Improved Team Loadout - Revision history

MjnMixael: more clarification.

2012-03-05T14:32:27Z

more clarification.

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	==Required Weapon==		==Required Weapon==
	Another new feature is having a weapon required for the mission without locking the entire loadout. This feature however does not yet have a FRED dialog and must be done in notepad. The syntax follows...		Another new feature is having a weapon required for the mission without locking the entire loadout. This feature however does not yet have a FRED dialog and must be done in notepad. FRED does, however, understand the syntax and won't delete anything if you resave the mission in FRED. The syntax follows...

	+Required for mission: ( "Subach HL-7" "Rockeye" "Tempest" )		+Required for mission: ( "Subach HL-7" "Rockeye" "Tempest" )

MjnMixael: Clarification

2012-03-05T14:05:26Z

Clarification

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	and must be placed just after '+Weaponry Pool:'		and must be placed just after '+Weaponry Pool:'

			NOTE: This feature simply requires the weapon to be ''somewhere'' in the loadout and not necessarily on any particular ship.

	==Variables and Numbers==		==Variables and Numbers==

MjnMixael: Adding Required Weapon Syntax

2012-03-05T03:27:18Z

Adding Required Weapon Syntax

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	'''Team Loadout has been improved''' to allow the use of variables as well as numbers to determine how many ships will be available. The heart of the new system is the updated Team Loadout panel of course.		{{TableVersion\|8566}}

			'''Team Loadout has been improved''' to allow the use of variables as well as numbers to determine how many ships will be available and if any weapons are required for the mission. The heart of the new system is the updated Team Loadout panel of course.

			==Required Weapon==
			Another new feature is having a weapon required for the mission without locking the entire loadout. This feature however does not yet have a FRED dialog and must be done in notepad. The syntax follows...

			+Required for mission: ( "Subach HL-7" "Rockeye" "Tempest" )

			and must be placed just after '+Weaponry Pool:'

			==Variables and Numbers==
	[[Image:TeamLoadoutEditor.jpg]]		[[Image:TeamLoadoutEditor.jpg]]

TopAce at 17:37, 7 January 2009

2009-01-07T17:37:42Z

Mustang19: got rid of link to persistent variables

2008-01-31T20:49:35Z

got rid of link to persistent variables

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	[[Image:TeamLoadoutEditor.jpg]]		[[Image:TeamLoadoutEditor.jpg]]

	The most important addition is the Set Amount from Variable. The list presented to the player shows all the available number SEXP variables. In the example shown the NumberOfHercIIs variable has been set to 5 but since this is a [[~~Persistent~~ Variables\|persistent variable]] any previous mission could set this to another number.		The most important addition is the Set Amount from Variable. The list presented to the player shows all the available number SEXP variables. In the example shown the NumberOfHercIIs variable has been set to 5 but since this is a [[Variables\|persistent variable]] any previous mission could set this to another number.

	The From Variable list gives you access to another powerful feature. Not only can the number of ships available be set from a variable. The class of the ship itself can also be set from a string variable. That means you can determine the loadout of one mission in the one preceeding it.		The From Variable list gives you access to another powerful feature. Not only can the number of ships available be set from a variable. The class of the ship itself can also be set from a string variable. That means you can determine the loadout of one mission in the one preceeding it.

Shade: Switched to uploaded images

2006-06-21T21:15:37Z

Switched to uploaded images

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	Team Loadout has been improved to allow the use of variables as well as numbers to determine how many ships will be available. The heart of the new system is the updated Team Loadout panel of course.		Team Loadout has been improved to allow the use of variables as well as numbers to determine how many ships will be available. The heart of the new system is the updated Team Loadout panel of course.

	~~http~~:~~//www.hard-light.net/images/wiki/~~TeamLoadoutEditor.jpg		[[Image:TeamLoadoutEditor.jpg]]

	The most important addition is the Set Amount from Variable. The list presented to the player shows all the available number SEXP variables. In the example shown the NumberOfHercIIs variable has been set to 5 but since this is a [[Persistent Variables\|persistent variable]] any previous mission could set this to another number.		The most important addition is the Set Amount from Variable. The list presented to the player shows all the available number SEXP variables. In the example shown the NumberOfHercIIs variable has been set to 5 but since this is a [[Persistent Variables\|persistent variable]] any previous mission could set this to another number.
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	The Team Loadout Editor only affects the number of ships that will be available in game but it won't touch the ships that have been specified in the mission file by default. If you set up Alpha wing to consist of 4 GTF Ares that's what you will get by default. If however you go to the Ship Editor and select the Set Class Dynamically the ship class will be set based on what is left in the Loadout.		The Team Loadout Editor only affects the number of ships that will be available in game but it won't touch the ships that have been specified in the mission file by default. If you set up Alpha wing to consist of 4 GTF Ares that's what you will get by default. If however you go to the Ship Editor and select the Set Class Dynamically the ship class will be set based on what is left in the Loadout.

