Damage settings for tanks?

[GeneralMortars 0]

Hi!

Does anyone know why all the BIS-Tanks-Textures getting darker after they've been shoot? Is there a special config.cpp entry for it??

On my own tank the textures doesn't get darker, even after setting the dammage-level low on initialize.

So, how it's gonna be handled?? Any answer??

Regards

GM

[granQ 293]

good question. Looking for that too.

[granQ 293]

Please if anyone knows a addon that has this or if Bis could answer.

[suma 8]

For darkening special values in point properties (property User value) property are used.

Material numbers are defined in material=xxx properties of the vehicle class in CfgVehicles:

For tanks default definition (which is used unless you provide your own) is as follows (simplified):

class HitEngine {material=60;name=engine;}

class HitHull {material=50;name=hull;};

class HitTurret {material=51;name=turet;};

class HitGun {material=52;name=gun;};

class HitLTrack {material=53;name=pasL;};

class HitRTrack {material=54;name=pasP;};

[granQ 293]

thanks alot.

[Guest BratZ]

Ofpec is down but I saved this topic:

Topic: I FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE VEHICLES SHOW DAMAGE!!! (Read 131 times)

paloma

I'm a llama!

I FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE VEHICLES SHOW DAMAGE!!!

« on: October 05, 2002, 06:40 »

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Ok dudes... I have never seen this posted so I may have made a discovery here.... It's certainly new to me...

You know how tanks like the BMP will darken as you hit them, getting darker and darker until they die? Well, I KNOW HOW TO DO THIS!

There are three things you must do to accomplish this. You need to work with the "Hit Points" Lod, the numeric LODs, and the Armor rating section of the config file. Here is what you do with each:

1. Hit points LOD:

Define the various hit locations as in the other tanks like the BMP. Create a geometric shape for the hull hit location, track locations, etc. Give them any name you want, or stick to the already established names. WHen these are hit by fire, they will register it to their specific area.

2. Config file:

There is a section in the cfgVehicles for defining armor points and their various attributes / values. If you open the commented config, you will see the best example in the first tank class. Look for this:

class HitHull {armor=1;material=50;name=hull;passThrough=1;};

The key sections are the name, which is the name of the hit points LOD section you made. The next one, the one we've all been confused about, is the MATERIAL section. THIS IS NOT A POINTLESS SECTION!!! It's very, very important!

The MATERIAL number is actually an identification number. All faces using this number are considered part of the hit location you have specified. All faces using this label will darken when damaged at the appropriate hit location. REMEMBER THIS NUMBER, for we will need it as we go back to O2.

3. Numerical LODs. (the ones you see from outside the vehicle in-game)

Ok, here is where the new stuff comes into play. Select every face that is part of the hit location you are working with. Go into their face properties. In the bottom left corner is a little field called: "User". In this field, type in the "material" number you set up in the config file. Save your work, take it out in the game, and watch as these faces now darken as you damage them.

WOOT!

WOOT WOOT!

[scousejedi 0]

As a further note I could only get this to work when I applied the user : # to every LOD.

And, try to make sure you have no faces without a value as things look silly when a model is destroyed and the rear toolbox is undarkened.