Adv. Modding Question

[Combat Wombat]

Alright I have already asked Fyron and SJ this on #se4 but they seem to be stumped and I don't believe there is a way to get this to work but I will ask it here anyways.

Is there a way to let a base use emergency propulsion without it being able to have engines.

[Kana]

I would have to say no. If this were possible...we would have tug like usefulness for moving bases around a system.

Yet isn't there a mod that classes bases as ships...then it could use emergency propulsion...or do you need at least 1 engine to use the EP....?

Kana

[Combat Wombat]

Originally posted by Kana:
I would have to say no. If this were possible...we would have tug like usefulness for moving bases around a system.

Yet isn't there a mod that classes bases as ships...then it could use emergency propulsion...or do you need at least 1 engine to use the EP....?

Kana

You need at least one engine, when you try to set the number of engines to 0 it ends up being unlimited

[Alneyan]

You could work out around this problem however, by making engines very, very big with a mount reducing its size. However, a ship with no engines cannot use the Emergency Propulsion, at least not in tactical movement. (You will use the component, but it won't do anything)

I am not sure what happens with very big ships requiring a lot of movement points to actually be able to move though... I will check it under a QNP mod. Who knows? Perhaps Emergency Propulsion works then, as you actually have an engine, albeit a useless one. Edit: Under Proportions, it didn't work at all. The ship will still not move if it has no movement point, even with Emergency Propulsion.

[ June 17, 2004, 19:33: Message edited by: Alneyan ]

[clark]

Can you mod it so the base can't warp?

Can you give a negative number for engines?

[JLS]

Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
Alright I have already asked Fyron and SJ this on #se4 but they seem to be stumped and I don't believe there is a way to get this to work but I will ask it here anyways.

Is there a way to let a base use emergency propulsion without it being able to have engines.

Have you tried modding (Standard Ship Movement) to that Vehicle Hull or adding it to a (base only) Emergency Propulsion Component itself? However, in the latter it may be Similar to that of an engine, but it should work.

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The BASE itself would have a very high Engines Per Move := 99 or whatever you desire for your mod - in this way, regular engines will have little effect.

Requirement Max Engines := 1

And the modded (base only) limit to one Emergency Propulsion - (new) Component Add enough Standard Ship Movement to move that Base just enough to engage the Stellar Manipulations device or just to have it move a sector or two, if this is what you want

[ June 18, 2004, 02:02: Message edited by: JLS ]