	~~http~~:~~//www.hard-light.net/images/wiki/~~SetClassDynamically.jpg		[[Image:SetClassDynamically.jpg]]

	For every ship that has the Set Class Dynamically box ticked the game does the following : -		For every ship that has the Set Class Dynamically box ticked the game does the following : -
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	Note that the game does this for '''every''' ship that has been told to Set Class Dynamically not just Alpha, Beta and Gamma wings. It is quite possible to use this feature to set the class of any ship in the mission (Although using it with anything other than ship classes that the player can fly is pointless)		Note that the game does this for '''every''' ship that has been told to Set Class Dynamically not just Alpha, Beta and Gamma wings. It is quite possible to use this feature to set the class of any ship in the mission (Although using it with anything other than ship classes that the player can fly is pointless)

	~~http~~:~~//www.hard-light.net/images/wiki/~~AltShipClassEditor.jpg		[[Image:AltShipClassEditor.jpg]]

	The Alternate Ship Classes Editor gives the mission designer a way to fine tune which ships will be selected by the game. Alt Class Type 1 acts as a suggestion. The game will try to set the ship class to that if there are any ships of that class remaining. Alt Class Type 2 however is more of an order. If one of these is given that will be the ship class that the ship ends up with if it couldn't find a match earlier on. Note that Alt Classes are completely optional.		The Alternate Ship Classes Editor gives the mission designer a way to fine tune which ships will be selected by the game. Alt Class Type 1 acts as a suggestion. The game will try to set the ship class to that if there are any ships of that class remaining. Alt Class Type 2 however is more of an order. If one of these is given that will be the ship class that the ship ends up with if it couldn't find a match earlier on. Note that Alt Classes are completely optional.

Karajorma: /* Setting Up The Next Mission */

2006-06-02T10:50:05Z

Setting Up The Next Mission

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	==Setting Up The Next Mission==		==Setting Up The Next Mission==

	When it comes to setting up the team loadout variables you have several options. You can roll your own events to set up everything but this could get tedious. Work on constructing SEXPs to alter the the loadout depending on ships which departed or were destroyed are on their way. Till then the deal-with-ship-loadout will automatically sort out the loadout variables for any destroyed ship that had set the Team Loadout Store Status box clicked for it.		When it comes to setting up the team loadout variables you have several options. You can roll your own events to set up everything but this could get tedious. Work on constructing SEXPs to alter the the loadout depending on ships which departed or were destroyed are on their way. Till then the deal-with-ship-loadout will automatically sort out the loadout variables for any destroyed ship that had set the Team Loadout Store Status box clicked for it. Don't release anything using this SEXP though since it is subject to change or removal.
	[[Category:FRED]]		[[Category:FRED]]

Shade: Added category

2006-05-30T14:16:33Z

Added category

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	When it comes to setting up the team loadout variables you have several options. You can roll your own events to set up everything but this could get tedious. Work on constructing SEXPs to alter the the loadout depending on ships which departed or were destroyed are on their way. Till then the deal-with-ship-loadout will automatically sort out the loadout variables for any destroyed ship that had set the Team Loadout Store Status box clicked for it.		When it comes to setting up the team loadout variables you have several options. You can roll your own events to set up everything but this could get tedious. Work on constructing SEXPs to alter the the loadout depending on ships which departed or were destroyed are on their way. Till then the deal-with-ship-loadout will automatically sort out the loadout variables for any destroyed ship that had set the Team Loadout Store Status box clicked for it.
			[[Category:FRED]]

Karajorma at 21:24, 29 May 2006

2006-05-29T21:24:39Z

New page

Team Loadout has been improved to allow the use of variables as well as numbers to determine how many ships will be available. The heart of the new system is the updated Team Loadout panel of course.

http://www.hard-light.net/images/wiki/TeamLoadoutEditor.jpg

The most important addition is the Set Amount from Variable. The list presented to the player shows all the available number SEXP variables. In the example shown the NumberOfHercIIs variable has been set to 5 but since this is a [[Persistent Variables|persistent variable]] any previous mission could set this to another number.

