Possible to tweak the gravity of mortars?

[Zero Angel]

Does anyone know if it's possible to tweak the gravity of mortar type weapons? Ie: so that it will drop faster, so that its range can be limited more effectively while still giving it a decently high velocity?

[S.cavA.rmyG.en]

not sure if it can be done I know how to make one fall real slow but thats done by giving it a - speed.

you might want to look in to using more then one ordence to get this to work.

[S.cavA.rmyG.en]

1.what knid of weapon did you have in mind here.
2.is it for AI or player.

[Zero Angel]

Normal mortar for human players.

[Nielk1]

I requested this way back but IIRC it was shot down. At the time a point wasn't seen for it (I was trying to make straight fire MDM rockets).

[General BlackDragon]

N1, "MDM" g file class can be used to "detonate" any ordinance.

Just make a mdmgun fire a rocket. It should generate xplExpire when it goes boom.

[MrTwosheds]

Yes detonator can work with rockets, however the class limitations still apply, you can only fire 4 before having to detonate them if they have not already exploded, Played with this ages ago, didn't find it very useful as a weapon.

[Nielk1]

(I also wanted burst rockets which so far I have faked by making a 0 delay tight salvo that do not engage a massive waver until a set distance.)

[MrTwosheds]

how do you delay the waver?

[General BlackDragon]

[MissileClass]
velocForward = shotSpeed // powered speed of the missile
accelThrust = 50.0 // rate the missile can change speed
delayTime = 0.0 // homing delay time (zero turn rate)
rampTime = 0.0 // homing ramp time (from zero to full turn rate)
avoidRange = 0.0 // terrain obstacle-avoidance range
avoidStrength = 0.0 // terrain obstacle-avoidance strength (~2 seems best)


DelayTime probably.

[Nielk1]

Also, why has no one before used the detonator for non mortars?

Might be a good idea to phrase a request for this as 'grenade mass ratio' or something and default it to 1.0.

[MrTwosheds]

Also, why has no one before used the detonator for non mortars?

Because its useless as a weapon.

[General BlackDragon]

I use it to toggle on/off a hyperdrive I made ages ago. (Metnetshell that drags you with it)

[GSH]

Tweaking gravity on any weapon would break the 'tli' (targeting lead indicator, visible with the 't' key). AI uses that to aim. Tweaking gravity would require big rewrites to a lot of systems.

-- GSH

[Zero Angel]

Understood. Thanks for the response.