero Angel]

Basically like I posted in my last post.

You need to distribute a custom, uniquely named txt file with your map/mod that uses a similar structure as mpvehicles.txt -- and then you need to call it by setting svar4 as the filename of your custom vehicles text file. You can set svar4 using the map's own INF file or by using the console command.

It will work for everyone who possesses that custom vehicles text file, but anyone who doesnt will not be able to select a ship if the host has changed svar4