The From Variable list gives you access to another powerful feature. Not only can the number of ships available be set from a variable. The class of the ship itself can also be set from a string variable. That means you can determine the loadout of one mission in the one preceeding it.

The Team Loadout Editor only affects the number of ships that will be available in game but it won't touch the ships that have been specified in the mission file by default. If you set up Alpha wing to consist of 4 GTF Ares that's what you will get by default. If however you go to the Ship Editor and select the Set Class Dynamically the ship class will be set based on what is left in the Loadout.

http://www.hard-light.net/images/wiki/SetClassDynamically.jpg

For every ship that has the Set Class Dynamically box ticked the game does the following : -

# Check if the ship specified in the mission file was set to be available in the loadout and if there are any left. If so the number left is decreased by one.
# Check if the ship fits one one of the Alt Ship Classes (more on these later). If so the ship is changed to that class.
# Loop through the loadout in the order they appear in Ship.tbl and set it to first class that it can find any ships available for.
# If all the above has been unsuccessful the game sticks with what was supplied in the mission file.

Note that the game does this for '''every''' ship that has been told to Set Class Dynamically not just Alpha, Beta and Gamma wings. It is quite possible to use this feature to set the class of any ship in the mission (Although using it with anything other than ship classes that the player can fly is pointless)

http://www.hard-light.net/images/wiki/AltShipClassEditor.jpg

The Alternate Ship Classes Editor gives the mission designer a way to fine tune which ships will be selected by the game. Alt Class Type 1 acts as a suggestion. The game will try to set the ship class to that if there are any ships of that class remaining. Alt Class Type 2 however is more of an order. If one of these is given that will be the ship class that the ship ends up with if it couldn't find a match earlier on. Note that Alt Classes are completely optional.

Here's a run down of what will happen for the ship that the Alt Ship Class Editor pictured above belongs to.

# Check the class in the mission file has any remaining ships.
# Check the first type one alt class (if any). In this case it's a Herc Mark II.
# Check 2nd and 3rd type one alt classes. In this case that's an Erinyes and whatever the AltClass01 String Variable holds
# If the above steps have failed the game then notices that the GTF Hercules has been specified as the Type 2 Alt Classs. The ship will be a Herc. Had no Type 2 been specified the game would then start looping through the entire loadout as described above.

==Setting Up The Next Mission==

When it comes to setting up the team loadout variables you have several options. You can roll your own events to set up everything but this could get tedious. Work on constructing SEXPs to alter the the loadout depending on ships which departed or were destroyed are on their way. Till then the deal-with-ship-loadout will automatically sort out the loadout variables for any destroyed ship that had set the Team Loadout Store Status box clicked for it.

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	Team Loadout has been improved to allow the use of variables as well as numbers to determine how many ships will be available. The heart of the new system is the updated Team Loadout panel of course.		'''Team Loadout has been improved''' to allow the use of variables as well as numbers to determine how many ships will be available. The heart of the new system is the updated Team Loadout panel of course.

	[[Image:TeamLoadoutEditor.jpg]]		[[Image:TeamLoadoutEditor.jpg]]

	The most important addition is the Set Amount from Variable. The list presented to the player shows all the available number SEXP variables. In the example shown the NumberOfHercIIs variable has been set to 5 but since this is a [[Variables\|persistent variable]] any previous mission could set this to another number.		The most important addition is the Set Amount from Variable. The list presented to the player shows all the available number SEXP variables. In the example shown the NumberOfHercIIs variable has been set to 5, but since this is a [[Variables\|persistent variable]], any previous mission could set this to another number.

	The From Variable list gives you access to another powerful feature. Not only can the number of ships available be set from a variable. The class of the ship itself can also be set from a string variable. That means you can determine the loadout of one mission in the one preceeding it.		The From Variable list gives you access to another powerful feature. Not only can the number of ships available be set from a variable. The class of the ship itself can also be set from a string variable. That means you can determine the loadout of one mission in the one preceeding it.

	The Team Loadout Editor only affects the number of ships that will be available in game but it won't touch the ships that have been specified in the mission file by default. If you set up Alpha wing to consist of 4 GTF Ares that's what you will get by default. If however you go to the Ship Editor and select the Set Class Dynamically the ship class will be set based on what is left in the Loadout.		The Team Loadout Editor only affects the number of ships that will be available in game but it won't touch the ships that have been specified in the mission file by default. If you set up Alpha wing to consist of 4 GTF Ares that's what you will get by default. If, however, you go to the Ship Editor and select the Set Class Dynamically the ship class will be set based on what is left in the Loadout.

