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Gotcha!
Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:49 pm
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Location: The Netherlands
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 Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Hi peeps, A question for the advanced modders on this forum; Would it be possible to create an object, let's say, a concrete block as an example, emit particles without something shooting at it? What I would like to make is a small mining platform that releases gold particles once in a while so people will have a slow but endless income. I'd like to know if such a thing is even possible since I dunno where to begin. 
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| Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:07 am |
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Alenth Eneil
Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:34 am
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals With a wound or an emitter attacged by some manner. The wounds being the old way.
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| Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:25 am |
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No_0ne
Joined: Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:37 am
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Give it an emitter with a very slow emission rate, make that emitter emit another emitter that emits gold.
Simple.
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| Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:26 pm |
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Gotcha!
Joined: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:49 pm
Posts: 1972
Location: The Netherlands
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Thanks, I'll go see if I can make this work.
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| Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:03 pm |
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Azukki
Joined: Sat Nov 03, 2007 9:44 pm
Posts: 1916
Location: Flint Hills
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Wait, so why couldn't you just put a pinned AEmitter as a child object of the bunker module block...?
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| Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:12 pm |
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numgun
Joined: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:04 pm
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Just a small advice, use MOSR with an attached emitter instead of a bare emitter, they seem to be more reliable that way.
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| Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:58 pm |
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Alenth Eneil
Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:34 am
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals numgun wrote: Just a small advice, use MOSR with an attached emitter instead of a bare emitter, they seem to be more reliable that way. Thank god I am not the only one who does not believe in unparented emitters. PS: No_0ne is crazy, just make the first emitter emit gold.
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| Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:18 pm |
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No_0ne
Joined: Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:37 am
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Alenth Eneil wrote: numgun wrote: Just a small advice, use MOSR with an attached emitter instead of a bare emitter, they seem to be more reliable that way. Thank god I am not the only one who does not believe in unparented emitters. PS: No_0ne is crazy, just make the first emitter emit gold. He wants the emitter to start and stop at intervals, like a geyser. Make the first one emit an emitter with a short lifetime every minute or so would achieve that effect. The way you're suggesting would make the flow constant.
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| Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:29 pm |
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Grif
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Joined: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:25 pm
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Or use Bursts.
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Taehl
Joined: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:58 pm
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Location: In my custom-made vault, ordering bodies about while admiring a decorative plant.
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Forgive me for reviving a month-old topic, but I think this thread has just the answer I need... I just don't understand it. I'm a newb to modding CC, so please forgive me. How do I give a bunker piece an emitter? I'm trying to make a light which actually glows. What would I add to this code? Code: AddTerrainObject = TerrainObject
InstanceName = Lamp
AddToGroup = Bunker Tiles Deco
GoldCost = 1
FGColorFile = ContentFile
Path = TBunkerTiles.rte/deco/light1f.bmp
MaterialFile = ContentFile
Path = TBunkerTiles.rte/deco/light1m.bmp
BGColorFile = ContentFile
Path = TBunkerTiles.rte/deco/light1b.bmp
BitmapOffset = Vector
X=0
Y=-6
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Mind
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:54 pm
Posts: 1360
Location: USA
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Code: AddTerrainObject = TerrainObject
InstanceName = Lamp
AddToGroup = Bunker Tiles Deco
GoldCost = 1
FGColorFile = ContentFile
Path = TBunkerTiles.rte/deco/light1f.bmp
MaterialFile = ContentFile
Path =TBunkerTiles.rte/deco/light1m.bmp
BGColorFile = ContentFile
Path =TBunkerTiles.rte/deco/light1b.bmp
BitmapOffset = Vector
X=0
Y=-6
AddEmitter = AEmitter
CopyOf = [your emitter]
ParentOffset = Vector
X = [whatever]
Y = [whatever]
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| Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:10 pm |
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Taehl
Joined: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:58 pm
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Location: In my custom-made vault, ordering bodies about while admiring a decorative plant.
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals OK, thank you. And then I would need some more code to say what my AEmitter is, probably starting with "AddEffect = AEmitter", right? Sorry to be asking such newbish questions, but the CC wiki has a big, gaping hole instead of the AEmitter page. So... What do I do with this? Code: AddEffect = AEmitter
ScreenEffect = ContentFile
FilePath = TBunkerTiles.rte/light1.bmp Also, and I'm assuming I'm at fault, but when I try to use that code to "AddEmitter = AEmitter CopyOf = Rocket Main Thruster" (as a test), the game crashes when it loads my mod, complaining it can't match a property.
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Mind
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:54 pm
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Location: USA
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Taehl wrote: OK, thank you. And then I would need some more code to say what my AEmitter is, probably starting with "AddEffect = AEmitter", right? Sorry to be asking such newbish questions, but the CC wiki has a big, gaping hole instead of the AEmitter page. So... What do I do with this? Code: AddEffect = AEmitter
ScreenEffect = ContentFile
FilePath = TBunkerTiles.rte/light1.bmp Also, and I'm assuming I'm at fault, but when I try to use that code to "AddEmitter = AEmitter CopyOf = Rocket Main Thruster" (as a test), the game crashes when it loads my mod, complaining it can't match a property. Post the error, and I wouldn't do the addeffect part of it
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| Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:23 am |
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Taehl
Joined: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:58 pm
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Location: In my custom-made vault, ordering bodies about while admiring a decorative plant.
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals Quote: Abortion in file .\System\Reader.cpp, line 439 because:
Could not match proerty in TBunkerTiles.rte/tbtdeco.ini at line 303!
The last frame has been dumped to 'abortscreen.bmp' EDIT: Nevermind my question now. I figured it out: Code: AddEffect = MOSParticle
InstanceName = light1
Mass = 1
PinStrength = 50000
Sharpness = 0
HitsMOs = 0
GetsHitByMOs = 0
SpriteFile = ContentFile
FilePath = Base.rte/null.bmp
FrameCount = 1
SpriteOffset = Vector
X = 0
Y = 0
AngularVel = 0
ScreenEffect = ContentFile
FilePath = TBunkerTiles.rte/light1.bmp
EffectStartTime = 0
EffectStopTime = 9000
EffectStartStrength = 1.0
EffectStopStrength = 1.0
AddTerrainObject = TerrainObject
InstanceName = Lamp
AddToGroup = Bunker Tiles Deco
GoldCost = 1
FGColorFile = ContentFile
Path = TBunkerTiles.rte/deco/light1f.bmp
MaterialFile = ContentFile
Path = TBunkerTiles.rte/deco/light1m.bmp
BGColorFile = ContentFile
Path = TBunkerTiles.rte/deco/light1b.bmp
BitmapOffset = Vector
X=0
Y=-6
AddChildObject = SOPlacer
PlacedObject = MOSParticle
CopyOf = light1
// Offset = Vector makes it disappear? Strange...
// X = 12
// Y = 1 Now all I need to figure out is how to make the particle last forever. Or at least a few hours.
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Lord Tim
Joined: Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:55 pm
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Location: America!
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Re: Have bunker pieces emit particles at intervals As long as it's pinned, doesn't have a lifetime/impulselimit, and is made of something strong, and you don't hit it with objects that have masses in the millions, it shouldn't go away.
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