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1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-08-29)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:13 am
by Ultraken
All-In-One Asset Pack (2012-08-29)
* Some features require 1.5.1.14+
* Includes updated check.odf
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Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:05 pm
by General BlackDragon
Hmmm....

Flash is now more powerful then blast...

Interesting....

Before, Flash had 110 ammo cost and 400 damage per second, == to Blast in terms of damage.

now it's 600 damage a second and ammo cost is 90, :shock:

GTows with infinite ammo of that, will now melt ships alot faster.

Personally, I voice put damage back at 400, and adjust ammo cost to 90. Might be...better.

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:36 pm
by Ultraken
It does damage faster than Blast but has less than half the range (90 vs. 200) so it fills a different role. The idea was to find a middle ground between the overpowered pre-1.4 version and the underpowered 1.4 version. (The pre-1.4 version used a missile explosion so it did up to 50 more damage per frame.)

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:50 pm
by Zax
How about making it do what the INF says it does?

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:55 pm
by Ultraken
It already does what the INF says it does. It's a heat weapon (damageFlame) that does extreme damage (600/sec) at high ammunition cost (90/sec).

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:02 pm
by Zax
Ultraken wrote:It already does what the INF says it does. It's a heat weapon (damageFlame) that does extreme damage (600/sec) at high ammunition cost (90/sec).
The microwave energy shuts down engines?

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:13 pm
by Ultraken
Here's what the apflsh.inf in bzone.zfs says:

FLASH CANNON
A penetrating heat weapon
that does extreme damage
at high ammunition cost.

COST: 5
HARDPOINT: Cannon
BUILDER: SLF

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:48 pm
by Zax
Ultraken wrote:Here's what the apflsh.inf in bzone.zfs says:

FLASH CANNON
A penetrating heat weapon
that does extreme damage
at high ammunition cost.

COST: 5
HARDPOINT: Cannon
BUILDER: SLF
Must have been in a briefing somewhere then. I remember reading about overheating the v-thruster and shutting it down.

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:55 pm
by Psychedelic Rhino
I like the idea of the Flash doing more damage. Part of it might be it was broke for a major portion of the life of BZ. But as Ken said, the range is painfully short. It's the kind of weapon you might choose in a very tight canyon environment.

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:30 pm
by Ultraken
Zax wrote:Must have been in a briefing somewhere then. I remember reading about overheating the v-thruster and shutting it down.
It might have been the strategy guide. I have a copy so I can check.
Psychedelic Rhino wrote:I like the idea of the Flash doing more damage.
It restores the Flash Cannon to its original role as the weapon with the highest damage rate. 1.4 removed the explosion damage and basically reduced it to a less-efficient, much-shorter-range Blast Cannon so there wasn't much point to using it. It's at least a contender now.

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:50 am
by Zax
Ultraken wrote:
Zax wrote:Must have been in a briefing somewhere then. I remember reading about overheating the v-thruster and shutting it down.
It might have been the strategy guide. I have a copy so I can check.
Psychedelic Rhino wrote:I like the idea of the Flash doing more damage.
It restores the Flash Cannon to its original role as the weapon with the highest damage rate. 1.4 removed the explosion damage and basically reduced it to a less-efficient, much-shorter-range Blast Cannon so there wasn't much point to using it. It's at least a contender now.
No, no, and you are gonna kill me since this isn't my bz1 rig so I can't check. It was likely in the briefing/tech info section in the first NSDF Io mission. I believe that was where it was noted.

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:02 am
by General BlackDragon
Nope, However, I did find your microwave referance.

Cthonian Flash cannon inf:

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Name:			Flash Cannon
Funtion:		Cannon
Constructed By:		Hadean Crown
Date of Construction:	3237 NR
Engineer:		Nexus V
Information:

A high frequency microwave emitter 
engineered by Hadean scientist Nexus 
in the year 3237 NR.  Causes extreme 
overheating of enemy vehicles resulting 
in eventual destruction of enemy craft.
NSDF Mission 9 Briefing:

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Alien records lead us to Io where we believe that we will discover an alien weapon known as a Fury.  Our scientists believe this may be the most powerful weapon that the Cthonian's developed.  

MISSION OBJECTIVES
- Capture the Fury relic on Io.
- Have a tug bring the Fury relic back.

ENGINEERING REPORT
We've equipped your vehicle with a flash cannon.  This weapon will inflict incredible damage in a continuous stream.  Be careful as you use the flash cannon, because it does consume ammo at a rapid pace.
Sorry Zax, myth busted.

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:54 am
by Zax
General BlackDragon wrote: Sorry Zax, myth busted.
NOT SO!
I knew I saw it somewhere. I dug up my NSDF field guide which is never more than 5 meters away from me wherever I go. Page 49, section Weapons, subsection cannons:
"The Flash Cannon, often referred to as the 'Hot Foot,' fires a concentrated beam of microwave energy at its target. The microwave energy causes the target vehicle's v-thruster engine to overheat."

Maybe my brain filled in the blanks about causing it to not move anymore or shut it down, but it has been like 7 years or so since I last looked at it so give me a break :)

Still think there should be some indication it is overheating the engine, heh.

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:42 pm
by Psychedelic Rhino
Ultraken wrote:1.4 removed the explosion damage and basically reduced it to a less-efficient, much-shorter-range Blast Cannon so there wasn't much point to using it. It's at least a contender now.
You can say less-efficient again. 2X Flash might or might not destroy a Lander after a prolonged blast.

Re: 1.5.1 Common Files (updated 2012-06-07)

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:04 pm
by SnakeEye
i took a look at my manual and and according to it, the beam was (at some developmental stage) supposed to immobilise or slow down the vehicle. it says nothing about "extreme damage at high ammunition cost".


Flach Cannon
The Flach Cannon, often referred to as the "Hot foot," fires
a concentrated beam of microwave energy at its target. The
microwave energy causes the target vehicle's v-thruster
engine to overheat.