	[[Image:SetClassDynamically.jpg]]		[[Image:SetClassDynamically.jpg]]
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	# Check if the ship specified in the mission file was set to be available in the loadout and if there are any left. If so the number left is decreased by one.		# Check if the ship specified in the mission file was set to be available in the loadout and if there are any left. If so the number left is decreased by one.
	# Check if the ship fits ~~one~~ one of the Alt Ship Classes (more on these later). If so the ship is changed to that class.		# Check if the ship fits one of the Alt Ship Classes (more on these later). If so the ship is changed to that class.
	# Loop through the loadout in the order they appear in Ship.tbl and set it to first class that it can find any ships available for.		# Loop through the loadout in the order they appear in Ship.tbl and set it to first class that it can find any ships available for.
	# If all the above has been unsuccessful the game sticks with what was supplied in the mission file.		# If all the above has been unsuccessful, the game sticks with what was supplied in the mission file.

	Note that the game does this for '''every''' ship that has been told to Set Class Dynamically not just Alpha, Beta and Gamma wings. It is quite possible to use this feature to set the class of any ship in the mission (~~Although~~ using it with anything other than ship classes that the player can fly is pointless)		Note that the game does this for '''every''' ship that has been told to Set Class Dynamically not just Alpha, Beta and Gamma wings. It is quite possible to use this feature to set the class of any ship in the mission (although using it with anything other than ship classes that the player can fly is pointless)

	[[Image:AltShipClassEditor.jpg]]		[[Image:AltShipClassEditor.jpg]]

	The Alternate Ship Classes Editor gives the mission designer a way to fine tune which ships will be selected by the game. Alt Class Type 1 acts as a suggestion. The game will try to set the ship class to that if there are any ships of that class remaining. Alt Class Type 2 however is more of an order. If one of these is given that will be the ship class that the ship ends up with if it couldn't find a match earlier on. Note that Alt Classes are completely optional.		The Alternate Ship Classes Editor gives the mission designer a way to fine tune which ships will be selected by the game. Alt Class Type 1 acts as a suggestion. The game will try to set the ship class to that if there are any ships of that class remaining. Alt Class Type 2, however, is more of an order. If one of these is given that will be the ship class that the ship ends up with if it couldn't find a match earlier on. Note that Alt Classes are completely optional.

	Here's a run down of what will happen for the ship that the Alt Ship Class Editor pictured above belongs to.		Here's a run down of what will happen for the ship that the Alt Ship Class Editor pictured above belongs to.
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	# Check the first type one alt class (if any). In this case it's a Herc Mark II.		# Check the first type one alt class (if any). In this case it's a Herc Mark II.
	# Check 2nd and 3rd type one alt classes. In this case that's an Erinyes and whatever the AltClass01 String Variable holds		# Check 2nd and 3rd type one alt classes. In this case that's an Erinyes and whatever the AltClass01 String Variable holds
	# If the above steps have failed the game then notices that the GTF Hercules has been specified as the Type 2 Alt Classs. The ship will be a Herc. Had no Type 2 been specified the game would then start looping through the entire loadout as described above.		# If the above steps have failed the game then notices that the GTF Hercules has been specified as the Type 2 Alt Classs. The ship will be a Herc. Had no Type 2 been specified, the game would then start looping through the entire loadout as described above.


	==Setting Up The Next Mission==		==Setting Up The Next Mission==

	When it comes to setting up the team loadout variables you have several options. You can roll your own events to set up everything but this could get tedious. Work on constructing SEXPs to alter the the loadout depending on ships which departed or were destroyed are on their way. Till then the deal-with-ship-loadout will automatically sort out the loadout variables for any destroyed ship that had set the Team Loadout Store Status box clicked for it. Don't release anything using this SEXP though since it is subject to change or removal.		When it comes to setting up the team loadout variables, you have several options. You can roll your own events to set up everything, but this could get tedious. Work on constructing SEXPs to alter the the loadout depending on ships which departed or were destroyed are on their way. Till then the deal-with-ship-loadout will automatically sort out the loadout variables for any destroyed ship that had set the Team Loadout Store Status box clicked for it. Don't release anything using this SEXP, though, since it is subject to change or removal.

	[[Category:FRED]]		[[Category:FRED]]