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Goober5000: subsystem order

2026-10-19T02:32:42Z

subsystem order

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	==$Subsystem:==		==$Subsystem:==
	*The name of the subsystem as defined in .pof file, % of ship's total hitpoints the subsystem has and rotation time (360 degrees) for multi-part turrets. Note: Assigning zero to the %-hitpoint entry causes the subsystem to be without hitpoints, like fighterbays on some capital ships.		*The name of the subsystem as defined in .pof file, % of ship's total hitpoints the subsystem has and rotation time (360 degrees) for multi-part turrets. Note: Assigning zero to the %-hitpoint entry causes the subsystem to be without hitpoints, like fighterbays on some capital ships. If multiple ship classes use the same model, they should list the same subsystems in the same order.
	*Syntax: '''''String''''', '''''Float''''', '''''Float''''', name of the subsystem followed by the subsystem hitpoints as % of ship's hitpoints and seconds per 360 degree turn. Subsystem name must be the same as described in model file (.pof).		*Syntax: '''''String''''', '''''Float''''', '''''Float''''', name of the subsystem followed by the subsystem hitpoints as % of ship's hitpoints and seconds per 360 degree turn. Subsystem name must be the same as described in model file (.pof).
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Goober5000: link related flags

2026-10-18T05:23:21Z

link related flags

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	===="no impact debris"====		===="no impact debris"====
	*If this subsystem is hit then no impact debris will be generated.		*If this subsystem is hit then no impact debris will be generated.
			*'''DEPRECATED''': Use [[#.22disable_all_generic_impact_debris.22\|"disable all generic impact debris"]] instead, which behaves identically.
	}}		}}

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	===="disable all generic impact debris"====		===="disable all generic impact debris"====
	*Newer name for "no impact debris"--turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a subsystem.		*Newer name for [[#.22no_impact_debris.22\|"no impact debris"]]--turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a subsystem.

	===="disable all generic explosion debris"====		===="disable all generic explosion debris"====

Goober5000: add missing entries, courtesy of Claude

2026-10-18T04:39:06Z

add missing entries, courtesy of Claude

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 *If set to equal to or smaller than 0 it acts as if ''+Use firingpoints'' option would have been enabled
 *Syntax: '''''Float'''''}}
 ===$Flags:===
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-*Can be used to set additional subsystem related properties
+*Can be used to set additional subsystem related properties.  NOTE: specifying flags in a modular ships table will replace the original flags!  Use +noreplace to augment them instead.
 *Syntax: ( '''''"String" "String"''''' )
 *List of available flags:
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 ===="disable all generic impact debris"====
 *Newer name for "no impact debris"--turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a subsystem.
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 *If a weapon impacted a submodel, but this subsystem is within range, this subsystem takes priority in the hit sequence rather than the submodel.  This allows case-by-case exceptions to the [[Game_settings.tbl#.24Damage_Impacted_Subsystem_First:|$Damage Impacted Subsystem First:]] mod flag.
 }}
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Goober5000: fix typos

2026-10-18T03:59:27Z

fix typos

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Wookieejedi: tune ignore if dead language

2026-06-08T12:16:03Z

tune ignore if dead language

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	===="ignore if dead"====		===="ignore if dead"====
	*When subsystem has been destroyed prevents homing weapons from attempting to hit the now destroyed submodel and instead tells them to home on the main hull of the target. Note, for this to actually work you must also enable the AI Profiles flag of "$fix 'ignore if dead' flag" and/or ~~use FSO~~ 26.0. If you do not do this then using this flag will mean that any weapon locked onto to a destroyed subsystem with this flag will result in the weapon not homing at all.		*When subsystem has been destroyed prevents homing weapons from attempting to hit the now destroyed submodel and instead tells them to home on the main hull of the target. Note, for this to actually work you must also enable the AI Profiles flag of "$fix 'ignore if dead' flag" and/or target the mod to 26.0. If you do not do this then using this flag will mean that any weapon locked onto to a destroyed subsystem with this flag will result in the weapon not homing at all.

	===="allow vanishing"====		===="allow vanishing"====

Wookieejedi: ignore if dead update

2026-06-08T03:15:10Z

ignore if dead update

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	===="ignore if dead"====		===="ignore if dead"====
	*When subsystem has been destroyed prevents homing weapons from attempting to hit the now destroyed submodel and instead tells them to home on the main hull of the target		*When subsystem has been destroyed prevents homing weapons from attempting to hit the now destroyed submodel and instead tells them to home on the main hull of the target. Note, for this to actually work you must also enable the AI Profiles flag of "$fix 'ignore if dead' flag" and/or use FSO 26.0. If you do not do this then using this flag will mean that any weapon locked onto to a destroyed subsystem with this flag will result in the weapon not homing at all.

	===="allow vanishing"====		===="allow vanishing"====

Wookieejedi: add new generic debris flag

2025-10-07T15:53:06Z

add new generic debris flag

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	*If this subsystem is hit then no impact debris will be generated.		*If this subsystem is hit then no impact debris will be generated.
	}}		}}

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			===="disable all generic impact debris"====
			*Newer name for "no impact debris"--turns off the tiny debris shards that are typically spawned when something impacts a subsystem.
			}}


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Goober5000: /* $Flags: */ bring subsystem flags up to date

2025-02-14T06:07:49Z

$Flags:: bring subsystem flags up to date

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 *If the subsystem is a turret, it will use ammo.
 **Note: If the turret does not have ammo, it will not fire. Remember that the maximum ammo a turret can hold is the Capacity of the Bank divided by the Cargo Size of the weapon.
 ===="share fire direction"====
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 ===="hide turret from loadout stats"====
 *This subsystem is not counted as a turret in the auto-generated "+Turrets:" line in the statistics summary window of the ship loadout editor.
 }}

Asteroth at 00:11, 9 November 2023

2023-11-09T00:11:09Z

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	===$Maximum Barrel Elevation:===		===$Maximum Barrel Elevation:===
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	*Defines the maximum barrel elevation for the turret		*Defines the maximum barrel elevation for the turret gun object of a multipart turret.
	*Basically 'inverse FOV'.		*Basically 'inverse FOV'.
	*Syntax: '''''Integer''''', from 0 to 90}}		*Syntax: '''''Integer''''', from 0 to 90}}
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	===$Turret Base FOV:===		===$Turret Base FOV:===
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	*Defines the FOV of the turret's base.		*Defines the FOV of the turret base of a multipart turret, possibly restricting how far it can traverse left and right.
	*Syntax: '''''Integer''''', from 0 to 359}}		*Syntax: '''''Integer''''', from 0 to 359}}

	===$Turret Barrel FOV:===		===$Turret Barrel FOV:===
	{{Table224\|		{{Table224\|
	*Defines the FOV of the turret~~'s barrel~~, overriding any FOV defined in the POF.		*Defines the overall FOV of the turret, overriding any FOV defined in the POF.
	*Syntax: '''''Integer''''', from 0 to 359}}		*Syntax: '''''Integer''''', from 0 to 359}}

DefCynodont119 at 21:59, 29 May 2023

2023-05-29T21:59:48Z

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	*All subsystems ship can have must be defined in ~~ships~~ model file (.pof).		The Options listed in this article should entered into the '''$Subsystem''' section of the [[Ships.tbl]]. Multiple Subsystems may be defined.

			*All subsystems a ship can have must be defined in ship's model file (.pof).
	*See [[Subobject_and_subsystem_properties\|Subobject and subsystem properties]] for information about what subsystems the game has defined meaning for.		*See [[Subobject_and_subsystem_properties\|Subobject and subsystem properties]] for information about what subsystems the game has defined meaning for.